Reviews (page 5 of 8)
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).
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.
Ok. ★★★
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Enjoyed it for the most part!
First track is great. Rest has its moments
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
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
Meh
Good sound
Enjoyed the mellow sound, bit lost on some of the messaging but I'm sure that's all part of its charm.
Very mixed bag. Some fun instrumentals. Terrible wavery vocals. Some funny, and some cheesy twee lyrics. Thought my phone was broken at one point.
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.
3.5
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
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.
Opens strong but kinda boring after
Not bad, a few nice moments but nothing particularly memorable. Comme ci comme ça
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!
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
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.
Nice music. Very Beatles Era.
Some vibes some poop.
W sumie lepsze niż się na początku wydawało. Klimat jakichś takich elektryczych gitar czy innych skaldów. 3/5
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⭐️
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
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
This gave me Scott Walker vibes. Very wholesome.
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.
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.
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.
A 60s classic but would argue it's not completely prefect. 3.5*
A lot of pleasant songs
Ništa zadivljujuće, vrlo prijatno.
Nice
Liked this more than Da Capo.
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!)
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
*** 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.
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
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.
not my usual vibe, but A House Is Not A Motel, Andmoreagain and Bummer In The Summer are total bangers (*´∀`)♪
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.
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
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.
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
One great song and the rest 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
Good but nothing catches me.
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.
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.
Good enough that I listen to it twice today.
2.9.
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 .... ,
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.
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.
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.
Have I heard of these guys before? Sounds familiar
Far out...
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
The remnants of a hippie dream, lost but not forgotten.
Interesting
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.
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
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
This probably would have been meaningful to me when I was 20. In my mid-late 30s, it just sounds kinda dumb.
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.
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.
Nothing wrong with it, but not the type of music I feel the urge to listen to
got a sense of a little whimsy which i didn't love but overall was fine.
hippies!
Was expecting great things for this, from what I had previously heard / read about it. Definitely odd and unique, but the feel was too folky for me to really latch on to it. I enjoyed bit of this, generally the more upbeat tracks such as 'Maybe...', but not one I would play from start to finish again.
Alone Again Or aside, it's all very Dungeons and Dragons.
Meh, normalne tyhle psycho mam rad ale tohle me zas tolik neba.
This one was pretty good, I can appreciate it for being influential at the time I would assume. It sounds like a lot of what I’ve heard, but maybe that’s because people created their own version of it? Nothing really stands out to me explicitly about any of these tracks, but as a whole, it was an entertaining lesson. I’d give it a three out of five, appreciating it for what it is.
Fine
Weird but good I guess. It’s very different. I’m torn between a 2 and 3 but there was nothing objectionable so a 3 it is.
Surprised that I liked this as much as I did. I went in with very low expectations, as most of the psychedlic rock bands ended up disappointing me with a ton of weird sounds and noise, trying to sound trippy or something. Love was much better, showing off a variety of musical styles and cohesiveness. 3/5
All of these mid sixties psychedelic era albums have 2-3 absolutely classic songs and a bunch of supremely dated acid hippie diddling.
Chill It kinda reminds me of the beatles somehow Good guitar solos
Never knew this. Not bad.
Chill and decent 60s folk baroque pop.
2,5
Didn't get a great feel for this on my first listen but my initial reaction was that it sounded like a poor man's Beatles group. Second listen also felt pretty meh though I enjoyed it more. Landed on 2.5 stars, but willing to go a low 3.
Loving the folk psychy sounds of this album. First two songs were great but then there were a few duds. Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale was a jam. Had a few good jams but also some duds. Really wanted to give this a 4 but don't think it earned it.
Tämä LP todistaa, että psykeily ei ole este millekään, jos vain jaksaa miettiä, millä tavalla nuotit ja soinnut järjestäisi pureviksi kokonaisuuksiksi. Ihan joka biisi ei pakota kuuntelemaan, mutta kaikki niistä saavat yrittämään (melodiat, you know). Kaksi ekaa toimivat aina. 3,5
It's okay.
