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I feel quite conflicted about the album. It's pleasant enough but it doesn't grab me. It's ok...i guess
Not my style, but it doesn’t mean it’s bad. I don’t know how I feel about it, I’ll probably have to listen to it a few times in different contexts to see if anything changes.
Never heard of the band but this is great
A good album, I liked Alone Again Or, A House Is Not A Motel and Live And Let Live the most.
very slow
I'd only heard the Alone Again Or on account of The Damned doing a cover of it in the past and me chasing up the original. A very pleasant album with some nonsense rhymes and some more serious. Added to my playlist.
Strong first half that had me hoping for something that would transcend all of psych rock’s bad tropes. Didn’t totally do that. Verbose and intelligible at least. My pick is easily “House Is Not A Motel” 3/5
Another well-known classics. Always inspiring.
New to me (except for the first track). Enjoyable. Three stars. Surprised I haven't heard more about Love over the years.
Nice little 60s album 6/10
Psychedelic rock without any edginess can be some of the most boring music recorded. Add in a heaping of the most bland vocals and lyrics and you have yourself a 2 star. A House Is Not a Motel at least has some good guitar work
Funny how early bands were able to get away with such simple band names. Listening notes: -Pleasant and chill without being a clone of other late sixties bands: orchestration is neat here. -Way more sophisticated strings than I was expecting on this album -Sonically cool, but these lyrics really aren't doing much for me Review: This was a fun little trip. Won't say it's groundbreaking but there's a lot of unique sounds in what I expected to be a beatles clone.
I'm giving this a bonus star for the pan/poly anthem that is "Alone Again Or". Otherwise this is a eminently forgettable piece of psychedelic rock that I don't hate enough to give it 1 star (as the baseline I'm adding that bonus to).
Do all 60s psychedelic albums sound the same? Do I need to take drugs to get this? *sigh* Maybe I don’t love music as much as I thought I did.
There are more than a few "sophisticated" psychedelic albums on the 1001 list, but I feel that this is the only one that really, truly lives up to the sobriquet. Beautifully arranged and recorded (with occasionally support from Wrecking Crew session musicians), the song-writing is a little more folky than Love's previous efforts. This is definitely a 1967 album, but with an eye towards the inevitable come-down that was lurking around the corner. My favourite section, and probably most emblematic of the album's tone, is the coda of The Red Telephone, with the creep chanting of "they're locking them up today, they're throwing away the key, I wonder who it will be tomorrow, you or me?" The paranoia of the late 60s is perfectly encapsulated right there.
This was incredibly boring.
Super Dope
Ehatever
Danny Brown's favorite album of all time, revered by Robert Plant and The Stone Roses, Forever Changes is a cult classic and yet more than that. I don't know how you can listen to it w/o converting immediately to its wit, its warmth, its realism, its inventive-never-indulgent instrumentation, and the chaotic tensions it promulgates. Is there another release from the 60s that so masterfully negotiates starry-eyedness and dark absurdism? 'Sitting on a hillside / Watching all the people die'; 'Oh the snot has caked against my pants / It has turned into crystal'; 'And that's all that lives is gonna die.' It isn't 60s protest music or even psychedelia - it's heartfelt, desperate, and utterly gorgeous 70s disillusionment foreshadowed in '67 LA. None like it.
I really wonder if Love just suffered from an overcrowded marketplace during the Summer of Love. Their music is very good but they had a ton of competition from countless psychedelic and experimental artists. "Forever Changes" saw them move to a less experimental and more mature output, heavily loaded with strings. Few would argue that this is the very best of the era, but it's still pretty damned good. No wonder then that Love has gone on to achieve so much cult status decades later. They're like that person standing at the back of a party not talking to anyone. You could easily ignore them but when you take the time to get to know them you realize that they're actually pretty interesting.
Good 60’s sound. Probably won’t turn this on, but I enjoyed it.
I can only listen to so much 60’s psych rock, but this was at least a little more interesting than run of the mill. More like a 3.5, and maybe it’ll grow on me on another listen.
Just mid 3 out of 10
Ok. ★★★
Folksy skåpmat
Maybe this just psychedelic rock isn't my jam
Wait this is heat
Not very interesting, reminds me of 60s movie music. And it’s also depressing. No thanks.
Take acid and listen to this
Heard some songs from it before. It's such a wonderful and creative album for its time. Truly worth a listen 3/5
It's an ok album, nothing special though.
Boring.
3- Stars (7/15)
Hm I've heard this first song before...Alone Again Or The band is called Love? lol Bad ass trumpets in here. I like this sound. And the lyrics are pretty cool. Psychedelic!
Interesting album. It was a fun listen.
