Elephant Mountain

Really good, folky, interesting, exciting

Love the vibe of this

Starts Off Great. Stays Good.

Very pleasant album. Had a good amount of variety as well.

Darkness, Darkness sounded like Michael McHenry singing. This was a really good folk/blues/jazzy type of rock that I can really get into. The different singing mixed with the full instrumentals of a few of the songs was a great combination. Kind of sounded like a more jazzy Allman Brothers. This is in the very high 4 range and definitely in relisten at the beach category.

This one wet back and forth between a 3 and 4 but will give it the bump for finishing off on that vibraphone. Pretty low 4 though but just a pleasant listen on Tuesday morning. Way less folky than I expected.

Elephant Mountain is an album by The Youngbloods, originally released in 1969. I've always heard of The Youngbloods when researching 60s music but never gave them a listen until now. This record appears to be one of their later efforts. It was released to lukewarm and some outright bad reviews, contrary to some of their earlier releases. However, I think history has been kind to this album. 1969 was an interesting time for music. The psychedelic movement was on its way out of the pop landscape, and roots-based styles were entering. Styles such as country, folk, and Americana were being fused with rock. This album acts as a perfect representation of that musical transition. Most of these songs are country-focused but with elements of psychedelic sprinkled in quite regularly. I was also surprised at the amount of other genres represented on here. Jazz, blues, bluegrass, etc. Very impressed with how diverse this album is. Cool listen.

I've never heard of this band before but this is great. I wish the vocals were a little bit better but honestly just a well made album. The album art perfectly summarizes how this album sounds- good, easy listening. I'm a fan. 7.5/10 (3.75/5)

Väldigt bra album, fett najs låtar Bästa låtar: On Sir Francis Drake, Don’t let the rain bring you down

Much, much better than expected, based on the cover art and year of release!

C'est pas pour tout le monde, mais j'ai vraiment aimé l'influence jazz, la grande place laissée aux instruments et juste l'ambiance relax qu'émet l'album

The Youngbloods fuse a unique blend of ‘60s folk with an entrancing jazz rock sounds that works in almost every song on this album.

Never heard this one before, but I loved the subtle soulfulness of it. Everything I read described this as folk rock, but it was a lot more than that. A mix of jazz, soul, and psychedelia with a small bit of folk. The recording has this airiness to it too, which gives some of the songs an added sense of beauty. Definitely interested to explore more from this band.

It started super fuckin weird. (2star) Then it got better.(3star) Then it was a banger.(4star) The instrumentation was killer, but i didnt love his voice. Super cool type of album, almost like the entire thing is a rhapsody.

I almost thought this might finally be another 5* for me but sadly it didn’t live up to the beginning as it went on. Enjoyable though, great music for its time, surprised I’ve never heard of them before.

A sixties collage of Al that was good !

Really chill but so lush. I love the variety of instrumentation. The vocals are super upbeat and pleasant as well. Good relaxation music!

Love the cover, with the band dwarfed by nature. Standout songs included Darkness, Darkness and Besutiful.

Cool to see 60s music that has some more interesting influences.

Sounds more modern than 1969

This album is super cool, I love the many variations on the blues seen throughout

Psychedelic Appalachia, a little bit country, a little bit bluegrass, a little bit rock and roll, and a good ol' time.

This one was fun. Psychadelic but a bit more upbeat

What a joyful listen. I'm certainly keen to listen to this again. Darkness, Darkness really sets the scene and such a lovely closing vibe in Ride the Wind

1969? Yes it's quite dated but......there's just something about this. Never heard of them or this album. Mellow country-rock or Psychedelic orientated it's well put together and meanders from track to track with a variety of other styles (even some Jazz in there). They disappeared as quickly as they had arrived it seems but this is well worth the listen.

Eclectic mix of folk, rock, psych, country, blues, with some jazzier moments. Their sound is blended well, with none of these elements standing out as not fitting. Respectable musicianship throughout and a few enjoyable instrumental breaks with occasionally ripping guitar and bass (On Sir Francis Duke, Beautiful). pretty consistent quality throughout, though few songs jump out as majorly memorable (except Darkness, Darkness). Solid listen overall.

Ein cooles, melodisches Rock Folk Jazz Album. Zeitlos und sehr unterhaltsam.

Agradable. Folk rock, psychedelic rock del 69.

I didn't mind this at all. Quicksand, Sham, and Don't Let the Rain Bring You Down (I know the intro from somewhere) were the best songs. I enjoyed the wide range of styles employed. Folky, psychadelic-y, thought it was pretty good actually.

The Youngbloods could be called a "one hit wonder" from 60's folk rock. Their version of "Come Together" is their most famous effort by a significant margin. It is a great example of the band's folk/rock, centered on rich, vocal harmonies. The Youngbloods seem like a step between 60's psychedelia and 70's country rock Elephant Mountain does not include their "one hit, but it does include a strong collection of melodic, interesting songs. While the Youngbloods did not achieve considerable success, this is an album that could (should?) have been much more famous.

classy

This may have been mood-dependent, but this was nice

Classic sounds, catchy bit. Surprised I haven't even heard of them.

