Reviews (page 3 of 8)
Not for me
I've never heard of this band before, but they have the most 60's band name ever. This was fun and was quite the listening adventure.
Wow this album flew by! *sees "Revelation* Oh. Still though, this album is a fucking banger. 7 perfect songs, all a different genre and all ahead of its time. How the fuck are these guys not hailed as one of the greatest of all time? I only heard of them because of this book. They should just be known from the get go like The Beatles or The Rolling Stones
Fuck off with the 19 minute jam session.
This was a great blast of psychedelic rock! You know when the B side is 18 minutes that you are in for some weirdness, and Love did not fail to deliver on that. The album was interesting and worth future listens!
I found the lyrics trying. The music is ok
Cuando hablamos de Love siempre pensamos en uno de los mejores discos de la historia: Forever Changes (ignorado por completo en su momento). En Arthur Lee, etc, etc. Pero tienen más discos, y entre ellos este que casi está a la altura del mito. Stephanie Knows Who es un clásico garajero, excelente (con un clavicordio que dio sus problemas). Orange Skies es uno de mis temas favoritos, no ya del disco, sino de su carrera y en general. Es una maravilla, escrita por Bryan MacLean (que hizo los mejores temas de Forever Changes) cuando este trabajaba como técnico de The Byrds y está inspirada en el tema «The bells of Rhymey». La otra es The castle, que anticipa y de qué manera a Forever Changes. Claro que otra gema es She comes in colors, algo que los Stones de She´s a rainbow conocen perfectamente. ¡Qué vida! con ritmo casi de Bossa-nova (pop barroco que dicen) y una melodía basada en la canción «Lifetime of loneliness», de Burt Bacarach y Hal David y efectos de la discográfica Elektra (la de los Doors). Seven and seven is, un tema de amor, con enorme fuerza, ya incluido en su anterior disco de debut. El problema de Da Capo viene con la cara B, solo un tema : Revelation», que toma como punto de partida la composición «John Lee Hooker. Una jam sessión para toda una cara, que no termina de encajar con el resto del disco. Una lástima, bien por falta de tiempo, bien por otras razones, Da capo se quedó en medio disco excepcional y como paso previo a la obra magna. Recomiendo esta reseña: https://elbarcodecristal.wordpress.com/2013/12/18/da-capo-love-descubre-su-estilo/
Buena música para escuchar ida. Edit. trmendo infravalorado no entienden nada ustedes
What the hell is wrong with people rating this one so low. It's really good. Sure, it's raw, and I do have a tender spot for jamming sessions such as that last chaotic track, but I thought the Side A songs were very solid, adequate length, and the last one was so damn fun to listen to. Really good stuff.
Die amerikanische Band Love um den Frontmann und Songwriter Arthur Lee nahm ihr zweites Album im September und Oktober 1966 in den RCA Studios an Hollywoods Sunset Boulevard auf. Produziert von Paul A. Rothchild, erschien Da Capo auf Elektra Records und verortete die Band stilistisch im Psychedelic Rock – ergänzt um Einflüsse aus Jazz, Bossa Nova, Baroque Pop und hartem Garagenrock. Für die Sessions erweiterte Lee die Besetzung auf sieben Musiker, darunter Tjay Cantrelli an Saxofon und Flöte sowie Michael Stuart am Schlagzeug, während Alban „Snoopy" Pfisterer vom Drumkit ans Cembalo und die Orgel wechselte. Side One ist nahezu makellos: „7 and 7 Is" eröffnet als komprimierte Explosion aus verzerrtem Gitarrenriff und Psychose, „Orange Skies" tritt mit Samba-Rhythmus und Flöte dagegen fast traumwandlerisch auf, und „She Comes in Colors" verdichtet alles zu einem barocken Kaleidoskop. Bryan MacLeans Beiträge zeigen dabei eine Sanftheit, die Lees kantigen Kompositionen ein elegantes Gegengewicht gibt. Das alles klingt nach einer Band, die genau weiß, wohin sie will – und dafür keine Vorbilder braucht. Die gesamte zweite Seite gehört „Revelation", einem fast 19-minütigen Jam, der Harpsichord-Blues, freien Jazz und kollektive Improvisation zu einem einzigen langen Strudel vereint. Man kann darin eine provokante Geste sehen oder eine strukturelle Schwäche – wahrscheinlich ist es beides zugleich. Kein anderes damalige Rockalbum hatte diesen Mut zur Dehnung, außer vielleicht Dylan, und auch der hätte es wohl kürzer geschnitten. Da Capo ist das Werk einer Band an der Schwelle zu ihrem Meisterwerk – roh, widersprüchlich und genau deshalb unverzichtbar.
Kort sag, med fede elementer.
Dejlig kort - utrolig kedelig
Not a clue! Short little guy and nothing has really stood out to me. Final song is genuinely endless. Sometimes in a good way sometimes with annoying sounds
A few songs I’ve heard before, but nothing special. 1960’s psychedelic.
An interesting mix of music. Worth a listen.
A side? Stellar, B-side? A nice 2 minute song stretched to 18 minutes for no reason, I dont get why this is on the list.
Not my cup of (awful 60s rock) tea
le sientan mejor los tripis que las anfetas
cara a: amfetes cara b: opiacis
Mehed olid vast seeni teinud natuke. Veider blues, mis vahepeal ei jõua kuhugi. Pole päris minu teema, aga oli OK taustakuulamine. 2.4/5
Seven and Seven Is (mediocre version) and a lot of hippie nonsense.
Far too shaggy for me — especially the last track. Had a few solid tracks in the beginning but I didn’t love it. It’s no Forever Changes, that’s for sure.
3.5
Banda interesante. Me gusto como usaron los instrumentos y las melodias. Si es muy psicodelico. Me recordo a los inicios de Pink Floyd. Perdon la falta de acentos.
pre listening: all i can say is never heard of em but they look like star wars characters.. 1966.
