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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
Great album. If every song was as good as the best tracks it would be an easy 5 but unfortunately it’s not quite that inventive the whole way through
Bra!
So viele Erinnerungen aus der Prenzlauer und FöJ
I haven't listened to this in a long time and it still sounds really cool and forward-thinking for a 60s album. It's melodically rich, full of nice string and electric guitar, and it's a great vibe. That said, not a fan of how much it meanders with how short the songs can be and it's the reason this isn't a classic for me. It's just a really solid release from Love.
More mellow than 'Da Capo' with thoughtful acoustic instrumentation and a healthy dose of brass and piano. The delivery has been subdued and the lyrics are more dark. This album expresses skepticism of the counterculture scene, realizing that unbridled positivity won't fix real problems. The music is more expansive, building on that introspection.
Ça a démarré en grande pompe puis continué en moyenne pompe
jai attendu tout l'album durant la petite étincelle de la cinquième étoile: elle n'est jamais venue
have never heard of this group before. I felt like the album started off strong and ended a little weaker. overall I like but sounds familiar (re: like other things) but nothing exceptional.
Sounded like it belonged on the Austin Powers Soundtrack or The Beatles, but not good.
I should be in a dark incense-y room or something. Don’t remember much of this - it felt sorta bland
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.
I feel like my rating is being swayed by what I read of this album and its eventual critical acclaim for its importance in moving forward 60's hippie rock. This album is for sure a 3 - Alone Again Or is a classic with underrated musical complexity, A House is Not a Motel has great guitarwork (soft opener and hard closer). Probably because of those two I paid attention to the rest of the album for its musical chops. These guys can definitely play and arrange cool extras like horns & strings. I took note of The Daily Planet (lively), The Red Telephone (Jefferson-esque psychedelic weird), Maybe the People... (lots of instruments), Live and Let Live (again, something just lively and good guitarwork), The Good Humor Man... (they do a lot with the sound), Bummer in the Summer (neat tempo and you can hear the guitar playing dexterity) and You Set the Scene (great closer and again so much going on with the sound). Beyond all that the whole album is full of wickedly dark and clever lyrics - I think more than anything those glum undertones separate this album from its contemporaries. In the end, it's a pretty cool album but you'd miss a lot of it if you only listened to it a couple times.
This is one my favorite not well-known albums of the 1960s. The songwriting on here is quite complex for a rock album. “Alone Again Or” sets the tone for rest of what’s to come. You can hear right from the opening acoustic guitar intro that this isn’t your typical album. The trumpet solo and strings are a nice touch too. Most of the album is centered around the acoustic guitar and rhythm section with the electric adding color and leads where needed. The first electric guitar that appears on the album is the doubled lead in “A House is not a Motel.” The wordplay is interesting too. The side two opener has the first word of the new verse ending the verse before. “You Set the Scene”, a song in 2 parts, is my favorite on the album apart from the opener. It wraps up the while theme or vibe of the album in a great way.
I'll start with my only (slight) complaint: it sounds pretty dated. I even thought about dropping the album down to a 4 because of the dated sound, but the songs and musicianship are just too good. Bottom line - once you get past the dated sound, every track is good in its own way. The album has great bookends: Alone Again Or and You Set the Scene are both fantastic songs. Alone Again Or has great guitar playing and you gotta love the Spanish guitar style and mariachi horns. "You Set the Scene" is an epic with some great lyrics. I love the line: "This is the only thing that I am sure of/and that's all that lives is gonna die/And there'll always be some people here to wonder why/and for every happy hello there will be good-bye." Other great moments: A House Is Not a Motel (great guitar work), The Daily Planet, The Red Telephone (super dated, but very psychedelic and again I love the guitar work), Maybe the People... (great rhythm), Live and Let Live (particularly the chorus - "and so the story ended..."), Bummer in the Summer (Arthur Lee does his best Bob Dylan impression...also shades of Hendrix' singing style). Even some of the tracks that pushed my "holy 60s baby" buttons are good. For example, Andmoreagain is a little too "Listen to the Flower People" for me, but it has good moments. The Good Humor Man... also sounded incredibly dated but could easily have been a Burt Bacharach classic. Finally, love the singing throughout and the album gets better with each listen. Definitely a classic and I'll stick to the 5.
The red telephone é interessante. Call The Doctor do JJ Cale é muito legal também
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.
The first 2 songs I really enjoyed. Classic 60s sound. Then it got more psychedelic than I prefer and they lost me at “Oh the snot has caked against my pants”
Decent 60s music, killed the vibe.
Bit more Psychedelic than some of the other generic 60s stuff. Nice.
I have this album in my collection! Not one I listen to often, but I do enjoy it quite a bit. Solid 4-star album.
Really enjoyed
so pretty, the guitar SLAPS & i love how original the lyrics are 😍
Really good. Love the variety of instruments and styles. Really fun little folk melody in Andmoreagain.
I remember the first time I heard this album. I loved it then and still do.
Seminal album
A fantastic album with intriguing lyrics and musical arrangements that have elements from multiple genres. The songs are never straightforward and go off in unexpected directions which add to a sense of unease and darkness that runs through the album.
Mostly pretty bad
Thought this was average psych rock at best.
3.4 - “alone again” and “Bummer in the Summer” were the highlights for me.
Dig it. Added to 1
Ok lang
I need more drugs for this one.
Bleck. Not worth listening to the whole thing. This has been done better.
