Odessey And Oracle

Some solid choruses and fun writing here and there, but nothing particularly special. Don't really care for the vocals, and instrumentation has that characteristic 60s' outdated, recessed sound, which I don't like. It takes a lot to make me care about a pop record, and although this album is fine, it doesn't do enough.

Much of it sounds as cheesy as you remember most British Invasion songs of the early 60s sounding. Then comes "Time of the Season."

Nicely played, I liked how the lyrics on several of the songs weren't quite what you would expect from the sunny psychedelic music - a trick the Cardigans would also employ much later on their 2nd album. Interesting to compare with Zappa - there the subversion of theme felt a little like being whacked with a sledgehammer at times, while this was much more subtle.

Nicely psychedelic with lovely beach boys esque harmonies. If I didn’t know better and was not familiar with their local history (blue plaque outside the Blacksmith Arms, St Albans) and references to local landmarks (beechwood park). I’d have guessed this was a west coast band every day of the week. A bit inconsistent, with a classic of a last track. Will give a more focused listen sometime.

it's cute! nice to study with, pretty relaxing. beechwood park has a really nice sound to it! thought i wouldn't like it originally just because of the year but i guess this really proved me wrong. time of the season is rightfully popular. really cute! like a 6/10

Fun psychedelic 60s rock tunes. Easy listen but nothing stood out all that much.

Similar to the beatles

Pretty cool, not my genre 100%, but i could see myself re-listening and gaining deeper enjoyment. Neat to hear some songs ive heard in movies/tv.

Enjoyed this on the whole, but some tracks were pretty meh. Sounds a bit like the Beatles. 60s psychedelia.

The Zombies oder au twins vo The Beatles. Glichi vibes strömed da uf, weiss nöd öbi s chönt unterscheide. Good quality aber catcht mich halt doch nüm so, entweder hends biz pech gha das nöd ganz so klappt hed wie d beatles oder es hed ne s chline quentchen gfehlt zum die grösste z werde. jänu, 3 blumegig blüte i de Haare

lang isch s‘her sit mer en the [insert random ass word] band us de sixties z‘bsuech gha hend so für kaffee und kuchen voll easy, müesst sie ez aber momentan gad nöd zwingend mit emne 5 gänger bechoche und erst recht nöd mis gästebett herrichte und es schöggeli uf‘s chopfchüssi tue defür gids aber 3 trocheni amaretti zum kafi dezue p.s: was meineder wie vill grafiker:inne hend bim briefing für es liecht psychedelischs album cover das bild im ahang gha?

Time of the Season is still brilliant. Like, crazy good. The rest, however, never gets anywhere close. More like British Beach Boys.

A psychedelic trip

Another psychedelic late sixties beauty.

An OK listen. Good harmonies on the vocals, a couple of real stand out tracks and lyrically interesting, but didn't really grab me in a certain way.

Good 60s pop/rock. Nothing special or no big standout songs (other than Time of the Season), but good for an easy summer-y listen.

I did not use a private spotify session for this one. I knew several of these songs. Overall it's a good upbeat album with a lot of nice harmonizing. "Care of Cell 44" is a track on some playlist, it seems like a typical love song until you listen to the lyrics and hear a song about a lover being released from prison. The album is too dated to make into constant rotation, but it's still good.

3/5 Very artistic and vocally dominate with great keys.

6/10

Time of the Season is a wonderful song, most of this was pretty average late 1960s rock for me, and a 3 star

It’s ok.

Time of the season!!

Time of the Season is still brilliant. Like, crazy good. The rest, however, never gets anywhere close. More like British Beach Boys.

It's amazing how much this sounds like the Beatles.

jobb mint bármelyik pszichedelikus album amit eddig hallgattam itt, de ez még mindig csak 3 és fél

Other than Time of the Season, this was kinda boring.

It’s fine? I think I’m just getting real tired of this era of music - there are a lot on this list.

Some undeniable tunes on here. Great arrangements and production, too. Probably deserves a higher rating just for the craftsmanship. But something about that 60s psych sound just doesn't really vibe with me.

Great for its time. A bit too ‘easy listening’ for my tastes but I’m a sucker for a Hammond organ so it finished in a high note. 3/5

Solid psychedelic album with many forgettable tracks for me. But Time of the Season is just so good and oozes sexiness. I love the keyboard/organ solos especially.

Nice, laid back chill 60s vibes. Beatles before the Beatles got super innovative. And a little less talented. Easy to imagine this playing in the background of a chill spring day, but there's nothing here to elevate it above the mass of 1960s music. Hung up on a dream is aight

There are a couple good songs that bump this up from the 2/5 to 3/5 that I want to give it, but overall this just seemed like generic Beatles knock-offs

If not for "Time of the Season" this would not be deserving of a spot on the list imo. There is a lot of chamber pop that exceeds the majority of this album. But that song alone I think does justify the inclusion.