A bit of a tale of two albums for me at least. When they made their guitar the focal point of their songs, I really enjoyed it, when they meandered too far into whimsical theatrics, singing about snot crusting onto pants, they kinda lost me. Neil Young randomly given an “aranger” credit for one track, “The Daily Planet” To his credit, it has a good psychy folk rock mix to it and decent “arrangement”. I enjoyed this, but not all of it. 3 stars
Boring
Decent album. I like the intro track (Alone Again Or) and the rest is OK -- interesting mix of folk rock, occasional Spanish horn, etc. The vocals are at times kind of choir-boy like / angelic, which is different from other tracks I've seen where he's more gritty. Interesting that many years later Lee ran into issues with the law and served time in prison, before being released early due to prosecution misconduct.
The album descriptions call this this psychedelic rock, butit felt more baroque and less self-indulgent than most psychedelic rock we've had on this list. And, while a product of it's time, I can almost see a through line from this to other bands like Belle and Sebastian, rhe Shins and Beiruit.
This was a pleasant surprise given this exercise has made me realize I'm not a huge fan of psychedelic rock - but for the big recognizable hits. But this was an oddly compelling listen with the strings, the ability to keep songs to less than 17 minutes long, and story telling lyrics that only occasionally veered into cheesiness. Might be a high 3, low 4 kind of situation, but grading up for today.
1 alone - 0 2. motel - 0 3. again - 1 4. Planet - 0 5. Man -0 6. Red - 0 7.people - 0 8. Live - 0 9. Humor - 0 10. Summer - 0 11. Scene -0 Terrible fucking band !!!!!!!!!!
A truly stunning album. I went in not knowing what to expect, having never heard anything from it before, and was blown away by how good it sounds. The acoustic guitar work is excellent, layered beautifully with orchestral arrangements that create a near-flawless wall of sound. I’m genuinely thankful for this project for introducing me to such an incredible record.
Absolutely KILLER first track. Then it just devolved. I understand the talent and why people like it, I just don't. Too many songs remind me of fantasy, elf or nymph flitting about in a forest, or so.e such shit. And I can't stand that shit. There was another Love album I got a few months ago. I liked that one much more. But what a killer first song! 2 stars for Alone Again Or alone
Very cool album. Love the folkiness!
Some '60s psych stuff, it didn't interest me too much but the music was generally decent even if it didn't feel special to me, it's still a good album to listen to
Really did not enjoy this album found it but of struggle to listen to no real stand out songs
Ok 2/5
First listen
I liked some of it, I hated some of it. I kept swinging on the pendulum for my review and for that I give it a 3.
Not into it.
I just love the consistency and musicianship of this record. Sure, it is definitely a 60s-sounding rock record but it captures the sound really well
This is NOT my style of music at all. I can still hear the talent in it, but I would never listen to this normally.
I’ve never been a fan of the hippie culture and music. I always thought it was too bland. But I’ll be honest, this album is pretty good. It felt melodic in all the right places and felt like a story from that era. In a time of protest the Vietnam War and taking acid, I think that this album is an outlier in the sea of boring that is hippie music. Favorite Tracks: Alone Again Or, A House Is Not A Motel, Old Man, Live and Let Live, The Good Humor Man Sees Everything Like This, You Set the Scene Rating: 4.5/5
More of the same, psychedelic rock is generic and boring to me. I can listen to a couple of songs at a time but it’s just not for me. Jazz of rock… 4.0
Excellent psych-rock album. Really quit enjoyed this. I was familiar with some tracks but never listened to the whole album. 5/5
Enjoyed it for the most part!
Bland
Nothing changes. Still crap to this day.
Just a bit bland and inconsequential
First track is great. Rest has its moments
4/10 - folksy relaxing pop rock, ok but nothing notable
Boring! Forgettable. I have heard of the song Alone Again Or. Wasn't the worst, but certainly wasn’t great.
In a nutshell: love forever and ever amen. I am a sucker for orchestral pop. Mixing the genre with psychedelia and folk rock? Sounds strange on paper, but it somehow works. And the band Love has fans across many genres - Led Zeppelin, The Stone Roses, Primal Scream, Belle and Sebastian, The Doors, Teenage Fanclub, Yo La Tengo. Checks out. Overall: 5/10
The hit? Stands the test of time, no doubt. The rest of it is fairly ordinary and forgettable. 3 stars for the opener.
Not bad. Takes me back to some smoke filled rooms though. Very hippy-ish, but, hey! That was cool, man.
Charming and mellow
Bad 60' Flower power easy listening. Austin Powers dance party.
Album was just okay
This album was pretty good, I Had never heard of this band before and I enjoyed it.
