Reviews (page 7 of 8)
Second album on here no better than the first
- I like the 18 minute jazz/blues ripper. - loses points for too much harpsichord - dude on the cover is dressed like an unironic pirate. partial credit. - not as interesting as their first album, or their third. But this does feel like a missing piece between the two. - overall: mediocre.
Not really going anywhere
This album was an underwhelming representation of what psychedelic rock was in the 1960s.
Gentle 60s psych. Pleasant, but another album I don’t have any intention of ever listening to again. A 2.5 rounded down. The 18 minute track to finish the album off is a bold choice.
One of my POP's favorite albums. I've heard this hippie music many times at top volume. The old man shaking the entire house with the speakers pushing air so violently the neighbors were running for cover. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, C'mon, Yeah, alright!
Decent little Folk Rock/Psychedelic record, nothing spectacular (may not be a big fan of the genre)... Has some good moments, but the songs are too short to grab onto. Orange Skies is alright, but short and lyrically weak. Same comments for !Que Vida! 7 and 7 Is has a cool galloping rhythm but doesn't develop into much else. Stephanie Knows Who is a decent Folk Rock number, but doesn't offer much in general. The final two tracks on side 1 are unremarkable at best. I did not listen to side 2, as it contains one 18 minute piece entitled "Revelation," I will not spend my time doing that lol.
I give you 2 stars for the 20 minute drawn out sort of blues jam at the end of the album….that was really kind of painful
So glad to have to listen to more folk psychedelia before I die. Once I heard the harpsichord at the very beginning I knew I was in for a bad time. At least there was no overuse of the sitar I guess.
Ya know I didn't even hate the 19 minute long jam sesh, it was fine. But I didn't like the first half enough to really justify it. None of these songs enticed me at all. Props for being experimental but apart from that, not something I'm coming back for. Fav songs: - None really :/
There are too many psychedelic rock albums on this list for me taste.
Like being trapped in an Austin Powers movie. Was decent in parts despite annoying vocals.
Ihan ok, muttei mitään hehkutettavaa
Musk für Jurten Bewohner
The first part is boring second (or third) rate '60s psychedelic rock, but the long track on face B is worth listening. Would have been better with no singing though, just them jamming is pretty good. It's a 2.5 for me, could have been 3 thanks to She Comes in Colors but downgraded to 2 because of the singing on the same track (and the rest of the album that is far from really good).
It's whatever. Not a good voice, especially since this followed Johnny Cash...
It has variations and it’s short so you can’t come tired of it as easily. But it’s just ok I guess.
I like the psychedelic stuff usually, love this era, but this one didn’t do it for me
Few songs deserve to be 18 minutes and Revelation knocks this down to a 2.
Yeah, I don’t really get this one. It’s fine. Not really hearing anything special.
Sounded very 60s. One track was very long, at over 12 minutes. Ok. I’d give it 2.5 stars
A few half decent songs and then an almost 20 minute jam. Come on lads!
This is fine? Another nothing-burger IMO, but not trash, so 2*. Fuuuuck that last track, annoying self-serving, rambling mess.
Check out hippie han solo over here. Boring album, the only thing I can say for it is that at least its over quickly. 7 and 7 is a decent track. 2/5
Really not sure why this is on the list. Not a single good song on the album. A couple of songs had some good moments, which is the only thing saving this from 1 star, but no one needs to listen to this.
Correcto Clásico, psicodélico, no es de mis preferidos de la época
2/5. Meh
Ok. Not awesome.
So parts of this really appeal to me, but then the weird vocalizations got to me. Some good playing here. Songs didn’t do much lyrically.
I can't even remember this and I listened to the whole album yesterday. Verdict: it really can't be that special.
For the most part, this is standard affair flute jazz late '60s folk inspired music. Most of the songs are really short and aside from a querky vocalist, pretty interesting. Then you come to the end and it feels as though the band realized they were 20 minutes short of LP length. And so they laid down an arbitrarily long 18 minute groove that displays no cohesiveness or talent whatsoever. Only 15 minutes of today's album was worth my time.
This is a cleaned up, sober, mediocre version of The Doors which explains why I've never heard of them. I rather liked the last song, despite the length. The rest feel like what comes up on Pandora when you type in "The Doors" and really want to hear a specific song but have to wade through all this other stuff to get to the payoff. The band name is very lame and the singer's voice isn't doing it for me compared to Jim.
