Van Gogh’s sophomore effort is more energetic and eccentric than their debut (The Final Scene). With more electric guitars and bigger harmonies, they proved that they were not interested in simply making the same album over and over. By the time Bubble was recorded, they had gone from being merely a studio project to traveling and performing concerts—and it shows. Featuring four re-recorded songs from their first album, seven new ones, and an epic cover of The Beatles' “Dear Prudence” (which has to be heard to be believed), Bubble shows the band flexing their musical muscle. Bubble is bold and confident, and dares you not to like it.
One reviewer calls Bubble an “amazing record”, saying, “Almost every song here glistens with an iridescent pop brilliance…” And another reviewer describes it as, “…12 tracks of multi-layered Beatlesque vocal harmonies fronting a two-guitar attack that swells with atmosphere like Pink Floyd in a good mood…Van Gogh rocks, indeed...”
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