A meander through a psychedelic folk album with a surprising amount of orchestra. Quite a few tracks seemed to belong somewhere else, mexican, Dylan, 50s ballad. Some of the psychedelic lyrics were odd, I can't remember another song on snot... nice though 3/5
I like the psychedelic 60s sounds. Poor lyrics hold this back a bit. Low 4
Alone Again Or and Andmoreagain are iconic.
It amazes me that this an American band as Forever Changes truly feels like it is home British sensibilities. Someone I was dating at the time bought me this record 10 years ago and I loved it. They then borrowed it and another LP - and I never got them back! The album is great throughout but really blooms in the second half. There is an unsettling, twisty turny, eeriness to The Red Telephone in particular. It’s romantic but at the same time creeps me out in the most fantastic way.
Turns out i love psych
9/12/25. Glad I came across this, feels like a hidden gem from the 60s! Great example of psychedelic pop and each song deliver in their own way.
Meh
I'v got a week of 4's which is very good. This one's making me lean more towards 5. Beautiful voice, great instrumentation and the songwriting is superb.
It's a BOP
Groovy
First song is amazing and covered in an authentic way.
Good sound
Enjoyed the mellow sound, bit lost on some of the messaging but I'm sure that's all part of its charm.
Strong in places, but at times verges into a dawdling parable of contemporary music.
Very mixed bag. Some fun instrumentals. Terrible wavery vocals. Some funny, and some cheesy twee lyrics. Thought my phone was broken at one point.
Loved this album from the first time I came across it in the 1980s. Was also lucky enough to see Arthur Lee perform the whole album live in early 2000s. Had a tear in my eye hearing him sing the masterpiece, 'You set the scene'. "This is the time and life that I am living And I'll face each day with a smile."
The Stone Roses probably love this album. I do, too.
I had never heard of the band Love before. They definitely have that folk rock psychedelia feeling to them. The first song reminded me a lot of the Moody Blues until that trumpet comes in with its Spanish Matador style. I actually enjoyed this album quite a bit and I’m surprised I’ve never heard of them. Key songs were the Red Telephone and Maybe the People, with the really cool harmonized trumpet/vocal scat section. I could listen to this again.
Random thoughts: * I know Love has a bit of a cult following and I know the first song, "Alone Again Or". * This feels like a 1960s time capsule. There were some hints of The Who's Tommy in here. * I didn't realize that half the group was white and half the group was Black. Just learned that today. * I could live without this one to be honest. It's fine. Nice to hear but I won't be picking this one up again.
I cannot remember a single song just hours after listening to this. Completely inoffensive and also completely forgettable.
3.5
pass
There are too many obscure 60s albums/bands on this list. I wonder if the list in twenty years will have too many obscure 80s albums/bands...like LCD Soundsystem's Losing My Edge. This is just another psychedelica/folk/rock album...that trio is deadly...it's not enough of anything and all sounds like someone wanted to do updated takes on all ye olde ballads. I just read the Wikipedia page...Parliament passed a resolution calling this the greatest album of all time. This is without a doubt the most overrated album of all time. The lyrics to The Red Telephone are silly as hell. I keep coming back to the fact that I don't like folk rock, I just like Bob Dylan. I guess Bummer in the Summer is the best song on the album but I am just not able to get into this. The singer reminds me of Rodriguez.
Tighter than most 60s acts. I liked this quite a bit! 3.8
One of the best from psychodelic rock era. Took me a lot of time to get into it in my youth, but it was rewarding
Pretty cool stuff
I'd never heard of this band, this was some good 60s psychedelic folky stuff. It's a high 3, but I think I've been quite generous lately and I probably won't revisit so doesn't make a 4
This album was fun. Felt SUPER 60s. It did feel super repetitive for a while. This is probably a 2.75 rounded up to a 3. Solid listen tho. Liked Songs: "Alone Again Or" , "A House Is Not a Motel" , "The Daily Planet" , "Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale"
Pretty good, actually 3.5
Possibly the worst band name of all time. Must say most of the songs both felt quite cheesy and pretentious. The lyrics and how they were sang was a bit of a thorn in the side as well. Plus points for sounding fairly fresh for being a 1967 record, can imagine it was a bit more impactful hearing it back then. As it is now it just isn’t that interesting, sadly. Definitely don’t want to revisit this, so I guess a strong 2 is appropriate.
An album of highs and lows. I really dug any song with horns in it. The guitar arrangements are also great. Favourite stand out song is, “Alone Again Or” which is a classic. But also “A House Is Not a Motel” and “Maybe People Would Be the Times Between Clark and Hilldale”. There are some lows too when it drags, like the spoken word in “The Red Telephone” or the weird lyrics “Snot caked my pants?!”. All in all, I still really enjoyed it and wanted to give it another spin after listening to it. I think that warrants a weak 4 star.
the songwriting is great, the production is annoyingly outdated
this is just a fun and enjoyable album to listen to - fairly ahead of its time in the late 60s with the different revivals of sound coming from these time periods in the current day.