All of this music sounds the same. I wonder how many bands around this time were like "oh! I've got a great name for a band" only to be disappointed that someone else had the EXACT SAME NAME for the EXACT SAME MUSIC. Boring, uninteresting and one-dimensional. I'm borderline angry that I had to listen to another crappy album. "Damn hippies!"
Love is not a British band, but this album was far more popular across the pond than it was in the states, so it still fits into the 1001’s bias towards Brit rock. I’m not sure why it was better-received in the UK, but I can tell you why it wasn’t a hit here. Because it’s ok, but it’s not great. And because band leader Arthur Lee refused to tour to support it. Lee’s story and career is very interesting though. There’s also a reference to Love being overshadowed stateside by label mates the Doors. Well yeah, because they’re not as good as the Doors. And you’re not going to change that dynamic through band in-fighting and not touring. According to Wikipedia, “the album saw the group embrace a subtler folk-oriented sound and orchestration.” On some songs that’s evident, but there’s also some harder psychedelic rock and even a Latin-influenced track. It’s not bad in total, but it’s certainly not the Doors.
The guitar work is nice. There is too much of a hippy-dippy attempt to make artsy music though.
One of the more noteworthy albums from the psychadelic rise of the 60s, there's plenty here to be invested in. A sprawling production featuring horns and strings with just enough psychadelic trip outs sprinkled in. If you love stuff like the Beatles and the Zombies, then definitely don't skip this one. Favorites: "Alone Again Or" "A House Is Not a Motel", "The Red Telephone"
I think I need to give more time but very good
Yeah, it's alright, I won't forget
You could sense the foreboding in the music as the sixties dream starts to dissolve and a darkness sets in- the idealists start to get real. There are some decent moments but not an album which stood out in any particular way.
Beautifully mental
Cute! Beatles-adjacent, folk-tinged and a little psychedelic. Maybe not a big fave of mine now, but probably would have been in 1967
Super fun early psychedelic album. I am surprised I haven't stumbled upon this band before. I hear lots of different psychedelic artists within this album, Donovan and the Moody Blues are among the first to come to mind. The Red Telephone really reminded me of MGMT, possibly an influence for them? Really well produced, loving the use of strings in combination with the guitars underneath the vocals to give it that real dreamy feel. Accented horns in other tracks managed to fit in perfectly. Great album. Fave tracks: Andmoreagain, The Red Telephone, Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
This is a stunning psychedelic folk album. Beautiful instrumentation, top notch recording quality and very interesting and deep lyrical themes exploring mortality and questioning the counterculture movement. I had not heard this one before, it seems to be fairly well received, but I am surprised it is not more popular than it was. I really enjoyed the listen and can't speak highly enough. Fav Tracks: Alone Again Or, Andmoreagain, Live and Let Live
I enjoyed this one. A fun blend of folk and psychedelia.
it's a great sounding album...and easy to listen to but sort of not quite in my re-visit range.
Will the real Love please stand up? This could not be more different than Da Capo, which is worthwhile in very different ways. This sounds like – and the chart history would seem to confirm – like a failed experiment, a band searching for an identity. The horns, strings and other flourishes provide several affecting (though perhaps excessively Donovan-esque) moments. Personally, I like the softer playing, but one never feels maximum impact. That Arthur Lee got a second life is satisfying (he deserved more recognition), but it’s possible this the recovery of Love’s reputation is a case of protesting too much against the initial obscurity. 3.5
mmmm gotta listen to it again maybe
Quite good for background
couldn't finish
It is undoubtedly an original record, with orchestrations here and there worthy of classical music elegantly complementing the rock instrumentation. (7/10) FT: Alone Again Or
You could listen to this without knowing and say “aha 1967”.
Not bad
Did the folksy side of this band kick off the psychedelic era of rock music? Yes. But if I wanted to listen to a Moody Blues album, I'd just go listen to a Moody Blues album.
Another 60s album that’s sounds like all the others! I didn’t know one of my favorite Mariachi El Bronx songs is a cover (of the opening track). Nothing to hate here, but nothing that makes me understand why this album rather than PLENTY of other acts putting out interesting music. (This is basically the 60s version of the Ash album earlier… why?)
Glad I read the wiki as I never really understood this album name before. To be honest, I quite liked it. Didn't really lean too heavy in the psych and stayed on the right side of folksy for my tastes. I only really knew the first track before because I was in a band where our singer wrote a song that totally ripped off the chorus.
Has been one of my favourite albums for longer than I care to remember. Flawless.
WE LOVE LOVE!!
The music on this record is sweet-sounding, gentle, vibrantly textured, yet hidden beneath is a dark underbelly of iconoclastic dread, mortality, and a sense of uneasiness. Arthur Lee’s words evoke a disillusionment with the 1960s counterculture, anticipating the ugliness that would erupt from the eventual demise of the quixotic flower-power movement, while the music matches these distressful themes with an air of bittersweet romanticism. There is an intoxicating blend of influences and styles to be heard, ranging from baroque pop to psychedelia, culminating in one of the greatest lasting impressions of the Summer of Love. Standout Tracks: Alone Again Or, A House Is Not a Motel, Andmoreagain, Live and Let Live, You Set the Scene
I am so conflicted on how I feel about this album. On one hand I like the style a lot and the music is pretty good, on the other hand I really don't vibe well with the sound of the vocals on most of the album. I think it is a pretty solid 3 for me. I do love that Carol Kaye played on this album, she is a legend of a session musician and bass player. Everybody should go watch the video Polyphonic on YouTube made about her.