For 60s psych, this was pretty good. Not perfect but it was OK. Listenable.
60s bard music. Some nice strings, but meh, just another 60s band. 3*
I've never heard of this band before. Right off the first track it seems like it was at the proto front of acoustic guitar based music. Perfect for those hippies to sing along to in california.
Started off with potential. Sounded from the era but like they were trying stuff others weren't and I appreciated the slight mix up, but about halfway through I got bored
bo però massa melós. m'agrada Love quan és aspre.
Really nothing special
Exceeded expectations. Overall it was good. Nothing totally stood out, but nothing to dislike.
Bought this as a teenager as I think Q magazine had called it one of the albums of the 60's. I tried very hard to like it but it never really connected. Listening again now I can appreciate the lushness of the arrangements and the psychedelic leanings.
Alone again.. Or . Top track, seven levels above anything else here. Nice instrumentation, but airy fairy vocals are trying.
It very much sounds like a product of the 60s. That being said, it was pretty good and definitely worth listening to.
Maybe I would’ve enjoyed more on another day but it wasn’t the vibe I wanted for cycling to work.
Inoffensive, just a bit dull
Why? Why do I think there are these stupid little hints, messages, and meanings that the universe drops? Why do I pay attention at all? Is it speaking to me, or is it just some impulsive manifestation of my own memories firing in rapid succession, tossing relentless volleys of feelings I'll never understand? Is this a breadcrumb from something bigger than me, or just a coincidence I’m way too eager to romanticize? Just this quiet little nudge that says "Hey, pay attention!" And it’s probably nothing. It’s probably just my brain playing connect-the-dots with things that don’t need to be connected. But I noticed, and it cracked open this big, raw space in my chest. And my soul. Maybe that’s all it is. The noticing. Maybe that’s what matters. Maybe it’s okay if I read too far into things. Maybe the magic isn't in the message at all - maybe it’s in the noticing. Change will happen whether I want it to or not. So maybe that’s the trick: nothing is permanent, but somehow, everything still matters. 365 ̷d̷a̷y̷s̷ albums. 1 year. To the ̷d̷a̷y̷ album.
Seems like Moody Blues and these guys had similar inspiration, vocally and with music composition. Off to the wiki’s….
There’s some good stuff and has a touch of humour that I love but doesn’t quite stick the landing. This is an album that I loved 6 or 7 years ago but by this point think is lacking a little.
Overall mediocre but some decent songs
This is okay but I don’t love it.
I actually think that there is potential in this band - maybe they are famous and there are more albums. It seems like there is something missing or misplaced to break through other great bands of 50/60s(?).
приятные такие, мелодичные
I liked the other Love album on this list better, but this is serviceable psych rock.
not a bad album, slight edge to Da Capo over this album though
This album was a good choice to listen to this morning. It was calming and peaceful. I'm a big fan of this style of music, so it was definitely up my alley, but to say it was one of the greatest albums of all times definitely seems out of place. Overall a good listen.
I was actually disappointed to hear the first song and realize that the Calexico song that I love is just a cover of this song... :( Still slaps though but I really miss the instrumental interlude with the claps I really enjoyed the instrumentation from a lot of the songs. I thought each song was pretty unique and had its own flavour. I wouldn't mind listening to it again, but I probably would never reach out for it on my own.
BEST SONGS: - A House Is Not A Motel - The Red Telephone - Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
Solid soft rock music. The Spanish oriental style here and there is pretty cool. They should've done more with it
Previously rated: Da Capo (3/5) ******************** Hippie crap with some Classical Gas type guitar work. Barely a 3.
Don't think I've ever listened to them before, but it's definitely my vibe. All around okay!
"soft rock", kind of beatles-esque
Besser als ich erwartet habe. Hat mich jetzt nicht vom Hocker gehauen, aber überraschend gut. Waren schon ein paar sehr eingängige Songs dabei, auch wenn es nicht so meins war.
This was nice, very chill hippy style music and I quite liked just tapping my foot along to it.