4.5/5

Nice to listen to.

Really unique and cool psychedelic folk. The production value lacks at times, but they hit some serious grooves throughout.

Really liked this one, and it hadn't been on my radar before. Soft / hippie rock vibes with a little country thrown in. I'm looking forward to giving this a second listen when I have time.

Ça passe trénquille

Beautiful!

was worried I was in for a snoozefest, and then they started throwing instrumentals in! with interesting arrangements & jamming!

VERY FORK LORE FEELING HMM

Pretty good, nice morning listening imo

Mellow

3.5

Summer Of Love! Erinnert an America! Viel besser als so manches hier vorgestellte Album! Wieder was entdeckt. 4/5

Easy listening, soothing. I wish they did some stuff with J. Joplin.

Thought it was going to be bland at the start but really got into it toward the end.

Based on the opening track, I enjoyed this far more than I thought - Darkness, Darkness' opening was just not to my taste. It's funny to read the other reviews who don't get the folks-rock-jazz *thing* that was happening in the 50s and 60s. Rock was ascending, but the folk scene was also happening, and jazz had had a grip on the counterculture for a couple of generations at this point. It's like a modern rock group having bits of metal, electronic, pop, and country: it just *happens*, living in the crockpot of modern music.

I listened to this one twice. Enjoyed it. Never heard of them before.

Intriguing group

I had no idea who this was. I lived listening to it. This was a great sounding album with that 1960's feel!

The instrumentals were a weak point for me, but surprisingly fun songs with nice harmonies and interesting melodies. Will come back to this one!

pretty decent eclectic album, a 3.5 from me

This was lovely! A little folky, a little jazzy, a little psychedelic. The cover is fitting, as it seems the perfect type of album to put on while hanging out in nature, perhaps with a little buzz going. A wonderful little hidden gem of the late '60s.

Not come across the Youngbloods before and took a while to get into them, perhaps partly because their material was quite eclectic and hard to pigeonhole. Nevertheless this a a lovely album with all sorts of elements - pop, americana, psychedelia - all delivered concisely with strong melodies and hooks. Well worth a listen

I've never heard of these guys but I was feeling this melodic folk/jazz/psychedelic/country/rock today

I enjoyed this album. Would listen again

First track had me panicking with the fiddles, but it becomes a nice banger in the end. So far, this is better than most of the hippie shit on this list. There’s something sincere here, something interesting and thoughtful. Not horrible at all. Well crafted music played with clarity. This actually pretty cute. Nice range, good attitude. Can’t hate it.

Nice album. I quite like it.

My experience with the Youngbloods was the song Get Together, so I was quite surprised by this album. I liked the keyboards. It seemed more of a jazzy album than rock. Good to just let roll in the background while doing work.

Cheerful and energetic! Great cleaning and puttering music. Probably would enjoy duing a gentle workout!

A nifty chill genre blend

4-

Smooth sounds, not what I expected.

Reminds me of the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin - This is a happy American folk band that brings to mind the sight of people wearing cowboy hats, touring different small towns in rural USA, big farms, silos, a cow skull hanging on the wall of a dinner. Very American vibes. Favorite: Dont let the rain bring you down

It had some calm moments and not too much psychedelic nonsense.

Agradable. Folk rock, psychedelic rock del 69.

Mixed: I hit play on this album and thought to myself 'lord imma kill myself with this country music shit' but yk what I pleasantly surprised myself here. After the second song I really started digging the 60s rock with chords which fitted together so well and an overall sound which was just nice to the ears. Pleasantly surprised by this record and I will have to listen to more from this band.

I’m not much for folk music, but this one caught me by surprise. Some pleasant acoustic that avoids becoming laconic.

This album was new to me, which is a little surprising, given the vintage and the style. I (of course) knew of the Youngbloods, and their hit “Get Together”. As I listened, I realized I also knew Sunlight. This is a solid album, and grew on me throughout the listening. Early country rock, in the same neighborhood as Buffalo Springfield, early Poco, Byrds (Sweetheart era), Etc. My overall rating is a bit more than the sum of the parts. No 5 star songs, but no clunkers, either. This will be one I’ll be revisiting.

Really enjoyed this. Would listen again and to more of their stuff. Very pleasant and easy to listen to.

Quite enjoyable

cute :)

Nice sunny mellow 60s music, great for a quiet start to a sunny day

Darkness darkness was really good

Rock psicodélico sesentero. Está bien, pero no llega al vinilo.

Wasn't familiar with this album at all but really enjoyed the mix of folk, singer-songwriter, occasional prog-ish vibes (see the instrumental track "On Sir Francis Drake"), blues inspired guitar and bass and jazz tinged drums.

Happy-listening folk/country/psychedelic varied rock album. Nice discovery!

This is right up my alley! If you are into The Sheepdogs (my favourite band) you’ll like this. Looking to explore their library further. High 4

I liked this one a lot

Good album. It has that folk country sound that you hear in the early 70's a bit. It is probably worth buying someday. Its definitely a listen to the whole album type of play.