I was exposed to Love years ago due to their history as label mates with The Doors. I checked them out but never found anything very memorable. It seemed like they had potential but never got over the hump. Da Capo is an OK album. The first half has a few songs that seem like they could be filled out a bit once the group grew into itself. I probably enjoyed the Side B long jam more than most but its still nothing special. Incidentally it reminds me of what The Doors were doing at the time with The End and When the Music's Over. The problem is that Love doesn't execute nearly as well as The Doors and don't have Jim Morrison's voice and antics to keep it interesting. When it's said and done it's a relatively mediocre listen. 2.35 stars
middle of the road psychedelic album
Psychedelic rock is not my thing. I have never heard of this band before this. It was worth the listen, but will probably never listen to them again. Favorite song was Revolution....minus the screaming in the middle.
I finished the album but couldn't tell you a single thing about it. Pleasant. Not really interested in listening again.
I almost made it through the entire album, until they decided that the final track would drag on for an exhausting 19 minutes! Probably won't give Love another go, but it was an enjoyable album to blast while at the gym. Not great, but not bad either.
I like my drugs as much as the next person, but this would have taken more substance use than I can handle to enjoy. Songs reminded me both of Three Dog Night and of the Mamas and the Papas at various vocal points. This was band was new to me, but I will not seek them out again.
average 60s album. why listen to this when the beatles exist.
18 minutes for one song is a bit indulgent! The songs were fine but really nothing special.
Flutes and harmonicas and mediocre singing. If those are your thing. Have a go.
not my thing
Weird collection but it’s ok
I'm sorry I know Love are much beloved but have now heard two albums from this list and don't get what raises them above a billion other beat bands who went a bit psychedelic.
Okay, I think? I don't know, I listened to it yesterday and I already do not remember it at all.
Æji var ekki í miklu 60's stuði. Þetta er óttalega mikil steypa fyrir mín eyru í dag. Love á samt góð lög og á alveg stað í rokk sögunni. Þessi plata er samt drep.
Diddle-di-dee intros introducing teddible vocals. Not for me, thanks.
Bleh.
Never heard before...!
didn't hit at all. sorry
Groovy man!
I had to search back to album 12 on here to find the last time I had Love. My previous review still holds up for album 619: "It was okay. A bit too mid 60s folk for my taste. Had a few catchy songs though"
Average drippy hippy folk rock sap. Totally fine and forgettable.
Nja....
Any time you can feature a 19 minute song that takes up an entire side of your record and this particular song goes absolutely nowhere for the 19 minute duration, you just have to do it. The last song, "Revelation" was the opposite of a revelation. It had me wishing for the events in Revelations to occur so I could just die and never hear the entire song. The first side is perfectly acceptable, if not unremarkable to me. I'm having a bit of a difficult time figuring out why two Love albums was necessary. Having not heard the second one on this list, I would guess that is the "more essential" one. This is psych-folk that doesn't do it for me.
The last song was long and interesting 2.8
Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Company definitely show their age but it’s timeless and classic. This shows its age buts it’s not timeless or classic.
Never heard of them.
„Psychedelic Rock“, laut Wikipedia. Alt und langweilig. Bestimmt zu der Zeit der Hammer gewesen. Immerhin nur ne halbe Stunde lang. Ich hörs trotzdem nicht zu Ende, zweieinhalb Lieder reichen mir.
No thanks
Known before: Band Standouts: The Castle 4/10
Known Before: Standouts: 7. Revelation 5.0
Known Before: No Standouts: No 4.0
Meh
Listened to this while playing Dwellings of Eldervale solo. I won! This album was the definition of "meh" to me. I had heard of the band, but was not familiar with their music. It wasn't quite what I was expecting. The vocals were a bit of a nope for me. Some of the music itself was interesting...but the B-side was just overly indulgent. Several of the band members had said it was the worst thing they ever put to tape. Definitely not an album that will stand out to me in any way once I'm even 50 albums into this project.
the jazz flute nearly bumped it up another star. this sounds like a very influential album considering it came out in 1966, but my personal pref made me give it a 2 lol.
it was alright. Nothing groundbreaking but its good listenable
I don't understand what this album is supposed to be.
