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Spooky Two is the second studio album by English rock band Spooky Tooth. It was originally released in March 1969, by Island Records and licensed by A&M Records in the United States.

Spooky Tooth’s sound on this album is driven by a robust instrument and guitar, charting a course that fluctuates between the evocative sound of Deep Purple or Atomic Rooster on the one hand and the fearless, bluesy hard rock sound of Faces on the other. However, unlike the sound of the classic bands of the time, it does not rise above the aesthetics of its era.

The album includes some fairly progressive orchestrations, with most of the lyrics of its songs being dark in meaning and difficult to understand. Most of the compositions are by Gary Wright, who in addition to being a musician also has a degree in psychology. Perhaps he wanted his lyrics to have some “spiritual meaning” that was not very obvious to some listeners.

After this album, bassist Greg Ridley left the band to form Humble Pie, along with Steve Marriott, Jerry Shirley and Peter Frampton.

Anyone who loves the psychedelic and progressive roots of the sixties cannot ignore this wonderful second album by Spooky Tooth. Psychedelic rock played with soul and amazing performances by Mike Harrison, whose voice is one of the best of the psychedelic movement. All the songs on this album are great, but the instrumental-driven “Waiting For The Wind”, the extended “Evil Woman”, the epic “Lost In A dream” and “Better By You, Better Than Me”, are the ones that stand out.

Spooky Two received mixed reviews from contemporary critics and magazines such as Rolling Stone and The Village Voice.

Robert Christgau wrote in his final review of the album that the band was at their best, with songs like “Waitin For The Wind” and “That Was Only Yesterday”, and that the band was no less than Blind Faith.

Mike DeGagne of AllMusic also commented that Spooky Two was the British blues-rock band’s resistance album. All eight of the tracks combine freestyle rock and laid-back guitar, resulting in some fantastic and primitively played music… Their relaxed tempos and guitar riffs, reflect bands like Savoy Brown and sometimes even the Yardbirds…
“Evil Woman”, a composition by American composer and musician Larry Weiss, is a heavy and very intense song with very good guitar and quite a few Blues influences. Enjoy it!!!
 
Tracklist

1. Waitin’ For The Wind 3:27
2. Feelin’ Bad 3:47
3. I’ve Got Enough Heartache 4:32
4. Evil Woman 9:33
5. Lost In My Dream 4:42
6. That Was Only Yesterday 4:02
7. Better By You, Better Than Me 4:12
8. Hangman Hang My Shell On A Tree 5:15