Exceedingly, and unexpectedly, strong, to such an extent that their big hit seems lame, like a different – and much lamer – band. "Sir Francis Drake" and "Quicksand" and "Sunlight" are terrific and the subtle "Ride the Wind" is a treasure and a great closer. The overall effect speaks to the full range of '60s options – from jug band vibes to jazz explorations to bubble gummy hooks to folkie think pieces.

Very jazzy rock album

Covers a pretty wide swath of genres. You get some southern rock, acid folk, even boogie. It's nice, if a little bit twee in spots. Favorite tracks: "Darkness, Darkness", "Trillium"

Thought this would just be more shit 60s folk, but it was amazing. Wonderful bass playing

This album was really interesting. It's very much of its time, and not particularly a genre that I tend to like, but it's really good overall. Just a good vibe to it. Good music, the lyrics fit well. The mix doesn't sound amazing, since it's a bit muddy (at least the version I listened to was), but it features every instrument well 4/5

Frankly I thought this was great. Top half was better than the bottom half other than the closing song, but I’d come back to this easily. Bonus points because I’d never heard of them other than their 1 hit song not on this album. Could be too generous, but this made me happy in the moment.

An album cover can say a lot about the album. What this album art tells me is that this is some backwater, country-rock, folk-rock. And to be honest. It’s not far off.

Refreshingly good for being unknown – groovy and fun, charming and relatable. "Ride the Wind" is wonderful, and "On Sir Francis Drake" and "Quicksand" are only very slightly less so. In contrast to the subtle and refined playing her (the vibes on the close especially), their big hit seems much less interesting, even vaguely lame. One-hit wonders have no chance, do they?

I was unfamiliar with this group. I quite liked this album, while they were a Boston group, it seems they had relocated and this sounds to me like a bridge between the Laurel Canyon folky rock singer songwriter scene and the emerging psychedelic Bay area scene. It could be a little more focused, but is very charming.

Melodic rock - some songs are a little country too. Nice album

Was on the road for this one so Spotify again but had time to listen to this twice under decent conditions. Clearly a roots influenced situation, an album I've never seen or listened to before, but a band I've heard before as background music. I liked it and suspect I'll end up listening to it again. There's a lot of music from this era that has similar sonic qualities, I thought the vocals were pretty distinctive, and it was a nice mix of blues, folk and rock.

Fun folk-rock album, bordering the progressive side. Not every song was a winner, but overall worth a listen.

What a gem! Never heard about this band. It make me felt like a hipster in the 70s.

There's some great genre-bending on this album. It's firmly rooted into its era of late 60s rock, incorporating elements of country and jazz. It's not going to be my favorite album of all time but it's definitely worth a listen.

Never taken the chance to listen to these guys, but I'm glad I did. Will have to listen again when I'm not working.

Mezcla entre boomer rock y jazz que calma mi alma y acaricia el corazón.

Pretty solid 60’s rock with touches of jazz and southern blues to it. I can get behind it, but would probably have dropped the interludes. B

This is more old music that is not special or unique compared to the other old music and it adds nothing. VÄÄRIN CVÄÄRIN VÄÄTRIN YTÄMÄ ON PALJON VTITTU VITTU VIHAAN THE BEATLES BÄNDIÄ VITTU VIHAANAAA AA AAdfdd jkkl aaa NIITÄ VIHAAN VIHAAN VIAHAAN !!! TÄMÄ OIN HYVÄÄ HYVÄÄ Jjkododfgk darkness darkness

Very entertaining blend of genres. Puts you in a good mood, Darkness and Sir Francis Drake were my favorites. 4.5/5

Not the album I thought it was but pretty nice tbh, 3.7.

really enjoyed this trip back to the 60s

4, lots to enjoy on this album

Hadn't heard of this band. Didn't like the first track and thought it didn't bode well but was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the album. I doubt I will ever listen to this again though.

This was decent and has a great title but I don’t see why this album should be here without so many other hip hop or r&b albums present. I thought the second half of the album was stronger. “Quicksand” sounded like “My Girl” by the Temptations to me. The piano playing throughout was really great and brought a lot to the longer spacier jams. This would probably be a fun live band.

This sounds like sitting out in your garden on a breezy Sunday afternoon, listening to your grandparents talk about their younger years.

Mellow and enjoyable.

Not bad at all, not quite a 5/5. Drumming is great. I dig On Sir Francis Drake.

Nice one. Brings us back to the 60’s

This was produced by Charlie Daniels? THAT Charlie Daniels? The keys are fun, really enjoy the fusion of psychedelic, hard rock, country, and jazz. Weird but cool.