Nice, a bit like The Kinks at their mellowest

care of cell 44- 6 a rose for emily- 6 maybe after hes gone- 6 or 7 beechwood park- 6 or 7 brief candles- 6 or 7 hung up on a dream- 5 changes- 5 i want her she wants me- 5 this will be our year- 5 butchers tale- 5 friends of mine- 5 time of the season- freaky. 5

Niet geweldig, wel goed. En het laatste nummer is het beste

Time of the Season saves a middling album

The album is a very enjoyable with some very upbeat, major tones. However, it is very apparent the technology in music was lacking at the time therefore not hugely impressing me. Would recommend to others who want an easy listen. Big fan of the use of the organ

I can see why this album didn’t gain more traction coming out of the British scene in 1968. The Beatles and Stones were already generating more interesting tunes by this time. Had this album come out between 1963-1965, it may have been a different story. Started off strong with Care Of Cell 44 as the Zombies did their best Beach Boys impression. Tunes became less interesting as the album wore on though, until ending with Time of the Season. Still solid. Top Tracks: 1. Care of Cell 44 2. Time of the season All other tracks are perfectly fine, ranging from interesting to bouncy to a bit of psychedelic dread. 6/10

Happy, Hippie 60s music. Lots of sunshine-y themes. They did "Time of the Season"

Not what I was expecting! Lots of harmonies; sometimes, it almost reminded me of a musical. Theater.

Classic tea-and-cakes Brit psychedelic pop. “Time of the Season” is actually my least favorite track - it sounds annoying compared to a banger like “Our Year”. Good groovy stuff.

Never heard of these, enjoyed this though. A very good version of 60s pop/rock/pysch. Care of Cell 44 and Changes were my two favourites. Definitely flirts with that Beatlesy sound, but with more poppy harmonies at times. Cant see this ever being a thing I return to, but canny nonetheless. 3.5

Sort of a Beatlesy 60s band with some mamas and papas style vocals on occasion. Very of it's time, mostly in a good way. It's a step up from inoffensive but not sure that quite makes it interesting. A quick look through the track list and I cant remember any particular songs. 2.5.

Easy listen, not memorable

60s. Psychedelia. Vocal harmonies. Short songs. Absolutely average album. Good songs, nothing remarkable.

Good music

Time of the Season is far and away the stand out track of the album. I didn’t mind it as a whole. Quick listen, very 60s.

60'a "psychedelic" is generally a genre I hate so I went in with low expectations. This was a really well written and executed album. Missing a lot of the over the top annoying shit this genre usually brings with it. I really liked the vocalist and the production. The back story on this band makes them even more interesting.

Happy shizzle

This was better than I expected and I actually recognized a few of these songs. My favorite was “A Rose For Emily”. 3.5/5

This is an album that a lot of people are obsessed with. I don’t get it. I’ve given it a few tries but it just doesn’t do anything special for me.

Mixed feelings on this one. Time of the Season is a great song, but totally different than the rest of the album. This is my least favorite genre of British music. Despite that, many of the songs were catchy even with the random chunky chordal progressions that I typically dislike.

Pleasant hippie psychedelic rock

It’s pretty good, starts well but I was fading towards the end

Me dio muchas vibes de los Beatles, me gustó Rating:7

It was pleasant, and upbeat. Well done but nothing that really excites me

A rose for Emily is beautiful. Shame the rest doesn't live up to that standard.

Forgettable and not my favorite 60s album

60's british rock oh no I'm gonna hate this aren't I? Actually not bad, not great either but a solid album

Nice one!

i actually rellay enjoyed this, cool soundscapes and melodies. i just love psychedelic music. 7/10

Solid late 60s psychedelic rock. The last song was the only one I recognized and was easily the best on the album. Favorite: Time of the Season

спокойный рок вайбик, моментами слишком однообразно и песни незаметно меняются, но парочка запоминающихся есть

time of the season is one of the best songs ever made

Psychedelic Pop with a large sound and nice harmonies. Time of the Season is the big stand out here and the backstory on the recording of this album are more interesting than most.

Time of the Season was good; the rest didn’t really do it for me.

Pretty good 60s rock, nothing too standout.

It was okay. The second six songs were better than the first six songs.

Bit busy, so this became background noise. I did appreciate it though.

I've not heard this band before, apart from Time of the Season, which for some reason I thought was done by The Mamas & The Papas. Seem to sit squarely between the Kinks and the Beatles. Good harmonies, sometimes odd songwriting. OK overall, but I wouldn't come back to it. 2.5/5, rounded up for the last song

Outside of Time of the Season it's pretty meh. I wanted to like it more than I actually did.

Best Track: Time of the Season. Lindo álbum psicodélico, tiene breves momentos en los que el volumen suena un poco más fuerte de lo que debería. Tiene muy lindas harmonías y algunas melodías encantadoras. Álbum sencillo de escuchar poco demandante. 7/10

It's okay, but the album is grossly overstated, and multiple albums from 1968 are better. Cream - Wheels of Fire Dr. John - Gris Gris Jeff Beck - Truth Otis Redding - The Dock of the Bay Miles Davis - Nefertiti Ennio Morricone - Once Upon Time in the West These are just a few examples; this Zombies album is another example of a record critics have always fawned over, and therefore, it's amazing. It is average at best.

Enjoyable, not necessarily something I'd listen to a lot but it's very cool

Oh boy I bet these guys were on some decent LSD when this was released! I enjoyed it but I found the songs to be missing a ‘hook’

solid psych rock but not very unique? style feels like all other psych

Time of the Season is classic!

Kinda Beatles like. I did not dislike but I doubt Ill get back to this.

Enjoyable late 60s music. It was fine.

Epitome of 60’s music. Interesting but not part memorable other than Time of the Season.

