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Super solid opening and then the rest of the album sounds like see Emily play by pink Floyd sung by the Rolling Stones on repeat. Not saying it’s bad but it gave that vibe and was hoping the rest of the album was like the first song. Very particular vibe
Saving this for another time when i can appreciate rock properly
You can see The Beach Boys and The Beatles within the DNA of their music, but that's obvious because they were contemporaries.
Look, I understand why it went under the radar in the 60s, it sounds like you would expect the 60s to sound. Luckily for me, who loves psychodelic rock, this album hasn’t aged one bit. And of course, Time of the Season is the strongest song here, although every single one of them is strong enough on its own.
Damn, this made me emotional... very Brian Wilson, in a harmony / melancholy sense. Lots of great love songs and psyched out production that does occasionally feel cheesy, but that's the fun of it I think.
Liked this. It’s very late sixties, but often in a good way.
Music is fine, very dated and a bit boring.
Favorites: Care of cell 44 Beechwood park Hung up on a dream I want her she wants me
Ok album, nothing groundbreaking. I wish more tracks were a style similar to Time of the Season as it really stood out among the others.
Gostei, achei uma vibe super Beatles, em alguns momentos até achei que tinha ouvido a voz do Paul do além.
acho que deve ter influenciado muito do que existe hoje de música ocidental, mas achei meio mid.
Very eclectic listen. Was into the multi genre
#51 We have The Beatles at home. The Beatles at home: Easy enough to listen to, but mostly forgettable. Time of the Season is the only true standout track, and it is fantastic.
I've heard some hits of course, but have never listened to a Zombies album before. Honestly, it holds up pretty well! One of the better 60s albums I've heard.
Great style! Bright and catchy! Ah, Time of the Season is a well known song I recently saw credited in a series and I immediately forgot about apparently, because I was surprised when it started. Great song!
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Wow, I knew this was something special from the very first song, "Care of Cell 44". You can hear the influence in so many modern indie songs. Also, everything is clear and crisp, lovely harmonies, and relevant lyrics; it aged well! Love it.
An album as colorful in sound and structure as it is on its album cover. This is one of the best, most tuneful albums of the 60’s.
Je le connais bien celui là, un perfect 10
Een van vele albums. Wel een heerlijke afsluiter
Hee kijk nou, saaie psychedelische rock. Eindelijk eens iets nieuws op de lijst.
Beach Boys-esque harmonies throughout and the instrumentation is very Beatles-esque; much more piano on this than I anticipated
Chill psychedelic but didn’t hit me
All these songs sound like they were written on piano Jellyfish were def inspired by this Better than I expected
Je pense faut être dans le mood, par contre je la connaissais déjà mais dernier track incroyable
Yllättävän hyvä. Mielelläni kuuntelen joskus uudestaan.
For me, this one just barely scrapes 4 territory. A quite good album.
Sort of pleasant, but basic
Real good psych record, drags a little in the second half, but those aren't awful and the momentum is regained with This Will Be Our Year. Highlights-Care of Cell 44, Maybe After He's Gone, Beechwood Park, Brief Candles, This Will Be Our Year, Butcher's Tale, and Friends of Mine.
I’m so sorry but this felt endless? How is this only 35 minutes? Is it the day? Perhaps this is not meant for the rain. Love Time of the Season, of course.
muy bueno, explora distintas opciones asi que algunas me gustaron mas que otras!! first thought: queen con la voz de alex turner y los beatles de fondo
A up, I was pleasantly surprised by this. I saw that it was 60s rock and had my finger hovering over the 1 or 2 buttons Not bad
After the first track I was like, “oh shit this is about to fucking rock.” And then I was kinda underwhelmed. Yes it was lush, gorgeous even. But I felt like they neglected songwriting in favor of arrangement. And it lead to a sort of beautiful amnesia. Outside of the opener and time of the season, I felt like I wasn’t left with much to remember this album by.
The Zombies played SXSW a few years ago. I went. It felt like a brutal corporate concert. 1000s of corporate drones with their badges on, half paying attention, as these legends played. Near the end, we finally got to Time of The Season. In unison, the drones pulled out their phones and recorded the song. It was a sad sight. It was like watching the death rattle of SXSW in real time. Great record, but much like the show it'll be remembered for the big hit.
such a wistful album. full of melancholy and nostalgia. something very childlike about these songs. some of the songs feel a little bogged down under the approach, and then there's songs that are moment-to-moment perfect ("Care of Cell 44", "This Will Be Our Year", "Time of the Season"). Elliott Smith did a great "Care of Cell 44" cover, for any Elliott fans out there. listening to this made me wonder if we'd hit Van Dyke Parks' Song Cycle on this list; unfortunately we are not, but if y'all haven't heard that before/in a while, do yrselves a favor.
This sets a standard with “Care of Cell 44” that the rest only fully lives up to in bits and pieces. That song is so damn good. It was a nice surprise to get to the end of the album and hear a song I’ve heard a bunch but never knew what it was.
I initially skipped this album cause it came up on my birthday, and I was just too busy for it, but recently I moved up to college, and that meant I didn't have time to talk to my best friend as much as I used to. We used to hang out in class and talk about what we'd been listening to recently, like basically every day we would talk about a new album. And I was missing that, so I sent him a playlist with my recent listens and he sent me one back. And while I was looking through that playlist I noticed Time of the Season was on there, and in listening I realized that I really liked it. I decided to prioritize this one in my backlog because of that playlist, and I'm really glad I did. It was really good, though unfortunately Time of the Season is the best one on here. It reminds me a lot of The Beach Boys, in the sense that they feel like a step removed from the Beatles. It's still that interesting acid-rock of the 60s, but it's not as boy band esque as the Beatles were. Pretty solid stuff though Favorites: A Rose for Emily, I Want Her She Wants Me, Time of the Season
Great throwback album that still holds up. Time of the Seasons still rocks.