Quite nice, but feels really old. The instrument balance is weird.
Na tyle stare że połowa instrumentów jest w jednym uchu, ale buja. Sporo elementów wspólnych z Rush, przyjemny wokal, dobra trąbka.
Opens strong but kinda boring after
Not bad, a few nice moments but nothing particularly memorable. Comme ci comme ça
Great album all the way through
This is what I imagine you would get if you prompted ChatGPT to create a bunch of songs that sound like they weren't quite considered for the Forrest Gump Soundtrack. They are lacking a little something...probably just cultural permeation. The cover art is great!
That album was great!! I have never heard of Love but I loved it!! Will definitely listen to that again. Also interesting is that it was one of the first racially mixed rock bands.
Besides the first (great) song this is just a pleasant record. I do like the arrangements, but the lyrics aren’t that great. And it kinda starts to feel all the same by the end. 3/5
This was easy listening, I did enjoy it but not sure I’ll listen to again
2.75
OK
eh. didn't find much here. Just couldn't really get into it. Wasn't terrible. 2/5
Started off pretty strong. About halfway through, the lyrics got kinda cheesy... like if there was a stereotypical 60s hippy band in a sitcom kind of cheesy. But, I didn't hate his vocals... or the music. There's some songs in here that is revisit, but I'm not sure about the entire album. I think it's another 3.5 rounded down.
I reviewed Love’s Da Capo about 18 months ago, giving it three stars. Reading my review, there were some things I enjoyed about that album, but I found most of the songs to be pretty middle-of-the-road. You could probably play that album for me again, and I don’t think I’d recognize a single song off of it. I see that this album has some pretty strong reviews, so I’m curious if I’ll enjoy this one more than Da Capo. I thought Forever Changes was a good album, coming in a notch above Da Capo. The strings, horns, and vocals were consistently great throughout the album, and the songwriting was solid as well. Love’s blend of psychedelic and folk rock was really unique, and I enjoyed how different they sounded from their peers. The album was really beautiful from start to finish, but I found some songs to be a bit dull. In my opinion, the album was at its best when it utilized faster tempos and veered closer to traditional rock and roll sounds, like on “Alone Again Or” and “A House Is Not a Motel.” This isn’t the sort of album that I’d gravitate towards, but it was enjoyable to listen to, and I can see why Love has such a big following amongst other musicians.
Nice music. Very Beatles Era.
Real 60s flower child hippie vibes. Not bad. Not good 2 1/2
Some vibes some poop.
I don't remember if my Dad ever listened to this, but it sounds mostly like something he would have sang along to. The part that doesn't is the early bits of noisy guitar and feedback that creep in from time to time. I'll have to give this another spin later.
W sumie lepsze niż się na początku wydawało. Klimat jakichś takich elektryczych gitar czy innych skaldów. 3/5
4.5
I don’t know? Every song starts and sounds like I’m going to like it but I can’t. I think it’s the voice
Kind of a strange mix of 60’s psych and folk. 3.5⭐️
Folk with a little bit of rock/psychedelia, and some orchestra? I'm in. 4.5
I don’t get the rave reviews for this album. It’s an irritating album.
Sometimes there's such a thing as too many drugs, and this album shows it. The first few songs sounded quite relaxing, and it slowly descended to the sound of existential dread. Something about the instruments and the production always sounded slightly off, and the lyrics were so weird and meaningless. I wasn't a fan of any of it, but in the end, it managed to retain the bizarre charm of 60s music.
solid
17/08/2025 I have surprisingly never heard of these guys and I'm pleasantly surprised.
I really enjoyed listening to this album! 60s stuff is a blind spot for me, so I appreciated getting exposed to a band I had not heard of. Best Track: Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
Couldn't listen to it
Surprised me for the better
Has its moments
This gave me Scott Walker vibes. Very wholesome.
The opening track is outstanding and the rest are a fine example of folk\ psychedelia, but don't have huge appeal in the modern era. I'm not sure I agree this belongs in the list. Outside of the initial track (Alone Again Or), the best thing about this is the cover graphics, which are the epitome of 1967.
Both a template for socially driven psychedelic rock album-ry, and an idiosyncratic and personal look into the drug fuelled mind of a black man living in LA in the sixties. All through the lens of a rare multi racial band.
The cover of this album feels a lot more known than the album itself as I’ve never heard these songs and would be hard pressed to tell you who the band was from memory. It’s cursed with my usual criticisms of the 60s album: a strong leading track or two followed by some really weak filler.