This was a fun, classic listen. 3.5

Needed more than one listen. Time of the Season felt quite different to the rest of the album.

Nothing really stands out to me on this. Nothing bad about it but it did nothing for me

Had never heard this before so was good to listen. Some good tracks

Nice, beatles like

Fun, but not something I would want to listen to all the time.

This was really good, kind of like later Beatles stuff but I really liked Flowers for Emily

This album was very nice, a slightly more psych-leaning Beach Boys sound with an absolute banger at the end with Time of the Season. Not my favourite 60s album, but a decent one.

Liked this more than I expected to, Time of the Season is a classic but my favorite track has to be Maybe After He's Gone. This guy is down bad

A classic in my book. Brilliantly experimental, thought not all of the experiments work. Uneven but intermittently beautiful.

Lovely rocking album. Weird Zombie story about the Zombie’s.

Love the Zombies! This album is ok though. The one hit song is an absolute epic game changer for the decade but the rest of the songs on the album don't come close to the same impact in my opinion.

Beach boys literally

An unknown album for me. It starts off quite poppy, with clear references to the 1960s. Once you've heard one track, you know where it's going, and it stays that way for the following tracks. A bit too trivial, not groundbreaking enough for me in 2025. Well-produced, but it doesn't open up a new universe for me. I probably won't listen to it again. If I want to listen to this type of music, I have better albums on my shelf.

Have to admit that when I started this album, after what I had heard about it, I was expecting a bit more. I enjoyed it and it is definitely psychedelic rock.

Este disco estuvo muy bueno

Stark angefangen stark nachgelassen

Schlechte Beatles-Alternative, guter Hit!

Sounds like a more enoyable version of the beach boys

The Zombies are one of those bands that feels like they were lost to a former era. Listening to Oddessey & Oracle, most of the album tracks feel dated and, if you're streaming, are entirely skippable. Oddly, my 21 year old daughter is more interested in their music than her old man. She was in a play in middle school that had a brit rock playlist for its transition music, and "Time of the Season" was featured. She became a fan. All of my shit talking aside, "Time of the Season" and "This Will Be Our Year" are fantastic late 60s gems, with "This Will Be Our Year" being an appropriate track to crank up as we head into 2025.

What's your name? Who's your daddy? "Butcher's Tale" and "A Rose for Emily" seem like the standouts here to me. This is pretty standard psychedelic rock, but it's done well enough.

Saw "The Zombies" and expected The Cranberries. Was a bit confusing for a minute. Cool album cover. Album left a bit to be desired. Hits right around a 2.5/5. I'm going to call it a rare "low 3".

Pretty cool psych pop album nothing super special though. Time of the Season is really good though I have known that song for a while.

First listen. Ok+.

Niet veel soeps maar het laatste nummer maakt het weer een beetje goed, 4/10

Decent British invasion ish

Time Of The Season is a classic, the rest was listenable but not outstanding.

3 - budget beetles, very lively but the production suffers and even the best songs are kinda dumb

Basis Album der späten 60er. Ein bisschen Woodstock und ein bisschen Hippie. Solide arrangierte Songs, mit Drums, ePiano und viel Bass. Tolle Songs sind „Time of Season“ und „Care of Cell 44“.,insgesamt ganz ok.

Solid but not spectacular

I am generally lukewarm on 60s psych rock, but as that genre goes this was pretty good. And the Time Of The Season deserves the hype, great track.

2,5

Kinda bored until the end. I love Time of the Season

This album was okay.

Solid album, cool vibe Standout songs: Maybe after hes gone Hung up on a dream Butchers tale

This was better than I expected, but this genre isn't really my thing. 3.5 stars

The vibe is soft and relaxed. Feels a little like The Kinks if they leaned more into being mellow. The harmonies are smooth, and the whole thing feels very sunny. Not too much going on, but it’s comforting. Definitely easygoing.

Pretty fun, background music

Wow. Eh.. Weird? But not the worst thing ever. Just middle of the road for me

3/12 25/100 rlly good though

The Beatles St.Peeper era splashed with Beach Boys harmonies. I get it and I like it. Oh wait, add in Pink Floyd when Syd was there. Yes, that should do it. Now, just because I like this doesn’t mean I think it should be on this list. I’m lost when it comes to this album. It’s weird. It lacks a stand out track and it’s like a mashup of metaphors, that which I can’t figure out. I kept listening though and that holds some weight. Just not much Choice cut: Hung Up on a Dream

Beatles poppy beach boys sort of vibe with new seekers flung in there

Nice inoffensive 60s pop. This Will Be Our Year is a stone cold classic.

As with many bands of the era, The Zombies seem like a poor man’s Beatles, thankfully there are a lot of worse bands you can be influenced by. It starts strong with Care of Cell 44 and obviously ends strong with Time of the Season. The middle drags a bit 6.1/10

Dug it more than I thought I would. 3/5

couldn't really get into it, but not bad by any means. still a few songs i enjoyed. favs: maybe after he's gone, hung up on a dream, this will be our year

Time of the season es genial, pero el resto me dio un poco igual. Aún así le pongo 3 porque no me pareció nada pesado. Eso sí, muy jipi.

Chill time. Most of the album is pretty low-key, but it has a strong start and ending.