Rock n Roll for lonely hobbits. 3
Typical for the time. Good but nothing mind blowing
In my memory it was even better...but still a good album!
This was good. I thought that the melodies and chords were kinda all over the place, but overall I did like it. A little too pop and not psychedelic enough, I think, but still good. Three stars.
I enjoyed this psychedelic adventure!
01) Alone Again Or - 8,0 02) A House Is Not a Motel - 7,5 03) Andmoreagain - 8,0 04) The Daily Planet - 7,0 05) Old Man - 7,0 06) The Red Telephone - 7,5 07) Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale - 7,5 08) Live and Let Live - 7,0 09) The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This - 7,0 10) Bummer in the Summer - 7,5 11) You Set the Scene - 7,0 TOTAL: 7,36 (74/100) Current ranking: 238/456
This was interesting. It had a 60s vibe and sound, but seemed a bit darker than a lot of the brighter stuff from the same time period. I very much enjoyed.
Pretty straightforward. I liked the horn sound on a couple tracks. The lyrics struck me as pretty corny a number of times. Just from a different time.
Another Beatles sound alike
Nada que destacar realmente 6.0
There are some interesting flourishes from time to time (Latin music, etc), but this is ultimately just competent musicians executing some fairly vanilla hippie rock with a bush league vocalist singing batshit lyrics.
Yeah, said, it's alright.
Good 69s folk rock. Nice addition for a playlist.
Great cover art. Yet... after seeing the art I expected different music style and more energy. It disappointed me. yawn
Ehh. Ok, nothing amazing
I’ll give it a three.
This is fairly lovely and gentle listening, and I'm glad to hear an album from this era that's unfamiliar to me, but the album didn't otherwise grab a hold of me. The guitar on the opening track is gorgeous and I love the arrangement on "Old Man". The vocal layering and rhythm on "Live and Let Live" stands out too.
Arrancó increíble y después se planchó onda te manda a dormir. Es un rock chill pero de los finales de los 60s, juega con las voces y tiene una vuelta de turca más. Me gustó bastante.
3.0 It was ok, some pretty good guitar tones for 1967
It grabbed me immediately because the first track is a song I've heard many, many times, only it's the cover version by The Damned. The rest of the album was ok, but not something I'd listen to again.
On Jojo Rabbit playlist, which I found cool. I enjoyed this music, a bit depressing sometimes but still upbeat.
Off the beaten path Folksy yet innovative Homely rock music
Nice enjoyable set of tunes.
This was some fairly nice old hippie rock. Opening track was a banger and whilst its not something ill go back to, i actively enjoyed it
I think this album by the band Love is simply a fine little listen, gosh darn it. Some silly little horns sections bring the spice and flair while the bocals have nice little melodies mixed in. 6/10
It’s like the soundtrack to a movie that I didn’t want to watch
Respect 3 star...
Sweet little psychedelic folk album. Maybe if I paid close attention to the lyrics I'd get some big political insight or something, but as it stands, I liked this more than what I've heard of Donovan so there's that.
6.5/10. Funky but too folky for my liking
I really don't like 60s music :/
Pretty enjoyable and new to me!
I was a little bored. 🥱 repetitive sound but then “maybe the people…” came on and it was such a standout I’m bumping it up!
On commence à avoir fait le tour des albums sortit en 1967, ils commence à sonner tous pareil. Je m’attendais à un peu plus de psychédélisme, c’est beaucoup plus soft et orchestral, donc I guess je suis surpris 😮😮😮
It's one of those albums that consistently gets plaudits but I can't really see past the first, of course brilliant, song. The rest of it plays out nicely without ever engaging.
A couple good, but a lot more underwhelming than I expected
Rise in the morning to the sound of a bright acoustic guitar and greet the bluebirds and hummingbirds. Then climb the hill on symphonic strings. Tie your hair into pigtails, and when you're done watching all the people die, float downstream on a current of lazy horns.
It's an okay album but has no great remarks for me.
