Reviews (page 5 of 8)
Feels like LOVE was either going to be a giant band, or a one hit wonder. And we know which one happened.
It got better, but it wasn't good. 2.
This doesn't seem very special or innovative. Apparently it wasn't the group's best album either. Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 1/5
I feel like this could be higher for me if there were a few songs that were a little less "bubblegum". The songs that worked for me were really great, and tbh I loved the really long ending track. It was just a fun journey listening to the different solos and meandering bluesy song. I want to like it more and feel like I should since I tend to like he 60s sound but I find I can't justify above a 3 star.
Fun psychedelia
I liked more of this than I wanted to. The jammy sections were excellent, the strict baroque pop sections were solid. It was really just the proto punk that didn’t hit.
I guess I appreciate this album, but it's all over the place. I can see how certain aspects would be influential, but it's more the overall approach and the willingness to go more daring and delving into jazz than it is an actual great execution of those ideas. And the 19 minute jam to end the album doesn't make for a super listenable experience. Still, a bunch of great musicians that do some interesting things and make an album that uniquely theirs. I can't hate on it, it just doesn't reach the heights of a lot of its contemporaries.
Completely unknown band. Good music. Fair album.
A surprising array of genres, Love developed something the rest of music wasn't quite ready for: punk. It was a single song mixed into the new "jazz rock" idea they seemingly put together at a time when Fusion was fledgling. While there are no hits, this 1967 album laid a lot of foundation for future artists to take even bigger steps.
Unique but very “60s” at the same time. I liked the instrumentation with the flute I heard I few times and everything else going on, it sounded cool and unique. I’m not sure if I would have put this on this list though because it’s doesn’t have anything super special going on apart from the wide variety of instruments. Overall good album but nothing super special. Rating: Good (Strong ☆☆☆) Favorite Tracks: Orange Skies, !Que Vida!, and Revelation (interesting track)
This is pretty cool.
Second album by Love which I’ve listened to. I quite enjoyed them although the 18 min track went on far too long
interesting that the album had a mono and stereo version within the same album, found that fascinating. I always find 60's psychedelic rock a bit boring, i love the genre 20 years later when it's more effect heavy but it just sounds like rock. nice drumming tho.
Just some guys that made some good music. I didn't feel the love, the band name is misleading.
old school hipster camp rock with a mild easy listening hippie bent. feels like they're parodying something, but I'm not in on the joke. in one ear, out the other...
It's a grand album, like. But why there would be another album by Love on this list besides Forever Changes is a mystery.
I enjoyed this one a decent bit. I not sure there’s anything in particular that really stands out about it. Psychedelic rock often loses me when it veers a little too far to just “jamming”, but I felt pretty engaged while listening. Overall, pretty solid.
Not for me. 1/5
2 stars - nothing super exceptional here IMO
I’ve never even heard of the Doors, Your Honour
Yeah, no. Crunchy hippie psych isnt my bag. Thanks
This was heading for a solid 3, even if just for interest's sake. Then side 2 happened. 2/5.
Hey, that was quite cool. Reminded me of #24, The Electric Prunes' 1967 debut with its hodgepodge of 60ies contemporary music styles - except: I reviewed that one with 1 star. And had felt, since then, that I have been too harsh with it, but now I feel vindicated. "Da Capo" is how you do that. Quirky, fun, feels and sounds inspired, innovative and with its own identity... it's good. Love the sax part of "Revelation". This might be a 5 tomorrow.
This was rough! I started off kinda indifferent but by the end, I wanted to turn it off and the last track was nails on chalkboard.
[through gritted teeth] the 60s rock and roll circus organ doesn't ruin this like it does most 60s rock albums because the rest of it is terrible too.
Why have I gotten five Neil Young albums and at least ten albums that sound just like this while doing this project. 1001 albums for the whole globe????? I needed this one???? 1.5
I've listened to some Love before. Really like 7 and 7 is. Overall was pretty interesting.
EH
Love is a band (like The Cure) where I like a lot of their songs, but I just can't stand their albums. A couple of good tracks here though.
Woah look at me here, putting the 19 minute jam as my favorite track! Who could’ve seen that coming? In all seriousness, Side 2 brings it up to a 4 for me. I liked the baroque influence (if more bands started including harpsichord solos, the world would be a merrier place), and some of the flute/saxophone stuff. Favorite Track: Revelation
This was a weird one. So much going on, it feels like a parody of every type of music going on in the 60s. But, each style was done really well. Reminded me of the Monks and Can. It feels important even if I'm not sure why.
A bit weird overall, just was not feeling this one
didnt fuck with that
I could die without knowing this exists, thank you.
It wasn’t bad music but I can’t say I honestly enjoyed this album
Almost a 4. I really like the opening track, but ending track is way too long
Revelation (the longer closing track) reminded me of Going Home by The Rolling Stones
Side A is a solid collection of psychedelic ditties, although not nearly as good as anything on Forever Changes. Side B is clearly a waste intended to piss off the record company.
