Reviews (page 6 of 9)
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.
Loved this (ha) as a teenager when I discovered it by chance rather than recommendation. However, it's quite flaky in places now I'm 40 years older
The first song on this album had me stoked. The intro acoustic guitar was soooo lovely. But the rest of the album kind of fell flat. It didn’t leave a very big impression on me — it kinda sounded like generic 60s pop. I got some hints of The Monkees, but… not as good.
Folky hippy summer of love vibes
very 60’s sounding. Liked it.
muy sesentero, psicodelico, rockfolk, trompetas. seguro se drogaban mucho
Nothing on this album felt overly radio friendly, none of the songs felt like filler either. Not bad.
Decent feel
# 177 : Fingers crossed, please give me something good. Alas a 3 star mediocre record… Still not too bad. It made 280 on "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums" list, but for me it was average. Best Track : Live And Let Live
enjoyed this!
OK.
Perfectly serviceable 60s rock. If I still liked this genre, I think I would have really enjoyed this. Light and airy, but also strong and consistent. More of a 3.5
I did listen but honestly I can’t recall much of it so it can’t be that memorable, for better or worse
Had never heard this of album or group. Definitely has a 60’s vibe to it. Like the horns, some of the orchestrations and guitar. Overall not too bad.
favourite song: the red telephone not completely won over by this album. definitely had its moments tho
Not bad not too good.. worth listening, a bit plain, lyrics mmm
Music stuck in that era. Lyrics a little cheesy. Like the guitar and vocals Almost like a parody band of the 60s
I have not heard of this album before or the band. It wasn’t bad but none of the songs seemed to resonate with me in any way. I’d listen again because I don’t mind that sound of rock.
Mixed bag but the highs are pretty high. Track 2 sounds like emotional haircut toward the end
I'll admit, when I saw the "psychedelic" genre and didn't recognize the band name, I had pretty low expectations. But in actuality, Love's "Forever Changes" was a pretty nice surprise! As far as the psychedelic genre goes, it sounded mature and well done, and it wasn't just a rehash of other psychedelic groups. This album also throws a bit of a curve ball with the addition of some orchestra pop sounds. Really, the orchestral arrangements here are one of the standout points of this album. I can understand this album not being for everyone, but for those who enjoy psychedelic music, this is definitely a lesser-known gem! I'd put this higher than a 3, but I don't think it hits 4 territory for me.
It has some catchy sounds, and it’s definitely emblematic of the late 60s psychedelic genre. Nothing really hit me that hard though, so its one of the many “nice to have listened to, not not returning” albums on this list.
This is the most 3 album i’ve ever listened to. No songs were amazing. No songs were horrible. it’s just a standard 3. (2.5 but yeah)
Repetitive but some great tracks
A nice little album, but for me at least rather forgettable.
Interesting, and I enjoyed listening to it, but nothing really stood out to me. It just sounded very 60s.
again not a huge 60s lover but this gets a 3 for the opening tracj
meh - too slow for me, but i respect
Första låten har man ju hört många gånger. Go, men typiskt en sådan man inte haft en blekaste aning vad bandet heter.
Lugn och go, men inget som riktigt stack ut
Album was ok, nothing really stood out.
Eh it was ok overall.
3.5
I really wanted to love this but ultimately it only comes in at a 3. There was some cool stuff on here for sure and I caught myself bobbing my head and really enjoying a few moments, but I think it definitely didn't live up to the description in the book blurb. Faves: A House Is Not A Motel Maybe The People...
Pretty decent.
Great start then tapers off
This is a really great psychedelic rock album. Music was driven and had some great bass lines and added flair with the trumpets and such. I quite enjoyed this. Fav tracks: A House Is Not a Motel, Bummer in the Summer, Live and Let Live
Nice, cheesey and dated but nice
3.7/5
59/100 Based on this scale: 1 star - 0 to 19 2 stars - 20 to 39 3 stars - 40 to 59 4 stars - 60 to 79 5 stars - 80 to 100 Very strong 3. Some really nice guitar parts and cool string arrangements, but none of the songs moved me enough to warrant giving it a higher score.
