By 1994,
the Mystreated had progressed from a nascent folk-rock combo into an altogether deeper unit. The addition of Sean Thomas's 12-string pyschedelicized fuzztone ragas and vocals on his heavily
Music Machine-inspired numbers on
Looking Right Through carried on the purism of 10 Boss Cuts, but at the same time they carried a more varied approach to songwriting. A variety of influences can be picked out -- the Grassroots ("You're Not Alone"),
the Beatles via
Roky Erickson ("A Just Reflection"),
the Monkees ("Looking Right Through"),
Mouse & the Traps ("Don't Be Led") -- along with a firm grasp of equal parts
Love, circa "Paint It Black"
Stones, the philosophical lyricism of
the Golden Dawn, and obscure fuzzy garage bands. However, many influences were worn on sleeves;
Looking Right Through is a thoroughly riveting and energetic album that flows, peaks, and pertains everything one would expect from the best U.S. garage albums recorded in early 1967. This collection of fuzztone-dominated punk, folk-rock, psychedelia, and ballads hangs together incredibly well. ~ Jon "Mojo" Mills