The band called Love. The glory days when all band names weren’t taken. You could go out there and be the uhhh Eagles or some shit and nobody batted an eye. Did they exist then? Whatever. Everybody say Love, because we’re back in the groovy 60’s, a time where freedom of expression and creativity were encouraged, and a time where all the people who hate those ideals were born. These guys think they’re so cool. Especially the pre-cursor to Han Solo on the cover there. You know they took 5000 shots to get the wistful white guy’s cigarette smoke billowing just right. Interesting jazz fusion. Did I use that genre correctly? Too many things to learn in this wide world. Genre fusions will have to wait until I am financially able to retire. According to extrapolations in current world trends, that appears to be 279 years in the future. Splendid. This is boring. Overblown. Overdramatic. Not for me. Sesame Street interlude. This vocalist ain’t it pal. He sounds like the puppeteer behind “Ernie” not quite doing the voice. ¡Que Morte! FOURTEEN I GOT IT. This one was more fun. Blasting throughout and a cool little solo to finish. I close my eyes. Only for a moment, then the moment’s gone. Oh. We’re not in Kansas anymore. Yeah this backs suffers from shitty vocalist disease. Are you or a loved one suffering with SVD? Do you have an airtight musical ensemble only to be dashed by an egomaniac who believes they can sing? You may be entitled to nothing, please quit or form an instrumental band. There’s too much music. Thank you. I seriously hate the vocals. Ingenious flower child spotted. Even the harpsichord is making me mad. HARPSICHORDS SHOULD NOT ELICIT ANGER. Oh. Wait. Yes they should. THOU HAST BEEN STRICKEN BY THUNDER. Into the long jam. Hey ladies, we did acid once. Now that the mean jokes are out of the way, the yelling is far better than any singing this guy can pull together. Stick there. Nice cool jazz closer as well. This song is a saving grace in many ways. This whole album could’ve just been this. Should’ve, even. This album is interesting in that we listened to Small Faces yesterday. Two psychedelic albums from the same year back to back provided me with some knowledge about myself. Particularly what I enjoy in creative media. This is a perfect display of two distinct types of creatives. The first being people who are fun and expressive and adept at producing odd ideas from the most vibrant parts of a fertile brain (Small Faces). The other type, which “Da Capo” seems to emanate from, are people whose expression is carefully curated to appeal to somebody. I can only imagine that somebody is a liberated woman from the 60’s. I prefer the former. This entire album screams pretentiousness. The vocalist clearly believes he is some mystical flower child or is at least playing that persona to score some chicks. There are some cool moments here and there, especially on the last track, and the influence on The Doors is cool to hear, but overall Da Capo should be called Da Low Ranking Military Officer Who Tries Too Hard And Ultimately Will Never Be Capo. 2 HIGHLIGHTS: Seven and Seven Is, Revelation
It ended strong, but this was not a good album.
Good music from 1968. But I feel like the 'side b' 18 minute jam is mostly filler.
Whimsical and weird, but not really my thing
Que Vida! Is one interesting song lol. Somebody loves the flute in She Comes In Colors.
Nothing here that really interests me.
3/5
Jeg synes faktisk jamsiden er fed nok, bliver bare lidt lang. Første side var god!
Måske lidt for jammy på B-siden men A-siden var mega cool!
Bad recording , but first half is pretty good. A little too much flute for my taste..
⭐⭐ – – – 1[.9] of 5 stars. For me, this felt like quite the strange mix of folks-y and psychedelic music, it's a kind of experimentation that just didn't resonate or intrigue me. The instrumentals throughout this album are really good, but the vocals are just NOT IT, in my opinion. I really did not like the first track, "Stephanie Knows Who," and the track "Orange Skies" and could've been a nice ballad-y song, until the vocals entered. "7 And 7 Is" is probably the only track where the vocals somewhat fit the song; I kinda like the intensity on that one. I actually really enjoyed some of the instrumental breaks on the final song, but man, those vocals just ruin it. The rest of the album just feels somewhat uneasy to me. Favourites: Orange Skies, Revelation⭐ Dislikes: Stephanie Knows Who, The Castle, She Comes in Colours.
No
En konstig blandning av typiskt sent sextiotal, blues och folkmusik. Som Pink Floyd men utan att vara genialt. Trea!
I liked it, but it didn’t really stand out.
This is definitely Love heading in the directions they would go on Forever Changes. I just don’t think it’s quite there yet. There are flavors of standard 60’s baroque pop as well as glimpses of what would be punk. I also didn’t think Revelation really held my attention for the entire runtime. Favorites were Stephanie Knows Who, Orange Skies, and Seven And Seven Is.
This was fine. I’m curious how The Rolling Stones had the better song for She Comes in Colors without it being the same song.
Feels very off the cuff, decent
This is a psychedelic rock album that was very reminiscent of the 60's. You can tell there was a lot of acid involved in the making of this album anyway, put it that way. There is a lot of run through from one song to the next, a lot of singular guitar picking, subtle drumming but most prominently a lot of weird vocals. The final song? I don't know WHAT was happening there, if he was having a wank or something during recording, I don't know. I feel like this COULD have been good but it just fell short of the mark a little bit. I didn't bother finishing the whole last song because it fucking went on forever. They definitely could have scaled back on the drugs just a smidge. Nothing sounds cohesive and it gives the album the feeling of being a mess. I know psychedelic rock is meant to be experimental but there have been others that have done it better miles better than this. It just wasn't for me.
When I was presented with the cover, i had to suppress a groan. Another 60s band where the band poses together, preferable in nature. But I try not to let a cover guide my opinion. Sadly it was just as expected: nothing special. Ive heard so many albums like this so far.
I really liked the softer songs on side 1 which they apparently expand on that sound in their more acclaimed follow-up. I haven't listened to that yet but excited to after hearing this. The harder rock number on the first side I didn't get much out of but can hear how it's influential. Side B is just a waste jam band groove. So this feels more like enough good material for an EP. Useless spot on this 1001 list but I did still get some songs out of it I like Rating: 2.6
some annoying psyche 60s rock. lyrically it's really bland, the voice and orchestration really aren't my thing. "The castle" is the only track i'd save here. the final track "Revelation" has some good moments but it's a bad track in global. Just because you have a 18min track doesn't mean you're like the Doors. lyrically, this track is so bad !
Nothing that I enjoyed.
I didn't hate it. It was surprisingly edgy.
Interesting. I'd never heard of Love before. A range of styles, and I can hear the influence on the Doors. A little dated and inconsistent, but not bad.
Had never heard of them. Enjoyed it...especially the jam on Revelation. Sounded a bit like Jim Morrison on that one...
I've only ever listened to Forever Changes by Love. This album seems worse than it really is when compared to that classic but on its own its still not great. There are some interesting sounds here and there but nothing really groundbreaking. This album is only 36 minutes long but it feels longer due to half the album being a single improvised track. Favorite track: Orange Skies
Let's deal with the elephant in the room. It is totally insane for a 36 minute album to have a 19 minute closing track, especially when it's mostly just a blues jam. That's actually more than half the album pal. Still, with that out the way, it's worth acknowledging that while this is nowhere near the standard of Forever Changes (what happened to them in the year between the two? I guess the answer is drugs and the summer of love), it still has a lot going for it. Lee's vocals are always so dreamy and otherworldly, and the songs are surprisingly impactful considering all but one of them is three minutes or less. It's just occurred to me that this would be a great thing to have on record, because you could just never turn over to the second half.