Before today I had never heard of the Youngbloods, so I had no idea what to expect. What I wasn't expecting was late 60's psychadelic rock mixed with Neil Young-esque folk rock, and with underpinnings of jazz and blues. I figured they would be some obscure emo/goth band with a name like that. This album was fantastic! The Youngbloods brought the hammer right from the first song (starting with the fiddle intro and turning into a folk rock number). The lead singers, Jesse Colin Young, and Jerry Corbitt have amazing chemistry, and can harmonize very well in certain numbers. Admittedly, the echoing of lyrics in the song Darkness, Darkness was a bit odd, but a little bit of creative expression never hurt anyone. Sham is a real rockin' number, and the folk ballad On Sir Francis Drake is beautiful, and really shows the musical talent of the band as a whole. Overall, an unexpected, and amazing listen today. This is a band that didn't really take off, but 100% had some hidden talent! Apparently, after the band broke up, Jesse went out on a more successful solo career. I may have to go explore some of his catalog now, having heard this stuff!! Favourite songs: Sham, "Darkness, Darkness", Smug, Beautiful, Don't Let the Rain Bring You Down, Trillium, Quicksand, On Sir Francis Drake Least favourite songs: Ride the Wind 4/5

Never heard of this band before and it has a great sound. Very Late 60s and I can hear influences of other groups on them. A neat little historical curiosity that was pleasant on the ears.

A delightful surprise by a band I’d admittedly previously written off. This could stand to be a real contender for the patio albums hall of fame.

Lovely folk rock bangers, put 'em on and vibe away

fun 70s vibes, Beatles-esque, first half of the album is perfect background dinner party music. favorite song quicksand or sunlight

Reminds me of some bits of Fleetwood Mac in their use of synths on "Darkness, Darkness". Has a slight jazz pace to it, "On Sir Francis Drake" used a lot of floaty keys you would normally hear of LoFi Jazz records. It changes quickly into this rhythmic acoustic ballad presented in "Sunlight", a Very warm song, would be a perfect midday summer car ride song. Following with the song "Beautiful" which luls you in with a 70s sounding jazz pop sound but shines with the playful back and forth of the bass and drums, One constantly trying to out do the other to maintain the spotlight propelling the song forward. "Don't Let the Rain Get You Down" sounds as if it was a deleted song from "Abby Road", has the signature Beatles aesthetic without having the same cohesive nature of a Beatles song. "Quicksand" is reminiscent of the classic rock era of smooth drum and bass patterns with a swelling orchestra in the background. Definition of 70s Jazz rock with the guitar whining alongside the lead singer paired well with the background vocals leading to a kick ass feel good that you can't help but rock out with. Closing off with "Ride the wind" feels like a steep left turn left with this smooth jazz flow backed a floaty xylophone rhythm and a light piano melody, reminds me of waiting office music but with a welcomed jazz expertise. This album is kinda all over the place with no inherent structure. Doesn't detract from the lovely ride tho through all sorts of landscapes and moods. Perfect album to get a few friends and smoke a joint ideally in a place similar to the album cover.

super tranquilo, me alegro la tarde. folk medio rockerito, suena super solido. me recuerda a Creedence

PREFS : Darkness, Darkness, Smug, On Sir Francis Drake, Rain Song (Don't Let the Rain Bring You Down), Sham, Ride the Wind

No particularly song stands out but the album is so easy for listening and overall soothing. I enjoyed this.

Of all of the laurel canyon albums this one had the best balance of psychedelic and folk type stuff. It was better than the byrds but not quite to the level of like the mamas and papas. Sham was my favorite

Började lite svagt men plockade upp rejält. Breda och välutvecklade instrumentals med en psykedelisk sextiotals vibe.

A very pleasant folky/jazzy listen. This is the kind of new find that rewards going through 1001 albums

Coolt, bra fynd

Had never heard this one before, but it grew on me a lot. Very eclectic, drawing on a lot of different genres for a single album.

Solid

Niice

Wat folk, wat jazz-improvisatie stukjes, wat bluegrass, wat blues, misschien zelfs wat Motown. En dat zonder dat het ingewikkeld, zwaar of snobistisch wordt. Favoriete nummer is denk ik "Quick Sand", wat een beetje klinkt alsof Nick Drake samen met wat koperen blazers een keer mocht aanschuiven bij de Beatles. Gewoon lekker. Maar om heel eerlijk te zijn: Na wat me gisteren is aangedaan (Astrud Gilberto) zou ik vandaag zelfs Suzan en Freek 4 sterren hebben gegeven.

Really good! Maybe a bit too much instrumentals.

Fantastic album, great music and singing

4-5

On the first listen, my reaction was that it is a nice album and I like it. On the second, I thought, "Yeah, I like it, but I don't know that I love it." Then I listened to it 5 more times throughout the day. Hmmm...maybe I do love it...but I am just not in love with it...

Right of the bat it starts so strong I fully expected this to be 5 star album. The first song is on fire and is followed up by surprising variety. The second half was a bit weaker, not bad, just missing the sharpest of edges, therefore I tune the rating down a notch.

I really liked the unique-ish sound that this album had. It was folk-y with lots of 60’s rock elements present, mainly within the first and last areas of the album. I really liked the songs that I liked, but the album as a whole did not appeal fully to me. That’s not to say I didn’t appreciate it but rather that there were some songs that felt lacking. Favorite track: Darkness, Darkness

I really enjoyed this album, the songs were fun and had me grooving a bit. Definitely a fun album to listen to. Favorite song: Sunlight Worst song: Smug (besides the interlude songs)

Never heard of this band, but it was good without one song really standing out.