Really not my style at all. Sounds like every other 60’s band that has flute, harpsichord and harmonica jam band. I did enjoy the vocal expression. Never heard anyone from that era sound so post-punk.
Ok
Okk but myeah…
Just not my type of music. Wasn't bad to me, but not an album I'd return to
This album defines that psychedelic genre quite well. While it's not my personal taste the late 60s/early 70s definitely stood out. It feels quite experimental (read: druggy) and since the album itself is a typical length of 36 minutes, yet has just 7 tracks, that experimentation becomes clear with track 7 coming in at nearly 20 minutes.
Largely forgettable. But listenable.
not bad, but nothing stood out to me either
Very average album, I haven't heard anything interesting on it, and I'm not sure why it has been recognised by this list. Classic psychedelic composition of few short tracks and one massive bit, but problem is, it just wasn't good or worth listening. Big disappointment.
Starts out as fairly 'fluffy' flower pop tending to psychedelic rock. The vocal brings to mind Philip Seymour Hoffman's character 'Sandy Lyle' in the movie 'Along Came Polly': mistaken belief of abundant talent despite ample evidence to the contrary. Didn't mind 'The Castle' though. Yeah ... no.
Meh
I have never and will never understand the love affair that everyone has with the band Love. You could find literally any other Psych band from San Fran who does this a million times better (yes, even Forever Changes sucks.)
A binbag full of piss
Harpsichord has no place in popular music.
Da Crapo
i liked the donkey
Honestly? Totally forgettable, especially in the trough of albums of this era where everything sounds the same but hey, at least it was very short. 4/10.
Might be ok afer i hear more of it…..2.5
I saw that this had some poor reviews and I thought it couldn’t be that bad, but it really is a confused, disorganized, jumbled up mess. There’s heart here, but the band feels like it falling apart at the seems. Production is good, though, which would have meant it got an average rating, but the last track is just an abomination. Completely unneeded. 2/5
Quite varied. Still not won over by Arthur Lee and Love.
This was nice and short thankfully. The last song gave me anxiety
Sorta fine init
"Seven and Seven" is a great song. "The Castle" was catchy and "Stephanie Knows Who" is pretty good as well. This album sounds like they got caught between psychedelic and what would become "classic" rock. Good when they're good, forgettable when they're not.
Loads of elements I like but the way they’re mixed here just doesn’t work for me. Admirable stuff, but I don’t think I’d listen again.
I listened to this album essentially right after I got up for the day so it was different to listen to something in the morning vs the afternoon. That being said I feel like this was the perfect album to do that with. It's very peaceful but still upbeat. I thought it was pretty decent! The closing song on the album takes it down a couple points for me though, I personally think there's better psychedelic bands/albums.
Sounds of the era - I liked the flute. Could do without the B Side. 2.5
A psychedelic rock album that had some trouble knowing what it wanted to sound like. It was short which is good.
Another example of an album that is an important stepping stone to make rock more interesting and sophisticated. While labelled as psychedelic rock it can also be put under the subgenre proto-prog rock. I love the works with the flute. But the vocals! Argh! No, that doesn't really work. I stay with the actualy classics of the genre(s).
I feel like this might have all the elements to be a 5 star album in there somewhere: There’s some whirling organ in there, funky flute, protopunk yet jazzy vibes. Ooh but the delivery really isn’t doing it for me, I’m not usually one to use the word as an insult but damn this shit is gay at times. Interesting to read that She Comes in Colours came before She’s Like a Rainbow though. Seems like one had a pretty heavy influence over the other, but I would have guessed it was the other way around. Side one could almost make it to half marks but the 20min shouty jam on the B-side is not my bag at all.
Too many genres and weird vocal choices by the lead singer
Mfs be scared to moan i be in her ear like:
Jazz and medieval infused rock from 1966. Side 1 is a mostly listenable set of songs, side 2 comprises a single 18 minute track that decends into the band taking turns to play approximations of animal noises. Experimental, especially for 1966, but the creativity is perhaps at the expense of enjoyment. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: ¡Qué Vida! Date listened: 17/05/23
Ok
This album could have been an email.
