Forever Changes

This was better than I thought but still pretty typical 60s 70s chill rock

This was NOT a Bummer In the Summer.

Pretty solid! The composition was a little flat leaving the album feeling somewhat boring overall 3.5/5

3.75

Inoffensive album that I doubt anyone would care about today and that probably shouldn't be on the list. It was fine. 2.5 Stars Post Review Reading Update: Way too many 5s on the main page for a sane culture.

Very much a mixed bag album, some great songs with nice instrumentations but just as many songs that I’m just bored. My fav part tho is that my fav band Magdalena Bay interpolated The Red Telephone, cool touch.

Compared to a lot of the Psychedelic Rock on this list, this is actually an enjoyable listen. Is every song great? No. But there is enough in this to keep me interested, which says a lot.

fora mišung psihodelije, hipijevštine i neke čak šansolikosti? nije nešto što bih si inače pustio, al mi je drago da sam odslušo

Its like the band kids and the theater kids in the late 60s decided to make an album. I wonder if Bummer in the Summer was inspiration for Celentrano's Prisencolinensinainciusol

I'm fond of the folk rock sound of this era and this is a good example. I only knew the opening track, the rest of the album may have been the same quality but familiarity with Alone Again Or informed how I listened to it. Deserves its place on the list.

I thought many of the tracks here were ambitious both musically and lyrically. I’d be lying if I said I was consistently engaged though.

Pretty standard psychedelic rock, nothing too unique or outstanding tbh.

good

Silly, odd, a bit Alice in wonderland, but not very enjoyable. First song good

Reeeeeeally lost me eventually. It's not super surprising to me that they didn't last, and their numbers are still so low. This was nice and interesting until it just got weird. "I feel funny when my name is...Phil." What the fuck? Still some nice folk pop goin on here though. Fave tracks: - Alone Again, Or - A House Is Not a Motel - The Daily Planet - Maybe the People...etc - Live and Let Live - Bummer in the Summer

Pretty distinct for the psychedelic era

Groovy

This was interesting since I had never heard it before, but was just kind of a typical psych rock album.

Un matin de 1965, les membres de Grass Roots, jouent une partie de Monopoly. En prison depuis deux tours, Bobby Beausoleil lance un double 4 et avance sur Tennessee Avenue qui appartient à Arthur Lee. Arthur, complètement défoncé sur l'acide, est quand même toujours très focus lors des parties (la légende raconte qu'il est au Monopoly ce qu'Hendrix est à Risk) et n'en échappe pas une, réclamant toujours son dû. En fait Arthur possède à ce moment les trois orange et il a bâti une maison sur chaque terrain. Mais Bobby faisant souvent office de souffre-douleur d'Arthur, ce dernier tente d'entourlouper Bobby en lui réclamant 950$. Bobby complètement furieux pète une coche solide, fait voler la planche de jeu et quitte la partie (et le groupe) en criant "A HOUSE IS NOT A MOTEL!". C'est de là que vient à Arthur l'inspiration pour la deuxième toune de Forever Changes, un album plutôt ordinaire soit dit en passant. Enfin débarrassé de ce petit personnage hargneux et plein de haine, le groupe se sent libre de se rebaptiser Love. Bobby Beausoleil, pour sa part, ne touchera jamais un seul droit d'auteur puisqu'en quittant la partie (et le groupe) il en profite pour se joindre à la bande de Manson et troque la guitare pour le couteau, s'imaginant qu'il jouait maintenant à Clue. Il est retourné en prison et continue d'y pourrir comme la merde qu'il est. Souvent tabassé par ses codétenus, on ne peut pas dire que Bobby Beausoleil fait la pluie et le beau temps en prison.

did not listen entirely but not my favorite, although I can imagine they were important in their days!

fine, cute, twee, creepy, some really nice bits, some average bits, some bits where the singing is....quite bad...., some nice strings and stuff, the first song is great. that's it really.

Meh

Did not really fw this… almost interesting

Late 60s rock. Psych olk rock. Quiite nice but also very MOR for the genre.

alright, nice

It was pleasant vibes

This has wisps of Moody Blues, but it just doesn’t hit the same.