So this is the predecessor to “Forever Changes.” Let’s see if it holds any hints to the greatness of that album. - So the A side is really solid baroque psychedelia, clearly from San Francisco in the mid 1960s. I particularly liked "Orange Skies," "7 and 7 is," and "She Comes in Colors." The issue with the record is the B side. It's hot garbage. The band apparently hated it too, which makes sense - it's pretty embarrassing. My only explanation for this track being on the record is that they just didn't have any other material and needed to release the record ASAP. Otherwise what the hell is it doing here. "Revelation" drags this thing from a solid 3/4 down to TWO STARS
3.0 When I saw the track listing and album time I had inkling it was going to be a collection of 2-3 minute 60s psycadelic pop songs and then a mammoth closer that drags on at the end. Spot on. Pioneering genre but far too over saturated on this list. Add it to the pile.
Orange skies is the best one and I liked the grooviness
i didn't "love" dis capo. whatever. it was fine
cool, more forgettable 60s music. this one was actually going well until the NINETEEN MINUTE CLOSING TRACK THAT IS MORE THAN HALF THE ALBUM'S RUNTIME. two stars. favorites: orange skies, seven and seven is
While quite inventive for 1966, with everything from jazz to rock to psych flourishes as well as an 18-min track jammed into the album’s 36-min runtime, ultimately I just don’t really want to hear this music. I’m especially turned off by the lead’s gruff growl delivery. His rough delivery of sexual lyrics is decidedly unsexy, too.
This album is a bit of a disjointed mess, especially the improvisation-heavy final track. It's an interesting mess, at least, and I think that it was kind of fun even if it is ultimately forgettable. Favorite track: "She Comes in Colors"
First impressions: it has total musical theatre qualities. Not what I was expecting at all. Stephanie knows who was bombastic and came out of nowhere for me! I enjoyed the horns and mix of instruments. It leads into orange skies which was honestly Beatles-esq. The flute was beautiful. ¡Que vida! was a little bit more enjoyable as a whole then the previous tracks! The flute comes back but there’s steady drums and synth as well. Seven and seven is was right back into the heavier side, which was great! The castle was somewhat slower but the guitar throughout was really nice. She comes in colours was probably one of my favourites. Well… there are many ways to kill my hype for an album, but a 20 minute long track punctuated by screaming and screeching horns is certainly one of them. Revelation sucks. Anyway, 3/5 ⭐️ cause the rest of the album doesn’t bring it back up. 82/1089
Surprisingly close to a 2, it didn’t have anything special and the last song was NOT IT
This was a first time listen all the way through and overall surprisingly enjoyable. Arthur Lee’s vocals are powerful and the amalgam of different musical styles keeps it overall pretty interesting. Proto-punk track 7 and 7 is was the highlight for me overall. A cut above garage rock with its psychedelic notes, it is a little bit of a banger on a record full of art rock/jazz rock tunes. With the second side devoted to a single track, Revelation, I could not help thinking that this is the new King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard track but Stu is not singing as it really defines the record as a whole bringing together every musical style except microtonal, combining blues, jazz, psychedelic, classical, rock and folk into a single track. If Angine DePoitrine guested on the track, then we would have microtonal covered. The track actually is a revelation as it presages what is going to be fully realized in Love’s next record Forever Changes. In total though you can tell this is a transition record for the band as they explore a wide range of musical styles branching out from their first record which is mostly folk rock. A for effort, but only a B+ for execution. 7/10 rounded to 3/5.
Not my thing. 18 minute song! woahz
Love the flute on Orange Skies. That is all.
Are you freaking kidding me? I didn't like Forever Changes yesterday, so of course I get another Love album today. FML. I bailed during the final track. Unnecessary. I'm starting to wonder how much better this list would be if it had been limited to one album per artist.
I only liked about half of the tracks. “Revelation” had to break a record or something. Pure insanity. “Orange Skies” and “She Comes in Colors” were enjoyable tracks. The vocalist is not a good vocalist 😬. The instrumentation was, for the most part, very good but his screechy, repetitive singing detracts from the overall sound. Three stars. One for each of those tracks.
Its very ok. I liked orange skies and thats abt it. Its not horrible but its just very bland, if boiled chicken was an album. Thankfully its a short listen, if it was any longer I would’ve def liked this album less. 4.8/10
Inoffensively meh
This album walked so screamo could run
If many more of the 1001 albums are this trash I don’t know how long I’ll make it!
you really need to be on acid in the 60s to like this. however the last song was a pretty big redeemer for me
A fun journey
Goofy flower-child fluff for the most part. Seven and Seven Is was my favorite track. Revelations had some good ideas but I was turned off by the interminable saxophone solo.
GOT DAMN!! That last 18 min track was actually pretty fucking dope. Amazing solos in that. The drum solo was fire! Interesting album. 3 stars.
Enjoyable, jammable!
I immediately thought exactly the same thing about this Love album as I did about the first Love album I listened to - and that's without looking beforehand. It screams 1967 (ok so I got that bit wrong - it's 1966!). It's so late 60's psychedelia that if I were ever to have an Austin Powers themed party then this would be number 1 on the playlist. (Or number 2 after their other album). It was a nice listen overall, but since I'm not planning any 60's parties in the near future I doubt I will hear it again.
This was just ok for me. In reality I’d go closer to a 2.5, but I just found it to be kind of boring. There is much more interesting Psychedelic rock in this era that is ultimately just better.
Nice album!
Revelation is a damn 20 minute banger.
I enjoyed this overall. The rhythm section is great on track 4. The closer is a bit self-indulgent, though. It could have been a 4, but that brings it down to a 3.
Good vibes
Very enjoyable album featuring the beginnings of jazz rock. More jazz flute!
Enjoyed side 1 - mix of baroque, folk, psych, ska with a punk attitude throughout. Side 2 seemed self-indulgent with just one 19 minute song. Considering this is 1966, this album was ahead of its time. Love doesn't have enough albums to qualify, but this made me think of artists who have only one album I love: The Cure, The Smiths, Paul McCartney, Grateful Dead. I'm sure there's more.
