Reviews (page 9 of 14)
psychedelic bangers fav tracks: Care of cell 44, maybe after he's gone, hung up on a dream, i want her, she wants me least fav: A rose for emily, Butcher's tale (Western Front 1944)
sue me i like the brits!!!!!
Great vibes, some cool harmonies. Nice to hear 60’s style rock
Decent British invasion ish
Very 60s maybe a basic take, but damn they sound like the beatles sorta mixed with the stones Time of the season being the most played song is no surprise at all. Iconic song, with the makings of a great song solid catchy bassline, matches the drums perfectly 8/10
That has not aged well for me. Sounds like the average of the time. I'd prefer other records and bands from the era...
Beach Boys, but sometimes medieval battle hymnal. Nevertheless, Time of the Season is a go ✅
Time Of The Season is a classic, the rest was listenable but not outstanding.
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I love this album and I love The Zombies. Listening again, I wonder why this band hasn’t had the same staying power as the Stones or the Beatles. They surely had a stronger handle on the psych elements of the 60s more strongly than either of those bands. And I love the musicianship on display here - relic of a bygone era in music. Truly enjoyed this.
3 - budget beetles, very lively but the production suffers and even the best songs are kinda dumb
Basis Album der späten 60er. Ein bisschen Woodstock und ein bisschen Hippie. Solide arrangierte Songs, mit Drums, ePiano und viel Bass. Tolle Songs sind „Time of Season“ und „Care of Cell 44“.,insgesamt ganz ok.
Love the layered production, the way the organ and keys would create this wall of noise underneath the vocals gave me chills every time. Thought it was a little samey at first, but the B-side knocked it out of the park. Definitely going to return to this one a lot, such a unique sound in a ubiquitous style.
Solid but not spectacular
Great pop songwriting performed excellently with the production/instrumentation/sound pallet of psychedelia. Some really familiar bangers on this one, but it's all pretty solid. I will definitely be listening again.
These guys should have worked with Brian Wilson! Not that asshat Mike Love! Groovy, psychedelic, and hauntingly beautiful. The kind of album that takes you to a place and a feeling.
3.5
I am generally lukewarm on 60s psych rock, but as that genre goes this was pretty good. And the Time Of The Season deserves the hype, great track.
only Time of the Season and the Super Sayan in the cover art are actually worth it..
Loved it. Weird that they were already broken up when it was released. I love the oddly happy sound of Cell 44 as opposed to the subject matter. Weirdly, Time of the Season always had an ominous vibe to me. I read that this album is a favorite of Paul Weller, I can understand why.
Nice sound
2,5
Kinda bored until the end. I love Time of the Season
This album was okay.
Solid album, cool vibe Standout songs: Maybe after hes gone Hung up on a dream Butchers tale
A reminder of a great album by a great band. “This Will Be Our Year” is an example of a song that just keeps me optimistic. This entire record just mellows me out.
this was a fun surprise - even moreso when i realized that the zombies weren't a band of women with deep voices, lol. enjoyable weird psychedelic vibes!
normally i’d run screaming from any 60s psychedelic album on this list, but something about this one just works. the harmonies are great and work really well with the instrumentation throughout, the songs are fun and engaging, and the vibes are just immaculate overall. it’s a shame this was received so poorly upon release and the recording sessions were so fraught with setbacks and tensions within the band, though maybe i like this so much specifically because it’s not like all the other albums from this time. favorites: care of cell 44, a rose for emily, beechwood park, this will be our year, friends of mine, time of the season
Perfection
This list really does skew towards old British bands dunnit? So far this sounds like a boring low energy Beatles knockoff. Basically an inverse of The Kinks. Oh, they wrote "Time of the Season", is that why they are on this list? Do one-hit-wonders really deserve a spot? In my opinion, no.
Great
This was better than I expected, but this genre isn't really my thing. 3.5 stars
The vibe is soft and relaxed. Feels a little like The Kinks if they leaned more into being mellow. The harmonies are smooth, and the whole thing feels very sunny. Not too much going on, but it’s comforting. Definitely easygoing.
Pretty fun, background music
It’s a light Beatles pack that ain’t connecting with me. First track or two is listenable but I can’t listen to that kind of sound for too long without everything feeling samey. I like Hung Up on a Dream tho.
fabulous! One of the best of its time.