Rocky bops. Never heard of this album/band and I really enjoyed it.

Felt unfamiliar with this band, aside from it being a name that popped up in the histories of several musicians. Didn't recognize any of this album, but I liked it and felt like it was ahead of its time. After listening I checked out their one hit and the penny dropped: totally familiar, but I'd never associated it with a band before.

Liked this album, lots of variety. Could feel jazzy at times, folky, 60's classic rock. Good blend.

folk rock y, some songs sound Grateful Dead ish

Weird but enjoyable

Surprising little gem. The singer’s voice is stronger on some songs than the other but I’m mostly fascinated by this album because it’s the only one the band produced

The Youngbloods - Elephant Mountain: I didn't expect to like this album at all, but like most of my presumptions, I couldn't have been more wrong. This album is a near-perfect amalgamtion of folk, country, and funk elements that, on tracks like "Beautiful", come into divine fruition that is hard to replicate. The entire album itself is complimenary in track listing, dancing around to more folk finger-style pieces, then speeding up to groovy sections with amazing organ playing melody that completely breaks through the mix. The vocal recording also is unique in that, due to technological limitations of the time, the microphone often peaks during the more soulful and sang-from-the-heart sections of each song. The bass tone is absolutely milky and smooth, suturing itself underneath the dry yet so full guitar on tracks like "Don't Let The Rain Bring You Down" and, (again), "Beautiful". Overall, this album is a time capsule of a once free-spirited and young America, living off rock, booze, and any drugs the people could find. The only gripes I have are a few of the songs become a bit repetitive at times. Rating: 8.5/10 Favorite Song: "Beautiful"

Liked it a lot

Great album from the late 60's

This album is a very eclectic range of sounds. A very pleasant listening experience. 4/5.

Whoa! The musical genres on this album are really diverse. It starts off with a folk music song, violin included! Followed by a country folk/rock song. The album then goes towards a more jazz style with a couple of songs/ballads. Then it takes a turn and treats it's listeners to a few rock songs. It then keeps floating a bit between the rock and jazz styles. I like it alot, although the album is rather short.

Did not expect to like this as much as I did

leuk eerste nummerke. Laatste nummer is wat lang. De rest is gewoon

some good piano tracks; "Sunlight" is a long time fave.

Rating: 7/10 Best songs: Darkness, darkness, Smug

rock pacifico com uma breve mistura no pop 4/5

całkiem przyjemny psychodelic/rock/jazz/country album

Some solid classic rock, I’d give it a 4/5

A jazzy pop that I would listen to again. I really liked it. Great bass lines.

A bit of a surprise - it moves at a good pace pretty nicely

Standout Tracks: Darkness, Darkness, On Sir Francis Drake, Sunlight, Ride The Wind

A chilled easy listening album. Worth a listen.

Quite nice. Inoccuous.

Very good. Hadn't heard it before. Favorite song: Ride the Wind.

Loving the soft vibe of this with its jazzy, bluesy folk rock influences. Favourites: "Darkness, Darkness", "On Sir Francis Duke", "Sunlight"

Super into "Darkness, Darkness." Love this style of folk rock (or whatever subgenre this would be).

Cool stuff, ok pour 20$

When this started out I was thinking \"oh no, not another 60s folk rock album\" but this one really surprised me. Elements of jazz, blues, funk, country. It's quirky and interesting. I kept thinking it was over and Spotify had moved on to a new artist or album but it was the same album.

This album was so nice. Not so much psychedelic as it was folk jazz? Not complaining at all. This was a great album!

The bleedin Youngbloods

I enjoyed every song on this album, with no exception. Trillium was a highlight. I can certainly think of worse ways to spend 39 minutes than listening to solid folk rock.

I feel like this is something y’all won’t like, so naturally it is right up my alley. 3.75

Rock, folk, jazz

Loved thos one so much :) so nice! Beautiful is my favorite right now

Jkiff trop sa race

Very good

8/10 I liked the instrumental tracks a lot

7/10. Fun, folksy, but ultimately forgettable.

Instrumentals are decently entertaining. 7/10

Good, fun 60's pop. Not particularly exciting or ground-breaking, but enjoyable and of good quality.

nice songs

4 stars would listen to it again

What a fun surprise! Enjoyed it!

Pretty enjoyable, with two great songs. I do not know why it is a must-listen-to, but I liked it.

Entre la portada, la época del disco y el nombre de la banda, la neta esperaba más de esa onda de Crosby Stills Nash Young et. al. pero no, nada de eso. Me latió bastante el sonido como de predecesor del rock setentero, con algo como de Alabama como en Sunlight y Double Sunlight, los metales en Quicksand y las guitarras acusticas y pianos en general.

good. solid 4 stars less folky more 60s rock

Somewhat jazzy. I like it and it's not necessarily what I expected when compared to their biggest hit.