This is a fun lil psychedelic record. A lot of the album is sort of Beatles-esque, but given how world-changingly popular the Beatles were at the time, I think most UK bands drew some inspiration. It’s fun but it’s not particular exciting or unique. Obviously “Time of the Season”, the biggest hit single off this album, stands out for good reason. It’s strange in that it doesn’t quite feel like part of this album, when compared to the rest of it. It’s just head and shoulders better than the rest. This song alone definitely adds a star to my rating. If you’re ever interested in the absolutely insane link between ZZ Top and the Zombies, google “fake zombies” and enjoy the rabbit hole. 3*

Synes godt nok alt 60’er rock vi hører fra UK lyder ens… det lyder godt, kan godt lide når de synger flerstemmigt, og time of the season er en banger

Beatles-jam-band-gone-good!

Very much a product of the times. Exactly what I expected and enjoyable.

Enjoyable listen but nothing that I’ll come back to

Took a chance and turned this on for a jog. Zombie was excellent to move to. Nice rhythm and energy. I like the rest but def felt like it dragged a bit. 3.25

It was "ok".

I really enjoyed this album. Clearly a late 60's vibe, but I didn't realize this had Time of the Season on it, so when that last track began to play, it was almost startling how great that song really is. Capped off a solid album.

An enjoyable listen - like the bastard child of the beach boys and the doors

Time of the Season is great, the rest is all B and C level 80's background rock.

A decent album but doesn't really do much for me. The instrumentation is pretty cool but the vocal style and lyrical content is pretty boring

Nice. Time of the Season is the absolute highlight though

Time of the season, what a classic. It's amazing that this song basically gave this band a career. Never heard this album before, but is well written top to bottom.

Liked it but I’ve heard better stuff from the 60s

Pretty dull, then Time of the Season shows up. An odd story behind the album - all sorts of fights and splits - but the album sounds so serene

Far out man

Beatles lite, sounds like a 60s British rock album, fav songs: beechwood park, butchers tale, time of the season

7/10

A fine British Rock group. The album is good but not spectacular. Time of the Season is an amazing song and is a 5/5 classic, but doesn't really lift the whole album. I appreciate it's brevity. 3/5

The Zombies have made some of my favorite songs. This album was a slight disappointment as I was expecting a bunch of bangers. The good songs are great. The others are merely passable. 3.5/5

2.5

Love it

Typical hippy dippy shit with a big finish.

Very typical of its time. The sounds of the 60's. Very similar in style to The Beach Boys in parts. Quite a light enjoyable collection of songs overall

Kind of a wimpy sound from a band named the zombies.

These guys would have gone crazy if the Beatles weren't around

Ok

5/10 - It sounds like worse beatles

Decent album. I like The Zombies. Saw them live with Beach Boys and I liked them a hell of a lot more than Beach Boys. 3.25/5

Gave it three stars because of a few songs that have survived the test of time. The rest is pretty forgettable.

Unfortunately one swallow doesn’t make a summer and as much as Time of the Season tries to save the album it can’t do it all on its own. It wasn’t terrible but it felt fairly bland. There were lots of other bands at the time making similar music but just doing it better.

Nice retro

I'd never heard of The Zombies so this was an interesting little rabbit hole. The album is nice enough, mildly psychedelic beat pop - I particularly liked 'I Want Her She Wants Me' but overall it was nothing to rush to write home about after a couple of listens.

feels whimsical but the songs sound pretty similar to each other. 6.5/10

Pretty decent 60’s baroque pop, outside of the obvious banger, it doesnt quite stack up against the other heavy hitters in that genre. Not bad though by any means.

Found this one really interesting. There's parts of it that feel just a bit held back by the time, but you can tell they were trying to do something interesting. Drags a bit in the middle, and Butcher's Tale (Western From 1914) is a crazy inclusion, but still very good. Favorites were Care of Cell 44 and I Want Her She Wants Me.

I might have gone into this with too high of expectations. I had seen people praising this so I went in expecting something on the level of a Pet Sounds, Sgt. Peppers, or Forever Changes. It was none of those, but it was still pretty enjoyable to listen to. Some of the songs in the first half just kinda came and went for me. I think the second half was better. My favorite songs were Care Of Cell 44, Changes, This Will Be Our Year, and Time Of The Season.

This was a fun one, I really enjoyed listening to it

Surprised me. Sounded like a mixture between Jefferson Airplane and Beach Boys. Was pretty enjoyable.

старческое приятное дерьмо

solid but not mind blowing. could i write poetry to this? n

Never thought this was as good as I was told it was. The harmonies are good, but all the songs blur together except for the hits that bookend it.

I prefer Begin Here. But this wasn’t horrible. Most songs sounded the same.

First and Last songs are the best. Sometimes great, sometimes average

Not bad.

A better version of the Beatles. First half of the album is much stronger than the end, but there's generally not a bad track - there's just not really any great ones either.

Very lovey dovey hippie dippy. If we look around at what else was going on with music, this may seem like it was right on time. And there's an argument to be made there, but the Kinks, for one, had already been doing this sound for a couple years by the time this album came out, and had already moved on to something more interesting. What little they had left of that sound was a backdrop for biting social commentary about income inequality in the UK. Not this tireless whining about love. That said, this is an enjoyable listen. Not very challenging, but not every album needs to make me think. I don't expect this to be something I listen to many more time and need to own on vinyl or anything like that, so it gets a solid 3.

