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Few belters. Can see why their names continues through time. What are we now? 60 yrs on? [2026]
Didn’t make it through. I’m sure it’s great and influential for its time but it simply sounded like generic classic rock
Finally all caught up. Nothing stuck out really, but it was a nice easy listen, and obviously time of the season is a psychedelic classic. I love "she's not there" from their previous album too
3.5
Good album with one. killer tune.
Fav track- Maybe After He’s Gone and Beachwood Park Least fav track- Changes Fav lyric- “The roses in her garden fade away, not one left for her grave.” Overall rating- 5/10 Notes- not my thing, like the cover though. i just cant get behind the singing i’m sorry.
It wasn't bad but not my mood maybe. I need something newer
Love time of the season always
Rose for Emily and This Will Be Our Year stick out because they’re so much more interesting than most of the other tracks on this album. Makes it classic but crazy how different they are and the rest seems like filler. Time of the Season somehow became the song of an era. Or at least of the era as presented in movies. How is this the last track?
Both of their albums from the 60s are absolute bangers. Truly seminal psychedelic rock that inspired a ridiculous number of bands. There is a reason that they were admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on the strength of only 2 albums and a breakup before the 70s even began. When people say some bands are underrated and underpaid, this is definitely one of those bands. "She's Not There" (from their first album BEGIN HERE) and "Time of the Season" from this one have stood the test of time.
Really interesting beats
This is a GREAT album and probably the best one that I’ve listened to so far in my project. I love the harmonies, lyrics, and the musical composition. I think my top three songs are care of cell 44, this will be our year, and I want her she wants me. There honestly isn’t one bad song on this album but the worst was probably brief candles. I love the beach boys and Beatles inspirations.
4.0 stars This one grew on me. Maybe I wasn't in the right mood, or whatever. You wouldn't think such a poppy sounding record (at least on the surface) would be a grower, but here we are. There are certain records you listen to and you just know they were massively influential on the artists that followed them. Favorite song: This Will Be Our Year
The closer off this album absolutely slaps. Tasty tune that I've heard a million times. The rest of this felt like I was listening to a compilation called The Absolute Worst of The Kinks. No thanks.
Looks hella promising ngl. Imma give it a listen. Omg sooo firee
- Time of the season
I thought it was a decent album wasn’t the biggest fan of a couple songs on there but majority were fairly good, standouts being ‘Time of the season’ (of course), ‘Beechwood park’ and ‘I want her she wants me’. Its typical psychedelic 60s pop/rock so you can sort of guess what sound you’re going to get. Not much to really say on it it’s a average album with a few decent tunes on there, I do however love the album cover art!
Classic 60s album, good classics and a bunch of excellent sleeper songs, Picture of Emily is a highlight
How did this group not get a third album? Better singers than the Beatles, lovely piano and organ and a banger like 'Time of the Season'. Why would critics of the time not like this? Madness. Felt somewhere between Beach Boys and Beatles and I was pretty well engrossed.
no me gustó mucho, si siento que se nota que es antiguo pero igual no está malo, por alguna razón todas las canciones terminan en un segundo de silencio, y pues nada, no me llamo mucho la atención
A fun album start to finish. Each track compliments the previous. Nothing bored or annoyed me on this album. I will revisit this album on the porch on a summer evening. I think that's where I will really connect with it. Favorite Tracks: Friends of Mine Time of the Season Maybe After He's Gone Care of Cell 44
Spotify 40th anniversary release has previously unused horns and other bullshit that detracts from the original release.
It's fine. Again, a little boomer-ish for my tastes. Not bad, just sounds a little anemic to me
groovy 60s pop. Reminds me of the Beatles and Beach Boys. Popular song: Time of the Season
Lots of Beatles/beach boy vibes Time of the season sounds like stand by me 3.5
Boring except for the last song.
This was a sweet one with hidden gems, alongside some classic favorites.
7.5/10
Songs all kinda sound the same except time of the season idk, not a winner for me.
not very varied
Bubble gum pop from British Invasion. Lacks the weight or grit of other bands from the time. Not a bad listen, good background music. Time of the Season still sounds fantastic. The rest varies.
Pa ono, srednja žalost, dvije dobre stvari. 2/5, 4/10
First of all, the remaster here is doing a lot of amazing work. That said, there’s a lot of psych-pop perfection, but it only holds attention for about half the songs. It’s a masterpiece of its time, but its not a masterpiece overall.
0/12
Great
Timeless sound
I was not expecting this so sound so much like The Beach Boys. Five stars.
One of my favorite albums of all time. Start to finish, a psychedelic masterpiece up there with the greatest 60s albums. It has hits, it has deep cuts, it’s an all time great.
Ah, another of those 'misunderstood classics' so beloved of the critics! It's not a bad album, but I'm not sure it's indispensable. Nice baroque pop with a dollop of psych whimsy.