Nice album
This is some pretty heady (at least ephemeral) stuff. Completely of its era, the nearly 19 minute track capping things off saves it, but otherwise it's sort of just background music in a 60's biopic.
Music and vocals balance the cringey lyrics throughout the album. If you don’t listen to the lyrics, this is a good album. With them, it’s average.
Really liked this one. Reminds me MGMT. psychedelic 60s rock. Only song not a fan of is last one
Just fine. 2.5/5
This album is listed as psychedelic rock, but there’s some early punk, blues, surf rock and folk mixed in. Unfortunately, the lead singer’s vocal style makes every song sound like a joke. It makes the entire album feel satirical and goofy.
2.5. It’s not a 2 but don’t think it’s good enough to be a 3.
Only added Que Vida and She Comes in Colors but this was good. Lots of honorable mentions
Ffs yall pmo I was tolerating the close-minded bs of the users on this website (I can't expect boomers and normies to enjoy shoegaze and shit) but 2.81/5 for this timeless masterpiece has got to be a huge fucking flex. Tbh the only bad song here is Stephany Knows Who (which probably tells that you guys have only heard that one song and based the rest through it) bc Orange Skies is one of the most beautiful pieces of music in modern age. It stems in diversity for those beautifully psychedelic ballads, the flutes and harpsichord are perfectly balanced and showcase the talent of Laurel Canyon musicians; but also has some quite experimental elements and fucking proto-punk thrown in the middle. I know most ppl here don't like experimentation and variety, but Seven and Seven Is fucking awesome and so is She Comes in Colors. The whole aesthetic of Love makes it one of the most underrated bands back in the 60s. While Forever Changes is udeniably a superior album, Da Capo set the right tone for their aesthetic and sound (also love /not a pun/ how the original lineup had the members dressing with different costume from different centuries and decades, just another great touch of creativity and charisma they had)
No es un album para mí
Nothing on this album really captured me. The vocal delivery kept runining the experience every time I got close to being engaged. There’s clearly some skilled musicianship here but to me it’s just not very interesting.
I was ready to hate this, but I don't and I'm struggling to articulate exactly why. It's very raw and not great, you'll get no argument from me on that. But they're going for something interesting here. It's rhythmically interesting... to a fault. I like the experimentation but it's a miss, like they forgot to ground the syncopation and time signature changes with a coherent groove. The vocals are bold and adventurous... again to a fault. I can say much the same about the instrumental work and orchestration. It's like they strive for interesting musical things to experiment with and overshoot each time. I can't help but appreciate the effort and enthusiasm, but there's really no arguing that the execution isn't quite there. And then they close it with a John Lee Hooker-style endless boogie jam session that's just... idk, let's just say that I'm glad the Allman Brothers figured out how to do that well so we didn't just go into the 70s with THAT as the standard. It's like these guys tried to do what bands like KGLW and Chicano Batman would later perfect, but these dudes just didn't quite know how to pull it off. I feel like I even hear Motorhead and Led Zeppelin in here sometimes. This is the unrefined raw material that someone else could come along later and turn into something good. It's like looking at a car from the 1910s and going "wow, this really sucks, they clearly hadn't figured out how to make a good car yet", but you have to have some respect for the pioneers who had no clue what they were doing, but tried anyway. Also, flute everywhere? That's a choice.
Album 68 Top 3 "favorites" off the album: Orange Skies, Stephanie Knows Who, The Castle I don't know, guys...for once, I'm not crazy about all the sax and flute and such. I'm just chalking it up to, "I don't like psychedelic rock" and moving on. I was already worn out by the end and then got steamrolled by an 18 minute track as the finale. It is what it is, I guess. I don't have the energy to go back and listen to it all again.
Well that was boring. I can at least see how considering when this album came out that it was pretty ahead of the curve, but listening to it now it does just feel like another example from the endless list of "they walked so that others could run."
Sound a bit like The Doors.
Hell yeah bluesy cool and just extremely good. Also short and to the point, i love a good succint album, why say any more? 4.5/5.0 Best Song: Orange Skies
A collection of cool, psychadelic hippy 60s hits, Love are so underappreciated i feel, Arthur Lee was the man. The last song was a massive highlight for me, it felt very special.
Da Capo was an interesting listen, even though it didn’t fully click with me. Some of the shorter songs are enjoyable, but the long jam “Revelation” taking up nearly half the album feels excessive. I can see why the band was influential, but overall the album feels more historically interesting than personally engaging.
waste of an awesome band name on a terrible band
This went into the “2” file in my mind by second track. I tried to be open minded but unfortunately nothing happened to change that opinion. In fact, it was cemented into “2” status with the last track clocking in at 19 min. It’s hard to pull off an album side length psychedelic track, that is, unless your bands name is Iron Butterfly.
Another example of an album that shouldn’t be on here and is taking up space for another deserving band. There’s many WTF moments here from forced unnecessary production decisions (simply throwing in sleigh bells and harpsichord outros) to a ridiculous 18 minute final track jam of drivel. The only thing keeping this out of lowest ranking for me is the song “7 and 7 is” which is performed way better by artists like the Sidewinders and Billy Bragg.
I was intrigued at the beginning, before this one settled firmly in 2 territory.
What the hell was going on in the 60s!?! This album sounds like drugs. And can’t say I enjoyed it. You know what else I don’t enjoy. Flutes. My son at one point wanted to play the flute. I steered him away from this. Does that make me a bad parent? It will be funny when he rebels….by playing the flute. Anyways, this gets two “mehs”
This album is fine, but rounding down based on that dumb 17 minute jam band shit at the end. 2.5/5
Fun bluesy but also folksy vibe but psch-popy as well. Revelation was in fact a revelation. That track deserves every minute of its 14 minute run-time. I enjoyed it and definitely gonna check out the deluxe.
Wish belushi could have broke these guitars too.