The best way I can describe this album is “pleasant”. It’s quite safe when it comes to sound and it’s easy on the ears. I do like the texture. Although it didn’t exactly stand out for me, I did like the song Red Telephone. I was going to give it 2 stars but I have a flight today that is going to change my entire life forever and I have this impending sense of love leading up to this change. As if this will be a life chapter of love. I might be wrong but regardless, the title of the album and the artist name seems quite symbolic to me at the moment. Because of that I’m giving it 3 stars. Oh and also I like that the album is calming since I’m quite anxious about flying by myself for the first time.

Great album. Songs I like: Alone again or, House is not for a motel,

This was another new to me band and album. The music seems to be a mix of folk and psychedelic rock, with even a little mariachi thrown into a couple of the songs. When reading about it, I was surprised to find out that it's considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of not only the 1960s, but of all time. I wasn't surprised because it was bad. I was surprised because I had never heard of it or any of the songs on it. But, it's really not anything my parents would have listened to and it came out before I was born, so I guess I was never exposed to it. Personally, it's not my type of music. I thought the album was very polished and well put together, but it was actually a bit boring to me personally.

Good but kind of generic

Spread the Love! Forever Changes is a melodic power pop album that has a decent threefer (Alone Again, A House Is Not a Motel, Bummer in the Summer) and all songs are listenable. Some run a little long, some get a little goofy. (3.3*s) That’s with a +.1 for being on the scene in the sixties as an American band.

I have heard waaaaaaaaay better

Nice, fun listen, nothing crazy special though.

This is nice as is the orchestral work. There is absolutely nothing remarkable about this. Solid 2.75 stars.

Album 1060 of 1089 Forever Changes - Love (1967) Rating : 3.5 / 5 This is one of those albums that feels like it could only have come from one specific moment in time. It perfectly captures the spirit of the (then upcoming) Summer of Love - that blend of optimism, reflection, experimentation, and just a touch of uneasiness underneath it all. The sound is unmistakably late ’60s California. Acoustic guitars, subtle orchestration, layered arrangements all wrapped around songs that feel thoughtful and slightly introspective rather than loud and flashy. It isn’t psychedelic in the swirling, acid-soaked sense. It’s more measured than that. More deliberate. Almost careful. What stands out most to me is how cohesive it feels. The mood holds steady from beginning to end. You can almost picture the era while listening - the cultural shift, the sense that something new was unfolding. Whether it fulfilled all of its promises is another discussion, but this album sounds like the moment just before everything tipped forward. It may not hit like a hard rock classic, but as a snapshot of its time, it’s about as accurate as you’re going to get. A thoughtful, well-crafted listen that represents its era extremely well.

Every song is mid Album: 4/5

Way too folksy for me. Acoustic guitar riffs from the get go on every track meant that this one was skipped through very briefly. Musically, I'm sure it was wonderful but it was simply not to my taste.

I'd not heard of this band or album. On first play-through, I couldn't get it: instruments playing busily (but to what purposes?), lyrics delivered strangely, did nothing for me. I went to Wikipedia, and what I read about Arthur Lee put me off, eg "Lee envisioned Forever Changes as a lament to his memory". Somehow got through the album. I came back the next day, in a more positive state of mind, to give it a second listen. I'm now more open to the feel of some of the songs. I still question whether the lyrics are relatively coherent (for a given song), like a reasonably well-constructed poem, or are they in some cases just assemblages of potentially catchy but only weakly-related phrases. (This phenomenon is of course by no means not unique to Love :-) I have noted that Genius annotations don't shed much light on these songs. Overall, I'll now say this album is on the low side of Okay, 4/10.

Never heard of these guys, but it is perfect late sixties emerging rock’n’roll. Very good

- reminds me of the beatles. very nice and simple and comforting. dreamy and cool. nice to play in the background as lounge music that if u listen carefully enough u’ll actually find it sounds good.

I enjoyed the opening track, but the rest left me frustrated. It feels like a medley of rambling lyrics, folky acoustics you could imagine being played by tie-dye-clad hippies in the ’60s, and the occasional orchestral flourish. There are moments that caught my ear—the Spanish guitars on Maybe the People, for example—but overall it’s a stressful listen on first listen. Edit: on second listen these tracks are really coming into their own, the rhythm shift in Daily Planet, the foreboding A House in Not a Motel with the awesome guitar work. It loses some momentum with tracks 5/6, before Maybe The People brings you back in with a winning combo of bombastic acoustic rhythms and horns. The closing tracks are a bit too zany. Definitely one that needs time to enjoy, too much for your brain to handle in one sitting.

from the 60s mind you

nice

Feels pretty middle of the road 60s.

fun

Late 60s psychedelic easy listening pop. Glad I listened, wouldn’t listen again.

buen album, live and let live, temon

It’s a high 2, rounded to a 3. I like the folky psychedelic vibe. Nice.