I panned Da Capo because I felt the songs were too rambling, especially the 19-minute song on the back half of the album. I surmised the second Love album was the more essential one and I don't think I was entirely wrong. This is a much better album than Da Capo and there was no need for Love to have two albums on this list. Love could not resist and had to throw a 7-minute song as the closing track, though this was much more manageable than the 19-minute one from Da Capo. I did like the addition of the orchestration to many of the tracks, as it helped the (somewhat typical) 60's psych-folk stand out among a crowded list of psych-rock bands that are on this list. We did not need two Love albums, as this is the album I would have included. Knowing the background on Love and how the orchestration changed their sound isn't very essential for me to enjoy this band.
Good but unmemorable psych pop 7.7/10
Meh
Some of this I enjoyed, the first song I even liked. The rest was kind of a folksy in and out. Especially annoying when I find it's an American band. I enjoyed it more than yesterdays but it's getting ridiculous how many of these there are.
Once again, the '60s psych rock bug rears its head. We've had so many albums from this era, it's a bit tiring. But this one's pretty good, some interesting things going on here. Some unconventional instruments, clear acoustic guitar throughout. I like it. Favorite tracks: Andmoreagain, The Red Telephone, Maybe the People, The Good Humor Man. Album art: Fairly generic '60s fare, just some psychedelic faces mashed together. 3.5/5
I liked this better than the other Love album we listened to. I didn’t especially like the slower songs, but the upbeat ones were super mod and fun to listen to. 3.5/5
Thought it was pretty good
not a band from this era that i've really paid much attention to but this wasn't bad at all! i enjoyed! very warm and fun and 60s lol
It was okay. Didn't super resonate with me, but I didn't hate it.
“Alone Again Or” is a pretty good song. The rest is pretty generic 60’s British pop rock.
Not bad
Very 60s. Listenable and relatively enjoyable, but is it enough to push it into a 4? Probably not.
Never knew that Alone Again Or was by this band. All this time I thought The Damned wrote it. The original is very nice, but a bit of an adjustment. This record is so ‘60s, it’s almost laughable at times. The Red Telephone sounds like a parody. Overall, it’s cute. They tried. But it’s not something I am likely to revisit much. 3/5
It was ok
Lo escuché no hace mucho. Empezar con el "Alone again or" con esas guitarras, violines, el ritmo de la batería, trompeta la hacen una canción enorme.
This was alright I guess. I don't really care for the sound of this album even though some of the instrumentation is quite good here. Not something I will go back to in the future.
Mysigt! Men inte wow. Svag 4a eller stark 3a hmm
A couple of decent tracks on here, but most left no impression at all
Can’t fault it. Didn’t love it. Simpsons: quite hard to research given their name. Doubt it though.
This was ok, a bit boring perhaps. There's some variety and nothing was actively bad. I often feel the Beatles are overrated, and hearing a similarish band from the same era makes me realise how much more interesting and modern the Beatles' sound is by comparison. Like this was fine but I'm not surprised I've never heard of this band before
Enjoyable listen, nothing too jarring
This is pretty impressive. Unfamiliar with this band but a few songs sound familiar. I like it, 3 stars
Ok
Very chill 60s vibes
Byrjaði ágætlega, en það varð ekkert meira úr því en ágætt.
Ugh, I kind of want to give this a 3.5 but that’s not a thing so 3 it is. Too inconsistent. There are a few bangers but the rest doesn’t do enough to engage my interest. Never heard them before so I was intrigued and ultimately a tad disappointed
Alone Again Or is a classic track, but the rest is not as special.
Mijnen eerste dubbele van deze generator! Ik ga deze nog altijd een 3.3 geven. Degelijk 60s album met voldoende flower power.
I discovered Love in high school. I remember when I was feeling stressed I used to listen to them because of how tranquil I found it. Stills holds up.
Surprised to see how highly regarded Love is by critics. I found it very meh.
Quite a nice album
Enjoyed this a lot more than I expected. Far better than the majority of albums in this style from that era
Forgettable 60s gear
Easy listening. Nothing really remarkable but still nice.