Love is a band from L.A., USA Genre: Psychedelia, hard rock, jazz rock 2nd Studio from Love Singles from Da Capo: ----------------------------- 7 and 7 Is / No. Fourteen (#33 USA) Stephanie Knows Who / Orange Skies (Did Not Chart) She Comes in Colors / Orange Skies (Did Not Chart) ¡Que Vida! / Hey Joe (Did Not Chart) Rating: 2.5
Very 60s. I felt like I was in an Austin Powers movie. Psychedelic. Not for me.
Dnl
I expected to like this but it didn't really hit the mark. So many other psychedelic bands did it better and with more memorable songs.
This isn’t the Love album people should listen to. It’s a bit thin.
This is like if the Rolling Stones were doing too little or too much cocaine, instead of just the right amount. Not a fan except for the last song which has an instrumental bit that's kind of cool.
Ahead of their time but it doesn't male it good. 2 good songs so 2 stars.
not sure of what I'm hearing
It feels weird to hear my name in a song. The vocal style is definitely interesting, and the music itself isn't bad. It might just be the vocals throwing me off, not sure. For sure psychedelic. Fave track(s): Stephanie Knows Who
Twiddly and fiddly and twee and long. Was glad when it was over. I don't like psychodelic rock.
Dull, mid-sixties gumpf. And that last track just goes on forever... Best Tracks: Orrange Skies; Que Vida!; Seven and Seven Is
Very 60 / hippy style music. Overall not bad, bit entire album too much for me.
Not quite sure what this band was going fit when they made this. One of the jazzy parts were actually okay but that was about it. It seemed that the various song styles and weird lyrics had no direction at all. I didn’t enjoy this much and probably won’t revisit it. 4.3/10
Conocía su famoso "Alone again" este disco no está mal, pero no tiene nada que destaque para mi gusto. Se va a quedar en un 2. No lo veo imprescindible. Como interesante el tema de 19 minutos final con solos de ¿saxo o clarinete? que me han recordado a cosas actuales como "Black Country, New Road".
This doesn't really stand out for me with most music from that time period, so it's ok.
really early rock where a bunch of white guys are just trying stuff a la blues
Aside from "Seven and Seven Is", this album is largely even with contemporaries and doesn't stand out. The notable thing from Love is that they were a racially integrated band when that was and still is far too uncommon.
I didn't really get into this album. The singer would have been a great punk singer, but I didn't like his constant screaming in this psychedelic album. And the instrumentation was all over the place. I just didn't really get it.
Raar geval: kant 1 is oersaaie pretentieuze babyboompop, en daar loop ik me te ergeren aan de stem van de zanger. Kant 2 is veel leuker, daar jammen ze gewoon een eindje weg en lopen ze lekker te blèren. Vanwege de matige A-kant toch maar twee sterren.
Het meeste klinkt heel simpel. Een paar uitzonderingen. Dan zit het er weer helemaal naast.
Het is me het weekje wel. We krijgen het goed te verduren met semi-obscure, zweverige snob- en/of boomermuziek. Ik denk vol weemoed terug aan de weken van Sjors/Elten/Broes en Sam/Aretha/David.
Terrible stuff, even worse than The Doors! I thought "7 and 7 Is" and "The Castle" were alright. The latter half of "Revelations", after all of the whooping and masturbatory grunting was finished, was fairly passable. Other than that, it's a no from me. I'm tempted to give this a 1, but I know they probably did influence a lot of later 60s bands. I can't think of anyone else who was making music like this in the mainstream pre 1967.
You can sometimes tell the genre the band comes from by their name. Love certainly gives it away. The harmonica is interesting. Otherwise, 60s sound.
I think very highly of Forever Changes and was hoping to find more here to enjoy. Unfortunately this is not my cup of tea. It is still a sound of its time and doesn't really have anything as catchy. And then... 19 minutes of Revelation push this off the cliff. No interest in more.
These songs are so rambly, I'm having trouble caring about them. This thesis - or lack thereof - seems appropriately summarized by the 18 minute noodly jam a the end. Who needs it?
Not for me I’m afraid.
For me the 60s is like a lost decade. I prefer the music from the 50’s and 70’s instead. In the 60s many bands were transitioning to proto garage/psychedelic and this album exemplifies this. For some reason music in the 70s just sounds more appealing to me.