1. Care of cell 44 - interesting start to an album 2. A rose for Emily - this is the theme song for a show I’ve watched? I think? Also an interesting song… 5. Brief candles - Ok we’re picking up ok! 9. This will be our year - I love this song 10. Butchers tale - wow this song sucks ass. Way to ruin the momentum. 12. Time of the season - a great song. They are very inconsistent Wow this album is not great. This song was not popular when it came out and it gain popularity later. They got it right the first time. ⭐️⭐️💫 2.5 stars Would have been 2. But track 9 and 12 gave it some points.
will listen again
it's a 3 right now but idk if any higher.
Time of the Season - classic. The album is of its time. Uni-sound '68
I've got this album in my collection, and I don't listen to it enough.
Some great songwriting and beautiful tunes. Unfortunately the remaster (2008?) m sounded terrible and sucked the joy out of listening. I’d love to hear the original mono vinyl
A very pleasant surprise - enjoyed this. Great songwriting. Nearly gave this a 4 but to be honest the highlights of this push it to a 5.
Insanely good, more of a 4.5 but I'll just round up
Been listening to the beatles more lately, so maybe that's why I liked this 60's album a lot. Usually don't dig old stuff but ts was great.
time of the season is the main attraction but there are some serious bangers across this bad boy
It gave me very much beach boys vibes with all the Bryan Wilson type harmonies stacked. Great album for a fall weather
Every so often you are served up a great album you were totally unaware of. Knew of The Zombies and Rod Argent but to my permanent loss never bothered to go into their catalogue. 68 years it has taken but better late than never. Serves has a lesson that there is a lot of great undiscovered music out there. Nice album to end 2025 on. 5/5 31/12/25
Very good album. Love the old school classic rock
4.25/5 Stars Top Songs: Changes, Beechwood Park, Time of the Season
Knew some songs
The Beatles but not The Beatles? Pretty decent.
Very cool record. The big hit “Time of the Season” is mesmeric and timeless. “Beechwood Park” also a really good one. The entire record has a cool, haunting but jolly mood to it. Engaging vocals over gentle instrumentation, with some psych influences. Will revisit this one in the future.
grässlich repetitive und langweilige Songs, hatte nach den ersten 2 kein Bock mehr und hab mich durch die restlichen 10 gequält Funktioniert zwar gut als Hintergrund-/ Radiomusik wenn es nur einzelne Songs sind jedoch am Stück absolut mühsam Letzten Song, time of the season, hat krasses intro aber krass nervigen Refrain
★★★½
Psychedelic pop funk for the late 60s vibes.
The vocals on this album are a bit droning and grating to me. Had to skip through several songs. Time of the Season, the only song I was familiar with and liked on this album sounds really out of place and nothing like the rest of the album.
I can hear the chamber pop sound that inspired a generation of indie artists years later, and you can hear the influence of Pet Sounds and maybe Sgt. Pepper’s, but overall the album doesn’t really hit me, especially in the first half. This Will Be Our Year and Time of the Season saves this album for me.
Good 1960s sound.
I appreciate this is not a terrible album but it's just not my type of sound, very Beatles adjacent?
A classic.
to be honest...wasnt a big fan. i think that im not huge on 60s music, i find that its slightly too soft for me. i did enjoy a few songs on this album
Time of the Season is a remarkable standout track for what otherwise feels like a less adventurous album when reviewing in 2025.
Seemed Beatles adjacent, but I was pleasantly surprised by how many songs I actually knew. Impressive album in terms of how many hits are still played today.
ICONIC ALBUM
very good
Hopefully this is the year....
Yes! I don't think that this album is perfect but never hearing any of the songs before my first listen I have to say this is one of my favorite albums of all time so beautiful.
This is my 500th album(it seems like I've been on this journey forever, and I'm not even halfway through it yet). This is a psychedelic rip off of The Beatles. Favorite Track: "Beechwood Park".
Cell 44 is gas
Care of Cell 44 3.4 A Rose for Emily 3.4 Maybe After He's Gone 3.6 Beechwood Park 3.8 Brief Candles 3.7 Hung Up on a Dream 3.5 Changes 3.6 I Want Her, She Wants Me 3.4 This Will Be Our Year 3.4 Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) 3.2 Friends of Mine 3.3 Time of the Season 4.3 Score: 3.55
Overall, not a bad album, it has somewhat of a Beatles vibe, and it's alright having it in the background while doing other stuff.
Okay. Lots of harmonies and keys, I've never really gotten Time of the Season
This was fine. It didn't blow my mind, but was good. A solid 3. It got stagnant imo Liked Songs: "Care of Cell 44" , "Maybe After He's Gone" , "Beechwood Park" , "Hung Up on a Dream" , "I Want Her She Wants Me" , "This Will Be Our Year" , "Friends of Mine" , "Time of the Season"
The album cover is pretty
Nice vibes, again. Time of the season works as always.
interesting but not my thing
Time of the season is such a classic
Very cool music. I know only their hit at the end of this album.
I'd hoped for more "Time of the Season"-type stuff on this, but it's still enjoyable. "Maybe After He's Gone" and "Brief Candles" stuck out for me, and the rest is solid ("This Will Be Our Year") when it doesn't veer into cutesy ("Friends of Mine"). FUN FACT: I saw the Zombies at SXSW on a bill with punishingly loud noise-rock band A Place to Bury Strangers. Those were the best kind of SXSW shows.
