Search - Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck :: Home Grown Stuff

A Canadian Psych Classic now on CD!

Keltie D. Harding | Russellville, New Brunswick Canada | 12/18/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Released in Canada only, in 1969, "Home Grown Stuff" is a true Canadian rock classic. Featuring Don McDougall (later to join The Guess Who), MTYD was a talented group, whose music often had a tinge of country mixed in with acid rock. "Home Grown Stuff" features straight ahead psych rock in the excellent "One Ring Jane" (with a killer guitar solo) and "Someone Think" (which features a great fuzz guitar intro riff), country rock in "One Glass For Wine" and even straight ahead country in "Little Pony" and "Pot O'Gold". There's even some Psychedelic poetry included with "Intermission Poetry" (pleasant, but the weakest track overall) and "Walk Your Head Around". Even with the diverse musical mix, the album as a whole is VERY strong and flows nicely. The musicianship of the band is top notch and this album was EXTREMELY well recorded and engineered.
EMI Canada did a fantastic job on the remastering of this classic. The sound is full and crisp with great dynamics, and little tape hiss to be heard. The original mix was nicely balanced and the CD has a great stereo seperation that is amazing on headphones. This is all testament to the quality of the original production and engineering. This album is extremely hard to find in an original vinyl pressing. (When it is, its usually quite pricey.) So it was great to see EMI Canada re-issue this classic in its original form. Sadly, this CD (like the others in thier "Northern Heritage Connoisseur" series) is now out of print and its hard to get. (You can get it from Don McDougall himself at www.duckrecords.com) So get it while there are copies still kicking around. It is DEFINITELY worth picking up, if you are a casual listener or a hard core lover of classic Canadian rock.
You will not be disapointed."