*1967 *Very 60s hippie, groovy, California. *It also has Baroque elements, like it would be appropriate for a Renaissance faire or a King's Quest old school computer game. *No stand out songs, but all of the album is pretty solid. *Would definitely revisit this. RATING - 7/10

Enjoyable psychedelic flower fluff

Album was okay. Nothing really grabbed my attention, but it wasn't necessarily bad. 2.5/5 Probably won't listen again

até que gostei

que loucura foram os anos 1960. esse álbum me fez pensar muito em mad men nas temporadas finais, com todas aquelas mudanças culturais e sociais que aconteciam e formataram o mundo mais ou menos como o conhecemos hoje. fantástico que esse disco tenha saído no mesmo ano do verão do amor, da virada psicodélica dos beatles, que o pink floyd surgiu... ano também que a MPB explodia no Brasil, junto com os primeiros álbuns do caetano veloso e milton nascimento. dá pra perceber nesse álbum um pouco de beatles, muito do folk dos byrds, a tragédia de scott walker, umas pitas de nick drake com o barroco em voga no pop sessentista. eu não curti tanto esse álbum, mas ele me fez pensar em quantas camadas e criatividade circulavam na música pop nesse período... não me entendam mal - eu não sou um desses saudosistas que consideram a música atual ruim (pelo contrário, estou todos os dias descobrindo novos artistas incríveis) - mas quantas anos na história poderiam dar luz a tantas novas linhagens musicais? aí me lembrei do mark fisher e seu conceito de realismo capitalista e cancelamento do futuro que nos legou um eterno loop cultural de reciclagem e nostalgia. enfim, queria ter pensado menos e ouvido mais.

Listened extra times really hoping to push to a 4... Just couldn't do it. Still some good stuff.

was okay. some good songs

Fun, interesting

Great music but as a record it wasn't that special.

It was not bad but kinda forgettable

I liked this. Nice arrangements and orchestration. Avoids being twee like a lot of psychedelia, or macho and pretentious like the Doors. None of the songs grabbed me especially though.

This was pretty good. Definitely had that psychedelic sound to it mixed with some acoustic folk. Worth a listen!

a house is not a motel is good

Before: I've skimmed through this album at least once before. Two of the tracks are on my favorites from 1967 list, "Alone Again Or" and "Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale". During: It's very pleasant music for the most part but the songs are not real interesting. Perfectly fine as background music, as long as you don't listen to the lyrics too much, some of them are really goofy, and not in a good way. The Red Telephone is awful. After: Overall, the music is very nice but the lyrics are distracting, as they are so literal and not very interesting. I prefer that if lyrics are easy to hear, they need to at least be interesting, clever, humorous, etc. Else, the lyrics need to be kind of fuzzy or hard to make out in which case the listener can kind of make up their own lyrics. But that's just me. I'll give it 3 stars.

Straightforward psychedelic rock with some pretty weak lyrics. I love this era but this isn’t the best example of it

This is more folk than psychedelic I think. It's ok. It's not bad, but nothing stood out either.

Not excellent, middle of the road, psychedelic folk music. Bummer in the Summer is the best, most of the album is just meh.

I just wanted to use the word sobriquet as I read it on another review here and learned something new. Also this was a nice album with lovely arrangements.

60’s Rock ⭐️A House Is Not a Motel

Great album! Loved the vibe of this one!

I felt like the strings were a little overdone, otherwise this good album could've been great. Favorite track: A House is Not a Motel

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Dai cool

Parts chill and enjoyable, others boring. Would try more if ever in the mood for slow, slightly psychedelic... but that's rarely my top choice

Kinda liked it. Some of the songs were boppy, I could get into them, some were slow and boring. It’s a background music that I enjoyed. Chill and vibe-y

Fingerpicked acoustic guitars and lightly strummed electric lines, chamber-pop strings that rise and fall in brief dramatic swells, and sudden flashes of brass and woodwinds support restrained, conversational vocals, making this Orchestral Pop album feel like strolling through a beautifully manicured park where the flowers are in bloom but warning signs quietly line the paths.