Super cool. Great variation of sounds
Even the original book admits that the 20 minute pointless jam session of side 2, 'Revelation' is 'frankly only worth listening to once'. So we're here judging six really pretty middling psych rock tracks from side 1. I don't see the appeal at all, and I actually tend to like psych rock.
I am not a fan of harpsichord.
4 out of 5. For all the psychedelia on this list so far this one struck chords with me.
Interesting 60s pop with some psychedelic elements to it but I didn't like it enough to go back to it.
Feels like they were just messing around the whole albums. When the singing was good the music was bad and when the singing was bad the music was good. The 18 min track was a bit overindulgent but got better towards the end. A very odd listening experience.
Hahahahaha. Wild, gek, mooi
More 60s music. Nothing too crazy.
Honestly unmemorable. I didn't write notes yesterday about this album and now nothing sticks out. Not a great sign but also not so terrible that I remember that either. Meh.
Really enjoyed this sound better than their next album (although alone again or is a better song than anything on this album). Could have done without some of the 15 minute end song though
I like their Forever Changes album better.
got some good stuff on there
For psychedelic rock it could have been a lot worse.
Not every bit of psychedelic experimentation was a winner, this being a good example 2.5*
i had never heard this one before. it does not disappoint. psych goodness from beginning to end. "elevation" is an 11-minute epic of noise and debauchery
While it was ok for the most part, it will not stay in my mind whatsoever.
I actually kinda liked the last 18 minute long song the most, even though it got weird in some parts.
I love Forever Changes and thats I had only heard from Love. What an amazing surprise Da Capo was.
Nope.
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Good but not as good as Forever Changes.
Starts strong, loses me very quickly when it devolves into noises and grunts 2/5
Aaaaaalrigth, sans plus
Love love, but this didn't hit the mark the way Forever Changes did for me. Last two songs brought the score back up
Yet another 60s psych album from California. The opening track is painfully badly played. They are like the Bonzo Dog Band but not played as a joke. The second track is even more Bonzo-ish. I suppose the lyrics are meant to be trippy but they just come across as nonsense and non-sequiturs. The absurd improvised (?) single-track side 2 is interminable. This style of music has been done better by other bands on this list.
Variety, energy, soul— this album has it all. Would def listen again.
That's not my taste in music - But some pleasant songs
No reason for this below average 60s folk rock to be in this list.
I like Love and I won't lie, it's not easy because I don't like the era of music much. However, there's something about them and their sound. I was lucky enough to have a colleague may years ago who was a big fan. He managed to get tickets to a secret gig they did in London and took me along. Was very enjoyable, they played well. This isn't their best album IMO, I prefer "Forever Changes". It's still good though.
Good sound, but didn’t click with me.
Calm stuff, I rock with it
3.5 stars. A few good tracks I'd never heard of before.
fine
Short but fun album
I was coming around on this album until I realised that Spotify was just autoplaying music long after the album finished. This is a bit too corny for me, even by the standards of the era.
Nice
Surprisingly good album. Mixed of 60 rock styles - blues, French pop, jangle, some jazz influence. Some tracks are even proto-punk. I like the singers voice. I’ve never heard of this band, but this isn’t just more mid 60’s slop. This is a solid album. Notable tracks include Orange Skies, Que Vida, Seven and Seven Is, The Castle, She Comes in Colors.
I wasn’t familiar with this band and I don’t love them. Didn’t finish album.
I like Forever Changes more
I really enjoyed the album "Forever Changes". A hidden gem that I didn't know even existed. "Da Capo" is the album released before "Forever Changes." I didn't really enjoy this album as much... it's quite different. I also didn't like that there was an 18+ minute Side B of just one track. If it was Genesis "Supper's Ready" I would be praising the song. This was not worthy of 18+ minutes.
Solid, nothing too crazy but liked
Taken aback by this album.. not your traditional rock album, rather more of a jazz approach that I really enjoyed! This album should AND will be blasting on a warm, spring day.. that is guaranteed! “Orange Skies” will be a repeat, I fear..
top 3 - Orange Skies, Seven and Seven Is, She Comes in Colours. The rating on here made me think it would be worse but I actually enjoyed it!
"Da Capo" is the second studio album by American rock band Love. Psychedelia, hard rock, jazz rock and garage rock are the Wiki-listed genres; the album is known for its wide range of styles and as one of the first examples of jazz rock. Relative to their debut album, there were changes in the recording studio (RCA Victor), engineer (Dave Hassinger), producer (Paul A. Rothchild) and band members. And the bandmembers on this album included Arthur Lee (lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, drum, percussion), John Echols (lead guitar, vocals), Bryan MacLean (rhythm guitar, backing vocals), Ken Forsi (bass), Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer (organ, harpsichord, drums), Jay Cantrelli (saxophone, flute) and Michael Stuart-Ware (drums). The album had mostly positive reviews especially side one and, commercially, it reached #80 on the US Billboard 200. "Stephanie Knows Who" opens the album. A psychedelic and carnival-like harpsichord, electric guitar and pounding drums. Authoritative, screaming vocals by Lee in a song about romantic uncertainty. A sax gets added. A lot going on. Elements of garage rock, psychedelia and jazz. And a Bo Didley beat at times. "7 and 7 is" straight-forward garage rock and punk. Hard and fast with more pounding drums, lots of cymbals, a scooting bass and guitar slashes. Lee with guttural vocals in an angst-driven song. Lee shows his emotional vocals in "She Comes in Colors." A rock beat and a lead flute? Yes, I think so. And we get a harpsichord solo. Psychedelic, dreamy rock. Side one of this album has six songs under four minutes. Side two contains one song, the bluesy jam "Revelation." It is a song that was originally called John Lee Hooker. There's guitar noodling and solos. The band throws in the harmonica, sax and flute. Speed changes keep it interesting. The album is known for its different styles and it surely delivers with garage rock, psychedelic, jazz, punk, Latin, baroque and blues, not only between but also within songs. Lee's showcases his dynamic vocal range and styles with an authoritative punk snarl, sweet tender tenor and emotions. This is a total Jekyll and Hyde album. Side one is wonderful with six focused and unique songs traversing over the various styles previously mentioned. The second side is one long bluesy jam. The band supposedly did this to piss off their record label, Elektra. I think they could have made split this into two albums with one being the short songs and the other a few bluesy, jazzy jams. Despite, the incongruent nature of this album, the strength of songs on side one won it over for me and, therefore, I recommend it specifically for that.