Es un disco de psicodelia corte los Beatles en Sgt Peppers, pero se queda cortísimo.
when i saw this album today during lunch break, i figured out that i'd like to get high during english language class while the teacher talks about stuffs and the questions in class slowly drifts out of sight and becoming surreal. care of cell 44 has this classic 67' beatles feel, the guitars and pianos and harmonies, so penny lane. i like it, as i'm a ex-beatles fan. but some tracks are sloppy. 4/5
Crazy
Wow. Eh.. Weird? But not the worst thing ever. Just middle of the road for me
По началу только первый и последний трек, вроде бы зашло и решил дальше продвигаться, но вторым треком стал A Rose For Emily и мне что то не зашло и выключил. Но позже где то между 26 и 27 ноября вновь послушал когда плавал в бассейн и понял что недооценил этот альбом и даже тот трек. В итоге это теперь один из моих любимых альбомов и все треки как минимум хороши.
3/12 25/100 rlly good though
Felt like the soundtrack for either a b-movie film of the 70s or a scooby doo episode with a terrible cameo
The Beatles St.Peeper era splashed with Beach Boys harmonies. I get it and I like it. Oh wait, add in Pink Floyd when Syd was there. Yes, that should do it. Now, just because I like this doesn’t mean I think it should be on this list. I’m lost when it comes to this album. It’s weird. It lacks a stand out track and it’s like a mashup of metaphors, that which I can’t figure out. I kept listening though and that holds some weight. Just not much Choice cut: Hung Up on a Dream
Beatles poppy beach boys sort of vibe with new seekers flung in there
Nice inoffensive 60s pop. This Will Be Our Year is a stone cold classic.
I have so much respect for this album.
As with many bands of the era, The Zombies seem like a poor man’s Beatles, thankfully there are a lot of worse bands you can be influenced by. It starts strong with Care of Cell 44 and obviously ends strong with Time of the Season. The middle drags a bit 6.1/10
Dug it more than I thought I would. 3/5
5 Zombies out of 10. A nice blend of voices and gentle woodwind sounds. With the cover art, I expected the music to have much more of a dreamy or psychedelic sound. I’d describe the album as having more of a daydream feel that of a trance or fantastical journey which I’ve heard from other albums of the 60s. This album gives us ‘Time of the Season’ which is a pretty sick song to be fair. It’s sexy and a little bit spooky - it sounds super autumnal and I love the little ‘ahhh’ instead if a cymbal in the little phrase we hear throughout the song. The most memorable for me after that is ‘changes’. Very simple song but the layers of voices is very satisfying to listen to and pull apart. I could definitely see myself covering it just for the fun of trying to recreate the layers. This sort of music isn’t really my style but as albums go, it definitely has many catchy songs and some contemporary sounds going on there. I could see why a 20 something from the 60s would totally dig it.
couldn't really get into it, but not bad by any means. still a few songs i enjoyed. favs: maybe after he's gone, hung up on a dream, this will be our year
I ignored this album for too long. Absolutely fantastic. Wonderful melodies, arrangements and playing. Gently psychedelic. This one is a keeper.
Time of the season es genial, pero el resto me dio un poco igual. Aún así le pongo 3 porque no me pareció nada pesado. Eso sí, muy jipi.
I’m slightly triggered by this album because of the song Rose For Emily. It was in the closing credits of one of the seasons of Serial, and while it’s not a bad song, I just always felt like it was so out of place that it bothered me to the point that just hearing the song bothers me (it’s a “me” problem, I know). Questionable podcast credit music aside, not a bad album. There were a few recognizable tracks that I didn’t know were by The Zombies (This Will Be Our Year, Time of the Season), so it was cool to place those. Overall, enjoyable listen. — 4/5 Highlights: Changes This Will Be Our Year Time of the Season
Pretty good, had that one classic song that I didn't realize was by them
Good.
Chill time. Most of the album is pretty low-key, but it has a strong start and ending.
This is a fun lil psychedelic record. A lot of the album is sort of Beatles-esque, but given how world-changingly popular the Beatles were at the time, I think most UK bands drew some inspiration. It’s fun but it’s not particular exciting or unique. Obviously “Time of the Season”, the biggest hit single off this album, stands out for good reason. It’s strange in that it doesn’t quite feel like part of this album, when compared to the rest of it. It’s just head and shoulders better than the rest. This song alone definitely adds a star to my rating. If you’re ever interested in the absolutely insane link between ZZ Top and the Zombies, google “fake zombies” and enjoy the rabbit hole. 3*
In the first 50 albums of this project, I’ve been served up many variants on the 60s-70s psychedelic theme and have come to realize I really don’t care for it at much. When I saw this album cover, I expected another slog through boring, distorted guitar riffs and childish lyrics. I was pleasantly surprised to find this album distinguishes itself in its field with a pretty unique and interesting sound. The bass throughout the album is especially cool, as well as the keyboard and organ. “Beechwood Park” and “This Will Be Our Year” are highlights, but it’s really a pretty good album start to finish. I knew the Zombies were responsible for some super-popular song of the era but I couldn’t remember which, so ending the album on the spooky season classic “Time of the Season” was a nice treat. The mastering on this album is noticeably bad, but I don’t feel it’s fair to demerit the artists for that. Solid 7.5/10, torn between three or four ⭐️ but I think I’d listen to this again in certain contexts and I’m feeling generous so I will round up. Not sure what the misspelling of odyssey is about but it’s a good enough record to look past that.