Liked it

Grundsolide ohne Ausreißer nach oben oder unten.

its good but i dont think i'd ever listen to it in my free time. like i dont see myself wanting to listen to this over other albums. very vibey tho

Nice 60s vibe. Just not my cup of tea. Can see why its in the 1001 cannon.

Nice record, only really knew Alone Again Or but the arrangements are great throughout, though none of the other songs are quite as immediate.

3.5

This was a really fun album to listen to. I don't know what I expected from the name and album art but it wasn't this. The guitar playing and singing blend well and the feeling throughout the album is coherent and really places you in a calm mood. Its not the kind of music I listen to a lot and this experience wont change that but I'm still happy I listened through it and experienced it.

Virkelig lækker lyd, men Love Again Or er helt åbenlyst standout-nummeret

Decent. Listenable. Doesn't really strike powerfully me in any way, but there were a few decent tracks and otherwise the album made for something nice to listen to in the background. Whelmed. I was whelmed.

I like the 70s rock sound

Good 60s pay-rock

I liked this more than I thought I would. It's very hippie, but the arrangements are done pretty well.

Started off very strong but the end fell flat for me

Fine; I guess

Did not expect much from this album but I was surprised of how much I ended up enjoying this album as a whole. Has power where it needs it and soft calming songs as well to fill the space. 9/10 I read it was a favourite of Jim Morrison and I see why he took notes from his songs here. Very hippie and psychedelic folk music. Really liked the guitar work in this really interesting arrangements, they even put some flamenco and horns in there. Some songs were very dark and folksy. Kind of reminded me of other progressive bands from that era, overall the standout really was the instrumentals here. I enjoyed the blues influence too. It’s folk rock, psychedelic pop, and baroque orchestration all blended into one album. Its very melancholic and deeply reflective. Nothing else from that era really sounds like this. It’s not an album that hits you immediately with big hooks but it slowly sinks in. Each listen reveals more layers. I totally 'love' album cover too. Very psychedelic and abstract, like the logo itself! My favourite tracks are Alone Again Or, A House Is Not A Motel, The Daily Planet, Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale, Live And Let Live and You Set The Scene.

Waaaaaay softer and folkier than I anticipated. I guess I didn’t know this band at all.

generic, inoffensive 60s slop. 3/5

Hmm, what can I say? “Forever Changes” is a fairly ordinary 60s folk rock album—it sounds as you'd expect, it's not annoying, but it also has few moments that make you sit up and take notice. The first thing that really struck me was that on “A House Is Not a Motel,” someone made the guitar solo really loud. In a live situation, that would be remarkable in a positive sense; on the album it's... surprising. Otherwise... Yes, Love was obviously a pretty good band, tight and clean without technical support (which basically didn't exist in 1967, so that's actually a sign of quality – unfortunately, there are enough negative examples on this list). Since it lacks really exciting ideas, I still consider it mediocre.

Never listened to any Love before, but I enjoyed the folk-esque vibes of this album. It's a very easy listen that just feels like 1967. Top tracks: Alone Again Or, Bummer in the Summer, The Daily Planet

Avec les décennies qui passent mon intérêt diminue envers les groupes Peace and Love psychédéliques. Désastre de l'évolution de la génération des Baby Boomers. Arthur Lee, figure de proue du groupe, a été condamné dans les années 90 à 12 ans de prison pour utilisation d'arme à feu. Aussi bien être un gentil métal qu'un vicieux Peace and Love.

Commence à en avoir souper de ce folk 60’s… La fin me semblait plus intéressante avec Live and let Live et Bummer in the Summer.

3.5

Easy listening but wasn’t really for me unfort

Nice psychedelia that never quite excited. May be worth another go

I listen to a lot of 60s music, so I definitely recognized a few of these songs. I just never realized Love was the band behind them. That part was kind of a cool surprise. The Spanish style guitars and the Latin trumpet parts sprinkled throughout were a nice touch and gave the album its own flavor. Pretty solid listen while I spent the afternoon working in the yard but I don’t see myself going back to it.

never heard of them until today

Not bad though somewhat forgettable. No bad songs but no standout songs either.