Better than the other one on this list!! Cover art 3/5
Hmmmm. There's a free-flowing nature to these tracks that I am not digging, baby. Nothing here that I could sink my teeth into. As soon as it felt like I had a tune, it would slip out of my grasp and go spinning off in some other direction. I just couldn't do it.
I don't think the one-two punch of openers 'Alone Again Or' and 'A House Is Not a Motel' has ever been bettered. What a strange, illusory collection of songs. Everything kinda falls between the cracks of folk, rock and psychedelia. Just when you think you have a handle on a lyric, some discordant image jumps out to unnerve or surprise. A dark and disquieting moment in the midst of the Summer of Love.
Pleasant enough.
So, there are a few "sophisticated" psychedelic albums on the 1001 list, but I feel that this is the only one that really, truly lives up to the sobriquet. Beautifully arranged and recorded (with occasionally support from Wrecking Crew session musicians), the song-writing is a little more folky than Love's previous efforts. This is definitely a 1967 album, but with a eye towards the inevitable come-down that was lurking around the corner. My favorite section, and probably most emblematic of the album's tone, is the coda of The Red Telephone, with the creep chanting of "they're locking them up today, the're throwing away the key, I wonder who it will be tomorrow, you or me?" The paranoia of the late 60s is perfectly encapsulated right there.
Man I love this album so much, it’s essentially the 60’s album of my childhood!: The album starts with alone again or, a brilliant song ;There’s actually less to this song than I thought but that’s not any problem! It goes perfectly with a house is not a motel, I don’t like it as much as alone again or but it’s still really good, I especially love the guitars this one and I must have forgotten all the extra noises in the outro really makes it creepy. This has only just made me see how little lyrics there really are to andmoreagain it’s a good song though I especially love the chorus. The best part of the daily planet is definitely the instrumentation the song itself is good just not as memorable as the first three. Old man is the worst off the album, it’s really just a harmless song proving some sonic change and it’s really short, just so forgettable. But right after is the red the red telephone my favourite on the album, it’s so trippy and strange! The best bit is the songs outro “ they’re locking you up today they’re throwing away the key I wonder who it’ll be tomorrow you or me”. Starting side 2 is maybe people would be the times or between clark and Hilldale i’am surprised it’s not a single to be fair it has the same feel as the first two songs, it’s good not a favourite though. Live and let live has probably the most notorious line in “ the snot gas caked against my pants it has turned to crystal”; the song is entertaining and has a nice guitar solo just much longer than I thought. The good humour man he sees everything like this, is a good song especially with the orchestral bits thrown in, I never realised it was only 3 short verses though. Bummer in the summer is alright its only short and is probably the earliest example of rapping I could possibly find, honestly though that intro bit is by far the best part of the song. You set the scene is a great closer to the album the song itself isn’t too distinctive until the orchestra then it makes a perfect satisfying ending to an already great album. Yeah it’s a really good album well sequenced well done everything there is one dud but it’s not bad enough to stop it from getting a 5.
At times its one of the most iconic sounds of its era. at others its diabolical poetry
2.0
Genial. Muy fresco para ser de los 60
Альбом не запомнился от слова совсем. Музыка приятная, эпохи Битлз, но не моё.
Never heard of them before. Enjoyed it
Have it, so am biased
Ah love Love but this album was tough Love.
I liked it when I listened to it but don’t remember
I have a thing for late sixties albums. I don't enjoy all of them, but I'm fully prepared to listen fully. This wasn't an awful album, but one song blended into the next. By the time it was through, I realized how unremarkable it was. The vocals are decent, lyrics good but I won't remember any of it in a couple of hours.
I’d describe it as an interesting folk album with a rich sound. It was good and I’d say more like 3.75 out of 5.
Довольно смелый альбом для тех времён. Приятный, мелодичный, изобретательный
I did not really like this album. Some of the guitar work was good, but the vocals and lack of substantive lyrical content was tough for me
this was a real stinker. lyrics were either nonsensical or inane, music was forgettable. just not very good.
"The news today will be the movies for tomorrow..." One of, if not the, greatest documents of 60s psychedelia. Nearly fifty-five years on, this album remains as seductive, influential, impactful, memorable and vital as ever. Even some of the more forgettable songs on here, which there aren't much of, maintain a punch that lasts past its last second. Never has the ugliness of the flower power era been illustrated with such beauty. If you haven't come across this album, that needs to be rectified. Love Forever Changes.
hippies were a mistake
Presqu'un 5/5 Prefs: Alone Again Or, A House is not a Motel, Andmoreagain, The Daily Planet, Maybe the People Would be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale, Live and Let Live, Bummer in the Summer, You Set the Scene Moins pref: The Red Telephone
2,5; I like the vibe and music isn't bad but that's all
Not for me
J'avais entendu la première pièce. Au delà d'un album folk rock de l'époque, il y a quand même des orchestrations qui amènent un côté intéressant et différent à la chose. Pas désagréable comme écoute. Pièce préférée: Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
This is an album that starts pretty good and progressively decreases with each song. I enjoyed the first track and then maybe the next two. And that was it. Album couldn’t stay consistent and felt like it became too much of a hippie rock album. 4.3/10
aight
HIPPIES!!! It was kinda alright as an end of week wind down, not gonna be getting payed again although didn't hate it
A strong 4
Nope.
Liked some of not, not all of it.
Dobar album ko pozadinska glazba za vožnju kroz sela od Gradiške do Novske koja izgledaju ko da je jučer bio rat. Za specifično to je je dost dobar. Inače meh.