#75. I don't hate it. It's good enough overall, but also I'm not suprised it faded away into history and I'd never heard of it before. 3/5: acceptable Song added to playlist: Alone Again Or I've created a playlist on Spotify that consists of the best and/or my favorite song from each of the albums in this book. This list can be found here if you are interested: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7MAXDGLWlwLkFLb8veGfkA?si=FqkQQPgZTFWG0jAUJXLFZA&utm_source=copy-link
3.0 stars Favourite songs: - A House Is Not A Motel
Rigtig 60’er rock, lidt psyk, lidt pop, lidt akustisk og lidt stryger så kører vi
man i have listened to this album probably half a dozen times over the years and i truly do not understand why people adore this album so much. i keep coming back because i clearly have to be missing something. this album just does nothing for me. it's even more mindboggling for me because i love so much adjacent music to this. i find myself wondering if i am listening to the same album as everyone else, the way people talk about it. i don't find the songwriting particularly compelling, i don't find the arrangements mind blowing, the vocals and harmonies are subpar to me. just a really middle of the road soft-psych record, that quite honestly, is a bit boring. i really have tried to give this album a shot, i just truly do not get why it is so acclaimed. i hate to use the word but... overrated.
Had expected not to like it, but it was rather enjoyable for psychedelic (not my favourite genre).
Pop Rock/Psych Rock - 1960s First song is dope Worth a revisit
Me gustó la sicodelia de este disco
Как-то скучно и довольно однообразно. Вроде гармонично и приятно, но ни один трек особо не зацепил. Ровный такой рок середины века.
This isn't just another flower-power relic, it’s a deceptively smooth blend of acoustic folk and baroque pop that masks a profound sense of disillusionment.
Best Song: Alone Again Or. A nice snappy, melodious start to the album. Worst Song: The Red Telephone. Here's where that wonky 60s experimentation rears its ugly head. Overall: I'm often annoyed by these 60 rock albums because they're typically filled with this kind of directionless experimentation, without any real sense of purpose or cohesion. Here at least the tracks seemed thoughtfully written. More entertaining than I expected.
There's no doubt which decade this is from.
The folk side of trippy rock from the 60s is pretty easy listening. Nothing outstanding but it was alright.
This is a strange album. Lots of genres kind of thrown together mid-song.
This album can be described as an old English rock or psychedelic rock mixed with strong Latin themes. While I haven't really heard anything like this album, it reminds me of some Hendrix licks with Beatles vocals and mariachi backing. This is a pretty unique album with some incredible sounds and very high praise. Whether this album can still be considered the best album can be disputed.
Was ok, probably 3/5
Kinda cool. Hippy music.
Pretty middling on the whole. Has some pretty good standout songs with great composition, but lots of pretty basic stuff as well
Weinig opvallende muziek.
Pleasant, but uninspired album. 2.5/5
liked this more than I expected. Sounds like a number of 60's groups combined.
Psychedelic. Nice album.
I keep wanting this to be The Doors or The Moody Blues but it stays directly in the sucky middle of the two.
Quite mature but not brave enough for me
It’s alright.can barely remember it.Just boring 60s rock really.
It was ok. I accidentally listened to it 3 times because Spotify was on repeat. But I didn't turn it off so there's that
pretty ok
Enjoyed my two listens. 60’s psychedelic rock that was ok.
Fairly ephemeral 60s pop. Added a song to the liked playlist though.
Such a hopeful album. Full of love and promise. Got to play when I'm feeling happy.
kinda nice, didnt really have a stand out song
Pretty mediocre 60s music
Better than expected.