Uh, yeah not sure what's going on here.
During the first 6 tracks I was thinking why is this a noteworthy album, then the closing track is 18 minutes long... and that sounded like a overindulgent jamming session. It's not terrible, just not that interesting.
Kind of wierd, but at least nice and short! Jaunty. Weird pauses in the songs?
I wanted something different and I got it. Although I'm not that ecstatic about what I got. This is proof that not everything that came out of the 60's was great. It's a bit average to be honest. I think Forever Changes was a lot better.
Nope
Appreciated the energy, but the album sounds all over the place and lacks any cohesiveness
Just because you can include an 18 minute long psych rock track, that doesn’t mean you should!
very limited patience for this kind of psychodelic rock, the jam in the end was my favorite part by far
Ugh
An album that felt like it could've been important in 1966 but doesn't last the test of time. It is faded. An album to be found at Goodwill for a $1 to set a vibe at a '60's throwback party without everyone going... oh! that's the Beatles!
ahhhh. not my jam. maybe a bit too much free love? will probably check out their other work
I didn't care for this. Due to the psychedelic nature and the vocal style, it reminded me of off-brand The Doors at several points. They failed to be as interesting as The Doors, though. The tracks are all very short, and you think you're going to escape with your life...but wait, the final track is over 18 minutes long, accounting for over half of the total album length. Honestly, this album was not the worst listen, but it was just forgettable and unremarkable.
Psicodelia que não chega a ser iteressante.
Sjøl om da ligne på ein del andre ting eg kan setta pris på, så va da kje heilt for meg denna gangen. Bra med orgel då
Not great... not terrible. I actually really loved the first song. Had kind of a mix of punky, folky, and psychedelic sound... rest of the album didn't seem to measure up to me.
5/10
Didn’t love this one. Felt all over the place. The 19 minute jam track at the end was unexpected for sure. Just ok overall for me.
Dude, if you're gonna be consistently flat on the second song's high note, sing a different note.
Special I'm glad that I got to listen to it 3 Little too Rolling Stones for me 2 "Revelation" is really special Last part of "Seven And Seven Is" is really good
This album starts off strong, unique, and pleasantly surprising. High energy vocals, beats and melodies consistent with the 1960s --- a real solid effort at slightly above a half hour total listen time. That is until the final track at 18:58 of those minutes. Nineteen minutes of artistic expression that would have fared better on a B-sides, however in all fairness, that may not have been an option. The final note on this album ending with a 18:58 track is sour. Half of the album is tied up into this experimental, at times primal, and useless composed (if that) amalgamation of sounds that ended as unsatisfactorily as it began.
Not good
05/21/2022 Another one that's just not for me.
60's freakout rock with every hippie cliche imaginable. Still fun though and rocks pretty in places. Could have used better production and edit down the final track.
Not for me, just ain’t doing it
Meh
Niektóre kawałki były słuchalne i dałbym 3 za te nietypowe instrumenty czasem, ale ostatni kawałek (czy raczej kawał, bo ciągnął się przez długie 19 minut) kompletnie zepsuł mi przyjemność z tej płyty.
Da Crapo. (But seriously, what's going on here? Because I absolutely adore the follow up album. This one feels so unfocused and messy. Even the biggie, 7 and 7 Is, sounds half-realised. The biggest bum note, though, is Revelation. They're simply not a good enough or interesting enough group of musicians to pull off an eighteen minute-and-change track. Hell, even the best struggle at times. Do yourselves a favour and head directly to Forever Changes where Love is concerned.)
boring
Eh- I made it through two songs. I understand how this album matters... I'm just not at a place to be able to appreciate it.
Nothing special. Inoffensive but forgettable.
Highlights: tracks 4 and 6. An 18-minute final track is a bit much in this case.
Liked the harpsichord, harmonica player good.
No. There's nothing about this that I dig. It's not HORRIFIC but it ain't good.