Very much of its era and some of it hasn’t really aged that well. It’s a bit like the soundtrack to an Austin Powers film! Still enjoyed it though.
Didn't enjoy this as much as their album "Forever Changes", but its still pretty good...shades of the Doors, early Stones, the Animals, etc mixed with the summer of love vibes. They have a good sound, and Arthur Lee has a unique singing style, but some moments were a little too on the nose 60s hippies flower children prancing in a meadow. I like it, but I'm going 3.5 with a round down because of some of the goofy hippy stuff and 18 minute closer.
Nice enough psych/pop/rock with a folky flavour. Dd they run out of songs? There's got to be a reason for the over-long closing track.
The last track is half the album, and also the best part of it.
For 1966, I can't see how this album wasn't WAY ahead of its time. Is there some psychedelia here? Yes. But I'm not sure that's the best way to describe this group, or at least the first half of this album. I'm also not really sure what to describe a rock group that uses this much harpsichord, but nevertheless I had a good time with half of this album. If you just never flipped it over, it'd be a perfectly serviceable, edgy and somehow unabashedly nerdy collection of songs. Highlight: ¡Que Vida! Lowlight: Revelation Surprise Hit: Orange Skies Surprise Hit #2: Seven and Seven Is
I actually have a thing for 60s classic rock. I thoroughly enjoyed this, and the final 20 minutes song that was full of guitar, drums and even sax solos was a blast.
Eh. I feel like it's a product of it's time. Not bad, but albums that are similar and/or came out around it I'm sure are better
Not really my thing
This is out there and wacky and all that but not particularly cohesive or engaging. Good musicianship but I mean come on, even some of the band thought Revelation was terrible. 2.5
Bland
Damn hippies
A shining example of 60s psych rock.
This is not the kind of list this should be on
Zappa's parodies of this era were better albums than the targets themselves by a wide margin.
4/10 It was silly and fun for the first few songs, but really fell off with that last track.
The cutting room floor is there for a reason. Use it.
So this one was one of those albums where you go "Hmm what happened here?" There were some ok songs in this one but for most of them at some point I was wondering are the musicians even trying to perform their best. The last song was such a rollercoaster, it started good and decended in to ok and then to what am I listening territory. Maybe without the last song this could've been 2,5 but with it it is 1,5 and I'll round up.
3.5⭐️/5 01.28.2026
Sounds like dudes hallucinating that they are the Doors.
Pretty good! Didn't know anything from Love previously. Jammy psych rock.
Tried
fun and funky
Eh
This album didn’t do it for me.
3.5 Revelation kind of carries this album.
Love is the reason I’m doing this. This is the third album that I’m genuinely blown away by. Is it a masterpiece? No but I find the music infectious. I could listen to this over and over again. Arthur Lee and band can write some killer songs. Orange Skies is pure pop bliss. Que Vida is as well. 7 and 7 is then comes in and rocks your socks off. Just an amazing album. I love Love.
I listened to this album and then read the reviews and was surprised to see it was released in the 60’s. It was okay, I liked the song cadence up until that last song, which just went on forever!
Very dated. Very 1960s. It should have stayed in the 60s. Too psychedelic for my tastes
Hell yeah this is rad! I've never taken acid before but listening to this makes me want to. The first song is aggressive and wild, then it's all trippy kind of like doors
Didn't listen to all of this album. Not really into it.
The doors but not the doors but still good?
Not as good as forever changes because but decent
Not my cup of tea.
Interesting but not my thing
They were close to doing something good here. 2.5/5
It was not bad and made me consider checking out some of their other albums.
Not bad! But they should have stopped before the last song. This is just not good.
Just when you thought the 60s couldn't get more self indulgent along comes Love with what appears to be a 17 minute song about oral sex. The rest, which is, for a mercy, a further 19 minutes, is full of mind expanding poetry and music that goes from flute driven folk to garage grunge. Not very good now and I suspect not very good back in the day.
7.5 / 10
Had only heard the Love album "Forever Changes" which is an all time classic. This one is definitely full 60's psychedelic weirdness which I love. It felt like listening to some spoken word poetry delivered by a manic obsessive at a love-in....and then it all morphs into the 60's version of a rave with "Revelation." Love the first half and "She Comes in Colors" but mixed feelings about "Revelation." A little too self indulgent and those lyrics...wow. What a great album to exemplify all that was great and not so great about the later 60's.
I dont know a ton of Love's stuff, but i went in expecting just another of the million 60s psychedelic albums that are on the list. Was pleasantly surprised, its hard to go from sounding like Donovan to the Who to a hibernating Bach who woke up in the 60s in the span of three songs. The baroque stuff especially was interesting, only other rock band I've heard do that is Vampire Weekend, and I wonder if this helped inspire that part of their sound. The last track is really over-indulgent and goofy and the only downside of this for me, otherwise i enjoyed it thoroughly.
enjoyed the last song the most.
Ändå bra, mycket flöjt och instrument jag inte kände igen. En låt var nästan 18 min vilket jag inte vet vad jag tycker om, låten orange skies min favorit! Kul med första bandet som inte alls är mainstream, aldrg hört talats om!
A really nice positive listen, plenty of feel good songs. I think this record could really use a remaster, the version I listened to on Spotify really sounds like its lacking any oomph to it. Some really nice playing and I liked the vocals. I dont feel the song "Revalation" justified its run time for me, I never found it to be interesting enough.