Very much of it’s time. Not unpleasant.
There are definitely better albums from British 60s groups, but this one was quite spiffing!
dull hippy shit
This has always been one of my favorites
Boring.
1. Care of Cell 44 (★★★★☆) 2. A Rose for Emily (★★★☆☆) 3. Maybe After He's Gone (★★★☆☆) 4. Beechwood Park (★★★⯨☆) 5. Brief Candles (★★★⯨☆) 6. Hung Up on a Dream (★★★⯨☆) 7. Changes (★★⯨☆☆) 8. I Want Her, She Wants Me (★★★⯨☆) 9. This Will Be Our Year (★★★★★) -Fav 10. Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) (★★★★⯨) -Fav 11. Friends of Mine (★★★⯨☆) 12. Time of the Season (★★★★★) -Fav -TOTAL = ★★★⯨☆ (3,71)
It was a fun album, but nothing crazy for me. Probably in the 3.25 territory. Fun listen, no takeaways, and probably wouldn't listen again.
An underrated album from an underrated band. It's got their hit Time Of The Season that is very well known by people. Definitely one of The Zombies best albums. The psychedelic sound that they've become known for has inspired a lot of other groups. Their piano arrangements are really good as well! Truly amazing album!
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Psykedelisk pop som gissningsvis gett inspiration till massor av senare rock- och popband. Tycker detta albumets sound åldrats mycket väl, visst man kan höra 60-talets estetik men samtidigt är det väldigt tidlöst och delar av det hade nästan kunnat tas för nutida. Det är ett bra och tidlöst album utan dåliga spår, det enda jag kan klaga på är att som helt album blir det lite för polerat och "snällt" men det är ju deras sound. Time of the season är förstås den stora låten här (intressant att det är sista spåret) men det finns många andra bra. Det är en klar 4a är det. Bäst är Care of cell 44, Maybe after he's gone, Hung up on a dream, This will be our year, Time of the season
I think I've listened to this before... BOMB album cover
This was mostly your standard issue hippie fare, but it was a decent listen.
nice
A surprise 5! This was a very strange album, and I don't normally like this type of music, but I actually loved it. I'm not sure exactly what it is. It kind of reminds me of The Beau Brummels album that was also weird but I loved that too. Interesting harmonies, chords, song subjects, instrumentation. There's something very simple about this music, but it's complex at the same time. I never knew that Time of the Season was by The Zombies.
чем-то на битлов похожи ну в целом музыка не напрягает но и не особо запоминается
Very nice. British but not in a bad way
Found a lot of the tracks a little bit hit and miss. Ends on an absolute banger. Not the worst.
Vaya pedazo de album, me ha recordado a la sensación que tuve al escuchar Rubber Soul.
It feels criminal that ‘Time of the Season’ can be so iconic and the rest of this album can be so painfully mid. Obviously ‘This Will Be Our Year’ is good too, but there’s nothing this album gives you that you wouldn’t get from a greatest hits so ultimately you’re left disappointed. I certainly was.
Very cool surf rock / 60 rock album. Nice find.
This was lovely. A bit of a revelation. I knew a bit but enjoyed the whole of the album and grand choice making “Time of the Season” the closer.
Good sixties stuff, enjoyed it
beatles wannabe
Buenísimo. Imposible no comparar con los Beatles, igualmente tiene una estilo propio que es lo que hace que escuche regularmente este disco. Me gustan todas las canciones, una obra maestra, pero entiendo que es un poco gusto adquirido, cuando lo descubrí me gustaban algunas canciones solo. “Time of the season” pese a ser un temón no pega nada ahí, siento que ya terminé el álbum y estoy escuchando otro tema de la banda. No sabría dónde ubicarlo dentro de los de 5 estrellas, porque es el único que ya venía escuchando seguido. Sin duda uno de mis discos preferidos, desde la portada hasta la historia.
This is, unsurprisingly, another of many psychedelic rock albums on this list. And, like the others, it is boring, whatever and this-and-that. I feel no type of way about this music. It’s white rice that has been coloured with Red 40.
This was OK but not amazing. I wonder if I would mark it up with repeated listens as the harmonies are good, but not Beach Boys good)
There are some nice bits but can't imagine putting it on again
Somewhere in between Beatles and Mamas and Papas, generally okay but Time of the Season is a banger
Never heard of this band, or this album. It is fun, though. However, it sounds a lot like The Beatles and is a bit repetitive.
521/1089 - A bit more sophisticated than a lot of the psych rock and pop on the list. Great songs and a cool organ solo to end the album.
it was a nice listen but not life-changing for me. My favorite song was I Want Her She Wants Me.
Really interesting and not what i expected. Loved it
beatles om de var bra!
Me gustó bastante. Tienen esa vibra beatleezca que me interesa bastante. Me molesta un poco (como niño letras) que se llama Odisea y Oráculo y no tenga nada que se pueda llegar a vincular con la Odisea. La canción dedicada al preso le da el toque.
perfectly pure 60s psychadelic pop
The only song on this album I was familiar with was Time of the Season, but I actually liked the rest of the album more. The record was a pleasant surprise, just getting four stars from me.
It’s decent for a sunday morning. Nothing crazy but also nothing outstanding
The Good: We are going on a trip to find out about stuff… The Bad: What if we took the wrong shrooms… The Ugly: Fucking zombies showing up due to the afore-mentioned shrooms… WOW That’s it. WOW What a great album. First listen, actually, first thought, OH NO psychedelic shit… but no, this was like listening to the fun Beatles… yet with a story… at least, that’s the way it seemed to me. I have listened to this album 5, maybe 6 times, and I will want to listen a 7th and 8th time this week too! Probably one of my best finds on this list so far… Oh, and when you get to the last song of the album you go: these bastards did that song? Yes, I am blond and it takes me decades for shit to sink in… 5*
not as good as Joni Mitchell’s Blue
I havent ever heard these songs so it was cool to listen to what perhaps my grandparents listened to.