Time of the Season the extent of me familiarite with this album. I have to sae it has mane accomplished foraes into 60s pop relevance. Great harmonies, great vocals, great piano/keeboard. Unexpected turns delight. The Butcher's Tale an anti-war epic of profound dimensions, like a Wilfred Owen poem transported to 1968. How mane bands turn to William Faulkner for tragic inspiration? Eleanor Rigbe a similar feel-good tune.

I love the song “time of the season”.

Groovy psychedelics.

Habil 60-talsrock. Det är lagom njutbart. Mycket kul med time of the season, som man förstås mer känner via Necro!

Inte hört tidigare förutom Time of the season, som är fantastisk. Tyckte generellt att den var lite meh efter första genomlyssningen men den växte faktiskt rejält efter ytterligare några vändor. Pendlar mellan trea och fyra men landar i en stark trea.

Time of the Season - surprise hit from '69.

Pet Sounds pt 2

Not what I was expecting. And not really in a good way. Slightly underwhelming. Maybe it’s just a lesson in not painting an entire back catalogue with the brush of one song you know. 2.7

Old 60’s but alright

Some good songs in here, easy listening and enjoyable

Enjoyed tho more than I was planning on. Damn you English rock bands!

Feels like what you thought drugs were like when you were a kid Very fun. Perfect 60's Rock/Psychedelia Best Tracks: Care of Cell 44, A Rose For Emily, Beechwood Park, Brief Candles, This Will Be Our Year, Butcher's Tale, Time of the Season Light 7 to strong 7 Cover: 9/10 You went to class (Storytelling) did your fantasy football draft and chilled in your room

3.0 listened 2x catchup ~9/1 (forgot to rate)

For 1968, holds up surprisingly well. Monos too.

Okayyy

il tre più politico che io abbia mai dato

La vibe da fake-Beatles è forte in molto punti, ma non è malissimo.

Didn’t realize I would recognize a couple of these.

I'd never heard of The Zombies so I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought the first track was pretty bad, but experience on this site has taught me to be patient and the album soon got better. There were a few more 'poor' tracks but overall it was pretty good. I'll go with 3 stars, but it is probably 3.5 stars in reality (but definitely not 4 imo)!

I’ve listened to this a couple of times in the past when going through old psych stuff. But to be honest I struggle with this being described as psych. Yes it’s got a tinge, but it’s primarily just a 60s pop record with just as much in common with the beach boys. It’s pleasant enough but nothing really gets me excited at all. The last song maybe the best because the keyboard parts are a bit more unique. The only remarkable thing for me was this is a British band, I always think they sound more US.

This was late 60s psychedelic Baroque pop at it's best, but even at 35 minutes, it's a bit tiresome for me. However, it gets a 3.5/5 just for the song "Time of the Season."

Middle of the road 60's bubblegum pop that seems to want to be psychedlic rock, but couldn't pull it off save for the last track on the album

Good overall, didn't feel particularly special. But still A fun listen.

Fun and goofy - I prefer "Begin Here" to this album but it's got some great songs!

3.5

Very 60's. Some of the harmonies are reminiscent of the Beach Boys.

Again, fine

Is there another album more emblematic of the mid-60s? Time of the Season has long been played every 5 songs on classic rock stations. And for good reason! Such a great song. This album has great harmonies and is varied enough to keep you interested. I particularly liked “Beechwood Park” and “Butchers Tale”.

Okay, unremarkable except for 2 terrific songs

Okay album.

I liked it!

this is just a me thing but i can’t ever stand the way songs from the 60s are mixed, everything just sounds like it’s coming out of a can, so, that’s this

Fav: Maybe After He’s Gone Least Fav: A Rose For Emily Second half was a bit disappointing

Either the Zombies were inspired by the Beach Boys or vice versa. The melodies were impressive. Some of the choruses were great. Not much caught my attention though.

I liked the famous one

Haven't heard of the zombies before, but I really enjoyed the harmonies. Reminds me a lot of the Beach Boys. 3* because it's in the right direction but not enough. Highlights: a rose for emily, this will be our year (I heard the ok go cover first)

This album sounds amazing! 1968 is crazy… Love the sound of it… although not every song is very memorable, some are pretty good(Hung up on a Dream and especially Time of the season) Overall, a pleasant listen.

Maybe this should be called “1001 Songs” instead of albums. Cause this is a great song… referring, of course, to Time of the Season. I mean really great song. The rest is pretty bland stuff. One Hit Wonder? Don’t know enough about them to judge. But this is a monster dish looking for a home on a better platter.