I’m not sure if I’ve come across this band before. I love the album artwork and it does have me intrigued. It being 60’s rock does bode fairly well based on past experience, so let’s give it a listen and find out! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Andmoreagain, Old Man This was the type of album that I enjoyed but can’t see myself listening again. It was fun and catchy at times, but there aren’t really any parts that have stayed with me after listening. The softer songs sounded nicer to me than the others. There were some nicer harmonies throughout and overall did have a pleasant sound - it just wasn’t enough to make me seek out more.
very 60's hippie music
The first couple of tunes actually sounded quite modern and I thought I might enjoy this. Then it all got very 60s - and not in a great way. The dubious use of steroids at the end was a particular issue. Overall this is OK. It's not worth a 2, but I'll never listen to it again.
Eh. It was OK.
This is a decent album. It has tinges of '70s rock music despite having been made during the peak of '60s folk and psychedelic phase, which already elevates it versus its contemporaries. Is it a fantastic album, though? Apart from a few tracks like A House is Not a Motel and Andmoreagain, it's still not amazing.
Another 60s hippie folk rock. Love Again is pretty cool
yay for excellent, light guitar work. classic rock that doesnt rock too hard. it almost is folksy. like that some latin rhythms pop up on a track. i enjoy this.
Before today, I'd never heard of Love. They are a psychadelic folk rock band from the 60's. They sound similar to Sgt. Pepper era Beatles or the Doors. I must admit that at the first of my listening session today I didn't really get what I was listening to. By the fourth song, however, I was starting to warm up to the sound. Apparently this album was made at the first of the bands experimentation with heroin and LSD. Sometimes when an artist is too strung out, I find the musical direction difficult to follow. The album art is really cool and trippy. Overall, a fairly good record. Nothing really jumped out at me, and I don't feel compelled to relisten any time soon. I wouldn't be opposed to listening again however. Perfectly average. Favourite songs: Live and Let Live, Alone Again Or, A House is Not a Motel, Bummer in the Summer, The Daily Planet, Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale Least favourite songs: The Red Telephone, Old Man 3/5
Perhaps I'm missing a lot of nuance here, but this sounds a lot like the Moody Blues to me. I don't think it's bad at all, but it doesn't sound unique to my ear. This could be because folk isn't really my genre and I have the ears of a cretin. Or it could be because a lot of late 60s folks sounds the same because they were all zonked out of their minds on amazing acid, bad pot, and dirty speed. Perhaps we'll never know 3/5
First 100 albums taught me to not expect much from albums with jojo torture dance type covers but this was not bad at all. Not very good either, and I would guess the lyrics are cringe, but I enjoyed it. It's chill
pretty comfy ngl 3.5/5
same review as the last Love album? I liked it I guess?
Favorite songs: “Alone Again Or”, “The Red Telephone”
Another one where I don't understand what I'm missing.
Pretty good but heard better albums on this list from the same genre
Klinkt allemaal goed, maar mist toch wat, hoewel ik niet helemaal weet wat dan.
Niet onaardig.
Goede muziek, maar ik ben niet zo’n fan van de stem.
Pretty good for a band I never really heard of.
Decent, felt like American Beatles in terms of tone, very light sound
Instruments were great in this - lyrically, I questioned what I was listening to multiple times. 3/5
Basic. Sadly, very basic
Interesting branch on the whole 60s counterculture scene I hadn't encountered before. My appetite for the kind of musical theater/rock-operatic slant is fairly limited though.
I always like putting an artist/album/title to songs that you know for some reason like with Alone Again Or. Apart from that, this wasn't really anything to write home about for me. Can't imagine revisiting it, but it was fine.
Nice, not mind blowing, but nice. Will visit again.
This isn't bad at all but nothing really jumped out at me or grabbed my attention. 5/10
3.75
Folk rock sesentero. Ni fu ni fa.
Relaxing and a bit weird, in a good way.
i am whelmed
I've listen this album multiple times over the years to really understand it's appeal. Sure opening track is great, first few songs I really like the arrangements and vocals but somewhere in the middle it starts to drag and become tedious. It always seems like a longer album that it really is. It's good but not great.
Never heard this record before, but liked it. Enjoyed the acoustic guitar, string arrangements, and other instrumentation while still being a 60’s rock record.
Fine. Sounds of the time.