I am a fan of 60s and 70s Dutch folk, and I can now hear where they got their inspiration from. It's psychedelic, but not completely over the top, and I really appreciate that. Nice record, even though it peters out!
Brilliant opener, but the rest of the album, while well arranged and written, is sadly more forgettable. Would be better with more hooks. On second listen, the strings and horns are amazing. Would still like better hooks, though.
A mushroom trip of an album. Wouldn't listen to it again but didn't hate it. Just not my style.
спочатку видався сумним, але насправді дуже класний. easygoing вайб 70-х, гарний початок
I loved the variety in the music, the mix of unusual sounds with poetic, meaningful lyrics. It’s psychedelic rock at its most evocative: beautiful on the surface, but with an unsettling undercurrent.
I must admit, I wasn’t looking for to listening to this album. I’m not a huge fan of 60s psychedelic with the sitars, harpsichords & just nonsense fueled by LSD. However, I loved this album. First off, it’s mostly acoustic folk music with orchestral highlights. There's very little electric guitar on the album. There are great horn parts, though. It’s kind of a cross between the 60’s psychedelic and folk music mixed with Burt Bacharach. The music is very soft, which I generally don’t care for, but this album is kind of like ASMR. It’s soothing, but the lyrics are about death, freedom, and how the counterculture at the time was not all flowers and peace. If you’re a fan of the music coming out in the '60s, this is the album for you. I’ll be putting it in my rotation.
Light and fun album. There were some nice guitar riffs. Good Vibes.
Incredible album
One of those unexpected gems from a band I had never heard of. I really enjoyed this.
Helt för simpelt och inte alls byggt på ljud man inte kan hitta i andra artister som också gör bättre sånger i allmänhet.
Reminds me of an American version of The Moody Blues.
That guitar bit in the first song is amazing, the rest is nice but gets tiresome. Fucking awful lyrics throughout.
I wish the singing was better on Andmoreagain cos it's a great tune. Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale is really cool. The 'track messing up' effect at the end of The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This is REALLY cool. Pretty fun overall - most were quite filler-y/quaint sounding but still an enjoyable listen.
7/10
One for the hippies: 1960's Folk Rock / Psychedelia reminiscent of The Moody Blues, and even early stuff by The Who on tracks like "The Daily Planet". I was familiar with their hit "Alone Again Or" but I wouldn't have been able to name the band.
Somehow, this one's gotten intertwined in my head with Odessey and Oracle, which is weird because they're not all that similar as far as psychedelic rock albums go? This one's a lot folkier than most, and certainly one of the prettiest psych albums you'll ever hear, in spite of the infamous "the snot has caked against my pants" line. I'm a sucker for any rock that has strings and horns and all that good stuff, so it's one of my personal favorites!
A réécouter
A 60s classic but would argue it's not completely prefect. 3.5*
A lot of pleasant songs
Ništa zadivljujuće, vrlo prijatno.
Nice
This album stands out from all the other American counter cultural music from the late 60s. It seems to exist in it's own space and is timeless. I love this album.
Liked this more than Da Capo.
Folk rock and psychedelia are not genres I enjoy much is one of the things I've learned from this journey so far. This album has not changed my mind about that. I found it unremarkable and incapable of catching my attention Standouts Andmoreagain 2/5
All these years watching Bottle Rocket and now I can finally put a name with the music. A lot of these late 60s psychedelic albums seem goofy in their deep tracks, but I'm going to round up for this one.
The trumpets helped some of these tracks (eg "Maybe the People ..."), and this is better than Da Capo, but still isn't really to my taste.
Parts of it are fine, but I'm still waiting to hear the album that everyone else seems to be hearing. 3/5
Few really good songs. some songs in the middle giving rock musical vibes, some Beatles (that might just be 60s psych rock!)
Somehow I had no knowledge of this album, but even on first listen w zero background, it was easy to recognize it’s a masterpiece. Sophisticated, prescient, sometimes dark, sometimes light, it captures its era so completely.
Love is a super underrated band, and Alone Again Or is such a beautiful piece, but outside a couple classics, most of the album is average psychedelic rock.
The guitar is amazing
I appreciate how different a lot of classic 60s psychedelia groups were from one another - the charming, the bizarre, the heavy, the soulful, etc. - courtesy of deriving a lot of influence from different musical scenes. Anyway, this is a love(ly) album. Very mature songwriting with some great arrangements, especially with the guitar work (e.g. the more folk-inspired passages) and occasional use of horns and strings.
you could say i LOVE this album
*** Ok but a bit lame
I just do not like psych rock but this is pretty good as far as the genre goes. It’s fine!