E ovo je baš lijep album. Meni dovoljno. Odlična psiholedija sa velikim dodatkom folka i bome dobro ide ruka pod ruku. Album za sunčana jutra. Alone Again Or i Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale (postigli su taj indie rock zvuk i to u 60-ima) su vrh. Zasad je čvrsta četvorka, hoće biti nešto jače, tipa 4.5? Vidjet ćemo.
Iskreno, nema loše pjesme na ovom albumu, al nema ni sad neke da idem ikad opet poslušat.
Awesome! Reminds me of cream but a bit more folksy. Loved this album
A cynical folk album that definitely sounds like the 60's. It's alright.
A completely unremarkable album. I was not familiar with the band or any of the songs. It is best described as folk music. It have no desire to listen to this album again.
I respect it but not my type
love this album. 1960s psychedelic flower power. easy to listen to.
One of the best records of 67. Better than sgt pepper imo. Arthur Lee was so cool. RIP man.
One of my favorite album of all time
An inspiration for a lot of modern psych rock/pop artist. Classic album of his genre !
Forever Changes shows brilliant and well-crafted arrangements on well-felt compositions. Also, this is an iconic album cover for an iconic album.
I've never heard of them before but I really dug this! It's a fascinating mix of folk and psych. I can really see the influence. Definitely going to keep an eye out for the vinyl.
Nem cheguei no final
The album has a wonderful baroque folk vibe, augmented with some beautiful strings and guitar work. I complained about Love's attempt at this style in my review of Da Capo, but they do it so much better on Forever Changes. They've lost a lot of that scattershot sound and come across as much more musically sophisticated and focused on this album. The album starts off strong with the gorgeous "Alone Again Or," but drags a bit in the second half and then wanders a little stylistically at the very end. They could have dropped a couple of songs and had a much better album. Fave Songs: Alone Again Or, A House is Not a Motel, The Red Telephone, Andmoreagain
60’s psychedelia
I never knew this piece of psychedelic rock existed. Still sounds well produced over 50 years later.
Boring
bara mellow
Weird hippy shit
3.5 for sure.
I'd never heard of Love until I started using Spotify. They frequently add Alone Again Or to a variety of playlists because it's such a genre hopper, with those excellent harmonies. The rest of the album doesn't disappoint, with that lovely contrast of sweet backing against some dark lyrics.
Un disco chulo. Recuerdo que los vi en directo -sin conocerlos- en uno de mis primeros festivales (2005) y la gente decía que Love eran míticos. No me han conmovido pero sí entretenido con este “Forever Changes” en el que destaca el dinamismo de “A House Is Not a Motel”, los punteos de “Live and Let Live” y las trompetas de “Maybe the People…”. Se nota la influencia de la música española a lo largo de todo el álbum. Me llama la atención lo que alucinaban con el estéreo los grupos en los 60 y los 70. A mí me molesta que separen los instrumentos por orejas.
de novo, muito parecido com albuns de rock dos anos 60, com toques de psicodelia, coros e toda esse vibe 'beatles'
Past the 1st song mediocre
3/5 meh?
happilly impressed
Bom.
It was okay. A bit too mid 60s folk for my taste. Had a few catchy songs though
Catchy folky rock
The cheesiest variety of ‘60s music, but I can’t say I don’t see the appeal. Nice horn parts. 6/10
6/10. Bummer in the Summer? I 'ardly know 'er! But yeah, this album started off with a couple of pretty good songs, and then it started to get monotonous. Last song also good though.
Sounded fine. Definitely wouldn’t complain if it was on but wouldn’t seek it out to listen to. 6/10
Candidate for my favorite non-Beatles album of the 60s. Stunning arrangements, dreamy melodies and nonsensical yet poetic lyrics that encapsulate you. Alongside Odessey and Oracle stands as the most complex and pleasant psychedelic / baroque pop album of its time. Half the tracks are masterpieces. I'm obsessed with Arthur Lee's vocal delivery and the people and settings he and MacLean describe. There's not much more to say beyond that, but I just want to stress how surreal yet clear these lyrics are. No fancy electronic affects, just classic arrangements used in creative, beautiful ways. I've been obsessed with this album since I first discovered it, and disappointed the closest (consistent) album like this is Odessey and Oracle. Favorite tracks: A House Is Not a Motel, The Red Telephone
Good melodies. Shoddy songwriting.
Un album che riascoleterei volentieri
Listen taking drugs (good Claudio)
Alone Again Or is a classic tune, the rest of the album is just ok
like its alright kinda goes up and down i like it when its more rambling/psychedelic, the violin kinda fucks it up for me tho
8/10
Not sure, bit soft and twangy for my taste
Interesting but not bad
I want to be a hippy… Well, actually, I don’t if it means listening to that
Simple but chill
Always thought these guys were underrated. Opening track is a banger
Some of these tracks slap but some seriously fucking suck The ones that I like I LOVE especially the Spanish influence
Still my least favourite Love album but christ, that's just a testament to how fucking good those three albums were.
Oh yeah, this album is nice and chill. I'm diggin this shit. Randy said this is one of this band's worse albums, so I definitely need to remember to check out more of their stuff, because I liked this album but didn't love it (haha get it cause the band name?).
STONE COLD CLASSIC AND WILL LISTEN FOR ETERNITY.