Synes godt nok alt 60’er rock vi hører fra UK lyder ens… det lyder godt, kan godt lide når de synger flerstemmigt, og time of the season er en banger
Virkelig lækker lyd, overrasket over hvor mange af sangene jeg allerede kendte uden lige at vide at det var The Zombies. Meget glad for at have hørt den, stor 4'er!
Beatles-jam-band-gone-good!
Very much a product of the times. Exactly what I expected and enjoyable.
A hidden chamber-pop gem. Everything good about music from this era is here and executed with whimsy and an ear for melody.
Oj
The Zombies… should have stayed dead. This is absolute crap, amateur hour.
Enjoyable listen but nothing that I’ll come back to
Pretty good. Like the mama's and the papa's but more interesting.
“Time of the Season” is obviously the stand out here, and a quintessential signature song of the Hippie generation soundtrack. The rest was a pleasant listen and a strong album deserving an high rating. Interesting history on the recording and connection to Argent. 4.5/5 3.25/5
I find it interesting that these guys are mostly ever referenced for the song “Time of Season”, when this album shows a much more deeply talented group. This was a great listen and came close to being a 5 for me. Strange how they get forgotten in the top band discussions of the late 60s when clearly they deserve residence alongside some of the bigger recordings of that time (Beatles, Beach Boys). Even more strange is after their short-lived career, there were copycat bands popping up claiming to be them. One of which included Dusty Hill and Frank Beard of the soon-to-be ZZ Top.
Such a great album. Obviously these guys are not unknown and have a handful of hits, but I still feel like they’re erroneously left out of the discussion of the great bands of the 60s. This album is up there with the best of that decade, easily.
Took a chance and turned this on for a jog. Zombie was excellent to move to. Nice rhythm and energy. I like the rest but def felt like it dragged a bit. 3.25
This gets very very close to 5* for me but not quite there. An enjoyable listen. Def seems like a band that got overwhelmed by the popularity of bands like The Beatles, Beach Boys, etc. Shame. 4.25/5
It was "ok".
Huge surprise of an album. Very good and will definitely revisit. 4.
I really enjoyed this album. Clearly a late 60's vibe, but I didn't realize this had Time of the Season on it, so when that last track began to play, it was almost startling how great that song really is. Capped off a solid album.
i can't say anything bad about this album. it's one of my favorites of all time. the songwriting and production are very late 60's which is maybe my favorite time period of music of all time. every song on here is catchy and lovely. of course, there's one big song on here that is a classic - 'time of the season' but i think most of these songs should be held as classics in the same vein. in particular, i adore 'this will be our year' which i think is one of the best songs of the decade. there's no world i would give this one under a 5.
An enjoyable listen - like the bastard child of the beach boys and the doors
Time of the Season is great, the rest is all B and C level 80's background rock.
A decent album but doesn't really do much for me. The instrumentation is pretty cool but the vocal style and lyrical content is pretty boring
Gear: Moondrop Variations Artwork: 🌻🌼💊 Production: 😑🙂👌 Music: ⏳🌼🎶 Rating: 🌼🌼/5
This is so psychedelic and I love it, man! Liked Songs Added: Care Of Cell 44 This Will Be Our Year Time Of The Season
приятный теплый мелодичный альбом
This sort of Beatles-esque psych rock just does nothing for me. It needs something else to add energy into it It's not terrible but it's all just a drag to get through. Butcher's Tale isn't too bad to be fairs
Highlights: This Will Be Our Year, Care of Cell 44, Time of the Season In a nutshell: the band that should've been bigger. Odessey and Oracle is one of those great albums that was lost in the wash. Divine harmonies, cool organ. Lovely balance of psychedelic, baroque, pop and rock. Overall: 7/10
Really great psych/pop/rock album that gives me the feelings I wish I got from the Beatles. Kept wondering during my first listen whether I’d hit a song I recognized, then “Time of the Season” hit right at the end. I like “Care of Cell 44,” “This Will Be Our Year,” and “Friends of Mine” too.