At The Villages Florida they have outdoor speakers in all the public squares piping this type of music in constantly, relentlessly, and perpetually. Not the worst music and I’m sure I would have been into it at the time but then I would have heard zeppelin and Hendrix and would have been like f this.
It was cool to listen to some mostly new songs!! Could definitely hear the similarities between them and the Beatles.
I only liked the most popular song on the album unfortunately; a bit lackluster for me overall.
A Rose for Emily felt just a little toooooooo personal. The piano throughout the album reminded me of a lot of hits in the 2000s like bad day and nine in the afternoon. Time of the season remains one of the sexiest goatiest songs ever.
I'm having a hard time deciding which score this should be. It's "eh" so 3/5.
This has been a favorite of mine for a while. Its magic hadn’t dulled this listen either. When you can start and end an album with Care of Cell 44 and Time of the Season you know a masterpiece is in the works. The vocal harmonies and melodies littered throughout are incredible. The first half is the greatest baroque pop of the decade rivaled only by The Beach Boys. The second half is a bit more adventurous and still executes with Butchers Tale being the prime example of that. It’s not even worth calling out my favorite songs as I’d be naming all but a couple. I realized I’ve never listened to their debut and it was pretty great too as far as mid-60s debuts go. 28th perfect album, 900 albums in. Rating: 5.0
Beatles esque
Pleasant listening, mainly upbeat vibes. Not enough highlights for full marks, but a well deserved 4/5
I didn't really think the first couple songs were noteworthy, but as I got further into the album I like it. Its very nice and calm mostly. I don't listen to psychedelic stuff often, but this is good. However, if some of these songs would have come up on my discover weekly or radio playlists I would probably have skipped them. Not every song is a hit for me, while they are all nice and good. It sometimes feels like the singer is just going through the motions of singing instead of putting emotion into it. The last song, Time of the Season, does save the album for me completely, its very good. Nice album just not amazing.
2/5. I like a good psychedelic album as much as the next person, but a lot of these songs kind of melded together and there weren't many standouts at all. I just don't like the album as a whole enough to give it a higher rating. Time Of The Season is a redemption in and of it's own.
Fantastic album. I only know two Zombies songs and they’re great, so I was happy to dive into this one.
Not sure why but this unexpectedly delighted me
I would just much rather listen to a Beatles record
boring yeah real not great
Audiences and critics in 1968 must have been really spoilt for classics if they felt they could give this album a miss. It’s a baroque psychedelic gem.
Fun
Not bad
Decent
This was great! Only heard Time of the Season before; I've played this album through 3 times already
I thought this was going to be heavy metal and not beach boys. Alright though
Daecent, like if The Doors and The Beach Boys had a lil baby and he cute
Beautiful melodies and overall vibes! The guitar on 'Hung Up On A Dream' is SUPERB! Makes me ascend into the heavens!!!Beginning of 'Butcher's Tale' scared the SHIT out of me! 'Care Of Cell 44' wasn't that great as an opening but 'Time Of The Season' wrapped it up very nicely! Enjoyed listening to this while playing Ecos La Brea!
s'alright
Cool sounds
classic (dis)comfort album. i have gone through periods of obsession w/ this record and maybe im just getting increasingly soft with age but i kind of view those as an uncanny daze...repeat casual listens must get caught up in the color and light as a way to dull the emotional blow of songs that could broadly be described as "bittersweet" but occasionally dip into pure eleanor rigby territory. a garden of earthly heartbreaks, which i seldom have the full constitution for anymore but still absolutely screams I AM A CLASSIC from start to finish. i do hope someday to play This Will Be Our Year in earnest hope and excitement. time of the season is obviously great but its inclusion and the stylistic clash is always a little jarring, and i wonder how the record would fare with friends of mine as the closer...culminating not with an idealized summer of love but by swallowing the lump in your throat for the sake of everyone else...could be kind of caroline no esque!
Lovely album with a few very strong songs: I enjoyed the listen, but my attention was only grabbed a few times. Overall it's very much a product of its time, and some aspects didn't age well (e.g. the keyboard sound/improvisation style), but still, the songwriting and performance are timeless.
Exceptionally good album. Baroque psycedelia and all time classic, season to love included.
Overall not a bad album! The first song was certainly my favorite/best on the album.
Very enjoyable, and This Will Be Our Year is great.
A great listen, fun lyrics. Fav: a Rose for Emily, Time of the season
What a terrific sounding recording. Care of Cell 44 could have been a Britpop chart topper if I didn't already know this album was 25 years before then. There's some Beach Boys-esque harmony (Maybe After He's Gone), Little bit of Psychedelia on Beechwood Park, but the best truly is last. cool, suave and timeless - Time of the season. very good listen and why I come back to be honest
big 3
The fuck is this shit?
Very Beatlesesque album by 60-70s English rock band. Really good harmonies that add depth to their music. Fav: Time of the Seasons
I struggled to get through this one without zoning out.
I recognized most of the songs, but never knew the band name. This was a fun listen. Tunes fun and catchy, similar in sound to the beatles, but with interesting, less poppy lyrics that make me feel like these guys were more accessible to alt types. Cool record. I went and listened to their first album after this. And then checked out Rod Argent. Quite a few original classics came from this band and other bands that spawned here.