Interesting. I enjoyed it, but wasn’t blown away. Well except for “Time of the Season”. Lightning really struck for that one. I’m giving it a 4/5 because of that song in particular.
A sweet and short baroque pop album. From the pleasant singing with occasional choirs, to the cute pianos and different types of organs, this album has everything the genre has to offer. The thing that interested me the most is the insane backstory, which is fascinating. Once again, record labels show that they only care about the money, as they created several fake versions of this band as a result of the original one disbanding. When it comes to the music itself... I'm not so interested. It is a nice experience and the charm is undeniably there, but I can't say I love it. Baroque pop is a genre that offers a good time with its happy sound, but I find it to be a bit too gimmicky for my taste.
This wasn’t a bad entry in the “1001 British albums you need to listen to before you die” Time of the Season is a good tune. Dave Matthews Band covers it on some of their live albums
not the sound i was expecting
Only listened to it once. Songs bleed into each other, but nice background music.
I love them, I love the singing arrangements, I love the simple melodies, I love the use of other instruments. Such a good album and it put me in such a great mood.
Bit of a weird album but I liked most of it. Maybe after he’s gone and Beachwood park were highlights.
Pretty lush, pretty classic rock, pretty 60's through and through. Has that Beatles harmonics mixed with changing melodies and instrumental/ vocal changes throughout that I would have been more I to growing up with it. Pretty upbeat and inoffensive, bummer this was more or less the end of the road for them as a band creating music but we got some hits and some fun off shoot bands/ stories so ill take it.
Again, not a bad album, but nothing too exciting. Very typical 60s pop stuff. Some songs were familiar to me, lots new, and I enjoyed listening through, but I don't think I'd go out of my way to listen again.
They have almost Beach Boys level harmonies on this record. "Care of Cell 44" is an oddly upbeat song about being in prison, and it honestly sounds like something that would fit perfectly right on Sgt. Pepper's. "A Rose for Emily" always makes me think of the S-Town podcast. The first half of the album just has a very distinct Gothic and poetic vibe to it. Colin Blunstone has such a unique voice that cuts right through the mix, and there is a really cool organ on "Butcher's Tale". Of course, "Time of the Season" is great as always, closing out a brilliant piece of psych-pop history
It's a good album. It contains a number of lovely and sweet tunes, culminating in the all-timer, 'This Will Be Our Year'. Despite being recorded in the famed Abbey Road, it does lack some of the sound that Beatles albums recorded there at the same time are famous for. There's a remarkable layering of instrumentation and harmonies to these songs and their melodies are thoughtful. Many share a similar, underlying darkness ('Maybe After He's Gone', 'Brief Candles', 'Butcher's Tale') that I lack the musical vocabulary to describe. It's a very strong work, though not as catchy or groovy as I usually gravitate towards. The Zombies broke up after recording this and before its release. Had they been able to evolve for as long as the Rolling Stones, one wonders what they could have produced. It's a weak 4/5 but I think that's reflective of it's value as a part of this project. I'd recommend chasing down lots of covers of 'This Will Be Our Year' when you're done. There's a fair variety and I'm especially a fan of Lowland Hum's version (which is a bit of a departure from the original).
I like it! It definitely reminds me of the Beatles and The Mamas and Papas’ sound. Nice to here some more of their music, apart from Time of the Season. Album art is gorgeous as well!
I like it a lot, love the explicit lyrics, some songs remind me of Queen. loveeee Time of the season.
Overall Rating - 3.25/5 (6.50/10). Pretty solid late 60s rock and roll. Changes and Time of the Season are stand out tracks. Time of the Season is much more psychadelic than the rest of the album, similar harmonies, but different instrumentation and feel.
Some songs were great, some not really. Fav tracks: “Brief candles” and “Time of the season”. Could swear i hear some influence on Miracle Musical
I was hoping to write a review about how this album is so much more than Time of the Season, I guess technically it is but that's the only interesting song on the album. The rest is generic 60s pop rock with piano and barber shop quarter vocals.
Soooo good
We got The Beatles at home....Beatles at home
One of the best all time
6/10, felt kinda dated, Beatles like vibes. But with a couple of bangers on the album
Kuuntelin useempaan kertaan, ku kuuntelin päiväunien yhteydessä ja nukahin aina töitten jälkeen väsyneenä, ja nyt koko albumin kuunneltua pakkoa sanoa, että todella hyvä. Mielenkiintoinen psykedeelinen ja barokki pop soundi, ja biisien lyrikaat hyviä ja mukavana melankolisia. Tosi kiva 60-luvun soundi ja tarpeeksi lyhyt albumi, että jaksa kuunnella eikä tunnu siltä, että olisi filleriä. Välillä todella hienoja kohtia ja melodioita, jotka sai haukkomaan henkeä.
I’d been looking forward to this and it didn’t disappoint. Have always loved “Time of the Season” and added it to my playlist.
Banger, really strong psychedelic rock. I definitely have a soft-spot for this stuff though. 4/5
Enjoyed this a lot! Yes to this!
Happy and a bit psychedelic.
This was a decent listen and typical of 60s UK psych that probably got buried at the time below Floyd, Stones and The Beatles. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ Revisit ❌️ ★★★☆☆ (6/10) Total reviewed : 345 Already owned : 77 Purchased : 16 To buy : 3 Nope : 249
Their history is more interesting than this album. It's not bad, it's worth a listen for sure. It's just not going to be on repeat. It's like they wanted to be a couple of other bands so they almost mimicked them, kind of, and it just turns out kinda meh. The music itself is better than the lyrics. I enjoyed Hung up on a Dream when he wasn't singing more than when he was.