Nice. Time of the Season is the absolute highlight though
Yeah not bad, high twos?
Time of the season, what a classic. It's amazing that this song basically gave this band a career. Never heard this album before, but is well written top to bottom.
Somehow never heard of this album, although it's in the top 100 of another list I've referenced for years. Very decent first half, at times veers into the generic psychedelia I'm not into but plenty of highlights. Once again, this would be an incredible ten track album (although it's already a good length).
Liked it but I’ve heard better stuff from the 60s
Pretty dull, then Time of the Season shows up. An odd story behind the album - all sorts of fights and splits - but the album sounds so serene
Far out man
Lsd
Beatles lite, sounds like a 60s British rock album, fav songs: beechwood park, butchers tale, time of the season
7/10
Early Beatles-esk guitar pop, name doesnt fit the band but I like it all.
Evergreen. One of the songs on the album, This Will Be Our Year, I had heard out of context, and I thought it was modern. So melodic. Almost makes me wish I came of age in the late 60s. Almost. ;)
Feel like this should have been a double a side single. 29 minutes of pure fill no thrill! Two songs an album does make make.
A fine British Rock group. The album is good but not spectacular. Time of the Season is an amazing song and is a 5/5 classic, but doesn't really lift the whole album. I appreciate it's brevity. 3/5
I dig it. Time of the Season is a classic, & the rest of the tracks are chill & fit in nicely with it.
Zombies >>> White Zombie >>>>>> zombie
Classic. Timeless.
Überraschend gut, und natürlich Time of the season
Underrated 60s gem, on par with classics which often appear at the top of lists.
like it a lot - def know some of these songs. not the kind of music i expected from a band titled The Zombies
Late 60s British psychedelic rock that I like. Very cheerful and light. Fun harmonies. Came 2 years before the Beatles and sound as good. Sounds a bit like Beach Boys.
Sounds wildly influential. Could have been released in the 90s. Every song is so good.
Old stuff, boring.
The Zombies have made some of my favorite songs. This album was a slight disappointment as I was expecting a bunch of bangers. The good songs are great. The others are merely passable. 3.5/5
It feels like they're trying to hard to be The Beatles without doing anything that good. If you want to listen to a band's crappy imitation of The Beatles be my guest
Kinda interesting late-Beatles-ish psych pop.
"Friends of Mine" -> "Time of the Season" is an instant favorite example of whiplash album sequencing great collection of songs to listen to while getting up to some twee Wes Anderson shit
This was pretty harmless. I certainly didn't dislike it, and I wouldn't consider it time wasted, but it didn't excite me in any way.
Top 5 psychedelic albums of the 60s. Extremely influential but manages to remain untarnished by all of its proteges.
2.5
Love it
Not for me
I love the cover art, I love "This will be our year", and "friends of mine" is so sweet. They have a straightforward sort of teen bop sound, like the early beatles, but their songs are thoughtful and compassionate. Except for A Rose for Emily. The lady has a house and a thriving garden, she's doing fine, leave her alone.
Typical hippy dippy shit with a big finish.
knew it and loved it already. fantastic this time as well. 8/10
This album sounds great. Catchy poppy songs 'with added value', good vocal harmonies, some nice rhythms too. Has a Beach Boys and Beatles ring to it. Sounds very American for some reason but they're British. A 3 or a 4, but because they started in 1961 I think the band must have been innovative, and the songs, although clearly testament to the 60s, still sound fresh.
Very typical of its time. The sounds of the 60's. Very similar in style to The Beach Boys in parts. Quite a light enjoyable collection of songs overall
I cannot believe that I have never heard of the Zombies before. This album is fucking amazing. Rose for emily, being the theme of S town, was familiar, but nothing else until tike of the season which sounds like a different band and really surprised me. Huge.huge fan.
Kind of a wimpy sound from a band named the zombies.
These guys would have gone crazy if the Beatles weren't around
Saved Prior: None Off Rip: Care of Cell 44, A Rose for Emily, Maybe After He's Gone, Beechwood Park, I Want Her She Wants Me, This Will Be Our Year Cutting Edge: None Overall Notes: Easy breezy and then BOOM harrowing World War I song followed by an ode to third wheeling. Very Kinks-y of them (complimentary). 3.5 rounded up.
4.25
Ok
Yet another Beatles album. Pretty much what I expected after hearing the first song. Fun listen, great length.
bunch of British guys in suits standing on a sidewalk... wonder where ive seen that before. they may be Beatles copycats but im here for it bc this was pretty good.