Jesse Colin Young's first band, pretty good stuff, was not familiar.

How have I not heard this before?

Rock psicodélico sesentero. Está bien, pero no llega al vinilo.

Agradable. Folk rock, psychedelic rock del 69. 4.

Delightful folk rock. So close to a 5 but it’ll have to be a 4

pretty good

What a great album! Weirdly, no one track stood out, bit the bright, free feeling of the whole thing made it zip by in a pleasing mix of crunchy guitar and bouncy organ. Nothing outstayed it's welcome. It was all very fun and joyous! An underrated gem.

Never heard this one before. It feels like someone tried to distill the sound of 60's rock into a single album. Every song could be on a movie soundtrack to set the period.

Someone should have told them that delay effects on the first couple tracks sounds toilet

how have i never heard of them before! they are just my kind of music

Five stars loaded in the nerf gun, ready to fire at will. We're overdue for a 1001 miracle. Who are these guys. The name suggests an underground classic. It's 1969. Great band name. It's all almost there. Some of the songs were perfect. Loved the jazzier business. Love anything in 6/8 time. Some Love. Some Canned Heat. Some Fairport Convention. Some of it fell flat, but a nice surprise from 1001. A-

-"Darkness, Darkness" has an awesome distorted guitar sound -It gets kinda slow across the middle of the record -"If the world was peanut butter, we'd be sticking by each other" is a stunning lyrics from "Don't Let The Rain Bring You Down" -Cool sax and drummery in "Quicksand" -Great guitar and drum jamming in "Sham." It might be my favorite track from the album -Definitely some great moments, but needs more oomph or consistency to get to 5 stars

Nice one!

This was delightfully jolly. A surprise that it was as early as 1969....would go 4.5 stars if the scale went there

I would listen to this again in a heartbeat, and it is getting saved in my library. Not every song is a masterpiece, but that's okay. I also started to get the vibe that some tracks sound like they could have been made yesterday, which is GREAT. I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, but it sure is mine!

25th October 2021 Listened on the living room speaker while working, quiet day. Started fight club work out. I really enjoyed this - combination of folk and Hill Country blues. Right up my alley.

Sweet and mellow

Really enjoyed the album. I'd call it classic Indie folk (if that's a thing).

3.5

This was a cool ass album, need to check it out some more, prob a 3 but ill be generous

I hadn’t heard this album before, and I quite enjoyed it.

another unexpected gem!

Loved it. Great relaxing music

Folk, Country rock envolvente.

I like this … not listened to them before …. Great opening track … nice bass … Big Tim Buckley fan

Very trippy, jazzy, cool! Started with kind of a dark hippy Darkness Darkness (later covered by Robert Plant), got into loose jazzy improv-feeling Francis Drake…Beautiful is 60s bluesy Janis Joplin-esque (or JC superstar)

amazing underrated

Darkness Darkness-Already impressed by the fiddle (?) ish start. The lyrics are so...dark. heh. liking that riff with the main vocals. i really should learn proper music terms lmao. Smug-has a country like melody to it so far. Damn that was so short! On Sir Francis Drake-its an instrumental piece? sounds not bad. and whoops two songs went by without me noticing. Beautiful-chill feel good piece. Rain song- lmao relistening to the album. i like it better than yesterdays bc rock still doesnt jive with me much. this ones like a mix of different genres altogether, jazz, some rock, swing? country, idk. nice tunes regardless. very alternative i think? oh lmao wiki says its folk rock/country rock/psychidelica? sounds about right actually. not bad. maybe this rock i can jive with.

nice nice

Nice and chili folk rock. I specially liked the track 'on sir Francis drake'. A mellow instrumental whit jazz and psychedelic influences.

Pleasantly surprised by this record. More 3.5 than 4. Still good though.

very chill

Folksy, smooth, snappy, and hoppy

Actually quite enjoyed this

Yet another I've never heard of that is incredibly impressive. I don't get all the hullabaloo around the 70s when the 60s seem to have stuff like this

War mir bisher gar kein Begriff l, aber schönes Album und gut zum durchhören

Ziemlich gut und ziemlich zeitlos

I liked this a lot. Perfect vibes for a Monday morning. Chill, but upbeat.

a bit of a blur, but I vaguely recall this as pleasant and old school. need to listen again

Nog nooit iets van gehoord en aangenaam verrast. Ik hoorde er van alles in: Nick Drake, The Beatles, Aaron Neville etc.

Enjoyed it end to end... the first ~30 seconds were awesome, then from there I liked the bluesy parts, instrumentals, even the little slide whistle and the elevator music opening on the last track. Close to a 5 for me but I just didn’t hear the homerun song

The little musical interludes were kind of fun breaks to actual tracks and I think set the album up well. I enjoyed the sorta lighthearted vibe, and the sound from these older albums just sounds good, so I really enjoyed it without knowing how to describe it. The Francis Drake one that was long and purely instrumental also caused me to dive into his Wikipedia page, so I’ll add an extra star for the potential LearnedLeague help.