A little too mellow for my taste, but the album flowed very smoothly. Relaxing music, hadn't heard of this band before. Favorite track: Alone Again Or
3.5/5
J’ai vraiment aime. Un des bons albums de cette liste dans ce genre. Ca sinne vraiment bien pour plein d’occasion. Il est arrive a un tournant dans l’histoire et c’est un5/5 bien merite.
i really enjoyed this album. lots of solid tracks, especially the first song is a 5/5 !
not just your average 60s folk rock, this album plunges you right into the heart of a hippie party but theres something particularly unique and timeless about the songwriting. the melodies always manage to go in unexpected directions. this is another album i grew up listening to and it'll always be special to me. fav tracks are the red telephone and maybe the people would be the times...
Sehr angenehm woodstock
every once in a while the lyrics resonated with something in me. it didnt happen consistently, but when it did, it gave me this special feeling music can give you where you feel understood and included by something bigger than your own silly little everyday life.
This got better and better as I got a handle on the style of this record. Sounds extremely well-rehearsed, creatively composed and recorded. Mostly conventionally “pretty,” but there are more weird and brave steps everywhere that pretty much land well. This one will need to get repeats when I come back around to the greatest hits of this list.
3.5/5 stars Really lush arrangements and evocative of a specific time in history, but I found myself tuning out at times.
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Alone Again Or, A House Is Not A Motel, Andmoreagain, Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale, The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This, You Set the Scene Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Decent psych rock that gets orchestral with its dread. Doin' a lil too much with the song titles but hey it's the 60s there are worse sins.
не ну так чот послушал нормально и не напряжно
This was a perfectly fine psychedelic album. Each song tended to blend together, but it had a nice sound that wasn't too abstract but was still mellow and retained its identity as psychedelic
Couldn't get into this one.
the dark side of the hippy dream
Fine, not really my style.
This was neat, never heard this before. Good stuff. Great songs. Especially liked "A House is Not a Motel".
i like it!
Boring
Reminded me of the first album spinal tap released in the parody film this is spinal tap. BAD AND NOT GOOD.
Från ett ytligt perspektiv kändes albumet mestadels musikaliskt korrekt. Det var stimulerande att höra men inte mer än det. Jämfört med dagens musik ansåg jag att det var ganska ointressant men förståeligt för det år som albumet släpptes. Vid vissa tillfällen under albumet gav bandet intrycket att de ville vara experimentella. Detta kan ge intrycket att de kan grunderna så väl att de kan med säkerhet gå utanför deras komfortzon, eller så kan det låta som att de inte har någon aning om vad de gör men tvingar fram något annorlunda för att framstå vara annorlunda. I detta fall lät det som en 12 åring som fick i skoluppgift att göra en låt i garageband. Men mestadels var det njutsamt att lyssna på de.
It’s ok. Hard to understand why it’s on a list like this.
An underrated gem and one of my favourite psychedelic rock albums. I'm so very glad this album is on this list cause otherwise I would have never found out about it. There are plenty of album choices that I disagree with and they absolutely don't have to listened to before you die, but this one for sure fits the description.
not my style
Really impressed with this album. Not something I would normally listen to. I liked over half of the songs on Spotify. Alone Again Or was the standout song for me and one I will listen to many times.
Instantly forgettable
Me gustó. No tengo mucho para comentar sobre él. La onda hippie que tiene me vuelve loco. Leer un poco sobre la historia de la banda ayudó a disfrutar aún más.
I didn't realise how many of the songs on this album had come up in Spotify playlists for me, but really enjoyed this one
Been listening to this for years, but good to have a reminder. Really like it.
Very good psychedelia. 7/10
This was an enjoyable listen and I recognized several songs as covered by others
Just couldn’t get into this. Which is odd because I recognise it’s good. Just not for me I guess.
Nice chill classic rock. Vibes of Zombies and Jefferson Airplane with a cleaner sound. Not totally struck by it after several listens, though.
Very 60s psychedelic....nothing amazing but easy listening. A little twee at times which I don't like so much, but cool. Probably won't go back to this one which makes it a 2/5.
very light. easy. some familiar hits. very pleasant listen.
Pretty good. Not particularly memorable individual songs, but good overall
Wow, un descubrimiento total para mí. Lo amé, joya. Canciones fav: "Alone Again Or", "A House Is Not a Motel", "The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This". 10/10
Quite pleasant, reminds me of the Moody Blues. Very 'of its time' and that was over 50 years ago. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing, but in this case, it shows its age.
I already knew and quite liked Alone again or. Not sure why the full album is so highly recommended, pretty ordinary - nothing bad, just nothing special or memorable.
Very hippie music, psychadelic and acoustic. Really liked the guitar work in this, really interesting arrangements and even some flamenco in there. Lyrics were up and down, some songs were very dark and interesting, others very flaky and folksy. Kind of reminded me of Cream from a vocal perspective but the standout really was the instrumentals here. Great album.
Nah, the whole 60s psychedelic rock thing just doesn't do it for me, and most of these groups remind me of Spinal Tap's '(Listen to the) Flower People,' as this album does. I get the irony of an aging wanna-be hippie like me not liking 60s psychedelic rock at all, but I really don't. On we go.
Didn't love or hate it. Liked it just fine. I do feel that if I listened more I would really get into it though. Feels like there is much missed on first listening.
Good album but nothing to highlight about it
Aahhh
Never heard of this band or album before. Did not know a single song by this group. The songs are mellow and the overall tone is chill. It just didn't grab my attention though. Meh overall. I don't feel like this is a gap in my musical knowledge that needed to be filled.
ooh i hate this music.