Great album and feel but no real standout thing about it
4/5
One would expect a band named the Zombies to have a harder edge, not this flower-power lovey-dovey nonsense! Decent album, though.
One of the best albums of the 60s.
Quirky and a bit different. Very repetitive at times, though still enjoyed. 3.5/5
Great bouncy feeling. Relatively new to psych/baroque pop but this album was a great introduction to it, with a great arrangement of instruments and catchy melody. favorite track so far: Beechwood Park Gorgeous album art.
Decent. Nice pretty songs. A little tame. Time of the Seasons is a great tune.
Odessey and Oracle es una obra de arte atemporal y uno de los monumentos más excelsos del pop psicodélico y barroco que ha envejecido bien en su sofisticación analógica. Aunque ingresé al disco reconociendo el coro inconfundible de "Time of the Season", la escucha completa revela que el resto del álbum posee una genialidad por descubrir en cada rincón, desmarcándose de los clichés de su época. El diseño de ensamble es de una claridad pasmosa; las complejas armonías vocales están bien entretejidas con los teclados y el Mellotron, tejiendo un tapiz sónico de enorme pulcritud. La propuesta estética del grupo brilla por su equilibrio emocional, habitando una hermosa dualidad nostálgica donde las melodías luminosas coexisten con letras de sutil melancolía. Lejos de ser un ejercicio frío de estudio, el álbum destila una fuerza y calidez que transmiten autenticidad y una autoridad superior desde la delicadeza de sus arreglos. Nos encontramos ante un trabajo compacto y conmovedor cuya notable sensación de paz y fluidez estructural lo convierte en una herramienta sónica excepcional para múltiples usos, destacando como un fondo idóneo para potenciar el trabajo creativo y la concentración intelectual.
4/10 - nah another boring hippy album, could be mixed in with any of the other 60s/70s albums. 1 additional point for the last tune though, that's pretty good
Meh
10/10
I’ve always loved Time of the Season. Rest of the album is solid. Also enjoyed Butchers Tale.
Cracking. 4.4/5.
it contained a lot of short songs which I liked, honestly not that much to say abouit it. it was fine. i realize now that critics dont mean anything in terms of music
I enjoyed this one, great singer! Amazed that a band this good and this modern sounding were allowed to just disappear
As far as I'm concerned, you can't go wrong with a 60s era psych-baroque-brit rock album.
incredible album for its time, some songs are earworms for me. very solid 9/10. first listen tracklist ranking: 1. Time of the Season 2. Care of Cell 44 3. A Rose For Emily 4. Brief Candles 5. Hung Up On A Dream 6. This Will Be Our Year 7. Friends of Mine 8. Maybe After He’s Gone 9. Changes 10. Beechwood Park 11. Butcher’s Tale 12. I Want Her She Wants Me
I love this record. I probably got this one when I was in 8th grade? I think I was expecting it to be a punk record, but then quickly learned that it was like a 60s dream pop record. And it’s incredible because of that. Obviously, the sex appeal of Time of Season is what makes me want to start this over after finishing. But the wholesome ballad of This Will Be Our Year can’t help but make you feel good. Hung Up on a Dream is kind of the sonic heartbeat of the whole experience. I love how weird and psych it feels while also feeling like The Beach Boys or The Beatles. This is fantastic. Always good to pay this one a visit.
happy pschy pop
My rating 3.3 This is quite lovely. The harmonies and orchestration make it a pleasant listen.
Very Beetles-esque
It’s a melodic triumph and fast breaking its way into my top 60s albums.
Ok!
Felt like a Sgt. Pepper cover band. 2.7/5
Was really enjoying the pretty simple yet captivating tracks - then to take it to another level Time of the Season was the last track 🙂
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Je suis dans un blitz de chorale pré-show (petite plug, vous êtes les bienvenus, 14h30 église Ste Madeleine d'Outremont le 14 juin). Ce qui me fait penser qu'en partie pourquoi j'aime tant les boys band de l'époque, c'est leur maîtrise quasiment innée de l'harmonie vocale. Mon prof de littérature musicale au cégep avait une hypothèse là-dessus, les Anglais sont dès la petite enfance incités à chanter à l'église (les protestants ont ça de plus sur les cathos, c'est beaucoup plus démocratique). En tout cas, pensez-y bien, c'est peut-être vrai, peut-être pas... Dès la première track, j'ai tout de suite pensé à Pet Sounds et Sgt Pepper, les références ne pourraient pas être plus claires. Je ne connaissais pas ça mais ça me parle x1000!! Allez allez, je retourne à mon Purcell.
Enjoyed this classic
Funky bass, funky songs, feels huge for the 60's
Gran sonido, me generó un sentimiento de alegría tremendo, las canciones son muy parecidas a las de The Beatles pero con ése toque psicodelico típico de la época, me gustó mucho y el sonido no envejeció para nada mal.
Bookender skiva med høydepunktene, men det er ikke som om resten av skiva ikke er fornøyelig ‘60s psych/sunshine pop heller. Joda, det er rimelig Beach Boys. Beatles også. Men låtene er sterke nok til at jeg ikke tenker at jeg kunne hørt på Pet Sounds istedet.
En hellig gral for plateselskap som lager samlealbum med 60-tallsmusikk på et stramt budsjett. For det låter jo akkurat slik man forventer at 60-tallet skal låte. "Time of the Season" er en evig klassiker, og bandet glimter til av og til med "Care of Cell 44" og "Hung Up On A Dream", men mest høres plata generisk ut. Den psychedelikaen går ikke så hardt og det låter mer som en gimmick for å selge helt OK popmusikk. Hør heller på Pink Floyd eller The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band istedet for låter som "Changes". Det er ikke så mange år siden jeg så dem på Rockefeller (jeg brukte ikke penger på billett, altså), og det som overrasket meg mest var hvor mange som var der i ulike aldre. For dette ER jo ganske gubbete, med unntak av "Time of the Season". Men det handler vel kanskje mest om at markedet for å se 60-tallsband begynner gradvis å bli overtatt av coverbandmarkedet.