Not terrible, but nothing special. Sounds like a lot of bands from this time. So I will go with a 2.5, and round down.
This was just okay!
Not terrible but not great.
Pretty standard mid 60s psychedelia pop stuff
not my favorite, not terrible it is a vibe
Decent overall. 7 and 7 Is is a a great great song song.
Love me some Love. This is full of great Love tunes, but the last one could’ve been much shorter or honestly left off completely.
I’ve really liked Love recently, It that last song drug this down.
The vocals sounded out of place, had some reminiscent sounds of KGLW Paper Mache Dream Balloon
Kinda crap.
Surprisingly diverse and non-linear for 1966. +1 for that. I'll give 3/5 overall - I've lost enough faith in this list that my default ranking has become 2/5.
This is sixties psychedelic with tons of harpsichord and flute solos
Not quite up to the absolute brilliance of 'Forever Changes', but a great album nevertheless.
7,4
When Love Breaks Down
Weird album, but I definitely liked it. Lots of different influences of music from different artists. Odd lyrics at times though, but definitely ahead of its time. 7.5 / 10.
Sadly I could not stand the voice of lead singer. Found this a tough listen
Kept getting a third through the final song and had to switch off. Some nice earlier tracks though.
nah
I Enjoyed listening to this! It's probably not as good as Forever Changes, which I'm looking forward to discovering when it comes.
I have listened to "Forever Changes" by Love and I really liked it, so I had high expectations for this. Unfortunately, I really really disliked this album. Just chaos.
Ungewohntes hören auf jeden Fall. Und abgefahrenes Druming. Aber an sich tolles Album und großartiger Abschluss.
Ganz ok
Fun album, bit noodly but enjoyable.
Haha great album from a legendary band, but I’d personally omit it from the list. Forever Changes is their magnum opus and is lightyears ahead of this record, but both I’d say are still essential psychedelic albums.
Another one by these guys. Less lovely than the other one I think.
A band I'd never heard of with a sound like lashings of Cream and a dollop of the Doors - and it all came out before these two bands made it big??! What a treat. If it weren't for the needless wankery of the final track I'd be in love. Is that a squeaky drum pedal in the solo at 17 minutes in???
another meh unfortunately
2 y haciéndole un favor
It's interesting, but I don't really like it all that much. The first couple songs were fine, but the last one is just way too long while not being all that great.
Like wow, man. There are a couple of half decent tunes, then we come to Revelation which should have ensured that this album was consigned to the dustbin of history.
Ahead of its time! In that I thought obnoxious 18 minute single tracks came much later.
before you die, you MUST listen to Love's fairly generic and uninteresting second album which was less successful and is universally held in less esteem than their third album, which you also must listen to, and which is itself just fine! you simply must!!!
This was a decent listen, but it didn’t hit me the same way Forever Changes did. I just listened to that one a few weeks ago, and it definitely left a stronger impression. There are some cool moments here and you can hear the band finding their sound, but it feels a little less focused overall.
absolute classic psychedelic album
I really enjoyed this - very interesting and pleasant folky music. Very nice on a sunny summer day.
Lidt tværfløjte, lidt cembalo, lidt syre-blues
Tracks before Revelations- quite enjoyed, especially Orange Skies **** Revelation- if you have run out of ideas, just stop and call it there. *
Not their quintessential album, that would be Forever Changes, but I like how raw and wild this one is
Not as good as the masterpiece that is Forever Changes, but still amazing in every way!
Amazing album. So wild and ahead of it's time.
Love that garage rock/psychdelic sound. I'd say first song "Stephanie Knows Who" could be classified as proto-punk. A rollicking sound.
Probably a precursor to summer of love stuff and Doors stuff. Pulled off some different sounding songs which is appreciated.
If you like The Doors and are looking for a kind of low-rent version of that band, this might be the album for you! Did I need to hear it before I die? Nah.
Dross, must be a generational thing
An American band trying to find their place between The Stones, The Beatles, The Doors and The Who. Nice try, but just a try.
Like the originality, I guess, but why would you listen to this when The Doors and The The Raconteurs are also available?
Oop-ip-ip oop-ip-ip, yeah! I got into Forever Changes years ago, but I don't think I ever bought this album. I quite enjoyed the mixture of syrupy sweet 60s tunes, early psychedelic rock, and whatever 7 and 7 Is, is (although I wish that track was longer - it fades out far too early). If side 2 was as good as side 1 it'd be a 5, but even though I enjoyed the wild jam of Revelation, it left the album feeling unbalanced.
why. no.
Awful. Had to labor to listen all the way through. I couldn’t make it to the end of the last track.
This one reminds me of a kitten at the stage when they are at their wildest and most feral. When they run across the room, up the drapes, and fly across a table, purposefully knocking everything off. When they sneak attack your ankles at night, the age when they are most free. Then, as the album winds down, it feels like a little nap. Except that even their dreams are full of ferocious animals like lions and tigers, and the energy continues.
Groovy. I know I'm supposed to like the next album better but to be honest the first one is my fave - lean and mean- basic but energetic. . This one has its obvious highs (7&7 Is - ridiculously awesome and forward gazing. But it has its fair share of the goofy...
Very 60s, not something I'd listen to again. I had to look up the singer on Que Vida because I imagined Janice from Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem
Why is almost all American Psychedelia so bad?
Different than what I expected .More bluesy and jammy
pop de los 60, tranquilo, nada muy allá
This is one of those bands where I feel you had to be there to get them, and I wasn't there. From here, it's just mediocre 60s psychedelia. The side long track is…fine? It goes pretty much nowhere. The side A tracks range from great (Seven and Seven Is) to decent (She Comes In Colors) to irritatingly overcooked (Stephanie Knows Who). Anyway, I don't get Love. I feel the same about Forever Changes, which is on the list as well. How tf did these guys get two albums on this list?
Neat
Psychedelic Jazz-Rock from the the mid-1960s. The Psychedelic-Rock tracks are OK, but I'm not a fan of the Jazz-Rock tracks; my favourite tracks were "7 and 7 Is" and the 19-minute "Revelation". It sounds a little bit dated now.