Kind of strange, but not terrible.
Folk Rock with strings, partly epic.
I’m so used to listening to The Damned’s version of Alone Again Or, so this was nice. The rest of the album was alright.
Actually very enjoyable.
hell yeah man
1.5
Mid as you like - nothing offensive and very listenable but absolutely nothing to get excited about. Preferred their other albums. Definitely not Love more Ambivalence
About as bang on an average 3 as it comes. Late 60s fodder
Great acoustics
It wasn't entirely my style, and the fact the guitar would only ever play in my right ear kinda irked me. However, the lyrics offered a great amount of emotional connection.
Heard this before. I don't really find anything interesting about it.
An album that took me a while to warm up to… but now I reckon it’s an absolute masterpiece!!
not my usual vibe, but A House Is Not A Motel, Andmoreagain and Bummer In The Summer are total bangers (*´∀`)♪
Welp, the 60s had some weird songs. Structurally, instrumentally, melodically.
No me gustó. Super meloso. No hay nada que destacar
Grandísimo disco de un grupo muy original.
Decent music that's easy to listen to.
p109. 1967. 5 stars. The only hippies you can trust. Arguably the greatest album of the Summer of Love.
Alone Again Or - 5/5 A House Is Not a Motel - 3/5 Andmoreagain - 5/5 The Daily Planet - 5/5 Old Man - 4/5 The Red Telephone - 4/5 Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale - 5/5 Live and Let Live - 4/5 The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This - 3/5 Bummer in the Summer 4/5 You Set the Scene - 4/5 Average score: 4.3/5 (rounding down)
I love this album so much! Severely underrated/undermentioned band.
Ummmm. The music is good, the lyricism is stunted and sounds like a teenager is improvising. Terrible experience
Excellent music! Another incredible find that I never heard before.
Family road trip in Oregon day 2. This one was interesting - particularly the simple and innocent lyrics - but not something anyone wants to hear again. 2/5
Inoffensive but forgettable
I thought it was just ok. A generic 60s psychedelic album, I wouldn’t turn it off but I wouldn’t seek it out again.
A timeless masterpiece
Some interesting guitar work but not particularly good songs.
i don’t remember much lmao but that kinda says it all. i do remember it wasnt bad so i’ll give it 3 stars. would listen again
Fine album.
A friend made a painting for me based on the cover of Forever Changes, which is one reason why I have a soft spot for this album. It’s also just a gorgeously off-kilter psychedelic banger.
Nothing bad. Nothing great. Just an average album.
They treat the scattered remains of the 60's with equal regard, only interested in reassembling them so that only the most intense moments remain. True to dream logic, not everything makes sense until it does.
Perfect
I liked some songs, though overall, I’m pretty ambivalent. That said - I’m really not much a fan of psych rock in general, and I thought this album fared decently well compared to its peers. It felt distinct and pleasant. A House Is Not A Motel
I liked this a lot
Another example of why the late 60s is one of the best eras of music
One great song and the rest good.
A classic. This album is great
Good
Ganska okay 60-tals musik. Lite knackig production. Känns gammalt. Trea
Track one is such a banger. I think i listened to this album in 2019 and enjoyed it, but not retained anything from it, but its fairly decent
Nothing makes it stick out from other 70s records rock
Good but nothing catches me.
Cool to hear elements of late-20th century punk/post-punk from a record from the late 60s, kinda background music will need to revisit
Sounded like it was recorded in the swinging 60s, and it was. Nothing great about the album, but nothing bad. Not sure why it's on the list, other than to be another average album!
Some chill 60’s folk. Not sure if I had heard some of these songs before but it felt like I had. All in all a refreshing change of pace.
I wonder what these guys think about their music and lyrics today. There’s some lame stuff lyrically calls, but it’s not terrible to listen to. Maybe on acid it would rate higher.
Великий альбом без скипов. Одновременно и душераздирающий, и счастливый. Эталонный сайкаделик поп. Лучшая песня - Alone Again Or.
frábær yfirkeyrð. með þeim allra bestu.
Stand out for Live and Let Live, but the rest was just okay psychedelic stuff
En un primer momento me estaban pareciendo todas muy parecidas pero a partir de maybe the people.... )Que largo título), me ha gustado mucho.
Ah so this is Love? As soon as the first track started I recognised it, though I know neither the band or the album. If you were mute and blind and listened to this album knowing nothing about it (aha - as I did) then it would scream 1967 at you. It couldn't be more 1967 if the lyrics were exclusively "nineteen sixty seven, nineteen sixty seven, nineteen ...". So yes it's of its time. But on a steaming hot sunny day in the garden it takes you right back there (not quite as I was only 3). I really liked it.
