Reasonable doubt is insufficient evidence that prevents a judge or jury from convicting a defendant of a crime.The Haven Green is certainly worthy of joining the ranks of the best modern psychedelic artists. Livingstone, I Presume.” Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt doesn’t come off as a mere pastiche of a long-defunct style - these are good songs in any era, and could legitimately have been arranged differently and also sounded good, but I think it’s more fun this way. At least there’s nothing as silly as “Dr. I suppose that makes this a different version of In Search of the Lost Chord, and I can live with that comparison. In some ways, the music makes me think of an alternate universe Moody Blues who followed up Days of Future Passed with an album of similar style without the orchestra, keeping the groovy mod vibe instead of getting more serious and introspective. “The Stars Shine of Their Own Accord” adds a sitar for additional color, contrasting with a twangy surf guitar and another that’s more fuzzed out. The opening track, “Only a Matter of Time,” features a bit of narration that calls to mind the heyday of The Moody Blues, say On the Threshold of a Dream, especially given the presence of a Mellotron in the mix. Judicious use of reversed instruments, phase shifting, and percussion further cement the psychedelic era. The basic instrumentation involves bass and drums with a variety of guitars, both acoustic and electric Mellotron and other chronologically appropriate embellishments spice up the sound. The main clue to the more recent vintage is the clarity of the production. The Haven Green - Beyond the Shadow of a Doubt ( Mega Dodo B1014, 2023, CD / DL)įor his second outing as The Haven Green, Steve Somerset turns in another fine set of catchy and unpretentious psychedelic rock tunes that would have been right at home in 1968.
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