Judging by the variety of instruments and weirdness of the lyrics I think we can safely say this band’s creativity may been fuelled by some illegal drugs. Very 60s sounding but too juvenile and offbeat.
F*ckin A this is catchy and has hooks to the max.
I at least like Love but I might love Love, love
Kind of cool, kind of weird. In some ways it reminded me of Modest Mouse. I liked how the vocals and music would just kind of go full send and get really weird. Then other songs kind of went back to a somewhat predictable pattern. Not my favorite, but I definitely enjoyed this!
Actually really enjoyed this - and controversially I think the second side (the 19 minute song) is the best bit of the whole album!! Pure 60s psych madness. Me and dad give it a thumbs up
I forgot about this album the minute I finished listening to it.
I have no idea what to expect, but check out those outfits! They’ve gone all in on “flute”. Wouldn’t say this is truly “Psychedelic Rock”. Hints of, for sure, but this feels much lighter and airy compared to much psych rock. Really enjoyed how clear and bright everything sounds.. Despite some weirdness - is that a bicycle bell? - I enjoyed this more than I had any right to. 4/5
On the road so can't look them up. But they aren't very good. The only song that had promise was Revelation, but they did the whole, "let's make this an 18 minute monstrosity" thing.
That was weird.
*Interesting rock sound with experimental parts. *Revelation was a cool jazz exploration, but not enough to increase its score
The instrumentation is so unbelievably up my street. But I am so unbelievably fed up with bad singers ruining albums on this list.
Never heard of album or band. Not sure what to expect. Stephanie knows is interesting. Good guitar, sounds ahead of its time. Not the biggest fan of the solo but I like the jazz fusion. Orange skies is fine, nothing special. Que vida is good, good songwriting but background is old. Not really a fan of the castle. She comes in colors is better. 18 minute closer is crazy. Let’s see how far I make it. Really good production/background music at least. Fine song, didn’t need to be 18 mins. Pretty good album but nothing special. 2.5 stars.
This was great! Cool 60’s rock
Not my style. ★★
I quite like the flute, pretty sure it was quite a popular instrument around this time for some reason. The singer (maybe multiple) are quite mixed, some parts are quite good and some are actually horrible, like on the first and last song. The guitar stuff is quite interesting, probably more similar to the jangly stuff on the Byrds than some other rock guitar sounds of this era. They keys parts are quite cool as well I guess. Its pretty clean that this is a very rushed album, and that they didn't have enough material, case and point the last song, which just KEEPS GOING.... Its like that one Rolling Stones song, but he's just yelling. There's just not enough stuff here for it to be even slightly good. Favourite songs: iQue Vida!, seven and seven is, she comes in colors. Overall around 4/10
Bored me senseless.
В наушниках как-то не очень зашло.
The only thing I’m really marking this down for is that the final track is nowhere near interesting enough to be that long.
While not the best example of 60s psychedelia or even the best of Love's albums, I found this a pleasant enough listen for the most part up to the last track, where at points it sounds like the singer is having some sort of episode... The main standout track for me was Seven and Seven Is, I like that it had a more garagey vibe. Wish there had been more like that!
There is nothing to love about Love. I've had more than 2 weeks now of very average albums, this is the most uninspiring run.
01) Stephanie Knows Who - 6,5 02) Orange Skies - 6,5 03) ¡Que Vida! - 5,5 04) 7 and 7 Is - 6,5 05) The Castle - 6,0 06) She Comes in Colors - 6,5 07) Revelation - 4,0 TOTAL: 5,93 (59/100) Current ranking: 604/753
Not as good as the other one
I listened to this album only hours ago, and I've already forgotten everything about it except that the last song was super long. It wasn't bad, just not the most memorable album of that era.
I love the oldies but this just wasn't it
It grew on me as I listened, but I still wasn't really struck by it
Favorite Track: The Castle
2.6 2x
How can something musically this good, be lyrically this bad??? Songs would start and I'd think "okay, here we go!" And then the eye-rolling lyrics would hit and it would send me straight back to "ugh, really?" I'm calling it 3 stars, but it's not 3 stars; it's somehow both 1 star and 5 stars and I cannot tell which.
Sucks, because for the first half of the album (6 out of 7 songs) I was going to give it a 4. But I really had to power through the 19 minutes of last one. I hated it. Well, the last minutes of it were fine. But it was rough. Considering it’s half of the album, idk if I should still give it a 4 of lower that to a 3.
this one is not too remarkable Will I listen to again: 3%
I didn’t enjoy side A of this undoubtedly cutting edge exploration of blues rock. Opening with a harpsichord didn’t instil confidence, and my instincts were sadly accurate. Little did I know that I would look back on these tracks fondly as I slogged through the 18 minute long free-form blues jam of side B.
5.4/10
oh. i have heard of their third album, forever changes, which is praised highly by rym users. seems that one is on the list as well. i like the first half but the 18 minute long blues rock second half is so mid 3.5/5
cool af, theres a lot going on here
I could imagine listening to this again.
Oh i was digging this for a while. But that last track lost it a star. Still pretty fun 60s madhouse stuff
I loved and hated this album all at once. Scratch that - the last song sounds like someone jumping between awful radio stations Not one to listen to at work - not NSFW, but just a lot of side-eyes and “what the fuck is this?”
Liked some of it, but then again, I like jambands and psychedelic music of all sorts
If ever there was an album of two halves … The first half of this comprises of six songs that, whilst not as good as anything on Forever Changes, show flashes of some of the greatness that would come. The second half, though … whew, it’s like parody Doors, just meandering boring bullshit and completely shafts the record. I can’t imagine many people flipped the LP more than once.
love the 17 minute jam session, but the first half was meh
Was war dieses 18-minütige, kakophonische Chaos am Ende? Mehr ist davon nicht hängen geblieben.
Doors Light.