I feel like Dad might like this (positive). I know these people loved to walk One of the first ones where I have gone, "huh this is nice 👌"
Interesting music. It sounds like a Beatles album only with some edge. The guitar probably makes the whole record: so crisp and groovy and a character all the way through. I'm not a huge fan of the lyrics (by the time I'm done singing / the bells from the schools of wars will be ringin). Id take that over some of the sockeningly banal subject matter of their near contemporaries, though.
It’s nice to see bands like these pop up on the list. It assures me that there are other artists from the 60’s other than the Beatles or “insert generic well regarded blues rock band here” to look forward to. The music here is nice enough, and I recall hearing and liking the opening track at some point in my life, but there isn’t a whole lot else here that excited me. The tunes have this slightly out of time feel; they just moved on by, like a Thanksgiving float of Woodstock hippies shaking their tambourines, and holding up ‘peace signs’. Godspeed you beatniks. Away with ye, and on to the next band of freak-shows. ⭐️⭐️
Not my usual taste but I appreciate the artistry!
Kinda dug this album. First song to last kept my attention.
Good enough that I listen to it twice today.
I love this!
2.9.
Personal enjoyment: 4/5 Relevance to this list: 4/5
Wauw! Wat een begin! Meteen een soort psychedelische saxofoon er ook doorheen maar toch het onmiskenbare psychrock geluid. Ik ga er meteen even goed voor zitten, om eigenlijk daarna meteen weer terug geduwd te worden in het normale standaard psychrock geluid... Oh jammer? Het lijkt bijna alsof de band er zelf van schrok hoe vernieuwend ze in het eerste nummer waren, want die highs tikken ze absoluut niet meer aan. Ja je hebt het nummer met de hele lange naam, waar ze wel weer wat meer die kant op leunen, maar verder is het toch een vrij standaard rockig psych rockig album. Heel jammer, want er zat echt wel wat in het eerste nummer, nu ga ik toch vooral een klein beetje met blauwe ballen naar huis. De rest is echt niet vervelend hoor, maar het haalt het gewoon niet bij het vernieuwende van het begin. Prima bandje verder, prima muziek, maar ze moeten nog net iets meer lef hebben! Althans, voor mij dan. FAVO: Love Again Or, Maybe the people .... ,
Good listening. Plenty of tasty 12 string licks
Really great album, have it on vinyl
A good album is not necessarilly an album you personally like - and this is the perfect exemple. At least it is undeniably bold enough in it's message. -- Um bom álbum não é ncessariamente um álbum que você pessoalmente gosta - e esse é o exemplo perfeito. Pelo menos é inegavelmente corajoso o bastante em sua mensagem. 8,5/10
Rather nice music indeed :) I do like this one
Första låten är ju busbra. I övrigt en okej platta.
Better than I expected, tbh. The song Red Telephone had some rather timely lyrics… 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺’𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 - 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦?
Not bad, I knew a couple of these.
Unbedingt mehrmals hören! Die wahre Schönheit des Albums entdeckt man erst dann.
I mean that was weird but not in a fun way. 2 stars
First time I listened to this I didn't like it. Second time, I had a better experience, but I still felt very neutral about it. Third time.... I didn't listen to this album a third time. I don't feel like this album has anything that I'm missing. With the two listens I gave it, I may hace enough. For me, just a decent album. Great singing and playing, but it didn't impress me nor evoke any type of emotion.
shit dude i forgot about this album. what a shame! this is some top-tier 60s psych. how whimsical! how quaint! god bless this album. deserves to be one of the 1001? yes
Beautiful arrangements, Love is bursting with arrangement and composing talents. I love me some 60s psychadelia and this is some of the grade-A stuff. I especially like that this is slightly less "sunny" 60s psych and more dark paranoia. Didn't need to hear it before I die.
Eclectic and parts I loved.
I knew the first track but cannot think of from where. Thought it started out strong and got worse as it went on, but the first few tracks were kind of my wheelhouse for music of this era.
indistinguishable from any number of other 60s rock albums we've had, another album that seems like it's on the list for the single. an entirely unrecommendable album experience.
sure! 2.5
I listened to this like five hours ago and have no recollection of it
Have I heard of these guys before? Sounds familiar
feeling a 2.5 but not enough for a 3
Mira que lo había visto infinidad de veces como uno de los mejores y más influyentes discos de la historía. Hasta este momento no le había prestado atencion, pero ya con una sola escucha se entiende todo. Esa mezcla de estilos pasando por el folk, toques de música medieval, esos vistos que recuerdan en ciertos momentos a influencias latinas…
No stand outs
Far out...