First track is Care of Cell 44. It's an upbeat song of someones lover returning after serving a prison sentence. While the song is nice, well produced, mixed alright, whimsical and comical with a unique attitude, I'm unsure what it provides towards this album, or what this albums significance is. I'll see soon as I hear the rest of the record, so we'll see what the next track brings. Next, we have A Rose For Emily. This is a more somber song, depicting the loneliness of this Emily character. The production is great, and the song is heartfelt, a good transition between tracks. It's a tragic piece, both well done. But after that, we have Maybe After He's Gone. It's a somewhat Igor-esque song, telling the narrative of maybe if her mans is gone, she will finally love me. These songs are turning very tragic and dark, this all reminds me of a Shakespeare play. I wonder if they all connect. Very good sounds though, lyrics are great on each, production just keeps getting better. Love it. Then, we have Beechwood Park. This is a song reminiscing of times two spent in the park, and how good they had it. I enjoy it, but ti tends to clash with the narrative/ theme currently playing. Still, good sounds, production and lyrics are fine. No major complaints, yet. We then have a song titled Brief Candles. The song is about memories, thoughts and emotions being compared to candles, how easily they burn and leave. The records going from comedic/tragic to just plain tragic and cut-throat. Just a lonely cold wind, and idk how to feel about that. Also, not big on the mixing on this track, nor where the narrative is going, it's just not blending well in my opinion. Oh well, the nxt track provided is Hung Up On A Dream. This song does fit the past few songs, being an existential soliloquy about a dream that was had that can't be forgotten because of how magical and wondrous it was. I think its a great track, lyrics are beautiful, production is amazing, makes me feel more hopeful, and I can't help but smile, I love it. After, we have Changes. This song probably provides the most unique production on it, with a huge array of instruments and vocals done. The song discusses how a girl changes with time, looks and personality, and in general. It's a good song basing how humans are human, and there will always be change, it hosts a true beauty and has personally my favorite production of the record so far. Loved it, absolutely. Following that, we have I Want Her, She Wants Me. The song is about the dangers one may feel of getting into a relationship, despite how one feels, they fear love. It's a real relatable song, and again, plays well into the narrative, but I think the production hits a dull point. Not a big fan of the vocal mixing or the drum patterns, it doesn't fit well to me. Not all bad though. Then, we have This Will Be Our Year. The song is about staying hopeful, in play of a "new years resolution". It's a sweet song, but I'm not really a fan of the production, I don't like the piano on it. But it has alright lyrics with a fine sentiment, not too bad. Just not as blown away. Now, we're on Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914). It tells a magical story of the perspective of a german 1914 soldier. It's a dark story thats been told dozens of times. Its played well and perfectly pictured. The production goes out of it's way again, lyrics are pretty perfect. Back in its element. Second to last, we have Friends of Mine. The song is a point of view of a person who's in a third wheel, his friends are dating, what he sees and thinks of it. It brings the vibe the first songs played, it's funny, and a simple song. Thoroughly enjoyable. Finally, we have Time of The Season. The song plays out the album simply of an acclamation of ones love for another. Production is great, but for the wild journey this project was, I'm not at all impressed by the ending narrative wise or lyrics wise. What I make of this project is a simple perspective of life. Different points of view, emotions, all the lovely things that make us human. There's an easing simplicity to it. I don't think it's that special and thats what makes this project as beautiful as it is. Just an ode to life, and what a beautiful life it is we live.

Classic

Looking at this through 1968 lenses, this is a pretty solid album. It surprised me because I only knew this band through their hit "Time Of The Season" which was the last track. Every song that preceded it had a totally different vibe and sounded like a different band. It was all good and I enjoyed it. 3.5/5

Diet The Beatles. Favourite track: Hung Up On A Dream.

I liked this! Though it definitely feels like it was made in the 60’s.

Sixties, innit. Pleasant nonetheless.

Boring

...I'd rather listen to the Beatles if this is the style. Was probably going to give this a 2, but the last song bumps it up.

Soothing and forgettable. Nice to listen to outside.

Gives beatles

Odessey And Oracle is a fine album but it is one of those albums that i feel that i don't really have a lot to say about it. The Zombies just feel like one of those bands that feels stranded in a sea of Beatles clones that were incredibly prevalent throughout the 1960s. That's not to say the album is bad though, the songs definitely had their good moments and had some fairly unique sounds to them, the album was a short one that i feel is a perfect length for something like this and there is nothing the album does that's particularly wrong or anything, I just think I'm searching the bottom of the barrel just to find things to really say about this album. Best Song: Butcher's Tale Western Front 1914 Worst Song: Changes

I think maybe 60s music just leaves me flat. Its not bad, but just cant get any kind of reaction from myself on this one. 3/5

beatlesesque

I've never heard this album before. A bit dated and jarring at times with flourishes of ...psychedelic accordion? Some likeable songs, like a soundtrack to a 60s British movie. 'This will be our year' made me happy. Everyone knows'Time Of The Season', surely, which leaves a nice taste in your ears as the album ends.

I kinda get why it wasn't a hit at the time. Time of the season is good, catchy anyway, but the rest of the album wasn't all that special

Pretty good. Couple surprises.

It really is the time of the mf season. so classic. For some reason i really payed attention to the drums while listening to this one and that elevated the experience, but this is the type of music that i’d put on when everyone is talking over it. And then everyone would sing time of the season because that song is just so mf good top 3: time of the season, butchers tale, beechwood park

This a pretty decent album, quite easy listening and some occasional bops scattered throughout.

The first track sounds like the most feel good song about someone coming home from prison. By “A Rose For Emily” , the songs lyrics are much somber and darker in a way then the sound. If I wasn’t paying attention on the first listen I would have thought I was listening to a generally okay feel good album. Nothing like harmonizing on a song that contains lyrics “I feel I’ll never breathe again, I feel life’s gone from me”. I appreciate the writing. the sound I was getting over after several tracks. I like this much better than the early The Who albums with similar sound. My standouts were Beechwood Park and definitely Time of The Season. Time of The Season just feels too cool for the album.