Thought the 18 min track would save it, did the opposite. Not a huge fan of LSD rock it appears
I was ready to give this a 3 until the last track…and now it gets a 2.
This seems like it might be a 4 if it was one I knew well back when it came out. Some nice stuff going on here, and the long track was kinda fun.
This was coasting to a 3–fine, nothing special, but not bad either—until that last song, which was interminable.
Gear: Moondrop Variations Artwork: 🖼️🪨🌲 Production: 🧏♂️📏💩 Music: ☮️🌈🌀 Rating: 🕊️(🕊️)/5
meh NNN
"Love" is quite the fitting band name for these guys! I love it! The vibes are awesome!!!
Ok. Not Forever Changes tho'.
Es ist ja hm ganz okay so ja, und dann ist das letzte Lied einfach 19 Minuten lang
This was an OK album. 60's "psychedelia". Nothing really jumped out at me but I did not hate it. The singer's vocals were a little grating as the album went on. Musicianship was okay too - what I would expect from the time period.
New to me! Although I probably heard them and attributed it to someone else. Could have been any of a number of 60's psychedelic type bands. Solid just not memorable. No one tune stuck out.
Interesting rhythms Nice lyrics
First song was like a very bad rock musical and then we slipped into whimsical songs, the lead singer’s soft voice enunciating basic rhymes as if conducting a children’s phonic’s tv show.And then we’re back to musical land. The flute was incessant…. Definitely some hippy 60 vibes.
Boring psyche rock
Laurel Canyon flute nonsense. Just about OK in garage rock mode, tedious in airey medieval folk mode. Revelation is a pretty good Grateful Dead jugband era style jam until the Jim Morrison impression starts and it turns into an aimless blues rave up, the jazzy sax bit with a trance feel and wandering bass brings it back to life.
Slightly mad psychedelic album which has moments of beauty though the second side with the single track feels cheap at times.
1/10. Too dated. Not my style.
Wow that came out of nowhere. I was very ready to give this album a solid 3, but then the last track hit. From baroque to rock to experimental back to baroque. Granted the last track makes for half the runtime of the album Very cool, enjoyed it very much.
It was alright. Not great.
A fine psychedelic rock album but not particularly memorable.
This is such a weird, wild album that feels very forward thinking. Not fitting into any neat mold, I'm hearing a lot of influences for later baroque indie rock and proto prog. I imagine people hearing this for the first time in 66 weren't quite sure what to make of it.
Psychedelic rock doesn't really seem to fit this album. It's got a pretty wide range of sound from little bits a punk, ska, baroque, Spanish guitar licks, but then makes the base for it on that 60s sound. The deal breaker for me was the vocals. There are a few songs where he gets more of an aggressive rock vocal going but then keeps coming back to the douchey 60s soft singing and corny lyrics. 7 songs at 36 minutes saved this record. If it were any longer, it would be shite.
Stayed theoretically interesting throughout .. only theoretically though
Sonically, this album sits in the middle between American psychedelic rock and Krautrock, which is interesting as e.g. Can hadn't been formed at the time. I wonder if it is one of the ones that paved the way for both directions?
Solid psych rock album from the 60s
I looked up the background of this album and found the story of the band interesting. But the story was more interesting than the album itself. The album isn't necessarily bad, but it's just forgettable to me. The last song is what gave this the 1 star. It being 18 minutes seems like a bizarre choice. It's just a long jam session (which sounds fine and they're objectively talented) but it's just odd to listen to on an album and the random out of place screaming in the middle of it was jarring and distracting to the musicianship being presented. I like the theory that it was potentially to mess with the record label for not letting them break a contract. That being said, I wouldn't reach for it again.
Good vibes, too uneducated to speak much to the genre fusion stuff but had a good time - weirdly got a big soft spot for ending on a massive drum solo that only comes through your left ear
Das Album ist ein solider Rock-Release der 60er Jahre, der sich irgendwo zwischen den ikonischen Klängen von The Rolling Stones, The Doors und The Who einordnen lässt. Das Album strahlt eine zeitlose Energie des psychedelischem Rock aus. Die Band zeigt eine beachtliche Musikalität und Kreativität, insbesondere in Tracks wie „The Castle“ und „She Comes in Colors“. Die Instrumentierung ist gelungen, mit einem besonderen Augenmerk auf das Zusammenspiel von Gitarren und Orgel. Allerdings fehlt dem Album manchmal die kohärente Raffinesse, die bei ihren berühmteren Zeitgenossen zu finden ist. Die Lyrics und die melodische Struktur sind ansprechend, aber nicht bahnbrechend. Es gibt Momente, in denen sich die Songs repetitiv anfühlen, und die Produktion könnte für moderne Ohren etwas roh klingen. Dennoch ist Da Capo eine ehrliche und authentische Darstellung der 60er Jahre Rockszene und bietet genügend interessante Momente, um es in die Rotation eines jeden Rockfans zu schaffen.
The Good: Love, babay, Love! The Bad: Some might not like it… The Ugly: The Cape… always a bloody cape—where cape is slang for an 18 minute song... Never heard of these “cats” before. Not into ‘60s psychedelic anything specifically, but I can handle a dose of this, and a little of that. These guys gave me a dose of this, and a little of that, and added some of that other thing to boot, and I liked it! Except for the length of Revelation… it was about 10 seconds too long! Thoroughly enjoyable album. One that merits a third and fourth spin, and a repeat at least once a year. Still unsure which song is my favorite and to be added to my playlist, probably Seven and Seven Is… Can’t in good conscious give this album a 5* rating, this is for sure one of those 9* albums though… Oh so close!
The first track is unlistenable, and the closer is not quite interesting enough to warrant its runtime, but the five songs in between are surprisingly good with a lot of variety.