Listening, I can understand how groundbreaking this would have been. Not something to repeat regularly, but I did enjoy!
I like this better than I had anticipated. It was a fun album
What a cheery album. It's all very upbeat and smiley and almost impossible to not smile along with. I like it
Great example of the rating deflation as we get deeper in this list. If this was in the first 10 albums I listened to, it absolutely would have been a 4. But while I enjoyed it, the middle got bland and the good songs just aren't great enough to warrant a 4. Strong 23.5 that just missed out - 60s! Strong start! - Very 60s but kinda hard to place - The harmonies! - Some bland Beach Boys / Beatles songs in the middle - On 2nd listen, the lyrics just don't hit. This one just missed being a 4
Loved it!!! Beatles, late 60’s vibes. Would listen again!
Mostly uninteresting
Pop psicodélico delicioso com pitadas jazzísticas de teclados. Ótimo disco.
This will be our year is a classic, cool vibes
Fun happy upbeat
classic 60's pop. haven't really explored their dark side yet.
This is Baroque 60s psychedelic pop Rock at its best. A cult classic that for a long time I dipped into and didn't quite get, then I gave it a few moments more and it became a favourite. I could literally listen to A rose for Emily all day, but that would mean missing the others, not a lesser track on here, the sound, the harmony, just a great record 5 Star
Just ok
Its kinda ok, but its all just preamble to Time of the Season. 3.6/5
Another meh
Great album that I'd never heard of. Each song sounds great and aged really well. Not a tedious album to listen to, but can feel a little draggy, like some other Psychedelic albums. Still worth a listen and possible a few re-listens.
Typiskt 60talsmusik för mig, det är bra. Time of the season har man ju hört massa gånger men hade inte kunnat säga vem som gjort den.
Älskar omslaget. Det blir inte mer 60-talsgroove än så! Gillar soundet verkligen. Detta är en skitbra skiva även om jag inte kommer lyssna på den så mycket mer i framtiden. Min enda stora gripe med den är låten Butcher's Tale. Något med den rimmande inte alls väl med mig och jag övervägde faktiskt att fuska och spola förbi den. Men en låt ska inte få färga ett helt album. Denna skiva är typ 60 år gammal nu och det är i den backspegeln jag sätter mitt betyg. Detta är inspelat i en tid då det inte gick att putsa en inspelning på samma sätt som idag. Ett otajt anslag eller trumslag gick inte bara att flytta digitalt. Utan det skulle till fysiskt klippande och klistrande av bandet vilket är ett meck. Man får därför beundra dåtiden musiker som var snortajta och skickliga artister. Sista låten Time of The Season åkte in på en av mina spellistor också. Det höjer helhetsbetyget för min del.
Pretty standard and boring 60s psych pop, had some nice moments, vocals were very inconsistent, didn’t find the instrumentation that interesting and nothing really stood out. Highlights: Beechwood Park, Changes
Standouts: - Butcher's Tale This album suffered from one instrument at a time syndrome Was I overall bored 2
Album was overall a bit dull to me. Put it on in the living room and mt father described it as "The Beatles but not as good" which I feel is pretty apt. I did enjoy the bit at the end of Friends of Mine where they just list a bunch of names, think it's fun when songs do that. Time of the Season was the only track i quite liked, enjoyed the keyboard and the rhythm of the vocal lines.
This is the first album I listened to twice without skipping a single song. The only song I actually knew was Time of the Season which is an all time classic along with She's Not There, but every other song was enjoyable and interesting because of the underlying dark nature of the lyrics disguised with relatively cheerful music and good instrumentation at that. This will be one is listen to occasionally along with Back in Black.
The late 60s was an incredible time for music. I’d never heard this album and it was great. Kind of like the Beatles crossed with Jefferson Airplane/Yardbirds? I love the psychedelic sound with the pipe organs and univibes.
Time of the season is such a great song. The rest of the album was good, I kind of got a beach boys vibe a few times in the melodies
Groovy Kinks soundalike
Amazing combination of musical styles from baroque to jazz. Some of the lyrics seem a little dated but the melodies are mostly stunning. Time of the Season is well worth waiting for, but doesn't overshadow it's album-mates.
Not for me. 1/5
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а мне очень даже понравилось! кайфанула от этих песен и даже показались будто уже знакомыми) лайк
no me preguntes por que pero me da vibes un poco navideñas, es como fiestero hippie. SUPER de los 70s Butcher's Tale, no pega nada con la estetica del album, like el organo la hace algo tetrica comprardo con la tranquilidad y el abrazo que es el album, me chirria bastante ahi
It was pretty good. Seems perfect for a certain vibe.
I really enjoyed this! All the songs went together well and nothing felt super out of place or jarring. I will be adding it to my listens in the future!!! 5/5
This is a classic 1960s album, with pop and psychedelic elements. It's an enjoyable listen, and was a bit advanced for the time, but feels somewhat dated now.
