Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
Credited with being the first artists to fuse folk and psychedelic sensibilities, the Incredible String Band benefited from having two very complementary frontmen. Robin Williamson and Mike Heron were also extremely versatile musicians, as this, their third album, indicates: he two of them play 17 instruments here, including harpsichord, water harp, sitar, and oud. WhileHangman'sis a fascinating record dense with exotic rhythms and instrumentation, it also suffers in spots from the airy excesses of its creators.--Steven Stolder