I liked one song
Got a vibe of The Zombies, House of the Rising Sun here. That being said, it's nowhere near that good. First track is musical discomfort. There's just a vibrant frenzy all over it. Not a bad thing, but I'm not really feeling it. Orange Skies is a total time capsule. Jazz flute, psychedelic vocals, weird song. Again, I'm not feeling it. Que Vida is jaunty. It feels like it's making fun of itself though. A this point - I'm feeling this album did not stand the test of time, but it must be influential in its own way. I see a lot of comparisons between Love and The Doors. I guess I see it...but The Doors is fully realized music. Yes, there are organs, horns, and psychedelia, but it just doesn't work. Seven and Seven Is is interesting. The rhythm section is solid. I like how it "blows up" at the end into something else. I'd have liked to see where that musical interlude goes. The Castle is the best song on the album. I'm not sure where Love went after this, and if they pursued more ballad, guitar driven baroque songs, but that's where they are strongest. She Comes in Colors and Revelation are bluesy and decent. Revelation really is the crux of the album, but I'm not really sure if this album works in the first place, and then to end it with this opus is a little unusual.
Meh
Not for me
Nothing memorable for me. I liked the other Love album more.
1966, band called Love. *sigh* lol. Here we go... Well whaddaya know, folk rock and psychedelia. Fucking hell, wasn't expecting THAT! Seriously though, there doesn't need to be any more. I get it, we all get it. This stuff existed. Is it irony if this list of things I need to hear before I die makes me kill myself in frustration, before I even get halfway? lol jk but far out, enough with the 60s garbage. 2/5 just cause the band didn't know any better at the time, and it's still better than MIA.
seem like some real psych freaks. goofy tin organs.
Kinda got bored
Het had iets maar ook niets.. not sure about this one
Another cult 60s records that I'm just not connecting with. The A-side, aside from the great "Seven and Seven Is," is full of songs that drag and feel longer than they are, full of harpsichord and flute (which just do not work). The B-side is a single long jam. And it's pretty good! This record works better when they can stretch their muscles, it seems. A full LP side is pushing it though and it doesn't make up for the first half.
Never heard of the band before but Not my type of music I felt the songs leaned more bad than good and it’s an album I won’t be listening to again 2/5
No
Cool but probably wouldn’t listen to again
Love is one of those "deep dive" groups I completely missed growing up but would occasionally read about - having a supposed "huge influence" on groups in the 60s/70s. Then when Rush did a cover of '7 and 7 Is' in 2004 I figured I had to delve in and did briefly... There's absolutely some advanced musical knowledge here - changing time signatures, varied textures and moods which on the surface should be something I usually like. Overall the album seems very "of the time" which occasionally works for me but in the end unfortunately I just don't really like any of the songs at all - nothing was remotely memorable to me. Hate to boil this down to a lazy simple word but.... boring. (additionally...it's the voice - I can't get by it.)
Honestly not bad. The vocals were mixed a little weird at times but I didn't hate it. I probably wouldn't listen to it again all the way through. 5/10. Revelation is definitely the highlight.
I wasn't a big fan of this album, but I did like Orange Skies. 2/5 stars.
Start of the album is incredibly boring. However the last two songs save it from being very bad. Las song by itself is an awesome jam, and if the whole album contained just this jam, it would easily receive 4/5 rating from me.
2/5 naaaaah
Not a mad fan of psychedelic rock, apart from The Doors maybe, but this was a fun listen. The last track took me places.
It's quite a big deal to be one of the first racially-diverse American rock bands. At the time (especially live) I can imagine this band being really good but this album to me sounds dated, I wasn't really into it. Their most influential album seems to be "Forever Changes", maybe that's better? 5/10
Has a couple good tracks but I find both the lyrics and the vocals obnoxious. The grooves and solos in the final track are just not good enough to justify the 20 minute length. 4/10
I mean it's fine. I find it kind of folksy (again) but more entertaining than yesterday. Very average.
60s we definitely weird
This is very 60s psychedelia. I might have liked it more, there are some interesting sounds and melodies going on, but it became repetitive and seemed to never stop. I only checked the running length afterwards, it tells me this album was 36 minutes long. I claim this is a barefaced untruth! I think it must have transported me into some alternate passage of time because I swear this was at least 90 minutes of time I spent wishing it was over.
Nothing too noteworthy for me.
Not surprisingly, this album isn't really my jam. It was groovy enough in that 60's style, and I could be tricked into listening to it again, but I wouldn't reach for it. 2 stars.
Was going okay until the extended jam last track...