4/5 - cool album with an interesting sound, very Beatles-y
barock kammarpop är helt i min lane. Orgel + vden valsiga rytmen + temat i Butcher's tale och whiplashen man får i övergången till Friends of mine är en highlight.
Kul! Aldrig fel med lite 60-talspop, har nog inte hört hela albumet från start till mål innan heller. Ingen låt är dålig, men lite mellanmjölk är det ibland. Topparna tho, Time of the Season tex, en jävla låt asså. Stark trea.
Flera fina låtar, men sticker inte ut supermycket om man jämför med samtida skivor med liknande sound. Ställs denna bredvid pet Sounds eller någon skiva överhuvudtaget med Beatles bleknar den. Kan ej bli mer än svag 3a för mig. Når inte riktigt upp till hypen.
Vid en första anblick trodde jag det var The Cranberries (Ive been doosed). Fick istället njuta i 34 min. Går rakt in i hjulhuset!
Först och främst: Perfekt längd på en plattfar! Så fort dom kryper över fyrtio minuter börjar jag alltid darra. Mysiga låtar men som tidigare AI-botar skrivit är det inte mycket som direkt sticker ut. Kul förstås att höra att dom samplat Necro i Time of the season. Min enda tidigare erfarenhet av De levande döda är ju deras cover på Kenta och Stoffes Leave me be och ingen av dessa låtar når ju de höjderna. Men ja, en stabil och stark 2a.
plink plonk på pianot
Det är väl helt ok. Men varför inte lyssna på Beach Boys istället?
Very nice album, great vocals and nice instrumentals with a nice variety of instruments and sounds. I’m not usually one for lyrics but there were some very nice vocals and found Butchers Tale to be a very powerful song.
(Not) A Rose For Emil(ie)y: Lol accurate Maybe After He's Gone: first song I actually am into Brief Candles also alright Time of the Season: Probably the only Zombies song I would recognise (not true, She's Not There)
Solid album - nice tracks.
Iconic 60s psych
Litt rart å høyre rett etter Beach Boys, men Time of the seasons er jo kul!
Undeniable, still sounds fresh, love the mono of it, the vocals all around are amazing. Never gone out of my way to listen to The Zombies, they have been ever present, so focusing on an entire album made me realize how great they are.
Not bad overall. 3/5
This is literally just a boring interpolation of Pet Sounds. I have nothing else to share.
Every band that sounds like this sounds like the Beach Boys. The Beach Boys are the best of the bands that sound like the Beach Boys. I do not particularly like the Beach Boys.
This album, for me, really captures the late sixties quite well. I was surprised to read that this was recorded in a huge rush while the band was on its last legs. For the most part, it sounds well-produced and put together. It’s a great album, there’s really only one song on here that I would say is subpar (Changes). As for the rest, I am actually baffled that these guys broke up due to financial difficulties before the album came out. Even reading the Wikipedia page seems to riff on how close these guys were to making it big. This was recorded in the same room right after Pink Floyd in Piper and the four track machine was later used by the Beatles. The last song on this album (the best one) was such a hit, that other musicians went around pretending to be the Zombies to bank on the success of the song. Two of the musicians who did that went on to form ZZ Top. Wild. The irony of a single making it big after a band called the Zombies is not lost on me. Highlights: Beechwood Park, Hung Up on a Dream, Time of the Season
Besides the classic loser , this album was underwhelming for me . It has some nice tunes but didn’t grab my attention
Really like this style of music, for me though it's a once and I while type of album. 3/5
"Odyssey and Oracle" is lavish baroque chamber-pop, with singing storytelling fused with Beach Boys-esque harmonies. Thematically, it conveys typical psypsychedelic landscapes of freedom, imagination, and memory, ranging from the reminiscent tones of "Beachwood Park" and ascendant harmonies of "Brief Candles" to the chorals and modulations of opener "Care of Cell 44". The melodies, harmonies and instrumentals all combine together beautifully to tonally create an unmistakeable, melancholic feel, hearkening back to a time perhaps unfamiliar to the listener. A great album, no skips on it. Key Songs: "This Will be Our Year", "Beachwood Park", "Time of the Season"
Odessey and Oracle – Review There’s no denying the charm baked into Odessey and Oracle. The Zombies were clearly reaching for the same kaleidoscopic universe their peers were exploring in the late sixties, and you can hear the ambition in the harmonies, the baroque touches, and the whole pastel-psychedelic glow of the record. But for all its color, it never hits that upper stratosphere of songwriting or invention that the era’s greats managed to bottle. Most of the album drifts by as pleasant, slightly blurry sunshine pop. It’s enjoyable, sometimes even lovely, but rarely gripping. The melodies are nice; the ideas are there; the execution just doesn’t quite push hard enough to make the songs stick in the long run. Then comes “Time of the Season,” which frankly operates on a different level. That hypnotic bass line, the air and space in the production, the call-and-response—it’s a moment of pure lightning. The problem is that the rest of the album never gets within shouting distance of that magic. In the end, I respect the record more than I love it. It’s a fascinating artifact from the psychedelic era, and it has its charms, but outside of its one undeniable classic, it doesn’t leave a deep imprint. A solid, perfectly fine listen… just not a life-changer. Rating: 3
It's not got anything that really catches and holds my attention. I can hear the influence it's had on popular English music, but that alone doesn't interest me.