- kurz aber knackig, gefiel mir okay-ish - 2,25-2,5/5
File under "yeah, pretty good, but just wait ok?"
Not my cup of dated 60's tea..
Liked it
All over the place in a bad way. Singer sounds like an angry Tom Jones, wanna be kinks, etc. Five short songs then one random eighteen minute track? Who would ever consider this a classic?
Sounded like a bit if a warm up for the far superior Forever Changes - which it was.
Re-listened to Forever Changes before this - that's good, albeit maybe slightly overrated. But this..much less so. Was heading for 1* but somehow, someway, I connected a little with the side-long last song that I had been dreading..
I’d not heard this album before despite owning Forever Changes and Four Sail on CD. Not the strongest of work, quite inconsistent and psychedelia has never really been my thing, especially now I’m a sensible mature adult with different intoxicant consumption habits
The songwriting on this album has far outpaced the playing abilities of the performers. Some of the guitar solos in the first and last tracks are legitimately ear-splitting to listen to. In the end, it all averages out to a meh album.
Didn't mind this - some parts a little long - only so much harmonica one can take screeching down the ear canal. All in all in jivy and love the short songs!
Not too bad a of a listen actually. Also nothing to rave about though. Definitely ahead of their time. But there is also no need to make a song that goes for 19 mins especially that bad. last song brought the star count from 3 to 2.
Garbage
Interesting, at times melodic. But there's a reason this group didn't have the same staying power as so many 60s bands.
66年的 就那样吧
Da Capo isn’t really in my wheelhouse, but I always appreciate when an artist tries to stretch the artform and stretch their wings. https://open.substack.com/pub/richcain/p/project-1001-da-capo-by-love?r=4ztyq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
I was ready to shit on this, calling it like a parody of the likes of The Zombies...then I realized it was released in 1966. In the timeline of Psychedelic Rock, that's pretty early. Also "Seven and Seven Is" had some MC5 vibes long before they had made their mark.
I didn’t love it
Da Capo is actually a really good album held back by one major flaw. The songs on side 1 were surprisingly quite good as they gave me a couple of different sound types. The first track almost made this sound like a circusy (for lack of a better word) album then the album mainly shifted into a style where, while having the typical psych rock quirks, still sounded immensely pleasant to listen to. The main flaw i was talking about earlier was side 2. I think that the song there simply went on for too long and had too many annoying elements (despite having a couple good ones). If the last song had been removed or at least shortened, This album could have earned a full 4 but as it stands, it gets a 3.5. Best Song: Seven & Seven Is Worst Song: Revelation Side note: I also like that in the album art, the guy standing in the middle kinda looks like Han Solo with that outfit.
5 stars eh? I guess you could say I LOVE this album! *Slaps knee, laughs alone in awkward silence, removes himself from the room*
A little known gem of a greatly known, wonderful era of rock
Best Song: Seven and Seven Is. I always love when older rock tracks like this have such a relentless rhythm riding underneath them. Worst Song: Revelation. After such a focused and "cool" album, this sprawling, messy track felt like it undid a lot of the precision of what came prior. That being said, I bet it went absolutely mad during live shows. Overall: Solid, Doors-ian style classic rock. Nothing here will knock anyone's socks off in [current year], but it's a fine little jam to throw on in the background if you're looking to cultivate a dadrock vibe.
Really like this! I am familiar with the group Love but not this album.
Super unique sound, although the lyrics seemed flat by comparison. Certainly on the borderline, but giving it a generous rating because of its age.
Worth it just for Seven and Seven Is, but the other songs are great too. They don't like the jam, but I like that do.
That last track is way too loose for my tastes
I liked it.
A sort of odd 60's album that I've already forgotten.
Psychedelic rock can be very hit or miss with me. This album is both. Some songs are catchy and I enjoy them. Others are far to out there for me.
This was good! In a weird way! Like a joke that is funny but then it’s annoying but then it’s funny again and you love it. The sounds are all over the place and SUPER weird but not in a bad way! Idk!
Your review said it perfectly! Ha
Not bad, will never listen again tho
interesting
Good album. Wide variety of instruments. I enjoyed
Interesting garage rock that caught me off guard.
3-4
I'm really not sure what to make of this... I'm pretty sure I don't like it, but I could be wrong... No, I'm positive I don't like it... But on second thought... Wait, does this mean I hate Love? Ah, the 60s were such a confusing time...
This album sounds like something I would listen to if I was gearing up for a fun day at the renaissance festival, or a few rounds of frisbee golf. Thankfully, I’m not the type of person to either of those things. So, this album failed to resonate with me.
The best album that came out from Los Angeles in 1966. It's a groundbreaking and forward thinking album, which influenced many bands and artist afterwards . It was released a year before The Doors' debut on the same label (Elektra) and the similarities are there. The songwriting is excellent not by only Arthur Lee but also Bryan MacLean, the instruments are varied and interesting. I also love the jam on the B-side, not many albums end with a drum solo! It's as great as Forever Changes from 1967, which means it is among the best albums in the 60s.
Very cool sound. I liked this a lot. It seems like they have another album that’s even more acclaimed, so I’m excited to hear that one. I enjoyed this but I’m not sure if it’s a must-listen.
Nothing stood out and then the never ending final song sunk whatever meager positive feelings and goodwill the record had managed to generate.
bad to listen to sometimes
This wasn't as awe inspiring as the third album, but it wasn't bad. Probably 3 stars, as it did tend to meander quite a bit and the last track wasn't as tight as the rest of the album.
Change it to instrumental version and you'd get 5/5!
Fantastic - L.A. before its Doors were opened, tho Arthur Miller's voice can be even more rangy and dynamic than Morrison's. It's all and that's everything at once, with flutes too ('Orange Skies,' '¡Que Vida!,’ ‘She Comes in Colors’) and I like that loads. Where'd they hide from me all these years? This one comes in colors.
