Wrapped in one of those sleeves that screams, "We are alterno-rock", 'Third Eye' is in fact a jolly bubblegum ride of hippy rock and jangly, summery indie cool. Don't expect leadweight metal riffs to come crashing in or for the band to even resort to a Saigon Kick unexpected heaviness, no, this is bright, breezy and undeniably catchy rock/pop. 'Faith Healer', 'Zira', etc, are a heady, psychedelic mix of a watered down Kula Shaker, elements of The Beatles and maybe some of the alterno-metal types already discussed on this site. Very feminine, smelling of incense, this could be a multi-coloured Wonder Stuff accidentally dumped into the early '90s metal scene with the likes of Underneath What and The Nymphs. Tambourines at the ready and a trip to retro Oxfam to buy some kaleidoscope flares.
6/10
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There was some controversy with that cover, as the semi-naked body (with masked face) was apparently that of someone famous. The story went that this forced the label to withdraw the album from sale, and to subsequently drop Redd Kross. I've heard variously that it was either Cher or Brooke Shields. When writing about the same album on my blog someone posted a comment that it might have been Sofia Coppola (http://glamrock-aftershock.blogspot.com/2008/08/redd-kross-third-eye.html).
Also, for years I thought that Paul Stanley supplied the backing vocals on '1976' only to discover that it was guitarist Robert Hecker doing a Stanley impression!
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