I just can't get into Love. It's not bad, but I've tried a couple times including this listen and I just ain't feeling it.

Really stands up well after 58 years.

Beatles vibes.

Favorite track was live and let live

Forever Changes was certainly a pretty good album. This album definitely seems to be a pretty big deviation to their prior album "Da Capo" in a lot of ways. While that album had a very rough sort of sound, this one feels a lot more polished and orchestral. I don't think this change was bad because the songs here still sounded good and that distorted guitar did return for one track and added some nice variety. I still think i liked their last album more though, I just like the more rough sound as it gave it more character, this album just blended in a lot more with it's contemporaries. I still enjoyed this album to a decent extent though. Best Song: Live and Let Live Worst Song: Bummer in the Summer

Didn't really know anything about this band or album. It sounds like a run of the mill 1967 album, using all of the same tropes and hooks most bands were doing back then to try to get some radio play. That said it's still pretty enjoyable for me because I just like that era of music so much.

Surprised I’ve never heard of them but they felt like a mix of Rolling Stones and Jefferson Airplane. No songs really stood out on the album but also nothing dragged on and were mostly enjoyable.

It’s pretty good.

It's alright. Good for background listening, but the tracks are kinda forgettable.

Good but not for me

A kind of psychedelic folk with baroque pop and orchestral flourishes bringing to life often sophisticated songwriting. The record has a mournful feel that can be a bit overbearing after a while. Not in the center of my wheelhouse, but can appreciate the artistry and ambition.

Ein psychedelisches Zeitdokument mit poetischem Anspruch: Forever Changes von Love ist ein faszinierendes Kaleidoskop aus Folk, Rock und orchestralen Arrangements. Trotz seiner künstlerischen Ambitionen wirkt das Album stellenweise überladen und emotional distanziert.

Well done psychedelia.

Alone Again Or and Maybe the People Would Be the Times... are clear stand outs. The rest just do not do it for me. Production is pretty decent, I just don't really love the overall album apart from a few tracks

Some interesting ideas, like combining folk with string arrangements, but most of the songs amount to just two chords and monotonous vocals.

So sixties, even their voices sound like they’re from the sixties haha. Some of the lyrics are silly to me but not in a bad way, they’re just simple and true.

There aren't any brilliant standout songs for me, album was a nice listen though, really nice production for its time.

Had a few songs I really liked. Also had moments where I suddenly remembered, oh yeah, I'm listening to this... & it's not that long of an album..

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.

3.5/5 cool bass, cool synths, but im too dumb for the lyrics. songs feel a little long/they drag on for a bit. overall i like the funky beats but the vocals feel too (old (??)) liked the sax in rio beat in The Chauffeur is amazing

3/5 - First couple of songs and Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale were very good, aside from that cool but not really noteworthy

Counterculture makes me tired.

Fine. Listenable I suppose.

Haven't listened to it in a long time and I know it's supposed to be like the best album ever but I didn't really feel it sorry folks Fav song: Andmoreagain

This had some good sounds but didn’t really get me too excited.

I didn't really know Love before although I have heard the opening track before. That's probably the highlight, I like the second track as well, the rest it started to sound like a lot of the mid-60s psychedelic rock on this list. Of which there is a lot. I did enjoy the strings and brass in particular though, some nice arrangements here albeit i found the second side a bit forgettable

Decent

weird beetles

2.6 Pretty bland 60s psychadelica poprock. Might have helped spurned a generation of music but in isolation there's nothing really catchy to draw me in. No really terrible tracks, but no good ones either

There's some really cool guitar play here. A mixture of Spanish plucking and rapid strumming. Many times the chorus is joined by some big stomping chords. Vocal harmonies aplenty in this album. I may be getting a little fatigued from these '60s folk rock groups. It seems like they all share very similar qualities with maybe a stand out song to refer to.

Mid-tier psychedelic 1960s Rock Music. There isn't much to love, or hate about this album. Favorite Track: "Live And Let Live"

Pleasant but unremarkable

6/10… baroque Pop / psychedelic rock

I feel quite conflicted about the album. It's pleasant enough but it doesn't grab me. It's ok...i guess

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

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

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.