Sounds like early Pink Floyd mixed with the Beatles. Very enjoyable! Need to revisit soon.
Ta weno, ahora sé de dónde vienen varias rolas que escuché
Not a lot of notes. The last song is a fav, but the rest was only ok
My thoughts are mixed on this one. I initially thought this was going to be some obscure metal band, but it's like the exact opposite of that... 1968 has the British invasion at full swing and with the Beatles White Album being released I think I started expecting a different sound from this album. I feel like my rating will go up if I ever revisit, but I only got so much time, bruh!
# Album Name: Odessey And Oracle # Artist: The Zombies # Rating: 3/5 # Comments: Average # Top Tunes: # Would I listen to it again? Not sure
still a great album. it's a late _pet sounds_ response and is pretty good in that regard. "time of the season" is still absolutely perfect and a great album ender
So I’ll start off by saying that this is one of my favorite albums of all time, and one of the rare, if not the only example of me liking the album from start to finish on my first listen. From the opening of “Care of Cell 44” to the end of “Time Of The Season”, it’s filled with jovial rhythm, beautiful harmonies, and amazing instrumentation. Now, looking at a few parameters, you’ll see a pattern: 1. Released in the 60s? Check. 2. Is it a sunshine pop/psych album? Check. And you may think to yourself “Oi, this is just a rip off of what The Beatles or The Beach Boys have been doing for the majority of the 60s!” Ahh, you may be right. But! Did the Beatles or the Beach Boys have Rod Argent taking you on a fucking grand adventure with his organ playing? No. Did the Beatles or the Beach Boys have Colin Blunstone weaving beautiful lyrics that covered love from a whole different view as opposed to the “I love you, you love me” porridge of lyrical shit show from Paul and Brian? Well, on one song yes, but no! No, they didn’t. And that’s what sets this album apart from anything ever done in the 60s psych era. Looking superficially, it’s a run-of-the-mill psychedelic “la di da” album, but deeper down, a dark and hard-hitting manifestation intertwines between the lyrics, shining a new light on life, love, war, friendship, and every in between. Now, talking a whole paragraph about two musicians here would do no justice to the drummer, Hugh Grundy, who isn’t the flashiest drummer, but, just like the late Charlie Watts, perfectly helped the group achieve musical greatness, Chris White who’s playing on “Hung Up On A Dream” made the song one of my favorites and Paul Atkinson, whose harmonies with Rod and Collin made the album what it is. And also, his bass lines on a few of these songs are as beautiful and memorable as it gets, especially on the closing track. I’d go as far as to say that this album is better than “Pet Sounds“ and, for that matter, better than anything The Beach Boys have ever put out, and better than most of the catalog of the Beatles. Shame it never got the recognition it deserves when it first came out, for this is one of the crowning achievements of 60s rock. A+ album, from start to finish.
For another psychedelic pop album I would have expected better and more original material. Disappointing 5/10
It's the quintessential psychedelic rock album of the '60s. Each song is colorful and happy, but in a thoughtful minor key. And I cannot recall the last time I heard a cheery harpsichord on a pop album.
Pensé que no los conocía pero si los conozco, son los de "Time of the Season" para la canción que más me gustó fue "Brief Candles".
Romántico 💕
i like 60s baroque pop, and i like this band, but i like sitting through a mix of hits better than an album like this one; there's definitely standouts in the genre to me but i guess to me the high achievement of a really really good pop hit, whether from a very good band like the zombies or even an industry plant, pulled together are what makes this era to me. i'm a big listener of the rhino nuggets compilations is what im sayin. im not an expert but i kind of suspect there was some tension between rock bands in this era of labels' demands for big radio hits to sell the albums and the bands' desire to pull of their own beates esque album of artisic achievement. this was definitely a no-skip but i still don't connect with it as a whole and don't see myself putting it on again, but i will find myself in a youtube zombies tv appearences hole again. fave track beachwood park
Time of the Season being a 5 being as removed as it can be from my rating - it's still a solid 3.
Surprised I had never heard this album, just it's hits..really enjoyed it.
Some songs were threes. Most were twos.
После сотых альбомов уже пугают 60–е+бойз бенд+ название это… приятно удивлена и история про три группы the zombies одновременно просто великая
Not my thing
Cool shit
great stuff i love the zombies
Me moló sobre un 3,5
bizarrely racist top reviews for this one
Wow! The back half really kicks it into gear. Time of the season and I want her she wants me and this will be our year are all bopps 4.5
- Love me some fire 60s psychedelic rock - This will be our year is a perfect song - Time of the season is a perfect album ender
Ansol
Another cool 60s psychedelic pop/rock album. I've admittedly got a soft spot for albums like this where a band makes very liberal use of the then-cutting edge Mellotron, I just love it's lo-fi string samples. 8/10.
8/10
It’s … nice?
The thing about music from this chapter of history is that it's all very similar. The only reason this record stands out is because it ends with Time of the Season, which only adds to irony because it has no business being lumped in with the rest of these songs.
Very good.
I really enjoyed this album. This will be our year is a song I’ve always loved and I think the version I am more familiar with is from a different band I can’t place right now, maybe fountains of Wayne?. Much of this album sounds like it could have come out in 2007.
Really liked this one! I've been meaning to get to it for years. One of the lushest and most pleasantly written collections of songs from the entire 60s, no doubt. How can you turn down that organ sound?
It was hard to listen to this and not think this was just another band trying to be the Beatles. Better than some of the other Beatle copycats we’ve heard on this list I guess.