This is exactly what I was in the mood for. Solid album

Good folk music—fiddling, acoustic guitar, EYC. Sometimes reminiscent of Irish folk music

CLASSIC

I knew the songs but couldn't tell you their name or the band, they are a classic, nice instrumentation and a powerful voice

I enjoyed this slightly folkier/jazzier version of the Allman Brothers. Some really solid songs as well as some that were just low key and kind of fun. Favorite Tracks: “Darkness, Darkness,” “Smug,” and “Ride the Wind”

I enjoyed just the full on vibe

Super folksy I like it

skön lugn psych

Last track, praise be to God emoji!

Great album. Amazing guitar and cool use of a variety of instruments. Definitely listening again

This was a wonderfully produced album with a nice bluegrass sound.

Lekker album om te luisteren

Surprisingly good

Virkeligt fedt album. En smooth og easy listening plade med en blandet rock/jazz stil. Tæt på 5 stjerner

It was nice, pseudo psychedelic album

Monta kuuntelua, aina tuli fiilis, et on pikkukekkulissa lauantaipäivänä auringonpaisteessa

The album seems to wade in a couple stream without making interesting use of the genres I do like some of the last few songs.

a bit of everything, way more mixed and varied than I could have anticipated just by the way it’s tagged. I liked Sham

A bit interesting for various reasons but pretty ho-hum.

Not bad. Pretty chill.

348/1001 The Youngbloods - Elephant Mountain Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ This took my surprise somewhat, as I was kind of expecting a more country album than I was anticipating. It's got a bit of psych, a bit of jazz, a bit of folk mixed in with the country. Whilst i enjoyed my time with it, I'm not sure when I'd go back to it...

The Youngbloods are listed both as a Folk band and as a Psychedelic Band. While I hear both, I also hear Jazz, Blues, and Bluegrass. They are inoffensive, but also don't have a lot to hold my attention.

As músicas cantadas são incríveis, as instrumentais são chatas

It was fine. 2.5/5. Raising to 3.

Late 60s psych country rock. Folk rock.

This tootles by pleasantly enough. I kind of zoned in and out and nothing has particularly stuck with me. The switches between rock and jazz are a bit odd, like they are unsure what they want to be. I’m really damning with faint praise here lol. 2.5

3.5

Enjoyable enough folk rock would be improved by taking a slightly more focused approach 3.5*

Ok

Darkness, Darkness - 4/5 Smug - 3/5 On Sir Francis Drake - 4/5 Sunlight - 3/5 Double Sunlight - no rating Beautiful - 2/5 Turn It Over - no rating Rain Song - 2/5 Trillium - 1/5 Quicksand - 3/5 Black Mountain Breakdown - no rating Sham - 3/5 Ride the Wind - 3/5 Average score: 2.8/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️

This was decent. Some of these 60s bands make me laugh with the alternating between rockin' jams and some sort of Shakespeare-like poetry with harps and shit.

How do they even find these albums. I mean it only reached 118 on the billboard 200 in 1969, I've never really heard of these guys, and I doubt anyone else here really has either. This was the most middle of the road album, I was playing chess while listening to this and completely forgot there was even music playing. It is just the most average 60's rock album. Low 3.

A little boring at times but also found it pleasant and enjoyable overall

Hmm, a sprinkle of jazz here with some poppy undertones. But nothing too new. Can't hold it against that since it's quite an old album, but it was a'ight.

Fine country, not really psych tho.

This is such a kind and nice album. While listening I felt genuinely warm and content — it’s melodic, lovely, and has this gentle, feel-good tone running through the whole record. The lyrics aren’t super deep or complicated, but they’re meaningful and carry a happy, peaceful vibe that’s really refreshing. The sound is beautiful — soft folk-rock with great harmonies, lovely guitar work, and excellent group vocals that blend together perfectly. Everything feels natural and easy on the ears. Elephant Mountain has this laid-back, positive energy that makes you smile without trying too hard. It’s not trying to change the world, it just wants to make you feel good. A really lovely and underrated album from that era.

Wanha :D

Not the best of the 80s but some great nostalgic tunes here.

New to me, but very listenable folk rock. I'd throw this on for a roadtrip.

I have heard of Yungblud, Diddy bluds, and bloods and crips but I have never heard of the band The Youngbloods before and was quite excited to see what this underrated Folk Rock album has to offer, and honestly if you aren't super into the genre this definitely won't be anything special. This project has a nice blend of different kinds and feels of Folk Rock and they all come out in such beautiful ways. Yes there are plenty of short spurts you can call "interludes" but feel more like quick little warm ups. I am not huge on them, but for some reason I am soft to them and did enjoy hearing them even if they didn't make my final cut for songs I liked. I don't understand the hate for Sunlight as that is one of my favorite tracks here. There are plenty of gems here I feel go under-appreciated but as a whole I think this album needs much more love and attention. Elephant Mountain may not be a Folk masterpiece, but it is still a really solid project I am glad I checked out thanks to this 1001 albums to hear before I die list.