Unsure at first, but really enjoyed it as it went on Standout songs: A house is not a motel Live and let live Bummer in the summer
A fine classic 1960s psychedelic-era album. Nothing spectacular and the vocals are unique but I didn't mind it. Alone Again Or and The Humor Man were a couple songs I recognized. 5.5/10 (2.75/5)
Loved the horns throughout this one, but nothing caught my ears especially throughout. Solid and enjoyable though
Mostly indistinguishable from the Zombies album we listened to Alone Again + Maybe the People Would Be the Times were pretty sweet
Not much of a fan
The remnants of a hippie dream, lost but not forgotten.
Really nice album and not what I expected.
Interesting
Great stuff. Singer is pretty mid though.
creative 👍
Not enough "psychedelic" or "rock" in this psychedelic rock band. Everything felt pretty tame. It's not for me.
Hell yeah
The acoustic guitar is kinda nice. There weren’t any big stand out tracks for me. I listened while eating lunch and it was pretty good but did not wow me.
I actually don’t hate the palette here, though I’m normally not one for the Summer of Love psychedelic era. I find the vocals a little weak. Standout track is: “A House is Not a Motel”
It was fine as folk goes. The only one that’s memorable was "Alone Again Or" / "A House Is Not a Motel" which I remember.
An interesting dive into psychedelia - 3/5
I liked its acoustic focus. Silly psychedelic rock bullshit. Didn’t hate it. Pretty self indulgent!!
I listened to it a few times and enjoyed it, but nothing really stuck out. Another psychedelic-background-music experience for me
Arthur Lee is the Riddler of Rock. In an era that heralded Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, he was a black genius who got lost in the shuffle. This album is a beautiful 60s Southern Californian marriage of the wunderkind pop orchestration of Pet Sounds and the dark psychedelic tones of the Doors. It’s assuredly a product of its time and yet it’s a super original and rewarding entry in the Summer of Love West Coast rock movement. The unpredictable stops and starts to melodies and lyrics and whimsical arrangements make it a work worth returning to over and over again. I heard it first 20 years ago, but was even more blown away by it on this listen.
Overall, it was a great album. The guitar and trumpet paired well together, surprisingly
ok - not more
It’s interesting getting a second album from a band, but much later in their career. They hardly even feel like the same band anymore (especially Side A). Still decent, just for different reasons. I liked the more acoustic and almost Dylan-esque style this one has. Favorite Track: Bummer in the Summer
Sounds fine. Good enough music. Not particularly remarkable to my ears.
Some real bangers on here... Some real duds too. The album left me conflicted, so I'm giving it three stars.
Fine background nothing special
naja, nix berauschendes dabei
Unexpected gem Loved it
Boring album - songs all sound the same
Just when I was starting to get modern albums from this list I'm thrown yet another boring album from the 60's. Music from the 60's was not that great, give it a rest.
This probably would have been meaningful to me when I was 20. In my mid-late 30s, it just sounds kinda dumb.
нормалек.
There isn't much new here but this was very listenable psychedelia. I enjoyed the instrumentals and found it quite relaxing overall
around 700 albums in, there are no new mountains to climb. Love was fine but nothing special
Good
Very listenable, nice instrumental and overall very nice
Many of my favourite psychedelic records are clearly inspired by Love and Forever Changes - so why can’t I get excited about the album? My best guess, after a couple of listens, is that it's some sort of Superman effect, where because it was a first of its kind, the choices and ideas now seem obvious and overdone. Good horns and strings though.
I had to listen a few times before reviewing this. I was absolutely sure, I was missing something. I thought I was gonna love Forever Changes - but I just think that it’s fine? I’m really not that excited after multiple listens and I don’t understand exactly why.
it's meant to be influential. I'm sure it is, but it's pretty dull.
Bon exemple d'un projet qui encapsule son époque en étant intemporel. J'ai presque cru que c'était une réinterprétation des courants des années 1960, plus récente. La production est très maîtrisée.
Disappointed I didn't bother myself with prior suggestions to listen to Love. The vibes, ebbs and flows, and just general mood of the album was impressive. I gave an almost immediate relisten to ALONE AGAIN OR and A HOUSE IS NOT A MOTEL. The drums were the perfect heartbeat throughout the song collection. And the guitar interludes were super catchy and hip! Glad to be introduced to this album. Additional Mick Pick: BUMMER IN THE SUMMER and YOU SET THE SCENE to close out this gem.
Nothing wrong with it, but not the type of music I feel the urge to listen to
Very kinky. As in reminiscent of the Kinks. Get your head outta the gutter. Also reminded me of the Who. Surprising they’re not more renowned
got a sense of a little whimsy which i didn't love but overall was fine.
hippies!