Nothing special, not awful.
Not really feeling this one.
Eh
Ah yes, 1000 albums to listen to before I die should include a 17 minute wank session
This is making me uncomfortable and I want to go home.
I’m sure Wikipedia is right and this is foundational jazz rock. I’m sure people’s minds were blown by this back in the day but it’s still not that impressive. The psychedelic parts are fun but I’m not doing enough drugs, and the lyricisms not good enough for it.
this album was the opposite of what i wanted to listen to today
my body rejected this
This project loves psychedelia way too much. This is strangely creepy.
Weird
I find the thought that anyone feels like this dorky shit is "must hear" to be chilling.
This whole album feels like a parody of 1960s music. The band is even just called Love. It’d be like if there was a band called Peace. And the singer sucks. He’s like a shit Eric Burdon. And then the harpsichord. Which is a good idea if they were like a weird theatrical band. But they’re just kinda there. And then Revelation. Nearly 20 minutes of a guy just doing generic BABY YOU’RE GETTING ME HOT. Fuck off
So I actually know Forever Changes. Um… I… um…. Don’t know what to say? Read through some reviews on this one. It perplexed me. I really, really WANTED to like it. Not even sure why I desired to like it as much as I did. The name? The explicitly mixed racial composition of its members? Because it, as a group and an album, represented the promise of the summer of love? Yeah. Well it failed. The summer of love failed. As someone else pointed out, the summer of love ended in Charles Manson. Harpsichord? This is awful. Not sure I can even give it a 2. They do seem to forecast John Lydon’s explicit claim that one need not really know how to play their instruments to make… music. I mean there’s something in Revelation, but then again, it really comes off as some music students having a bit of fun. And a laugh. Yeah. No. Arthur Lee just came back in. People say this inspired Jim Morrison? What?!? No. Sorry. Not buying that. You smoke all you want. 1 Boolean: FALSE
This album is everything wrong with psychedelic albums. It literally does all of it wrong, not much goodness to be found like other psych albums have here and there. The vocals being bad probably made this 35 minute album last a long time. The last song lasted an eternity, and is of course accompanied by the worst vocals ever. All of the songs lyrics are meaningless and seem very inauthentic. I strongly don't recommend this album.
After 3 minutes of the 18+ minute last song I skipped to the 10 minute mark and it was the same shit so I called it a wrap on this sandwich.
I thought this album would be a lot more entertaining than it ended up being. The songs are all forgettable, and while I normally appreciate a side-long jam session, the song feels like it runs out of creative steam by the midpoint. At least it's not a terribly long album?
Lijkt op the Doors. Redelijk
Da Crapo.
If you are not a band known for having 10+ minute long songs (Pink Floyd, Genesis, Godspeed You!,) you have to *earn* the right to have one on your album. This album does not do that. The first half of the album is mediocre at best, of which the only particular thing that stood out to me was the flute on One Of The Songs That I Can't Be Bothered To Know The Actual Name Of. I respect the audacity to make the entire 18 minute second half *one* song, but not enough to listen to it as intended (i.e listened to on 2x speed.) And even then, it was more of a chore to listen through than anything. Not worth my time. 1/10
not good.
Hapsi-cord klaver og fløjte.... Det er altså lidt op af bakke!
Ok, I like psych and experimental stuff as much as as the next guy. But I did not like this. The voice was amateur and cringy, parts seemed random without any plan or coherence.
Not my cup of (awful 60s rock) tea
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.
If many more of the 1001 albums are this trash I don’t know how long I’ll make it!
waste of an awesome band name on a terrible band
Wish belushi could have broke these guitars too.
I am not a fan of harpsichord.
Nope.
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.
No reason for this below average 60s folk rock to be in this list.
Bland
This is not the kind of list this should be on
This album didn’t do it for me.
Sadly I could not stand the voice of lead singer. Found this a tough listen
nah
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.
another meh unfortunately
Dross, must be a generational thing
why. no.
Awful. Had to labor to listen all the way through. I couldn’t make it to the end of the last track.
Bored me senseless.
I love the oldies but this just wasn't it
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.
Over rated 1960s crap.
This sounded like the poor man's Doors. Which is like 5 steps removed from anything I'd want to listen to.
Offensively average. Just another bland 60s album that I did not need to hear before I die.