It's not an album I'd listen to on my own, but some of these songs are so sweet that it's hard to be negative about it! Standouts: A Rose for Emily • Beechwood Park • Time of the Season
I love this album. To me, this is the peak of the 60s and I feel a lot of bands fell flat on their face while trying to create this lush, baroque sound. (Sorry, Paul McCartney, but you never made the brass section sound as warm and inviting as the organ here). This is an album that slapped me in the face when I first heard it. Perfect.
I'm not much of a psychedelia fan, but this was more enjoyable than I was expecting. With this being the first Zombies album I've heard, I wonder if this was the album where they attempted to rein it in a bit and try to make more of a run for pop. The song structures and melodies reminded me a lot of the first Fountains of Wayne album, and if the Zombies have more psych reminiscent of just good pop/rock songwriting, I'd be down to check that out. I'd honestly give this a 3.5, but I'll bump it up for mostly positive feelings about this album.
love a rock album opening with a harpsichord (or dulcimer?) after he's gone--is that a minor progression that the rolling stones use? i recognize it from some other 60s rock band. paint it black, *i think*. ok yah, that is what it's similar to. hung up on a dream--ooh i like this one. very nice arrangement butchers tale--oh yah there's the open reeded organ time of the season--strong influence from "stand by me". love the funky interlude. is that an organ or the mellotron? or both? overall, i think it's well executed '60s rock. the harpsichord features well. the vocals are pleasing even if the lyrics are perhaps plain or occasionally trite. instrumental arrangements are well done. nice use of minor keys, unusual instruments, etc. is it maybe a bit derivative? were the beatles or whoever ahead of them on the psychedelic rock train? i mean yah, sure. still nice listening. 4/5
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Yeah, this is funky rock stuff in a good way.
The '60s baroque-pop sound gets old really fast for me, and this has little else going on. I wish this had more of the psychedelia they start to display on Time of The Seasons (which rocks!), but aside from that track, it's just A LOT of harpsichord and horns. Good for them closing out the album on their best song though.
Hay tres temazos que ya escuchaba, amo este disco
Upbeat and fun. Solid and forgettable.
Yeah was okay nothing special in my opinion. Most of the songs feel pretty same. Not my kind of style of music.
I enjoyed it. Glad to hear Time of the Season.
Well, this is an easy one for me. It doesn't get much better than Odessey and Oracle. Psychedelic 60s Brit rock at it's ultimate best. I have loved this album forever and had to listen to it two times in a row to get enough.
fine, but im a lil tired of all the british invasion stuff
psychedelic rock oder so.. iwie bissi wie beatles ähnlich. gutes songwriting i guess. gfallt ma gut, nochmal hören, also explizit des, würd i wrsl nit einf weils ma zu wenig gibt. gibt trz paar gute tracks drauf. stabile 3/5
Very 60s, similar to the monkees
60’s psychedelic rock
quality songs interspersed with songs that are trying way too hard to sound like The Beatles, but the aforementioned quality in the songs that don't shine just bright enough that i can overlook it. 7/10 FAVOURITE SONGS: BEECHWOOD PARK, BRIEF CANDLES, THIS WILL BE OUR YEAR, BUTCHER'S TALE (WESTERN FRONT 1914,) TIME OF THE SEASON LEAST FAVOURITE SONGS: I WANT HER, SHE WANTS ME
Was shocked at the last song, now know the artist and album for that, overall somewhat forgettable
Every song on this album was already saved on Spotify, but not the album itself. I must've added it to a playlist at some point and clearly it made little impression on me. I like a lot of songs by The Zombies, but I don't ever really need to listen to a full LP by them. This one has some bangers but as a whole kinda just drags on.
Time of the season is a classic but I just never felt pulled in by anything else on the album. Adding to my revisit list.
This is very baroque and probably not for everybody but I really love the harmonies and the lead singer has a beautiful voice. Of course it helps that it has one of my favorite songs, Time of the Season
I love Beechwood Park! That was really the only song I knew well off this album prior to listening all the way through. Then I recognized Time of the Season of course. This is a nice listen overall.
Mmmm beatles vibe
Insanely happy lyrics but in a minor tone, very interesting mix of sounds.
Ahhhh another album that has a good well known track and the others pale in comparison.
You can hear their influence on later artists.
First I thought: Great another Beatles, but no, they're really slept on. Bummer they broke up after this banger
one of my friend’s favourite albums, so not my first introduction to it. But it was nice to listen it all at once once again.
Pretty good. Lots of bits reminded me of Spinal Tap’s “Listen to the Flower People” and I couldn’t shake it lol. “Time of the Season” obviously a smash
Cool album, really surprised I'm not more familiar with The Zombies. I've heard Time of the Season through ads and movies numerous times but I would never have been able to identify the band. I can see how Pet Sounds and Sgt Peppers would have influenced this album. 3.5/5. Raising to a 4.
No too bad.
I've heard the last song before on tiktok
Never heard of them, surprisingly entertaining. Sometimes a bit over the top in their attempts to be alternative 'sixties-style'. Last song is a banger.
Big fan of the Zombies - managed to break-up before the album was released alas.
Such a good album. The music is unique and varied, the lyrics are excellent, and the harmonies are outta sight. I've only heard Time of the Season before off this album. I'm glad I've now rectified that and really enjoyed the experience. Between the Beatles and the Beach Boys, The Zombies need to be on the Mount Rushmore of incredible harmonies. It's a short album, but there's no wasted space.
Proposition relativement classique, des moments bons mais avec des chansons que j'aurais voulu skip
reminds me of moody blues and beach boys.. idk if im accurate but i like it
bruh ass bruh shit, some beetles shit bruh on bruh
10/10. No notes. Not an instant hit to my playlists but its music I think my grandma and I would listen to together (affectionate)
similar to The Beatles no favs
Lovely album.