Middle of the road, there was some interesting arrangemente going on. But the singing ir lyrics didn't grab me
Actually pretty chill, groovy, 60s sound without being cheesy or overly jammy. Found that sweet spot right in the middle. I like it.
Like
Okay. I went into this feeling very curious. This album is one of heard *of* for years and years - decades - but never *heard* as I grew up in the era where you had to buy music to hear it rather than stream it. I know nothing of the group apart from the singer was important or something. I seem to remember this is a very influential album? Like, one cited by other musicians a lot and I’ve seen the cover image on t-shirts and posters many times. It’s “iconic.” Very hip. Very underground. I had no idea what the music might sound like. I imagined it might be funk? Or Santana-style mystical rock? Or maybe even a precursor to punk? So when it started I was disappointed. It sounded like “general Ironside hippy music” which is another of my terms - it’s from watching an episode of Ironside where they go into a hippy bar - though obviously it’s a flimsy set with actors and extras with relatively short hair but wearing clothes of primary colours and big necklaces - and in the background there’s what studio execs think is “freak out” music. It’s sort of like pop music of the time with some similar sounds but weaker and washed out. So that’s what the album sounded like to me to start with. But the second song had a Santana tone guitar with a simple punky riff in the middle of it and I perked up a bit. And as it went on there’s something to the chord sequences and sound that is a little unusual and interesting. There’s something more to it… It was probably ground breaking *for the time.* There’s a positive version of “generic Ironside hippy music” for me. It has the same sound but is good. And that’s “sounds like it could have been on the soundtrack of Fear And Loathing in Las Vegas”. For me I think this falls somewhere between the two at the moment. Although, I did keep finding myself thinking “When is this going to end so I can put on something else?” …which isn’t a good sign! Might have to come back to it. Seems like possible morning coffee chill out music?
Alone Again Or - sounds very familiar and I'm not sure why. This song has great instrumentals and vocals, solid all around. I can see why this is the top of their listened on Spotify A house is not a motel - pretty good too overall, guitars and drums doing heavy lifting on this track with some great solos Maybe the People would be the times or between Clark or Hilldale - nonsense track name, why so long. Great vocals on this one though You set the scene - vocals were good on this one, the instrumentals were very Sargent Pepper-esque towards the end of the track. Although Sargent Pepper came out exactly six months after this album. Interesting, but I won't investigate further. Other tracks are a quite average. I seems like the band were on par with other early psychedelic rock coming coming out at the time bud didn't have as much going for it. I just looked this up, since 1994 Love has a guy in the band that goes by 'Rusty Squeezebox', unfortunately this isn't also the instrument they play in the band.
I’d never heard of this band before this, I really enjoy this first track. Reminds me of something I can’t quite place but I know I quite like. Really enjoy where they get a bit flamenco with it. Sort of has a bit of a Jethro Tull with less flutes sound. Quite enjoy the guitar on andmoreagain. I get it now, it sounds like King Crimson. Very similar tones. Some of the guitar on this album is a real treat. This is good music but it sorta wears out it’s welcome for me a bit closer to the end. Not bad is what I’d say.
One hit at track one and then some ok songs
This is the epitome of '60s psychadelic rock. Pete Townsend must have been listening to this. A couple of the songs sound like they would fit perfectly into Tommy, especially (but not only) Live and Let Live.
Well, that was pretty mediocre as far as a listening experience for me.
I listened to this twice because I wasn't sure about it the first time. Very 60s, but interesting to listen to.
Meh
Didn't really like the start but then it started growing on me in the second half, I think I'll need another listen to see if it sticks. Will I listen to again: 80%
Encore un autre cas d'un album qui est loin d'être mauvais, mais en quoi est-il si unique ou se démarque-t-il que ça mérite une inclusion ici ? Du bon rock old school avec une petite vibe psychédélique, mais rien qui se démarquait tant de ce qui est plus connu dans le même style. 6.5/10
This remined me of some other 60s band but I can't remember their name. This was not bad, some interesting quirks along the way, but I won't listen to this in the foreseeable future.