1. ztephanie - 0 2. orange - 1 3. vida -0 4. Seven -0 5. Castle -1 6. Colors - 0 7. Revelation - 0
Yeah, no. Just no. Nothing memorable and didn't even realize the album ended because no song was memorable.
Is this list literally just like "here is music that came out before the list was made"? Like, this isn't anything it really isn't. Maybe, MAYBE I could have gleaned some enjoyment out of this, but then the fuckers had to put an 18 minute track at the end, like omgggg fuck off bro that drops it to a 1 star instant.
i did not like any songs.
Love has a better album than Da Capo, one that actually has a hit that stood the test of time (you’d recognize it if you heard it). Da Capo is pretty bad though. There’s something inauthentic about it. I know all public art is performative by nature, but this feels performative in a way that’s trying to sound like contemporaries and accomplish a similar attitude already bottled by the most unhinged musicians of the time. This is still pretty early for the punk influence it projects, so it’s interesting in that respect. Doubt I’ll listen to this on purpose again though.
Not a patch on Forever Changes. Dated, noodly, not a winner.
One interesting proto-punk song, the rest is pretty forgettable.
We should be listening to 'Forever Changes' and not this album, if we must. Bad production, mediocre vocals, and very mid band talent. Let's do better.
Eine Offenbarung waren die 18s Bach am Cembalo auf Droge.
The tambourine on the last track: the guy was so off that he changed from offbeat to onbeat! Also the singers were out of key on almost all tracks. How could anyone with good intentions put this shit on this list? "1001 albums you hear and want to die"
Listened to the wrong album by accident, the covers were quite similar. Was about to land them a solid 3, until the reviews mentioned songs that were not on that album. After listening to the actual album, I had a Revelation and dropped two stars. Checking the artist, their third album is considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time, so why are we not listening to that one instead?
Wasn’t a fan. Typical 60s lsd music
This is the hundred ninety third album I’m rating. I’m assuming Revelation will be bad. Adding to my Playlist - Orange Skies and The Castle. Not Adding to my Playlist - Stephanie Knows Who, ¡Que Vida!, Seven and Seven is, She Comes in Colors, and Revelation. All in all I liked 2/7 songs. Pretty whatever album. Pretty bad second half.
Han Solo :)
I wonder if my average rating will be below 2 by the end of this project. I think it is unlikely, but with how often I dislike these albums, there might be a chance
Negative
This album succeeded in having so many things that I dislike! Flute, bad singing, folky Renaissance faire genre… I really really didn’t like this. So much that I’m angry the author for having this on the list. For real, this crap and no solo Linda Ronstadt?? Shameful.
No cap I didn’t even try Forgive me
This is awful. Mainly because of the vocals. I hated it.
Being on drugs doesn't make your music good to people who aren't on drugs. Exhibit A: this album.
Sending me to sleep at work. Yawwnnn. Annoyed me enough I reflexively quit listening. "Oh, whew. One song left. What do you mean 18 minutes?"
This shit is NOT psychedelic rock.
She Comes in Colors
Terrible vocals. Doesn't fit with the music.
Not my cup of tea
Not for me. 1/5
[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.
A bit weird overall, just was not feeling this one
I could die without knowing this exists, thank you.
No
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.
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 !
Thought the 18 min track would save it, did the opposite. Not a huge fan of LSD rock it appears
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.
1/10. Too dated. Not my style.
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.
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?
Garbage
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.
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.
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.
Sounded fun albeit a bit improv and jazzy then the final song about getting sucked off ruined it
Love stinks.
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.
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!
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.
Maybe it was influential in the 60s, but it sounds rubbish now.
Me dio paja este estilo
Never heard this until now, thankfully. Love late 60s music, but this is not a good example of it.
This albterum was trash. Not interesting at all.
Kun tajuntaa laajentava haahuilu vaihtuu straight up rockiksi, kappale kestää 20 minuuttia ja muuntuu haahuiluksi. Parempaa on luvassa.
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
Guess you had to be there.
This was a boring album; it might have scraped a 2, but the last song obliterated any chance of that. Would not recommend.
The only think I liked about this album is Stephanie's name being in there.
The Doors without Ray Manzerak, and Jim not on drugs.