Started off strong but sort of trailed towards the end. It's fine. Not sure what I was supposed to get out of this that wasn't done by a lot of other albums on the list.
Nice, although not memorable.
This feels really close to being something I would quite enjoy, but something is missing for me. Just wasn't able to fully grab my attention. Still, not bad. It was a pleasant enough listen. My favourite song was Alone Again Or, I guess, but nothing really stood out to me.
An anthropological study of hippies.
Some really strong songs in first half but tails off hugely
I love the Spanish horns!!!
Alone again tonight or is nice
Love is one of those bands your favourite - or your parents' favourite - bands are always talking about in terms of influence (e.g. "The Red Telephone" is reminding me at times of 60s-era Who), but I definitely never heard them growing up, or thought I didn't ("Alone Again Or" and "Andmoreagain" are definitely familiar and nice songs). It's obviously an old album and sounds it. I can buy that this was a "you had to be there" album in terms of it being different/revolutionary, but today if you're listening to it for the first time...? Not sure - I probably heard it for the first time ~20 years ago and was "meh" about it then and put it aside, which wasn't fair at all. It's definitely better than that and even if it sounds a little "samey" as you get near the end I rather enjoy it now for what it is, rather than trying to put history on it, if that makes any sense. 6/10 3 stars.
3.5 There were some really good tracks!
Episode 6: Scott is deported from Belize and goes to New Jersey to attend a funeral of the grandmother of a girl he's coaxed into sleeping with him.
Didn't listen to this band before. It was ok. Not outstanding.
Decent psychedelic folk. I like the mariachi influences.
Nice album but after a while starts feeling like a stereotype 60s album that doesn't really standout next to other albums from the same period
Had heard the opener a few times before which is also the highlight. The rest is okay but does not stand out.
This is incredible. I take it back 3
kinda weird but overall good! there were a couple songs where i liked parts but didn’t like the whole thing. some really cool horn parts
A decent album in which one song stands way above the rest,
I've listened to this album a lot, but it's never really blown me away.
Felt kind of forgettable.
favorite tracks - a house is not a motel, maybe the people would be the times, live and let live, you set the scene least favorite tracks - the red telephone
Not really sure what would distinguish this from all the other 60s Psych that sounds exactly like this, but this type of music is fine.
Pretty good
It was interesting, a good example of late 60s psychedelic music. Horns and strings were interesting. Nothing really stood out to me. Maybe it was influential to later artists work, so it sounds similar to many things that came after it.
eh
The rest of the album couldn't quite match up to the awesome opening track, but pleasant enough nonetheless
I liked this album better than the last Love one we had (Da Capo). Artwork is pretty cool.
Enjoyed. Kinda like the Beatles.
Fine, but nothing really stood out.
This album begins with an absolutely beautiful tune. Even if you did not know who this song was by, it will have infiltrated your subconscious over the years somehow and will resonate with everyone at some point. My initial reaction was that the rest of the album could not live up to this standard. What it became was a hazy, psychedelic trip through melancholia. It was poignant, morbid, miserable poetry set to music. An early Smiths if you like. It also struck me that they sounded incredibly English. I was surprised that they were an American band because it sounded like a depressed, self-deprecating version of the Summer of Love. This is not a criticism. I’m English - I live in the grey shadows of sorrow and like my music peppered with pain. I wish I could give this a 3.5 but I’m far too mournful :)
I was all over the place listening to this album. I'd be impressed by the ambition in the songwriting, amused by the quaintness of it all, moved by the sincerity of the vocalists, embarrassed by ideas that didn't quite work, and bemused by how helplessly mired in 1967 this album is — all within the span of a song. This is music begging to be made into a mocumentary. I didn't exactly like it, but I appreciated it for all the reasons I've mentioned. It's a 3 star... I haven't discovered a new band I'm going to dig deeper into, but this is like a time capsule preserving something I knew existed but never really spent time exploring.
I can dig it.
