Description

Dutch pressed music cassette. Clear cassette with white text.

Electric Boys had caused quite a stir with their solid debut, prompting many critics to single them out as one of the early 90s’ most promising acts. But while the band’s self-produced 1992 sophomore effort, Groovus Maximus, seemed, on the surface, to pick right up where Funk-O-Metal Carpet Ride had left off, deeper scrutiny quickly revealed its many drawbacks. The devil, as they say, is in the details, and the funky accents so prevalent (and successful) in the first release are often replaced by bluesy, less-distinctive grooves on this album (see “Knee Deep in You” and the title track). Psychedelia remains a major obsession, but rather than contrasting it with other sonic ingredients to create a surprising blend, the band simply goes for overkill on “Dying to Be Loved,” “Tambourine,” and Beatlesque first single “Mary in the Mystery World.” And the punchy “She’s into Something Heavy,” one of the album’s standout tracks, is actually just “All Lips n’ Hips” part two. Needless to say, such all-around underachieving would soon stall Electric Boys’ progress.

Track list:
1. Groovus Maximus
2. Knee Deep In You
3. Mary In The Mystery World
4. Fire In The House
5. The Sky Is Crying
6. Bed Of Roses
7. Shes Into Something Heavy
8. Dying To Be Loved
9. Bad Motherfunker
10. When Love Explodes
11. Tambourine
12. Tear It Up
13. March Of The Spirits