Packed tight with just about every style that was popular in the late 60's. Executed decently well but nothing to write home about. The last track was interesting but not quite good enough to justify the epic length.
could have done without the 17 minute closer but everything else was great
This album feels like a combination of just about everything happening in the mid to late ’60s. Psychedelic rock, baroque pop, and garage rock are the most obvious elements, but you can also catch hints of jazz and blues throughout. Some tracks get surprisingly energetic and heavy, showing early signs of proto-punk through the garage rock influence. I wouldn’t be surprised if some of these songs had a big impact on the early heavy metal scene that started to take shape in the late ’60s and early ’70s.
Da Capo is rubbish, it's not outright offensive but it's just a whole load of nothing, we've had far too much forgettable 60s psychedelic soft rock on here and almost none of it was worth including. Hard to scrape a 2 from it, maybe just gets there because it's short enough to get through quickly.
Yeah, nothing really to this, gentle psychedelia with nothing that grabs you or differentiates it from the rest of that kind of nonsense we've had. 2/5.
Seven and Seven Is sounds like The Stooges fooling around in the garage. I recognise it predates garage rock/proto-punk by 4yrs, so props for that. I’ll also note that the majority of the album steers clear of folk rock-psychedelia (thumbs up from me) but unfortunately goes into this weird garage rock-jazz space. Sadly, that doesn’t resonate with me. *side-eye* at She Comes in Colors. I should scrub my filthy mind.
In places theusic is almost listenable..however the vocals are awful throughout.
Thoughts before listening: Love's album Forever Changes is one of the most widely praised albums of the 60s, but I never see other albums from them getting the same attention. Therefore its interesting that this made the list. Psychedelic folk is I think Love's general vibe, but I am not really sure. Review: This is a nice snapshot of the 60s psychedelic sound, but I am not sure it needs to be on this list. Especially considering that Forever Changes is already on here. There is a mix of sweet little pop ditties and some more hard rocking sound like on "Seven and Seven Is" (whats up with these guys and open ended song titles i.e. "Alone Again Or" lol). Anyway, its fine but not something I am really connecting with...3-stars
The perfect album.. Masterpiece
🎧Interesting psychedelic jazz rock
That was a pretty cool experience. I might not come back to it often, but I'm going to keep it for the shuffle.
Sort of psychedelic garage rock, Electric Prunes meets the Byrds or something. A lot of just jamming, especially in the 19 minute final track, which I enjoyed parts of, but not all. Discordant guitar, some horns peppered in here. Eh, it was OK.
a decent listen but nothing super memorable overall
1960s teenage music doesn’t resonate with me, but I will say that some of the songs really aren’t all that bad. The “kill your brother” part in the song was very odd after just peaceful bliss hippy music.
this made me irritated and gave me anxiety.
People really listen to this and think: "Wow, this is nice"?! I had to stop listening after half the album, because it was unbearable.
This was interesting. I'd never heard it before, and I don't think I'd heard of the group. Some of it was catchy.
Not bad. Not great.
it felt like this album was going by really quick and then BOOM. 19 minute song. i rest my case. 10/10
Kind of boring. Not a bad album, just not very interesting. 2/5 Won’t listen again
Rock psicodélico sesentero. Ni fu ni fa.
Very forgettable 60s psychedelic rock, dabbling into early punk and blues rock at times. Meh. I liked the album's composition 2.5/5
Pretty cool, very 60ish but it was very groovy
Kunnon meuhkaamista hippien tyylillä. Erityishyvä toi vitunmoinen puhdas huutaminen! 4/5
Avausraita oli hauska mutta eksyy vähän liian pitkälle erikoisuuden tavoittelussaan. 3/5
LP
a Roxanne album. its insane i havent heard this before. immaculate. last song they were having fun that’s for sure.
Sounded fun albeit a bit improv and jazzy then the final song about getting sucked off ruined it
Love stinks.
Great psychadelic/60s rock album. Standouts: Orange Skies, She Comes In Colours and Seven and Seven Is.
Much prefer Forever Changes. This album sounds more aggressive somehow.
Giving it a 5 was tempting but it’s a bit too dry.
This was pretty good. Pretty interesting throughout and I'd probably listen again. 4/5
Did not love
I did not like this.
Music to induce comas by. Typical 60s cult album beloved by white boys to seem edgy and cool, but instead they’re stodgy, bloated and dull. Like this album.
A man woke up one morning with a constant pounding drumming sound in his ears. All day it continues, drumming, drumming, drumming. And the next day, and the next. Drumming, drumming, drumming. Exasperated ,he goes to his doctor, who can't work out what the problem is. The doctor refers the man to a specialist. It just won't stop, the never-ending drumming in his ears. "Ah ha" says the specialist, "I've seen this before. To cure it, you just need to light a cigarette lighter, and wave it slowly from side to side in time with the drumming." The constant noise is driving then man crazy, so he decides to give it a try. So, he gets a cigarette lighter, stands up and waves is slowly above his head. And, sure enough, the drumming ceases. "Oh my god, what a relief" cries the man. And then the bass solo starts. That is exactly how I felt listening to 'Revelation'. Self-indulgent 1960s jamming. I know it was the vogue at the time, but it is the worst kind of padding. If I owned this record, I would never, never, NEVER EVER, play side 2. It is interminable wank (with a bass solo). Even the band hate it. Side 1 is somewhat better, with some pretty tunes and those ornate chamber pop arrangements so beloved by music critics. Arthur Lee's tendency to shout can be annoying, although works well in "7 and 7 Is", which is the stand-out track on the record. Most of the other songs can be a little precious. I find Dimery's obsession with psychedelia really reflective of rock snob music critics' infatuation with 'cult' 1960's albums, especially if they were not commercially successful at the time and at least one member of the band had a significant mental health issue. It reeks of hipper-than-thou, "you wouldn't have heard of them" snobbishness which gives me the screaming shits. Maybe I'd be more tolerant of this if the critical praise wasn't so over-hyped and exclusionary. Don't get me wrong, I really like 'Forever Changes', but today, I'm just not in the mood. If it was all like side 1, I might be tempted to give this a 4 star rating, but Revelation is just a horrible waste of everyone's time. So, 3 stars it is.