OK, seemed a bit dated to me
Good album. Few songs really missed for me still quite enjoyable
I want to see the Tarantino movie that'd have this as it's soundtrack
Classic. Love how it’s simultaneously upbeat and morbid.
If I wanted to be Gene Shalit, I'd tell you that I liked it, but didn't Love it. You don't exactly have to do any research to know that this album came from the Vietnam era—just listen to the lyrics or look at the cover—but I was hoping for something a little spicier out of my late 60s psychedelia. The album's perspective is probably the most interesting thing about it: weary of war and of hippies, it paints a refreshingly grounded (if a little morbid) picture, but while there's some primo usage of horns and strings throughout, it feels like it's missing a "Tomorrow Never Knows" standout where they dive headlong into the sound and see where it takes them. It felt like the Red Telephone was supposed to mark a turning point for the album, but the back half didn't fully deliver on that despite being superior to the preceding tracks. Still, even if I was left a little wanting, I enjoyed it more than most other records I've given this score, and hell, I might revisit this down the road because it feels like one that might grow on me. Key Tracks: The Red Telephone, Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale, You Set the Scene
pretty, pretty good
Somehow this group and this album had never made it onto my radar before. It seems like it's held up as a masterwork of 1960s psychedelic rock - and that feels a fair assessment. Some of the tracks feel firmly rooted in the 1960s but other tunes have a longer shadow and it's clear just how deeply they influenced rock, pop and indie artists in years to come. The only thing I'd be critical of is that some of the lyrical rhymes are really lazy but at the same time, it feels like they might have been the first ones doing this particular style so maybe they get that.
Not bad I reckon
It was ok but grated on me a bit
Класный ретро рок с элементами фолка и психоделики. Переслушать обязательно.
Lead track - Alone Again Or - was quite good but the rest bored me to tears
Musically it was decent. Lyrics strange at times.
psychedelic fnk like a fossil of the time period o f the summer of love
Good, not great. Would listen again.
I've had a long string now of 60s psychedelic/pop/folk so my patience is wearing thin. Still the opener surprised me, pleasant orchestration, nice minor key, spanish guitar. But by halfway through I'm bored shitless.
You know, I like this. It has a different feel to most '60s music. It's a little darker and more cynical. I like it.
Remastered version us so fucking big
This is one of those situations where I thought, 'oh hey cool I've never listened to these guys before, bring it on baby boys.' But as it turned out I strongly recognised many of the tracks and it got me smacking my lips and tapping my club foot. Just not my particular variety of sherry if we're all honest with each other.
Thought this might be a bit of sub-Beatles 60s dreck, but it turned out to have a voice all of its own. Who knew that other bands existed in them 60s?? I enjoyed it, so much so that I had to listen to it twice to be sure I had enjoyed it. There’s plenty of unexpected twists and turns. The one that sticks out is the semi-monastic chanting towards the end of The Red Telephone. Adventurous and surprising, and well worth its place.
Because it evokes the feeling of both sleeping and waking, this is at once pacific and troubling. Assuming Lee & co. are the sleepers, their dream is (surprise!) the 60's. But so too is their nightmare. Because (second surprise!) the 60's weren't all good. Not that they're making value judgements. 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: "The snot has caked against my pants / It has turned into crystal" only, well, crystallises when you consider it against "When you've given all you had / And everything still turns out bad" or "Sitting on a hillside / Watching all the people die / I'll feel much better on the other side". Musically, it's even more beguiling, following the grammar of dreams--which is to say, what grammar? Just as that slow-motion chase becomes that sex scene turns into this memory from childhood that never happened, here mellifluous melodies follow swelling strings follow puckish guitars follow rousing mariachi trumpets follow... with not a musical conjunction in sight.
There were a few songs I didn't mind, but not enough to add to my library. I actually like this genre of music, but again, I didn't find any songs that I loved. It was an enjoyable album. However, I don't ever see myself going out of my way to listening to this album again.
New band for me.
Je voudrais profiter de l'espace review de cet album dont je me rappelle à peine pour rendre hommage à la personne sans qui nous ne serions pas là où nous sommes aujourd'hui, je veux bien sûr parler de Robert Dimery. On lui en a fait voir de toutes les couleurs, on l'a remis en cause, détesté, incendié, insulté, roulé dans la boue... et pourtant, celui-ci est en train de nous faire changer d'avis sur cette liste des 1001 qui s'avère être une réussite. À bientôt mon Robert (je le connais personnellement, pour rappel).
Je suis très surpris de pouvoir me permettre d'accorder un nouveau 4, ce qui porte mon total de 4/5 à cinq attributions sur les six derniers albums. Je suis d'autant plus surpris que cet album n'avait sur le papier rien pour m'attirer, album de rock des années 60 rimant toujours avec copie des Beatles. Il n'en etait rien pour une fois, cet album étant rempli de personnalité, on peut néammoins regretter la petite faute de parcours sur la 6eme piste, lorsque le chanteur de Love commence a frénétiquement répeter "we all live in a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine, a yellow submarine", comme un spasme difficile à effacer. Mais nous n'en tiendrons pas rigueur pour cette fois.