I was blowing this one off, until I heard “Revolution.” Giving it my full attention, I can see why it’s on the list. I’m sure this influenced a lot of bands, even if it wasn’t for good. I liked it a little more than okay, but I can see a lot of people really disliking it.
I didn't hate it. Decent enough, particularly given the time it was recorded. Seems to be a predecessor to the Doors. I probably would have liked it more, had a been a cool cat living in the swingin' 60's, daddio. 3.5*
Dated, sort of goofy, such a clear distillation of 60s rock that it almost feels like a parody of itself (including the way-too-long last track)
This album definitely employs a lot of different styles and was an interesting listen overall.
Love's album Forever Changes is one I had been chasing back in my collecting days. I never found a copy of the LP, so I was left wondering what all the fuss was about. I was interested when Da Capo came up today, as it gave me my first chance to hear what they sound like. I read some reviews, and it did not bode well. My initial thought as I got through the first few songs was that this sounded like a compilation of different bands. Arthur Lee's vocals changed significantly between songs. As did the playing and musical styles of each song. I didn't really love (bad pun intended) any of the songs, but I didn't dislike them either. The song that I enjoyed best was Revelation. Yes it's long, but it rocked and it worked for me. I can't say I'll ever need to listen to it again, but it worked for me.
It’s like a grab bag of everything about “the 60s”. For 1966 it was very in the thick of psychedelica and there are some neat moments (the last song is the best, honestly - Zeppelin flavor and cool guitar work). But, it’s a lot of flute and a lot of harpsichord and pretty tough to get through the whole thing. Foundational perhaps but not necessarily super enjoyable in 2025.
Uh. No thank you?
Meh. I didn't hate it, didn't really like it that much either.
The nicest thing I can say about this album is that it’s short (and, begrudgingly, that it’s a bit unusual). I can see the jazz influence here, and even the early beginnings of punk, and normally those elements would be enough to make me enjoy the album at least a little. Here, though, it didn’t work, and the whole thing just didn’t sit right with me.
Generic late 60s rock, thought the first songs gave me some hope with its sinister undertones it kinda got boring
Forever change je hvaljeniji ali i ovaj je sjajan
I enjoyed their other album on here, so I was looking forward to this, but it's nowhere near the quality of Forever Changes. There's nothing really interesting about this album - it's like if they just noodled around a bit in the studio and called it a day.
It's a really interesting album for the time. This is the second Love album that I've had on this list and it definitely feels like they've upped their game from the first project. I find myself wishing that more psychedelic rock was like this- if the rest of the genre was this inspired it might not show up as one of my least favorite genres on my summary page.
- Been listening to the album all day, so safe to say that I really like it. - Clearly a group of talented musicians, and unlike some of the other reviews, I like the tone of the singer’s voice. It could go pitchy in the higher registers, but not so often that it was annoying. And, now I see who the lead singer of Girls copied his vocal affectations from (see Orange Skies). - Many of the songs can feel a bit cluttered at times, but I liked all of the different sounds that they’d throw in, and the baroque touches are nice. - I like how the musical forays always go back to the main (pretty and memorable) melodies pretty quickly. - I’m on team the last song goes on forever and would have been better shorter, though it’s got a lot of good stuff in there.
I didn't expect to like this after the first song, but the album really grew on me. It's disjointed but in a really interesting way and there were tonnes of ideas. Listened three times and will revisit. Not strong enough for a 4 but a high 3.
Every time I listen to a Love album, I get the impression that I'm listening to a group of people having a blast. 4 stars.
Do I love Love? Well, as far as this album is concerned, no. I don't particularly love Love's album Da Capo. Do I hate it? No. Of course not. I'm not huge on it though. I think it's mainly the vocals. They kind of annoy me a little. Not the worst vocals I've heard, but songs like "Stephanie Knows Who" and "Seven and Seven Is" are hampered a bit by the vocal delivery for me. The instrumentation is pretty good though. I like the varied sounds of the music. It's pretty firmly psychedelia, but there are some other influences that make an album that's at least somewhat interesting. The writing could've aged better, but it could've been worse. I think this is most obvious on the closer "Revelation." I was actually quite excited for this song given its 19-minute length promising some cool experimental track, but the writing gives off some real Jimmy Page vibes, and not really in the good way. The song itself doesn't really warrant the runtime for me. I will say one hopeful thing though. Well, it does kind of put this album down in the process, but it has to be done. This album doesn't need to be on this list. Why? Well, it's simple. There's a better Love album already on it. Apparently, this album's followup, Forever Changes, is actually quite good. It's seen a fairly high amount of praise. Not quite to the level of an album like Pet Sounds, but more akin to something like Odessey and Oracle. That album probably belongs here. I can't confirm it since I haven't heard the album, but I trust that it's a worthwhile experience. For now, I have to say that Da Capo leaves things to be desired. It's not bad, but, ironically speaking, I don't love it. Light 3/5.
- ei ainakaan bändin nimeä keksiessä mietitty hakukoneoptimointia tässä tapauksessa - jotenkin tästä ei jäänyt yhdeltä kuulemalta erityisesti mitään tiettyjä biisejä mieleen mutta oli silti aika hyvä levy! - ansaitsee lisäkuuntelua
2 or 3
okay i read about this album while listening to the first song and the first song was okay and the internet didn’t say anything too great about it so im going to speed run it
Wow I love this
Over rated 1960s crap.
I like this one. Never heard anything off it before. Got a little Doors vibes at , but swap sax and harpsichord in for organ, and some very modern elements (until the drums kick in). Revelation is a fun ride.
I always feel like I should like Love more. I know that sounds hacky, but it’s true. They’ve got all the components of bands I dig, but, at least for their albums represented on this list, I’m just not really connecting.
alright
Absolutely all over the place - very 60s and quite bonkers, psychedelia, jangly instrumentation. Did not love.
Habil hippierock
Not a bad album, but nothing much stood out except for the last song - mainly because it was so long.
Great guitar!