- I've always really liked this album. I like every song on it (though, not necessarily equally, and minus Butcher's Tale), and the flow of the songs works really well. - It definitely feels very baroque pop & Beatles-like. The song structures are interesting -- they have a lot of space but also layers and moments of coming together. - The songs have a bittersweet, sentimental vibe and lyrics. - I also really enjoy the vocals - soft and sweet but full, with good range. The harmonies work well, too. - In terms of instrumentation, what stands out most to me are the keys, winds, and often random percussion-y elements (and occasional drum fills). Again, I like how everything has its moment, so it's definitely the opposite of a wall of a sound, with all the sounds used judiciously. The quality of the arrangements really stands out to me. - Everything just feels very thoughtful, including that the songs never overstay their welcome. The album is the perfect length, as well. - I rate it a 4.5, rounded up.
I love time of the season, the rest were a little too pop for me
Was never one of my favorite ‘60s albums, but definitely a great representation of the aesthetics of the Summer of Love.
What a star-crossed record. No one entirely getting along, label dropped them, self-financed as a result, released without much support and even less success, classic single tucked away at the end of side 2, to eventually be soundtrack shorthand for a kind of cool or 60s psychedelia. Band breaks up. Even the title is misspelled! As much as I admire Cell 44 and Season, plus all of the craft and vocal arrangements, there’s a just precious, treacly enough quality that keeps it from being My Favorite Record of All Time like it is for so many folks.
My type of shit
How can anyone dislike The Zombies, what a great album. Lots of brilliant little tracks in there, just lovely. Favourites: Care of Cell 44 Brief Candles Time of The Season
I mean, it's a timeless classic. Arguably the best baroque pop album of all time. Its only real flaw is that 'Odyssey' is spelled wrong.
This album sounds like running through a field of daisies. My favourites were rose for emily, hung up on a dream, i want her she wants me, and this will be or year
Felt like pretty standard British Invasion rock
The 60's... I was there at the end but still too young to know anything. This was ok, they had good songs but the presentation of them gets lost in the era.
A few months ago, I became a big fan of Time Of A Season after hearing it on the radio. So I was really excited to listen to this album for the first time today. But it sounds very generic for albums from the 60s. It's good, but I don't see why it's on this list. 3 stars.
Great grooves. Really speaks to the times
foi mal eu já gosto de beatles e é minha cota de banda pau mole inglesa
Was really hoping there would be something else here almost as good as Time of the Season. There wasn’t, but that’s a high bar
Definetely some good sessions in this.
I own a physical copy of this one. Such a great 60’s weirdo psych rock album with silky smooth harmonies. Criminally underrated band.
I didn't realize these dudes did "baroque pop." Nothing sticks out to me here besides 'Time of the Season' (natch) and 'A Rose for Emily'. Still a decent listen. 3.5 stars
Grooovyyyy
Time of the Season is such a great song but on this album it's seemingly an anomaly. The rest of the album is pretty much straightforward run of the mill pop music of it's time. I hate that they used a whole bunch of awesome techniques and things but it seems like it was only on the one song.
Excepted psychedelic rock from the cover, wasn't disappointed.
I really flirted with a five for this one. It’s so far ahead of its time while still feeling of its era. I love the variety of instruments, the harmonies, really everything about it.
I’m only 2 minutes in, but it’s amazing how much this sounds like the Beach Boys. Overall I was disappointed in this album. I like the Zombies, but this just didn’t really do it for me.
The play 11 sleepers in a row and then pull out Time of the Season?? Bro if you can write that why is the rest of the album lame as hell??
Wow, completely surprised about this album. Every song feels different, full of feelings, sweet. is amazing this is almost an 60 years old album. Its a 5
Really love this classic.
Fine but not great. Similar to Beatles but not as good
Not too bad
Nice and old school. Iwie coole Mischung von beatles und led zepplin/stones Fav: Care of Cell 44
The Beatles b-sides, is that you???
One great song. And then 10 others you could hear from 50 other bands in the late 60s
the album to end the 60s. this thing is immaculately produced with insane orgasmic vocal harmonies and melodies that will make you cry. listen to it!!!
Sounds like the Beatles but isnt. Definitely sounds like the late 60s
I'm usually not a big fan of psych rock but this was good! Very interesting and weird at time. Loved the keyboard throughout.
So much melody and musicianship. The entire body of this work is a strange and familiar piece. The allure is in the feeling that is conveyed. A warm summer cup of sunshine
оо тайм оф зе сізон
Just very goooood
yah this is not giving. very sad despite being colorful. emo b4 singing gay n lady like was ok. imo
Me cayeron simpaticos, no los conocia. Muy inspirados por la epoca
Insane A side, pretty forgettable but still nice B side
not super bland, but not particularly exciting, either. easy listening kind of album (6.4/10)
I can see why this is a classic. I'm famously not a huge vocal person but this works for me. I like it better than early Beatles, I think? I'm also a sucker for being able to hear bass lines and "I Want Her She Wants Me" has that in spades. Oh, and "This Will Be Our Year"! Yeah, good album.
Reminds me of a summer road trip as a kid. Loved it.
This is good stuff. I was just served up an album by the kinks which was a flop for me but I think this lands. Naturally I compare this music to the Beatles (is that fair? Who knows) and I think this album holds up well. Good early British pop.
Time of the season is a classic. Wished the whole album followed that aesthetic. Fantastic voice but the Beatles influence overshadows
this was a much sweeter than expected album, i really loved the harmonies. it was a bit too hippie for my taste but i wouldn't mind hearing it again!
I honestly don't remember anything about The Zombies - all I could tell you beyond the fact of their existence was that the first person I knew to get covid got it at a The Zombies show in 2021. This is pleasant late-60s psych-pop with pretty harmonies and interesting melodies here and there. I remember "Time of the Season," of course, though I never knew what band it was because it didn't interest me much. So I didn't think I'd like this record as much as I did - there's some interesting stuff on here. So this is a reasonably listenable album, though It got a little monotonous around song #8, and the lack of zombie-related content is disappointing. But it was good for what it was. I was amused to learn that "Odyssey" is spelled wrong in the album title because the cover artist screwed it up, but the band wanted to be nice and made up a story to make it seem like they'd planned it that way. 3 stars
I really liked this album, reminded me a bit like The Kinks, but a bit more psychedelic-
Very 60s but pretty good
One of those albums that grab you by the neck and make you feel like doing coke.