The music of a bunch of musicians who dropped acid and went to a Ren Faire.
Not bad at all - great energy overall and the sound may not be massively special but still really enjoyable.
The songs I like are not these songs. I guess these songs are too psychedelic for me at this stage of my life. Maybe someday…
5.5/10 Highlights: Revelation
Pretty good grooviness and experimental in its rock and psychodelic nature, diverse lineup. I am a sucker for late 60's.
Nice progressive rock album from a wonderful band.
Klinkt exact hoe je zou denken hoe het klinkt: een 60s album met een dwarsfluit. Nu, slecht is het niet, maar 't is niet dat het echt opvalt tussen zijn tijdgenoten. Niet gebuisd dus, maar net erdoor. 2.5
Psychedelic rock by the numbers. 2/5
Not bad
Nice Last song unnecessarily long
1966 seems fairly early for a record this far out. Impressive!
Well, quite a contrast to Guns N' Roses, I must say. I know Love was pretty popular back in the day, but this album at least doesn't seem to have aged very well, perhaps because it's all over the map stylewise, waaay too much flute, and a strange choice to devote half the album to one song. "Seven and seven is" is a truly interesting proto-surfer-punk-ish song, and "Stephanie knows who" has some promise, but that's not enough to justify an album (even one as considerately brief as it is). And all the shenanigans of the band trying to get out of the Elektra contracts doesn't really add to the mystery or mystique, I must say (but they definitely benefited from getting the Doors producer on this album, especially with "Revelation"). Given that we're also getting what seems to be universally considered Love's (sole) masterpiece, "Forever Changes", I wonder why this album is even here?
sorry Love, didn't love it
This album started with a very unpleasant song. It got a little less awful for a couple other songs……but not by much. Overall, I did not like this album at all. Awful.
Eh. Too much 1960s hippie weirdness for me, and that's saying something!
2.5/5
I enjoyed this, it was refreshingly of the time it was made, and yet was distinctive, particularly the frequent flute instrumentation.
This BLOWS--HALF THE ALBUM'S RUNTIME IS THE ANNOYING ASS LAST SONG WHY TF. This was a 1.5 rounded up until the last song hit. 1 star, the people who made this are musical terrorists.
Overall, fine. Nothing crazily stood out to me. Listening to more Love, they have much better stuff than this album. Not the biggest fan of the vocals, but instrumentally was impressed at points.
Feels like some pretty standard psychedelic rock. Not sure how I feel about the vocalist, but I wasn't overly inspiresmf by the album. It's alright at times, not at others. 2.5 would be my chosen score if I could choose that.
Nah. Dated.
loved this weird, fun, cool, oddly prog-adjacent album. (seriously, there are bits that sound like van der graaf generator).
It’s impressive to see what Love had done by mid sixties. These guys were one step ahead. Da Capo is a solid testament to their creativity. Great album
An absolutely bonkers album with 50 different music styles and lyrics ranging from silly to philosophical. Of course, the stand-out is 7 and 7 is with its fast-driving guitar and drum. Especially after the whimsical music and melancholy lyrics of Que Vida. However, I don't think they stuck the landing - an 19-minute song that's nearly half the album is just exhausting.
Maybe it was influential in the 60s, but it sounds rubbish now.
Unfortunately, I found this album boring and uninteresting. I guess I can see how it would have made a splash, at the time, but I actively disliked it.
The top comments kinda cover it... looking back on my previous review of this band (another they have 2 albums on here??) I definitely didn't enjoy this much. It was just... there.
totally revelatory man...one of the nastier results of a perusal of the Canon is that while some bands are inevitably over-represented others are reduced to a single significant album, cut off from its evolution and context and often implying a narrative of "most of their music kinda sounds like this but this is where they did it the best." i rly like forever changes and ig was unconsciously expecting something in that mold, but i was totally wrong to do so...arthur lee flexes his songwriting and creativity muscles in directions i didnt even know he was capable of based on that one album, creating a diverse and ornate hippie fantasyland that still Has Things To Say. honestly he might deserve the cred that ended up going to jim morrision...such a magnetic presence, and here he is in full gonzo exploration mode that only enhances my appreciation for forever changes' tender apocalypse. so mind-expanding!
nice enough
A pretty cool album. Certainly not Forever Changes! It's shows more jazzy influences and doesn't have as many memorable melodies as FC but a fine listen. 3.5 stars
Didn’t do much for me really. I found this album unremarkable in every way, even though I feel like I might like it better after a few more listening sessions. Pretty forgettable if I am being honest. 2.3/5, did not find a single highlight that I might remember.
Absolutely great first side and then they blow it!
This is my first exposure to this band. I have heard of them but never listened to an album before. This was a soulful mix of psychedelic rock and folk music. I listened to both the mono and stereo mixes and liked several songs, including the side-long, "Revelations" along with, "She Comes in Colors" and "7 and 7 is" preferring the mono mixes. I put this at a 3, but my rating may improve with more listening time.
Truly a tale of two halves. Whimsical and plenty psychedelic, with strong songs and lots of harpsichord action, the first side is full of all the touches that make for a great album from the late 60s. ‘Revelation’ which is the monster jam that takes up all of side two is not quite as good and does drag on a bit. The band by all accounts hated it with a passion, but I still thought it was quite listenable despite its length. Overall, an interesting but somewhat patchy album.
I’ve heard this band described as “tragically overlooked.” I think that’s possibly fair. Definitely further ahead of the curve than a lot of other bands at this time. Still, this was likely a one-and-done for me.
Me la pasé bien pero no es mi favorito de los Love. Tiene buenos temas, tho. Y qué demonios con ese track final de 20 minutos? Muy largo.
"These songs are good I just wish they were 19 minutes long" -no one ever
Minus one star for 'England town'
It's good, but no, it's not Forever Changes (the band's classic album). And it's not just the lack of a Side 2 with multiple songs. Side 1 just isn't as good as Forever Changes. I enjoyed this, yet I don't know that I'll ever listen to it again, so hard to give it above a 3.