I like this as I said this is so 60s but it feels fresh still and does its own thing. First and last song are awesome and this is a good listen probably a 4 but im gonna go 3

I was somewhat familiar with the Zombies, but had never heard Odessey and Oracle. I'm familiar with the massively well-known "Time of the Season". But the rest was fresh to my ears. As far as the album goes, I would love to have heard a full set of songs in the vein of Time of the Season. But the rest of Odessey and Oracle (released in 1968) sounds a lot like the Beach Boys albums of the same period (Wild Honey, Friends, 20/20, etc.). It's enough of a soundalike, that I could easily have been duped into thinking this was a lost Beach Boys record. None of this is bad. In fact, it's quite pleasant. But Time of the Season is the obvious highlight. And nothing else from the album really sticks out. I wouldn't turn it off. But I also won't be seeking it out again.

I think I’m getting senioritis with this list because while this is by no means the worst psychedelic 60s album I’ve gotten. It’s actually a pretty good one that I’d probably like with enough time separation from this list but I had much less patience with this one than I probably would have had if it had been before the 1000 mark. I couldn’t help but just zone it out while I played balatro.

Fun

Care of Cell 44 - 4 A Rose for Emily - 3 Maybe After He's Gone - 3.5 Beechwood Park - 3 Brief Candles - 3 Hung Up On a Dream - 3.5 Changes - 3 I Want Her She Wants Me - 3.5 This Will Be Our Year - 3.5 Butchers Tale - 2 Friends of Mine - 3 Time of the Season - 4.5 So close to adding to my liked songs. Not bad, but a little slow and lacking for a large portion.

06/19/24 S Tier—————————5 Time of the Season A Tier—————————4 Care of Cell 44 Brief Candles B Tier—————————3 This Will Be Our Year Hung Up On A Dream Maybe After He’s Gone I want Her She Wants Me Butcher’s Tale A Friend of Mine C Tier—————————2 Beechwood Park A Rose for Emily Changes D Tier—————————1

Odyssey and Oracle by The Zombie Wednesday 6/19/24 3:16 S Tier————————— Time of The Season This Will Be Our Year A Tier————————— Care of Cell 44 Brief Candles Beechwood Park B Tier————————— A Rose For Emily Friends of Mine Hung Up On A Dream C Tier————————— Changes Maybe After He’s Gone I Want Her She Wants Me Butchers Tale

I don't hate it, but I don't love it either. It's very easy to listen to, but nothing memorable to be had.

I was good to hear others songs by the Zombies. It is not very likely that I will return, but still nice.

Groovy artwork. Don’t believe I’m familiar with this Monkees / beach boys vibes. Harsh stereo separation Overall not surprised ‘time of the season’ is the only one I’ve heard. Weak 3 stars, pleasant enough

Groovy

Pretty good. Nothing really stands out besides “Time” , but overall was still a good listen. 3/5 Might listen again

There are things I like, but ultimately almost fell asleep driving my car home from work.

2.5

3.5 stars. The hits are good, but the rest is kinda filler weaker Beatles-esque redux. Standouts are the piano-driven sing-songy “This Will Be Our Year” as well as the psychedelic “Time Of The Season”.

This album was just okay. I think the band's name is apt — not because they're scary, but because most of the music is pretty bland and boring. It's like being zonked out on meds. I knew the big songs — "A Rose for Emily," "Time of the Season," and "This Will Be Our Year" but not much else. Not a huge fan of the former, but the other two songs are good, definitely the ones I liked most. "Butcher's Tale" is also good, and the only song that really says anything interesting. The rest of the album is very meh. It's like a combination of The Beatles' blandest hits with some Partridge Family mixed in (and maybe some Carpenters). It's all very mid-tempo, very pretty bordering on twee, and not very interesting. 3/5 — not bad per se, but just kind of ... there.

Strange off-key-sounding harmonies. Fun psych rock. One brilliant song: time of the season

It was okay ish

hippie, british, alright

Fine. Easy listening. Reminds me of the cranberries and Beatles world

Not as good as their more raw early stuff. Classic case of Pet Sounds / Pepper ruining a perfectly good album with over production

Красиво звучит, но альбом совсем не запомнился. Напоминает чем-то группу The Beach Boys, но в спокойном стиле.

Muy bueno.

Good

Wasn’t a huge fan of this one and then Time of the Season showed up. Saved the best for last!

For me it’s not bad but at this point in time it’s not new to me. While I can respect that they were around the same timeframe I still think the Beatles and even The Beach Boys did it way better. I’m giving a 3 out of respect

Begrudgingly like the Zombies. Such copycats! Doors, Beatles, too many “The” names. This has about twice as much of the zany weird and adventurous decisions as your average Sgt. Peppers track— perhaps more at times, more indulgent and fun!— but about a third as much good songwriting. “A Rose for Emily” really has something going for it. Great song, shifting smartly between chords in a really satisfying way. Same with “This Will Be Our Year.” Terrific. The rest (“Changes” a good example) is so indulgent that it’s hard to get really invested. “Time of the Season” is really good and one of those you would be ecstatic to find in a dusty record bin. 3/5, good example of this period but not outstanding.