Instrumentals are awesome during the peaks of the album. Vocals are nothing to write home about. I wish the middle of the album was as interesting as the beginning and end. Favorite track: You Set the Scene
Ok
Something about their thing just bothers me, I feel them trying to be clever and I get annoyed and it takes me out of the music. Interesting hearing "Live and Let Live" after getting used to Ty Segall's version. It's a pretty faithful cover as it turns out. I can even hear how Ty may have been influenced by the guitar playing, the style is very similar.
Nice folk-psych. Def get the appeal of this band but it’s overall not the most interesting listen for me, although there are definitely some interesting instrumental parts that are pretty ahead of their time.
Not the worst album in this compilation. I didn’t have Love really on my list of the must-listened-to of the sixties. But I have an idea how and why they made it to the 1001s. Nice to say hello again.
Nice but relatively generic. 3.5 stars
Thought it was a solid album. I particularly enjoyed Live and Let Live and You Set the Scene. The instrumentals are what shine in this album
Minder mig forfærdelig meget af beatles, og som sådan fint nok, men ik min smag
Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: I really did, it has a lot going for it and manages to capture so many different sounds in a simple form, definitely an artist and a record I will be coming back too Favourite song: Track 3 - Andmoreagain
10th October 2022 Listened in the day while working from home. Chilled evening watching house of the dragon. An interesting blend of folk and bluesy pop funk. Very original sound, quite unique.
3/11, 27%
Decent - first few songs were great (poppy with flamenco vibe) but too bogged down by hippy flower power stuff in the middle
6,6 Bit boring at times Very nice instrumentals
Starts out so strong with the opening track. Then falls back into the ubiquity of 70's sounding guitar-driven "rock" music – especially the vocal tone.
Enjoyable but a bit of a snooze fest. The first track starts off hopeful but doesn't keep my attention. Live And Let Live is interesting, You Set The Scene is also ok.
60s psychedelia I wasn't previously too familiar with, though I like the genre in general. I gave this three listens and it didn't massively take a hold on me. No stand out tracks, really. Fave track - "Bummer in the Summer", maybe, or "You Set the Scene"... The fact those are the last two tracks makes me think I zoned out for most of the middle part of the album...
Buen disco de rock suave de finales de los 60. Muy del estilo. Alguna canción bastante reconocida. A ratos instrumental. Divertido de escuchar
Love the style
Fun 60s rock album
Pretty chill album, but I wouldn't revisit it anytime soon.
interesting guitar play and some fun combinations with classical arrangements. some of it reminds of something the violent femmes might be based on tbh
I did not like this
Forever bangers
I had heard this album once before, a while back. A few of the tracks remind me a bit of the Moody Blues' album "Days of Future Past", but not in a good way. I guess being born in 70, the whole psychedelic movement kinda passed me by. I like Cream a lot, but songs. like "SWLABR" and "Tales of Brave Ulysses" kinda make me pause because the lyrics are WAY too out there. Some of these are the same way, like "The Red Telephone." What was THAT all about? Sometimes lyrics are supposed to paint a picture, Jon Anderson does that a lot with Yes lyrics, but it's still ABOUT something. A lot of these songs feel too silly. The first track "Alone Again Or" has been covered by a lot of acts, and I had first heard the Damned's recording of it. The track stand out as being the best piece over the other songs on the album. The rest is very middling fare for me. One song does not make the entire album, in fact it's rather frustrating because you wish the rest of the album could be this good. Blue Oyster Cult's album Agents of Fortune is like that for me, too. The rest of the album does not do a lot for me, and then "Don't Fear The Reaper" comes on and you think "why can't the rest of the album be as good as this song?" So it's not that the album itself is BAD, it's just that the first song is really good, and the rest is just... fair. And that really is frustrating and drives the score down for me. So just listen to the first song, and move on from there.
Pretty standard 60s psych-rock sound. A couple of times the vocals didn't quite hit right. Mostly faded into the background but nice enough!
Easy to listen to but not overly exciting.
Bit more Psychedelic than some of the other generic 60s stuff. Nice.