Enjoyable album but really only one song on here that is unique enough to warrant a second listen, that song being Time of the Season.
Would not buy
What’s not to like? Fun psychedelic pop. This Will Be Our Year is a favorite of mine.
nostalgic, tasteful, incredible
Time of the Season is an all time classic, the rest just falls short
Solid overall with one great song. Could have been a bigger band if they'd stuck together I think. Lots of creativity.
It was really 60s
Time of the season last song best song whose your daddy is he rich rich like me?
60's as hell. didn't appreciate this as much as I did in my teens when I was very into organ-heavy rock to smoke weed to. That said, the live version of this album is really cool to listen to as the band broke up before they could ever polay it in its entirety. Time of the Season is a legendary song that will find itself relevant amid a number of generations of Americans.
Listen to the live 40th anniversary version!
Very 60's lol! Enjoyed it quite a lot, wish i was at the beach somking a blunt.
I really enjoyed this more than I expected - it was a fun listen. I think my wife put it best when she said “yeah it’s fun - but they aren’t as good as any of the bands they are trying to sound like.” A lot of reviews here are a bit over the top. This is NOT Pet Sounds or Let It Bleed or anything by the Beatles. But it is fun, committed psychedelic pop rock. I’d give it a 3.5 if I could but I’m in a good mood so I’ll go 4.
Wasn't paying much attention until the last song since it was the only one I recognized haha but overall...yeah, I'm sticking to a 2.
Quite a pleasing listening experience. Nice psychedelic touches and I could hear where influences on UK indie bands has come from
Elevator maxxing
Tunes are very whimsical but the album overall just doesn't grab me all that much. It's quite fun sounding though.
Ok sixties record. Nothing particularly stood out.
A big album from a classic rock powerhouse. I was surprised how much I enjoyed it- the songs are varied in tone and backed by strong instrumentals. I found myself grooving out a lot as I listened.
Really enjoyed this album and is very much what I think of when I think of the boy bands of the Beatles era. Good casual listening. I'd have it on in the background with guests over.
Eh it’s fine
Like a preview what is coming in the 80s and 90s with Brit pop.
the kinks if they were awesome
It's some good 60s rock, and very atmospheric.
good
Boring
It's a good album. It's very much Pet Sounds and Pepper influenced, mostly Beach Boys. It's 1968 and the Beatles are releasing the white album, every one pretty much going back to a raw style of rocknroll, so I guess this might be the reason this wasn't much of a hit. 3 for me.
Excellent stuff. The Beach Boys meet the Beatles. You can’t go wrong with that.
Pure pop perfection. The bridge between mid-60s Paul McCartney and early Chicago.
It's hard for me to navigate the vast sea of 60s psychedelia movement, there's the Beatles and countless one-hit wonders, including this one. I admit this is an ignorant and oversimplified opinion. I shall go burn in hell now.
Only one great track. Rest is nothing special to me.
Solid classic album. Fun fact, engineered by Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick. The sound is overall great
What a start! Instant great vibe from the opening track. Really good chord choices in A Rose for Emily. Lots of unexpected harmonic turns which are really fun. I feel like this probably influenced a lot of the Elephant 6 collective stuff I love. This feels made for me, I love it, I’m so glad it was recommended to me.
They broke up after this!? What the fuck? This is a really good album. Quite frankly it feels like a perfect representation of the state of UK pop music in the late 60s. There's some lush arrangements in here, especially vocals. Seems like a common story in rock history; band creates a masterpiece, album does nothing, band breaks up, album becomes an all timer. The Wiki says Al Kooper heard three potential singles when he pushed this album on CBS. Although Butcher's Tale is an interesting choice for a single. It says the label chose it for America's anti Vietnam vibe at the time. (Ferengi rule of acquisition #34: war is good for business) Time Of The Season was clearly the better choice.
Sounds very dated
Pleasantly suprised by this album. Poppy , happy ‘60s type melodies but sound quality was much better than other releases around its time
Lots of objectively good stuff here, I suspect, but I wasn't in the best mood for it, unfortunately. Instead of appreciating the understated production and the harmonies and stories, I felt a bit impatient for something to really sock me between the eyes. Time of the Season is definitely the stand-out but still didn't "sock". My favourite Zombies song remains She's Not There. Which is... Not Here.
This baroque pop album blooms like a faded watercolor—its ornate harmonies, soft melodies, and wistful tone shimmer with fragile beauty even as their colors begin to blur.
Time Of the season is an amazing psychedelic rock song.
3.5 stars if i could
Incorrect link https://tidal.com/album/333368925 This album is not for me. lol
Standard for the time, nothing great.
Really enjoyed this album. Great songs written by band members Argent and White. Well arranged and performed. Particularly liked A Rose for Emily Brief Candles Butcher's Tale Time of the Season
Un agradable descobriment,pobre gent...el mon de la música no ha fet justícia amb ells.Molt bons!!Els hi poso un 8!!