Classic
meh, not that special
Dont hate it dont love it. Sommige stukskes met blaasintrumenten (denk ik) zen wel goed gaan
yesh rustige sesh. Ga ik onthouden (grapje mijn brein laat het niet toe)
A very light 3. A couple of stand out tracks, the album opener was especially nice
another footnote in the folksy psychedelic rock scene. surprised this is so well-received
Absolutely loved this. It was really fun! Luke actually introduced me to Love relatively recently, and I think I recognised a few songs anyway. They're an excellent band and do a v fun cover of Hey Joe
This was pretty good. I like this era of music a lot but some of it wasn't as good as the opener.
Really liked this one, not heard of Love but every time I find a new album from this era usually end up liking it. Recognised a few of the tracks as well
This album was okay. I enjoyed parts of it, but it felt pretty bland after a while.
Surprised by this album and its influence. Definitely a re-listen
Weird but interesting. Like Fairport with a bit of Jethro Tull mixed in.
Very 1967.
AVR. 5.9 TOP 3: 1. Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale (+6.6) 2. A House is Not a Motel (+6.4) 3. Alone Again Or (+6.4) TRACKLIST 1. Alone Again Or (+6.4) 2. A House is Not a Motel (+6.4) 3. Andmoreagain (+6.4) 4. The Daily Planet (+5.9) 5. Old Man (+5.6) 6. The Red Telephone (+5.9) 7.Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale (+6.6) 8. Live and Let Live (+5.5) 9. The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This (+5.8) 10. Bummer in the Summer (+5.4) 11. You Set the Scene (+5.9)
A real letdown after a promising opening track. Occasionally enjoyable but on the whole really poor
Trite 60's hippy garbage. The album art says it all. Drawn by someone's cousin.
[inserts something about hippy free love harmonised bullshit and how I’m right about the 60s being awful]
easy listening
We liked it, would listen again- nice chilled vibes but uplifting
The opening track did not hook me, I was reminded of "YMCA" by "The Village People", and not in a good way. The second grabbed me instantly. The darker lyricism expressed in "A House is not a Motel" paints a dim view of '67. The album somewhat regresses from there, the tracks undulate between grating or uninteresting, and complex earworms. Overall, an interesting album, but I'm not interested in listening to any song other than "A House is not a Motel".
More folk rock and less psychedelic. Not so much. A little weak for rock for me. Some Zepplin crossover but not quite enough - gets to renaissance-ish
great
all you need is Love- sorry wrong song
ok for 1st listen
Very familiar with Alone Again Or, and always liked it. Was hoping "Always See Your Face" would be on this album. Pleasantly consistent, but I doubt I'll have an interest in listening to the entire album again. It's fine.
"The news today will be the movies for tomorrow" only half standout, very inoffensive and quite forgettable for me live and let live has a bit of pep in it but not much "and it is oh so Repetitious" sums it up for me but the music is pretty good but never gonna listen to it again so a 2 - not for me but doesn't hurt my ears
60’s California free love shite. Can’t warm to it. Nothing is standing out as original or unique within the genre so on that basis, I can’t give this anything more than a 2. Some stuff just doesn’t age well and this is it.
Hard to see why this is a standout album from a million others released late sixties but it's okay. It has its moments (few and far between) like "Maybe the people..." that bump this album up from 2 stars to 3 for me - the horns & guitar solo in this number are great.
This is an album that I would only listen to the first time. The rhythms and instruments are interesting once, for it doesn't have that intrinsic enjoyability that keeps me coming back to it. The singing is sub par, and I really dislike how some instruments are thrown in the left ear and the rest of the instruments are put in the right ear. Favorite track: A House is Not a Motel
16. São doces e joviais, como o calor do Verão. MotA: The Red Telephone "Yeah, said it's all right, I won't forget / All the times I've waited patiently for you"
I enjoyed
Good vibes to start the week off right
what an album, turned me on to rap after lupe
Psychedelic Rock! Interesting for sure
Only the concert album was available on iTunes. Didn’t quite finish .
Groovy. I like the drums.
Definitely what hippies listened to, pretty chill 6/10
It's just one of those 60's albums, y'know? Sometimes you find something, sometimes you don't. As for ratings go, I like the voice of the singer as well as the instrumentation, even if I don't find it fancy. Maybe I would like a different project by Love more. Highlights: 1, 3, 6, and 9.
Really fun to listen to. Waayyy before my time, yet I found myself wanting to make a snowboard or mountain bike film set to it.
Not a fan. I'm not sure if i'm missing some historical significance or what.
Enjoyed this one! Alone Again Or was my favourite track.
60s psych pop. Ok I guess
Not bad.
Holy shit, this was great
The first song is a favorite covered by the Damned. Really great song. First time hearing the whole album.
Loved the album!
This was the first album where I didn't know anything about the band, or any of the tracks on the album. Through either the music or the lyrics it was quickly apparent that this album was from the late 60s or early 70s. As I listened to the first track, the lead singer reminded me of the lead singer from the Moody Blues. The horns on some of the tracks reminded me of early Chicago. There were tracks that I liked ("Alone Again Or", "The Daily Planet"). There were tracks that I didn't like so much ("Andmoreagain", "The Red Telephone"), and overall the album gets a 3. As if the album was making sure that I had a full experience, it finishes with "You Set the Scene", which is full of lyrics that had me asking '¿what?', and I don't understand. For example: "There's a private in my boat and he wears Pins instead of medals on his coat There's a chicken in my nest and she won't Lay until I've given her my best" ¿Do I want to know? At first glance, the rest of the lyrics weren't clearing anything up for me either.
