Donovan
's album debut,
What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid
, presented his breakout British single
"Catch the Wind"
and added an assortment of pleasant folkie jams. Though he was often derided at the time as a pale imitation of
Bob Dylan
, there isn't a lot of evidence here; true, he does cover a
Woody Guthrie
song (
"Car Car Riding in My Car"
) and gives it some twang worthy of the master, but his style is his own, slanted toward the mysticism of
British folk
less than the earthiness of its American cousin.
summons the proper age-old weariness for
"Goldwatch Blues,"
gets a bit bluesy for
"You're Gonna Need Somebody on Your Bond,"
and lets it all hang out for
"Keep on Truckin'."
~ John Bush