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Oddly appropriate random pick for Halloween, and also just a good album in general
Usually when I call something a knock off Beatles it's derogatory but here I kinda mean it as a compliment! 7/10
Easy 5 stars.
My wedding first dance song appears on this album. Hard to be rational about this one. 6 stars out of 5.
Enjoyable listen, quite upbeat and happy. Reminiscent of beach boys, easy to listen to.
Liked it
Good 60s pop
I really enjoyed this album. At first I thought maybe they were trying to emulate and capitalize off a Beatles or Beach Boys sound but I realized pretty quickly they have a sound all their own. I really liked the use of vocal layering and harmonizing. They do the 60's psychedelic pop sound super well and without any cliche. I also thought for a pop band the lyrics were surprisingly deep and introspective but also not entirely abstract like some psychedelic bands of the era might lean into. Also bonus points for "Time of the Season" being one of the all time great jams.
I am genuinely surprised that their label could fumble this album so bad that it wasn't well received when it was released. It sounds like a mix of the Beach Boys and the Beatles and there's not a bad track on here. It's just a solid psychedelic baroque pop album from front to back!
A lot to unfold with beach boys ripoff, church instruments turning mid track into a daft punk precursor, experimental stuff and an unmatched diversity. Listen when chaos is needed
Better than 99.9% of all the other psychedelic rock that came out around this time, but this genre doesn't do it for me. 3 stars for fantastic recording quality and sound engineering.
No way. I was literally just talking to my girlfriend about how "Time of the Season" is the most soulful song ever produced by white people lol. Another one of those albums that gets better each time you listen to it. And yea, "Time of the Season" is one of the greatest songs of all time obviously. Favorite track: Time of the Season 4.5/5
Redeemed by the one song I knew
Generic and dull didn't care that much for them, gotta admit the background story is pretty amusing
Pretty cool, but some songs are a little repetitive. low 4/5
This was light but fun, four stars.
great songs
J'adore The Zombies et c'est censé être leur chef d'oeuvre, et pourtant j'ai trouve ça ... juste bien.
Inoffensive and easy to listen to. Perfect background music when guests are around.
Classic 60’s vibe
I know the Zombies by reputation as one of the great bands who never really were, and the story of the 2 fake The Zombies (see top review) is mad, but after listening to this I am underwhelmed. There's some nice stuff in here, and an odd preoccupation with death (maybe appropriate given their name), but the presentation, with the soft vocals and kitsch organ backing, doesn't really do it for me. It was the last song on the album but I recognised Time Of The Season and nothing else. (A bit sad not to hear their best song, She's Not There, but if it's not on this album, it's not on this album).
3.5 actually but yeah.
Alright just some basic 60s music
Limpo, agradável, muito bom. Inesperadamente, amei.
The last two songs slapped. Those were coincidentally the only two I recognized.
A collection of some of the best of 60s rock-- folk, harpsichord, all manner of harmonies. And it ends on their darkest sounding song with organ, kind of Doors-ish. Just a great album. 4/5
Got some like beach boys and early pink Floyd vibes from this, pretty cool, enjoyed it quite a bit. 4 stars
One of my all time favorites. I caught wind of this a few years ago and has been a grail of mine. It is just so well written, catchy, and so much more than just its lone hit single. I love it significantly.
Delightful classic beach boy esque 60s music
Enjoyed this much more than I expected and more than I felt I should. Somewhere between a weak 4 and a strong 3.
Entertainende sixtiespop, harmonietjes a la Beach Boys met semivergeten hitjes ‘a rose for Emily’, ‘this will be our year’ en ´The Time of the Season’
Ended up listening a few times, really grew on me.
Very pleasant songs - a great album - I was pleasantly surprised
If the beach boys were British and psychedelic. This is glowing warm with youth and life, has this vintage quality and medieval references that work. Soundtrack to youth, autumnal quality
Solid through and through.
Not my style but some great songs.
Good stuff. "This Will Be Our Year"
An under looked albums I’ve always thought
Great songs, fun harmonies, lovely instrumentation.
Pretty, pretty, pretty good.
This has always been their best album, and I loved it much more in my youth than I do now. These days, it feels surprisingly dated—more so than many of its contemporaries. Still, it’s a great record that carries a lot of nostalgia for me. Three stars for its quality and the memories, though I doubt I’ll put it on again unless someone else does.
Easy listening, very few skips, however, very few standouts. Time of the Season makes me feel like i am walking through the sixties and for that, it is my favorite track of the record.
Very Beatles like
Beatles-style band, also has a bit of indie feel
Fun 60s music
Thy Bombies.
Pleasant listen that has quite sophisticated production. Always perceived and enjoyed the haunting tone to many of their songs, including 'A Rose for Emily' and of course 'Butchers Tale'. The Zombies offer a distinct sound that allowed them to standout even during the height of thr Beatles. Top Tracks = A Rose for Emily & Time of the Season
Nothing that happens on the first 11 tracks lead you to think this is the same band that made "Time of the Season," which is an absolute monster of a song. The rest of the album is more Brian Wilson-adjacent, which means it was never going to be totally for me, but I ended up enjoying my time with it, though I doubt I'll return. Several songs feel overwritten and overproduced. But there's a spark of something I'm responding to; those parts that probably influenced elements Bowie and Queen.