Decent enough sandwich. Bright start and end but a little stodgy in the middle.
false
achei bom de ouvir
4/5
un vrai très bon album. 4.5
Enjoyed this more than the other Love album this week. Some really cool tracks
Pretty bland, but it's okay. Inoffensive.
Mellow, man
Mostly easy to listen to.
Forrest Gump
Loved this, can’t believe I’ve never heard it before. I will absolutely listen and love it again.
Recommended so many times. Think I get it
Obra maestra absoluta del rock psicodélico y del hippismo. Lánguido y sentido, tiene temazos para la historia.
pretty cool
Sick
It was alright. Greatest album of all time? I dunno. Good all around. A house is not a motel is a great song
Despite the cover art, Forever Changes could not be further from psychedelia. Rather, it combines two of my least favorite genres, folk and garage (and the occasional fillip of mariachi), albeit with more aggressive and convoluted rhythms and song structures than is usual with folk influenced 60s music. Still, regardless of how I personally feel about this music, I must admit that the songwriting is startlingly original. Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean seem incapable of writing a cliched melody or chord sequence. The string and brass arrangements are also highly unusual for this kind of material and seem to be organic, not merely tacked on. One barrier to enjoying this album, at least for me, is how on a couple of the more full throttle tunes, singer Arthur Lee is perpetually a quarter tone off key. But on the more pastoral tunes, this isn't really a problem. A bigger problem for me is that none of the melodies really sticks to my brain. So, between the fact that I don't really enjoy the stylistic elements Love is using on this album, and that I don't find the melodies and hooks compelling or memorable, I'm left with admiring Arthur Lee's originality. And I have the nagging feeling that Love achieved whatever it is that they were going for. Forever Changes has the feeling of a fully realized work. It's just not for me.
4/5 insteresting album, I'd buy it!
Just so boring dude oh my god
Never heard of this, but it's an excellent album. Really liked it.
Didn't stand out.
boring
Classic 60's acid casualty psych-folk. BT: Alone Again Or, A House is not a Motel, The Red Telephone
Me as hypothetical record label executive "The name is great. The kids are into peace and love right now. Love sells. But I don't hear a single." Unique instrumentation with some gypsy guitar and classical strings. Battle horns. Interesting chord changes. I get why it's acclaimed. But where are the hooks, man? B-
Is “Love” the most bold/hubris ridden band name? Naming your band after the biggest emotion, the one everyone sings about? I’d only heard, “Alone Again” and always liked it, but was pleasantly surprised by this album. This is like a combo of The Association and Herb Alpert or Burt Bacharach and Canned Heat, hippie pop gold. There are some pretty great/interesting things happening instrumentally, even some experimental moments (did I hear a like DJ scratch at the end of “good humor man?”). My critique is that I’m not a huge fan of the vocals, sort of underwhelming—which could be a stylistic choice—and the lyrics were at times bad. Ultimately, a pretty cool album. Solid B.
Love has always popped up on my Spotify playlists as a bit of a one hit wonder, so this is probably my first go at listening to a full album. It's alright, some great moments, some forgettable parts. Not something I'd actively seek out, but probably wouldn't hit "next" when it pops up.
I couldn't find whatever it was that got this LP to the top 1001. It would be harsh to describe it as bad, but it was definitely boring.
This is some nice 60s psych pop, definitely going to be coming back to this one. I love how warm and rich the production is, the orchestration is nice.
Absolute banger
typical late 60's rock ballads... meh
Starts strong but then the bottom really falls out in the second half as it gets more into the psych rock parts to the point I paused the album in order to find the next one to listen to. 2.5 but rounding down
Nice album to listen to
Liking the mostly Latin flavor to this. This sounds a lot more modern than 1967 and reminds me of lots of artists who came after this so was clearly an influential record. My only gripe is when it wanders off in a psychedelic direction which i think makes it lose some of its energy and drive which is there for most of the album in spades. A surprisingly great rock record that I have only just heard for the first time. 4/5
Good
4.2 + Some beautiful and quirky songwriting with lush orchestral arrangements. It resides in its own corner of popular music, as if the writer had never once listened to the radio and decided to write this album. I’ve come back to this one a lot over the years.
I absolutely loved the first track. I'm a sucker for a horns section. The rest of the album was some very pleasant psych/pop 60s rock stuff, which is the type of music I grew up with so I definitely dug it but wasn't blown away. Cool arrangements but non to exciting lyrics. Wanna go 3.5 but I enjoyed it more than I disliked it so going with a 4.
I remember seeing this album cover in all the record shops in Sudbury but didn't listen to until CKCU a couple decades later. I remember really loving "Maybe the People". In the age of synths and samples it's hard to imagine that these youngsters wrote their own horn and string arrangements! Their sound is from a long-gone era.
Was soll man dagegen haben können; hübsche Songs in hübschen Harmonien. Alles etwas seicht, ohne konzentriertes Hinhören nah am Überhören. So stell ich mir seit jeher die folky Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme Seite der 60s vor. Retro 3.2
Ich mag die perkussiven Sachen und den Psychedelik-Vibe. Trotzdem bin ich dieser folk-/acidfolkigen Variante von Hippiemusik weniger zugeneigt. Schlage mein Zelt lieber in den Camps der z.B. Byrds oder bei Santana auf als bei Jefferson Airplane oder eben Love (wobei zumindest das der Byrds auch nicht gerade am entgegengesetzten Ende des Platzes steht). Oder natürlich ganz woanders bei Velvet Underground. Lieblingsnummer hier: Bummer In the Summer. Insgesamt: 2,8.
Alone Again Or.