Classic British Psychedelia; Tomorrow (feat. Keith West) - Tomorrow 1968 (1999 EMI)

Tomorrow's sole album was a solid effort, with quite a few first-rate tracks. "My White Bicycle" was one of the first songs to prominently feature backward guitar phasing, "Real Life Permanent Dream" has engaging English harmonies and sitar riffs, "Revolution" is an infectious hippie anthem, and "Now Your Time Has Come" features intricate riffing from Steve Howe. "Hallucinations," with its irresistible melody, gentle harmonies, and affectingly trippy lyrics, was perhaps their best track.

The more self-conscious English whimsy -- populated by jolly little dwarfs, Auntie Mary's dress shop, colonels, and the like -- is less successful, although the band's craftsmanship is strong enough to avoid embarassment. [The 1986 reissue of this album features detailed liner notes and the worthy B-side "Claremont Lake," though unfortunately Keith West's sappy but influential "Excerpt from a Teenage Opera" was deleted.](Richie Unterberger, Allmusic.com)

The album is without question one of the best and most influential albums of the British psychedelia of the late sixties. In my opinion there are no really weak songs and the band captivates with great arrangements and expressive melodies.

The band refers to Syd Barrett, but doesn't forget the commercial aspect. Further musical ideas are clearly attributed to Mark Wirtz. The band already sounds like many of his later works published under his name.

It is undisputed that Wirtz had a huge influence on the album. The band was simply great and showed a lot of joy in playing the songs (i. e. Three jolly little dwarfs, Now your time has come, just to name two) and pushed the songs powerfully forward. Absolutely recommendable.(Frank)

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