Bad
I don't understand. Elements of this record sound as though they could have been recorded last year. Others clearly place it in the 60s. The musical ideas must have been unheard of at the time.
Interesting sounds, that leads to the next big album, but the ending jam on the 2nd side isnt needed. I would listen again as it mixes psych, jazz and folk in a cool mixture.
This is a cool little 60's psychedelic electric blues album. Fascinating instrumentation. Voice gets a bit wearisome-- especially on that last track that lasts an eternity!!
Coming from the amazing S.F. Sorrow, by The Pretty Things two days ago, I started listening to this one and I'm amazed at how much I enjoyed this dirty hippie album. Love's 'Forever Changes' was without interest, it was boring, stagnant and every song sounded the same. FF to this and it's surprising how diverse it is. Some songs sound like the Cardigans "Life" album, with that organ thing and aloof silly lyrics like 'my head's not made of gravel' and then on to the locomotive-esque track 'Seven and Seven'. The Castle sounds like it could be an Elliott Smith track and the jazz flute on She Comes in Colors is surprisingly delightful. No Ron Burgundy here... Yeah, I don't know what to attribute it to, but I'm surprised that I found so much to like in this album.
"Stephanie Knows Who" was a pretty cool and energetic opener. However, "Da Capo" crashed after that and never came back. Total dud after that first track. This album was not as good as "Forever Changes," and even that one was just ok.
I can definitely hear the jazz and psychedelic influences here. Stereo was novel. Cool. I hear the guitar on the right channel and drums on the left. The issue is that they don’t seem to be keeping time together. It’s all too loosey goosey. Bad bad jazz influence. Cool, but to listen to.
Not a bad album, just not my jam
Tidlig garage/psyk rock, sikkert innovativt, men sgu ikke vildt spændende nu
Me dio paja este estilo
What is this discordant psychedelic folk trash? Is this a satire they forgot to make the movie for? If I had just landed on Earth, and this was my introduction to music, I'd head back to whatever music-less galaxy I came from without taking anything with me except deep regret and the satisfaction that none of these songs were catchy enough to be ear worms.
Usually with older bands on this list I’ve at least heard some of their work, even if I’m not familiar with their full catalogue. With Love, I didn’t know a single song. This album is all over the place - folk rock, jazz, baroque and the last song tried to do some kind of psychedelic soul thing. Most of the better songs sounded like they were doing an impression of the Doors, really early Pink Floyd, the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. This album feels like they had a lot of the building blocks, but didn’t really put them together in new, unique or interesting ways. 2⭐️
Never heard this until now, thankfully. Love late 60s music, but this is not a good example of it.
Oh look, another album from the 60's I don't like. 2/5
This albterum was trash. Not interesting at all.
Sounds like an identify crisis. Mediocre rip off of every band and sound that was getting paid in the era. Not good, not bad, definitely not original.
I'd never listened to Love before, but I knew "Seven and Seven Is" from Rush's album "Feedback". Pretty cool pre-punk song, and the rest of the album is a nice mix of rock, jazz, soul, and pop. I read they influenced the Doors, and that's quite apparent.
Very unexpected for 1966
kuulostaa halvalta.. halpahalli type biitti.. hyvällä mielellä mennään kuitenki perkule da capo maistuisi tähän väliin... lilliputti musiikkia valitettavasti. kakkipylly musiikkia harmillisesti. ford escort omistajat syö dacapon ylösalaisin että kaikki pikku suonet ja muhkurat lipoo kielenpäällystä.. huh hah hei ja rommia pullo. Da capo is an Italian musical term that means "from the beginning" SE ON TSUKUPÖTKÖ... SE ON SUOMALAINEN TSUKU........ taas vedetään suomen poikaa nenästä... tulette tätä katumaan monen monen monituisen vuoden päästä... revelation
Not really sure what this album is supposed to be.. I like variety but at various times it sounds like psych, experimental, jazz-rock, prog, pop. It feels a bit all over the place but I can see the merit, the last song is cool once they get past all the weird yelping
Ihme sekasotkua. Liikaa soittimia välillä soittamassa yhtä aikaa lujaa (volyymivaihteluilla pelataan), vaikka kyllä huilu ja klavikordi (vai mikä se on?) ilahduttavat. Kuinka paljon tässä on vitsiä? Toivottavasti paljon. Muuten olen erittäin huolissani.
Kun tajuntaa laajentava haahuilu vaihtuu straight up rockiksi, kappale kestää 20 minuuttia ja muuntuu haahuiluksi. Parempaa on luvassa.
A collection of underground styles that other people would do much better. Too much anchoring in the baroque-cosplay of early psychedelic.
It took a track or two to adjust but soon I was digging the wild instrumentation choices and how they were used on this album. I love (no pun intended) that there is so much variety of genre on this album. It probably pissed off music critics, but it made this very short album a surprise with each track. Favorites: "Orange Skies", "The Castle", and "She Comes In Colors" I enjoyed the sonic composition of "Revelations" and the excellent performances (at least instrumentally anyway), but I could have done without the lyrical meditation on blowjobs. Who knew Han Solo was a LOVE fan?
I have no more space for any more 60’s weirdness. Not good.
I really hated this! Each song is uniquely terrible. The singing/songwriting is some of the worst I’ve ever heard. The guitar/harmonica extended jam on revelation is a truly miserable musical experience
The singer sounds like he just broke out of a mental hospital and that is not a compliment. In scared
20 minute song at the end was a vibe
Groovy. Not bad, until the last song refused to end.
I had never heard of this band and didn't have high hopes. The album cover looks like a poster for an old B grade science fiction movie. The summary says this is psychedelic rock, but straight away you're hit with something more akin to punk. As the album progresses there's a whole host of different styles in the mix - folk, garage, surf etc. The fact that this predates most of those styles is impressive. This is an album I will certainly come back too.
Second Love album to pop up…it works.
It’s fine.
This album is pretty obnoxious, and I don’t mean it in a good way, only reason it’s not a 1 is because there’s something there right at the beginning, something resembling actual decent music, but it just falls off so quickly you’re left disappointed
great rock for the sixties
Guess you had to be there.