Nothing much going on here. Time of the season stand out song
It bored me.
So I said I wanted my hippie music back, but I probably should have been more specific. This wasn’t quite it. There were a few good songs on here (edibles do help) but it doesn’t surprise me there was very little interest in this when it came out, from either the public or critics. There isn’t anything that makes them stand out. And I don’t know why this popped into my head, but the singer’s voice reminded me of the prince in Monty Python’s Holy Grail who was marrying the princess with the HUGE….tracts of land. So that was something! I mentioned the edibles, right?
Very stylistic of the time period. Melodic songs that are piano led with a steady drum beat. Reminiscent of the Beatles without the drugs. Middle of the road for me but these songs would never last in today’s music scene. Time of the Season was a nice surprise at the end of the album.
Alright, Jen, the 1001 randomizer machine heard your peace and love request and served up this peach of an album. For most of the songs, I kept waiting for a jarring voice to interrupt mid-track and say, “all of our agents are busy right now, but your call is important to us. Please stay on the line and your call will be answered by the next available agent.” Yes, this is just on-hold music, if it was more progressive and had a lead singer. Exhibit B in what is becoming a true question for me with this list: Do we have albums like this because everyone was on drugs in the 60s … or was everyone on drugs in the 60s because we have albums like this?
I really liked this album. LIght and fun, very enjoyable listen. Feels like this was the bubble gum pop of the hippie era.
Just beatles
Fair
Actually it's very good! I didn't expect to like it so much but I do.
Cool album. Sounded oddly both current & vintage. One generational banger and it's the sound of the late 60's. You can tell they did more psychedelic sounds and possibly even loosened their ties & undid a button (not 2). These guys would have made great monks. Cool nerds honing their craft.
Better than expected, especially the last couple. Butcher’s Tale was the right combo of weird and catchy for me. This felt a step above a lot of the 60s stuff we’ve gotten. Light 4.
Honestly not sure why this album is so critically acclaimed. The only stand out song for me is Time of the Season. The rest is pretty bland, late 60s British rock. Not bad but not special either.
This was a fun one to hear again. Like the Beatles and Kinks the Zombies are able to combine psychedelia with early 20th century British dancehall music seamlessly. "Time of the Season" is a classic that still sounds cool today. Also a great album cover.
Groovy! But also annoying.
It was a bit all over the place and the vocals for a bit annoying. Not bad, but wouldn't listen again.
This is fine. 3 stars, nothing too special here.
⭐️⭐️⭐️
One of my favourite bands from this era. Couple of outstanding tracks a a great listen overall
Really grew on me, thought it was 2 bound after the first two songs and when I stopped comparing it to the Beatles. Might be generous but really enjoyed by the end
Enjoyed this but expected more, found myself losing interest. Finishes on a high
Influential for sure, but it doesn’t belong on this list.
Just very 60s. I get the impression these were the indie softbois of their day.
On kivaa beatlesmaista meininkiä. Näistä tykkään
Had never heard the Zombies before. Definitely gave me some Beatles binders. Nice melodies. Could use a few more uptempo tracks sprinkled in.
W its a dope album, and the lyrics really got me thinking what more can I ask for
What a suprise! I knew one song. Masterpiece.
Good album!! There were several great songs!
OK
Time of The Season is a 10/10, rest of it is like solid 6/10.
?? ah doch "times of the season" toll. c
Good 60s vibe with Age of Aquarius too.
If there is ever a band that gained a cult following from one album alone, it would be the Zombies. Frustrated by their lack of success, they signed to CBS Records and recorded their second studio album at Abbey Road Studios. Tempers flared as the band worked under a tight budget, with morale hitting an all-time low at the end of the sessions. After the first two singles failed to chart and demand for their live appearances dwindled, the Zombies split up. Months after their breakup, Odessey and Oracle was released in the UK, and it was musician Al Kuper's convincing of the album's merits to his superiors at Columbia Records that the record had a second chance in the US market. "Time of the Season" became a sleeper hit, and the legend of the Zombies started to grow. After giving this album a listen, I can hear the dedication in the songcraft and production. After the Beach Boys put out Pet Sounds, and the Beatles put out Sgt. Pepper's, the Zombies had their baroque pop record. The sound is lush and ornate, with Rod Argent's elegant work behind the Hammond organ and Mellotron, the bouncy rhythm section from Chris White and Hugh Grundy, eclectic guitar lines from Paul Atkinson, and Colin Blunstone's breathy vocal delivery supported by a multitude of harmonies. The overall style is very psychedelic and avant-garde, paired with lyrics that present as a series of dream sequences in the mind, with vivid imagery used to describe the passion for love felt by the narrator, only broken up partway with the wartorn conflict eloquently described on "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)". Even in the argument could be made for more varied subject matter, the execution makes up for any shortcomings. I honestly couldn't find any fault with Odessey and Oracle. The Zombies would reunite decades later to revel in the glory that this album brought.
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Very ‘60s/‘70s psychedelia in a rejuvenating kind of way. Enjoyed this one much more than I expect I would, too!