It was interesting hearing Time of The Season in the context of its album. I can definitely see why it was a one hit wonder because the rest of the album felt completely different and less polished. Not bad overall though. Some hippie vibes.
no 🥹 just no
Amazing! I've had three albums this month that I've always meant to listen to and never got around to doing so. Pet Sounds was superb; Forever Changes was worthwhile; now this! For me, the 1960s are musically defined by The Kinks, so anyone who sounds like The Kinks are alright by me. This sounds like The Kinks, so good job lads! Played right through twice without skips and will buy a vinyl copy the next time I'm in town 😎
Twee and dull
- good vibes all around - I feel like their band name doesn’t suit them - chill background music - I liked it
Easy listen with a nice groove and a few standout melodies. Highlights: "Care of Cell 44", "Brief Candles", "Time of the Season"
One good song.
Favorite Track: A Rose for Emily
Very Beatles y but I like it better. Forgot to do it in morning (finishing last few songs day after). This is better than the Beatles from yesterday
Great album, no skips on this one.
good and comfy
I can appreciate what The Zombies were and their influence on rock, but this album doesn't do it for me. Time of the Season is a good song and the whole album has the psychedelic 60's vibe to it.
Kind of a sauceless version of the Kinks. Perfectly listenable but mostly a bit too samey. But hey, if you're looking for some stock hippie music you ca- oh shit, its *that* song. Yeah that ones pretty good.
I love The Zombies! Some people have compared them as a "lesser version of The Beatles" but I refuse to see them the same way; an alternative in the same scene. Song's I enjoyed from this were "Care of Cell 44", "Rose for Emily", "Beechwood Park", "Changes", "Friends of Mine" and "Time of the Season"; Time being a favourite track of mine for years. Despite earlier praise, I will readily admit that their music lacks more of the variation and lyrical hooks that are often present in The Beatles music. With that said, I still enjoyed my time with this album and would happily listen again in future; music of this time achieves exactly what it wants to in 3-4 minutes per track. A perfect amount of time for most songs.
Some good songs... Almost gave it a 4. Amazing how dated this and a lot of other music from the mid-late 60s sounds now compared with what was about to come.
Very cute and experimental! A bit kitschy and i dont know if id personally listen to this casually though, but really loved the lush instrumentation Vocals were competent, didnt wow me
Yeh this was a great sixties album. I knew a couple of tunes but the whole record has a really cool sound.
A little too sugary flower-power in places, but still a rich and varied album with great melodies.
Perfect album. One of the best of the first psychedelic era
What a nice album for today. When Care of Cell 44 hits the chorus and goes from simple harmonies to the bombastic "feel so good" part it really catches you. A Rose for Emily is nice and has a warmth to it. This album is hitting me at the right time in this list. Time of the Season is such a good and balanced song for the time. Good album. Relevant to the time and sounds great. Keep it on the list.
Just a great vibe all around. Cohesive sound. Care of Cell 44 is so jaunty. For me it's This Will Be Our Year. Time of the Season is iconic of course.
Surprisingly really good
Ojala todo el álbum fuera tan bueno como "Time of the season"
I didn't care for psychedelic music prior to this project, and for the most part I still don't. Time of the Season is a banger though.
solidna bitlovština koja je na kraju krajeva ipak bitlovština. bilo lijepo za poslušat, ali ništa posebno u konačnici. vokalne "harmonije" (ne znam kako se to kod nas prevodi) koje svi često hvale nisu nešto što meni odgovara
Sounds like any other 60s animal named band but that sound is very good and is very good here Care of cell 44 has vocals very reminiscent of rod stewart 4/5 Whole album is really good so it’s hard to pick favorites Favorites: time of the season, maybe after he’s gone, hung up on a dream
Idk why but time of the season feels so out of place on this album. And the whole album made me feel very nervous and not relaxed
its fine
This was a nice surprise, I feel lucky to listen to something that isn’t Brit pop
Banger, great songs all the way
Never heard this album before today. I was enjoying the album, it is kind of chill rock/folkish music and then the big hit song that everyone has heard came on and I realized who it was. The whole album is pretty good and would be nice to listen to when in a chilled out mood.
I think this is a good album, really no notes, I feel like it sometimes sounds a lot like the early beatles, but maybe they are from the same time and that's just that,
into it, cool vocal delivery
As I listened to this album (having only heard one song from it previously and knowing nothing about the band) my predominant thought was The Zombies are the love child of The Beatles and The Beach Boys. Just about every song had some piece of one of those band's sounds. This was not necessarily a bad thing at times, but it made for something of a frustrating experience for me. For context I love The Beatles and dislike The Beach Boys, so some of these songs had DNA I could get into and some not at all. The only standout song for me was This Will Be Our Year. And the only song that didn't sound like those other two bands was Time of the Season, which was never a song I cared for all that much but was at least different in this context.
9.5/10
funky. Liked this more than I thought I would.
A pretty good folk rock album. Highlights: "Changes" and "I Want Her She Wants Me)
Dammit, now I have to get into The Zombies.
Good.
Classic psych rock album. Good stuff.
Me ha gustado en general y Time of the Season es rolón increíble
Took an extra listen, but this is definetely 5 stars. Beautiful piece of 60's Psychedelic pop. Every song here has it's own merit and beauty, vocals are beautiful and accompanied really well. The songs work as standalone singles, yet there's a cohesion to the entire album as well. The entire backstory behind this album and the Zombies is amazing too.