Great psych album
Fucking phenomenal
Yeah it was fine.
Quite liked the epic track on side 2
Some interesting things in here, but nothing that justifies Revelation. 18 minutes is too long for any song, but this one just doesn’t seem to go anywhere
Didn't really enjoy this one.
This was a boring album; it might have scraped a 2, but the last song obliterated any chance of that. Would not recommend.
I got more into it as the album went on. Varied enough that it kept me interested.
The other Love album I had on this generator was better (Forever Changes). Favourite songs: The Castle, ¡Que Vida! Least favourite songs: Seven and Seven Is 3/5
Underwhelming psychedelic folk rock, I guess is what I’d call it. Honestly, it just isn’t special. It’s unremarkable. Meh.
Pretty enjoyable slice of 60s rock and psychedelia. Underrated in its time, it points forward in a number of directions and is delivered at a remarkably high level of performance and capture quality.
Very experimental and takes you on a trip. Half the album's duration is taken by a single song. Definitely interesting, a lot of new sounds. Still a short album though. Overall pretty decent. Highlights: Seven and Seven Is
I'm sure this blew some minds in 1966, but I found it to be kind of underwhelming. The 60s psych-rock scene was littered with bands that were probably a lot of fun live but couldn't really craft an enduring studio album. Love managed to overcome the odds a year later with Forever Changes, but this ain't it.
Forgettable 60s rock.
couple of strong tunes, doesn’t stick too much tho
what a weird album. it's all over the place, the drums are pretty cool though.
Solid mid-60s psychedelia. It's nothing mindblowing today but even attempting an 18 minute long track in 1966 is pretty impressive.
doch schon ein paar Tage alt, aber irgendwie kamen mir ein paar Songs etwas bekannt vor
Forgettable and average
This album came and went. Unimpressed the entire time
This album is much better than I expected. I will probably listen again!
The only think I liked about this album is Stephanie's name being in there.
Although I like a song dedicated to my name, I don’t understand why this album is here. It was not pleasant to listen to
I will never have a problem with a band putting a 19-minute song on an album. I will have a problem when it is basically a 19 minute jam. I mean, you don't even need to have the lyrics option on Spotify. (There's an argument about which came first: the Stones "Goin' Home" or this. Well, at least the Stones' song is only 11 1/2 minutes long.) Improvisations in the studio are tricky. They always have a "well you had to be there quality" to them. And one that's 19 minutes long?! Yikes. The big "hit" on the album: "Seven and Seven Is" fades out right at a cool guitar part. Kinda wish they kept that going. The opening track is not too bad, I kinda dug it, it had that off kilter moment like "Seven and Seven Is". "Orange Skies" was a bit too on the nose with it's psychedelia. Ultimately, I have the same problem with it that I do "Forever Changes". There's the one distinctive song, and the rest just seems... middling to me. And that 19-minute trck just meanders, yikes.
Oh come on now, you can't tell me this is random. A Love album following right after a Captain Beefheart album. But why Da Capo? I don't know much about this band but I didn't think they were so good that they deserve multiple appearances on the 1,001 list, and their next album is in the Library of Congress so that should be it for this band. Plus it's psychedelic rock (ugh) so that should be kept to a minimum. 7 and 7 is, the big single, was kind of cool - aggressive and frantic. The Castle also had some nice plucking and playing. But I really didn't care for the rest of the acid trippy side one and all its harpsichord and novel sounds (like the flute). Unlike critics, I didn't mind the 19min long side two - it was a cool jazz rock session. Some real deft work in there. Still, I'm moving on; this did not get me excited enough to check out their landmark album.
I didn't know I needed a 18 minute jam session.
3.5/5
The Doors without Ray Manzerak, and Jim not on drugs.
7 and 7 is. Interesting meter changes in Stephanie knows who. Was really caught off guard by this album and didn't know what to think.
Short but sweet
Mis favoritas fueron She Comes in Colors y Revelation.
It’s not terrible. It’s just ok. Standout might be She Comes in Colors. There’s some Stones, Doors, Queen sound to the album, just couldn’t put it together like those bands.
Nowhere near as good as "Forever Changes"
2/5
I really liked the first song, the rest are not bad. Maybe it’s the 19 minute final track, but I get a Doors/Dead vibe. Definitely not my usual go to, but I liked the album more than I expected.
It’s ok - wouldn’t be one I go back to listen to
a great album bridging american garage rock and Psychadelic Rock, I like some of that later work more but found this very interesting and will relisten to some tracks.
Chill
Favourite tracks: revelation; Stephanie knows who
Good A-side, horrible B-side
Love was there at the rise of psychedelic rock, but what differentiated them from the rest was their pop sensibilities. Da Capo is a pleasant, sweet little album that takes bride in it's melodies more than anything. Talk to anyone who's listened to this album and they'll tell you, correctly, that side A is the stronger side. Side B features 19 minutes of Revelation, a sort of jam band track that barely has any highlights and meanders quite a bit. Otherwise, Da Capo is an enjoyable pick from the psychedelic era of the '60s.
This album had some cool stuff on it, but much like the other Love album I got on this list, I ultimately found it uninspiring overall 3/5
It seems like music that you listen to while observing artwork. Its kept fairly short and that definitely helps it. Comes across as very repetitive, nothing particularly special or bad about it.
Pretty standard baroque pop music. It’s fun but nothing to write home about
I don’t know. There’s some fine bits I guess. But my patience for psychedelic music wears thin after a couple of minutes. 2.5/5
Can I live without an 18 minute freak out of a closing track? Yes I probably can Not bad by any means but one listen is enough
Interesting listen for sure. Not so much into the psychedelic stuff but I heard lots of jazz, punk and rock music styles. And this album was released in 1966. I’m sure this influenced generations.
Don't love this.
The tunes with Spanish guitar were cool. Thought I heard Chewbacca at one point.
This album was all over the place, bonus points for the Ron Burgundy-esque jazz flute, but “Revelation” became tiresome.