The Freeborne

This obscure late-'60s band was typical of many young Boston groups of the era in their eclectic blend of psychedelic influences, with a sound heavy on electric keyboards and wailing guitar. They were also typical, it must be said, in how their eclecticism nonetheless sounded pedestrian due to their relatively undistinguished original material and their ambitious mishmash of ingredients. Their sole album, 1967's Peak Impression, was heavy on minor melodies and haunting harmonies, and a little unusual for the time in its wide array of instruments (all played by the band), inclu...