Decent, just not my cup of tea as I find that I have to be in a particular mood to listen to this style of music. Came away with two songs; Beechwood Park and Brief Candles. 6/10

Ei kamala mutta ei mikään hyväkään. Perus 3/5 rokkia.

Better than a lot of McCartneys efforts

There are some really good songs on this album - Care of Cell 44 (sounds familiar but I don't recognize the name), A Rose for Emily, This Will be Our Year, and the big classic Time of the Season. Friends of Mine wasn't bad either. But there are also some clunkers - Beechwood Park, Hung Up on a Dream, Changes. These songs have too much of that buzzing or wispy psychedelic sound. Butcher's Tale was a mixed bag - some very clever lyrics but the organ has such an eerie sound, like the harpsichord on the Stranglers' later-released Golden Brown, which I always found annoying. The album was better than I thought it would be and got better with multiple listens. But I don't think I can go above 3.5.

An alright album. I didn't realize The Zombies did the song Time of the Season, so learned something new. Other than that very generic. 2.5/5 -> 3/5

Pretty up and down album. Overall I'm pretty impressed with how good it sounds for being from '68, especially the vocals. The first song, 'Care of Cell 44' was pretty good and sounded fairly fresh! Generally it was hard to find songs that grabbed me, but they ended on a high note with 'Time of the Season', which was the best song of the album hands down.

The first song "Care of cell 44" was great, like a psychedelic "Beach Boys". The rest of the album was pretty decent but i struggled a bit to keep interest or singling any song in particular. A good ending with "Time of the Season" which is a classic. When I feel for som 60s chill psych I can see myself put this on. Much like similar artists like "The Kinks", "Beach Boys" or some "Beatles" albums.

A Rose for Emily is pretty brutal. Time of the Season is definitely used in some ad but can't remember where.

TIME OF THE SEASONNNNNN FOR LOVINGGGGGG This album is pretty good! Always nice to listen to old rock that I would never otherwise hear, when it's good at least.

Time of the Season is fantastic, the rest is forgettable.

Le iba a dar un 2, porque era un poco rollo, pero resulta que son los de Time Of The Season.

Very Monkees, very Mamas and the Papas, very '60s hippie pop vibe.

Good 60s pop. “Time of the Season” is all I knew before this. Some nice baroque sounding songs

Yeah, there's a few great songs on here. Unfortunately for me, 60's albums just sound too old in general for me to thoroughly enjoy. There's not enough going on 'sonically'. 3.5 stars for me, but if I was born in the 50's this would undoubtedly have been higher.

2.5

Good, a bit like Belle and Sebastian, some bittersweet songs

BEATLES

It’s good psychedelia, even if at times it just feels like an attempt to modernize the barbershop quartet or even chamber music. In the end, nothing is worth remembering aside from time of the season.

todo es culpa de los beatles (y antes los Beach Boys)

Some easy listeners - easy going but not enough ‘groundbreakers’ for me.

Good record. Not really My thing.

Would say bootleg Beatles, but they got some good stuff. Mainly background music igl

Bien

Great album overall. Favourites- beechwood park, this will be our year, friends of mine, time of the season

One good song.

Very iconic and weird that the Time of the Season was the closer. Very much a hippie rock flower child album. Not great but not terrible.

- immediately thinking beatles. like, very obviously, given the fact of same time active, and 5 white guys with bad haircuts / bowlcuts - sounds like music from the late 60’s.. wack… who would have thought! - feel like it would be cool to play on a sunny slow day. good to have chill 60s music that is not the beatles - i’m not really sure about it. think i may just not be in the mood for it - i think the british wobbly tone doesn’t work for every type of song. just found the staccato emphasis on every word doesn’t work - ohhhhh they’re the time of the season people. i do like the choral chorus of it, and the intro (clapping rhythm and exhales), but as a whole song i don’t love it yet

An album of it's time. This feels like the "quintessential" 60's summer of love sound. Easy melodies with clear vocals singing songs about love. . . ....and then there's "Butcher's Tale". Who would have thought that an album about love and good feels would need a shake up song about the horrors of WWI? Decent album, but will probably not listen to it again other than "Time of the Season" on my parents radio playlist.

Pleasant 60's fare.

Sounds like the beatles but probably the only remarkable thing about them.

Awesome 70's psychedelic rock. One recognisable hit Time of the Season.

Old school english rock band.

Never heard most of this before. Pastoral Nuggets. Pretty nice. Some a bit too English and twee, some quite Kinks-esque, some really quite experimental and fresh sounding. Thumb up

Better than I thought it would be

First few songs - Chill, I like it a lot! Kind of all blends together. Time of the seasons - ah, that’s why this album is on here. Otherwise I would say it was pretty mid

this will be our year has been a favorite of mine for a long time, but never listened to the rest of the album... is it bad that it is exactly what i expected it to be? fairly mid.

Pretty pop music mixed with late 60s psychedelia. Highlights: "Care of Cell 44" (Beach Boys-esque pop), "Hung Up on a Dream" (nice strings and guitar solo), "I Want Her She Wants Me" (jaunty pop tune), "Time of the Season" (a classic)

I thought this would be a bad 80s punk band, and it wasn't. The dread I had on starting the first song quickly dissipated, and by the end of the album I even recognized a couple of songs. Average

Not my cup of tea, honestly.

Smooth radio tunes