Billie Joe Becoat

Becoat made a little-known 1969 folk-rock recording for Dream that leaned nearer to folk than rock and roll, though it did make use of a light tempo section. Reflections From a Damaged Reflection was an apt name taking into consideration the rather scrambled, earnest reflections from the vocalist/songwriter. His vocal delivery is similar to a mix between Vehicle Morrison and Dino Valenti, as unusual as that mixture may appear. Although there are full-band plans, the impression is definitely that of a folky troubadour becoming dragged in to the contemporary period, with bluesy and fairly tuneful, well-sung compositions whose lyrics are somewhat more downcast compared to the fairly upbeat music. The tunes are those of a guy approaching the advantage, hounded by some inner demons and an exterior culture with which he’s getting hard to deal. It wouldn’t have already been at all amazing to encounter him a couple of years later on, scraping a full time income on the road like a busker, struggling to adjust to some other work, after his recording sold virtually nothing at all.