This was quirky and different listen. Nice surprise and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. Has that 60’s folk vibe for sure. I liked a handful of tracks, most notably “Live and let live”, “A house is not a motel”, and Bummer in the Summer”. 3.25/5
This was a pretty nice surprise. Mainly driven from the opening track which I recognized immediately due to the fact that it was covered by English punk rock band The Damned in 1987…which I owned on cassette. Overall this had a very 60s vibe with similar sounds to The Animals, The Kinks and early leanings into what would become that CA Laurel Canyon sound. The use of horns and strings was pretty interesting and the production quality was really a standout for the time.
Couple of tracks on here I knew, but I couldn’t have named the band. Pretty cool album and 60s vibes. Ultimately kinda mellow for me.
Sounded about right for late 60s. Some uniqueness a couple songs I liked (Live and Let Live stood out). 2.75
I enjoyed this, especially the first song. Always fun when you don’t recognize a band and then you’re like, “ohhhh I know this song!” Was teetering on 4* territory, but I think it’s more high 3* at the end of the day. 3.5/5
I have no feelings about this one
Ok, so just another run of the mill 60s psychedelic rock album. Not great, not terrible, just follows that same template that most of those groups seemed to follow back then. 2.5/5
Grew on me. But that’s Love, man.
catching up on these. mediocre, first song was the best
Idk I’m indifferent really
Good classic rock, but it felt forgettable overall
Notable tracks: Alone Again Or, A House Is Not a Motel, Old Man, The Good Humour Man He Sees Everything
60s deep cut, you can hear how this album influenced other artists of the 60s and 70s, but the somewhat sad reality is that those artists that this band and album influenced had more talent. Not bad at all, but ultimately forgettable. 3/5
Average album 2.5
Close to 4
Pleasantly surprised! Favs: alone again or, a house is not a motel and maybe the people
first half of the album is way better than the second half, a house is not a motel and bummer in the summer stand out to me
Good
Was nice enough
That was fun, the beginning was rather standard, but in the last 6 or so songs they really showed their stuff.
Folk rock sesentero. Ni fu ni fa.
как-то не сильно я понял этот альбом, но даже не придумал до чего доебаться поэтому поставлю 3
пук-пук среньк я хз честно, прикольное сочетание акустики и электрогитар, хз алкоальбом: ну вроде под пивас пойдет
7/10
3.5 for alone again or
Some really good songs. Some okay songs.
Definitely interesting album but I also thought it was fun.
Kinda okay!
Leuke hippiemuziek, je luister het een keer, en nog een keer, en er valt eigenlijk weinig aan op. Gitaartjes, viooltjes, samenzang, ze hadden er toch iets harder hun best op moeten doen.
I quite like psychedelia but Love is not my jam.
Part of the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. Lush orchestration, Spanish-style acoustic guitars, mariachi horns, and delicate folk-rock arrangements. I guess they self-destructed while recording it.
Pretty good for dirty hippies.
Fine
Of it's time. Don't think it has aged particularly well.
Okay.
Need to spend more time w it
I really like the first track but the rest is a little boring
I liked it but not as much as I'd hoped. It felt up my street stylistically and there were lots of good elements. The searing guitar solos kept grabbing my attention but then they never lasted long and despite three full listens it never really raised my head above a pleasant nodding along. 1967 was a great year for albums but I'm a little surprised this is one that gets held in such high regard.
Psychedelic craftwork in the height of the 60s wave.
40 minutes of being lectured in the form of poetry set to harpsichord. I've heard worse.
always the same
Nothing really stuck out to me. Definitely some good background music, but not something I'd actively seek out again.
pretty good
More average 60’s rock
Приятное старое дерьмо
Yeah, it was okay - better than I thought it would be by a band that calls themselves "Love". Listens: 2 Fave Track: A House Is Not A Motel Rating: 3
Not my groove at all.