3.69

who? Ah god why is the bagpipe shit so prominent. why is the lagging vocal so poorly timed. This is awful. Smug is listenable and even maybe good. Brokeback mountain or wtv is p lit and wejrd Sham is good too… i dont think tjis album is bad not really my cuppa but i liked some of it the first track REALLY just put me off. like 2.5? i really like ride the wind. upon further reflection i think it’s a 3.5. some solid stuff i was just majorly offput

There's a lot of individual things that I like, but they're not put together well

Decent listen.

Meh, not bad, but not amazing.

Elephant Mountain is best described as pleasant and enjoyable, i think. It brings together nice vocals and groovy instrumentation, mixing elements of psychedelic rock, folk and country. The instrumental songs are not really note-worthy in my opinion and overall the album loses some steam in the second half - except for Sham, which is just great fun.

6/10 Best songs: Darkness, Darkness, Sham Late 60s folk-rock that mixes together some rather disparate influences: from jazz/blues to that peculiar 60s medievalism trend. The album has its ups and downs - the good songs are very, very good; the bad songs are just big nothings. I feel like this band had potential but didn't manage to narrow in on their strengths before recording (and releasing) this album. Oh well.

A nice little surprise. Despite my deep dive of 60's albums years ago, The Youngbloods just never reached my awareness. It's a delightful album that smoothly switches between Folk Rock, Blues Rock, Ragtime, and Jazz Rock. It was a nice soundtrack on a rainy summer day. 3.5/5, rounded down.

Some good stuff musically, but couldn't get past the vocals.

It was..fine? It seems like a perfectly inoffensive example 1969 folk-rock (borrowing Rolling Stone’s description.) I’m not sure why it made the list

Pleasant enough. I found it unremarkable.

Pleasant enough, kind of boring. Reminds me of how burned I felt when I let the Rolling Stone Record Guide talk me into buying a Bread album, despite the obvious reasons to be wary about doing so. That is a mistake that Time can never wash away. This is ok, but ... so forgettable.

This album is fine or technically okay or whatever, but the reason for its inclusion here is unclear. This album had little commercial success. It was not particularly well-reviewed at the time of its release fifty-some years ago. It has not been rediscovered and cherished since, nor grown in popularity in later years. It is not considered a major influence on a genre or group of musicians. It is not an underappreciated release from a group with other massive smash records. It's just an album of its time that is mildly enjoyable. It's not objectionable. It could be used in a soundtrack to great effect. A few songs are distinctive, most are very derivative. Elephant Mountain could have stayed in the record bin for the rest of eternity and we could have been listening to something else.

This was either a 3 or 4. I've opted for 3 because while it's certainly pretty good sounding, I can't really recall and specific songs I'd revisit. 3.5/5

Jazzy instrumental stuff much better than the folk singing drivel. Wasn't boring, but heard this kind of music elsewhere and much better.

3/5

Possibly one of the quaintest albums I’ve ever heard. It could probably stand to be a little less quaint honestly, but there’s little doubting that it’s a pleasant listen.

I like this album cover a lot - and the album is good too but didnt stand out as really good

Enjoyed this. Creative.

Missing get together. Spotify did me dirty on playing that song next making me think it was this one

Some nice folk/rock music that I have never heard before today. Nothing really stood out for me but I liked listening to it. Nice and relaxing with good vibes. Something I would listen to again when I'm in a chilled out mood.

Uhh, it was OK. Not great. Some songs had to be skipped, others were vaguely enjoyable.

Cool! 3.5+/5

kinda cool, liked the last song Will I listen to again: 25%

nice enough

Day 47 — The Youngbloods — Elephant Mountain (1969) Listened: May 21–23, 2026 Genre: Psychedelic Folk Rock / Blues Rock / Country Rock Vibe: Pastoral and unhurried — bluesy sixties rock with a loose, outdoor feel that bridges the gap between late 60s folk and early 70s country rock. Highlights: • Darkness, Darkness • On Sir Francis Drake • Sunlight • Beautiful • Don't Let the Rain Get You Down • Trillium ★ Quicksand • Sham Impression: Nothing really jumped out and grabbed me but the overall feel was solid throughout. I liked the blues edge underneath the sixties pop sound — you can hear the transition happening in real time from that era into something harder and more rootsy. A grower that I'd return to in the right mood. Rating: 3.0/5 Keep songs? Yes Revisit album? Yes

Good listen.

Not bad, but kinda just went in one ear and out the other

no me fue muy trascendental, pero como para tenerlo de fondo y bastante distinto por los géneros que explora 6.5/10

A somewhat forgotten 60s band. There wasn’t anything I really disliked about the album, but there wasn’t much I loved either. No songs that really stood out, either way. Just a nice album.

Like a Temu version of the Beatles

Not bad. Pretty chill overall. 3/5

buen album muy chill pero interesante

nice and gentle without being boring

Decent enough to listen to, but nothing really stood out as fantastic. I do enjoy when a band full of people who can play a kajillion instruments doesn’t use all of them all the time. This would be 3.5 if I could.

"Elevated jug band music." With no jugs? Whatever. This album was a tight half hour, and we love that shit.