5/10 - It sounds like worse beatles
All these 60s pop albums sound the same. Still good though
great album
I really liked this. I've only recently realized how many great tunes from the 60's that I like are from the Zombies. I don't often want to listen to too much from this era, but this is a record I can definitely see putting on again soon.
Decent album. I like The Zombies. Saw them live with Beach Boys and I liked them a hell of a lot more than Beach Boys. 3.25/5
this is why im doing this. i loved it. exactly right.
10/10/24. I've been getting great albums this week, and this is top tier 60s psychedelic rock. Very Beatles like, but I think this one stands out on its own.
Unfortunately one swallow doesn’t make a summer and as much as Time of the Season tries to save the album it can’t do it all on its own. It wasn’t terrible but it felt fairly bland. There were lots of other bands at the time making similar music but just doing it better.
Nice retro
I'd never heard of The Zombies so this was an interesting little rabbit hole. The album is nice enough, mildly psychedelic beat pop - I particularly liked 'I Want Her She Wants Me' but overall it was nothing to rush to write home about after a couple of listens.
Fantastic, fantastic 60s album - great instrumentals and vocals.
Very much of it's time, very Kinksesque but none the worse for that.
feels whimsical but the songs sound pretty similar to each other. 6.5/10
Pretty decent 60’s baroque pop, outside of the obvious banger, it doesnt quite stack up against the other heavy hitters in that genre. Not bad though by any means.
There is a certain radio station that makes me feel like I would be cooler if I loved the zombies more. I enjoyed this album, but didn’t love it. This will be our year was my favorite on this album.
I really really like this one. I always think of Bob Brainen's show on WFMU and his calming voice and frog background on chill, chilly Saturday mornings while I drink warm coffee. He plays a bunch of Zombies tracks while the sun pours through the window, and I sit just listening and not worrying about what I'm doing with any part of my life. Yeah, so, totally five stars.
actually had a good time
Brilliant record, a psychedelic masterpiece
Found this one really interesting. There's parts of it that feel just a bit held back by the time, but you can tell they were trying to do something interesting. Drags a bit in the middle, and Butcher's Tale (Western From 1914) is a crazy inclusion, but still very good. Favorites were Care of Cell 44 and I Want Her She Wants Me.
I might have gone into this with too high of expectations. I had seen people praising this so I went in expecting something on the level of a Pet Sounds, Sgt. Peppers, or Forever Changes. It was none of those, but it was still pretty enjoyable to listen to. Some of the songs in the first half just kinda came and went for me. I think the second half was better. My favorite songs were Care Of Cell 44, Changes, This Will Be Our Year, and Time Of The Season.
cool
Ret godt 60’er psych rock, catchy og originalt
This was so nondescript that when the album ended Spotify auto played like 6 songs from other artists before I realized.
This was a fun one, I really enjoyed listening to it
Das klingt ja wie "Beach Boys", "The Turtles", "Beatles" , wunderschön. Tolle Melodien, harmonischer Gesang. Für gehört dieses Album zu meinen Großartigen Entdeckungen. Danke
Surprised me. Sounded like a mixture between Jefferson Airplane and Beach Boys. Was pretty enjoyable.
++: This Will Be Our Year +: Care of Cell 44, A Rose for Emily, Maybe After He's Gone, Beechwood Park, Brief Candles, Hung Op on a Dream, Changes, I Want Her, She Wants Me, Butcher‘s Tale (Western Front 1914), Friends of Mine, Time of the Season 7,7/10
старческое приятное дерьмо
I liked it and I'm glad I listened to it.
Some good songs, but overall didn't think the whole album was that interesting.
solid but not mind blowing. could i write poetry to this? n
Other than “Time of the Season” this album is pretty boring
Never thought this was as good as I was told it was. The harmonies are good, but all the songs blur together except for the hits that bookend it.
I prefer Begin Here. But this wasn’t horrible. Most songs sounded the same.
not great, beatles vibes but otherwise mid. best song is Care of Cell 44
Great album
Standard late 60s sound. Good but not the best of that age or genre.
Some crazy stories about the Zombies. This, to me is very 68 sounding, like what everyone was playing in garage bands, all trying to be so cool. But as I listened, I couldn't believe how different it all sounded. Each song was like a different band. And I wondered - how the hell did they come up with 'Time of the season' out of all those different sounds! It was completely different from the rest of the album. And I am so completely happy that someone believed in them enough to make it happen. Because it's such a great song. 4 out of 5 because there were a couple of stinkers in there and Time of the season is a 5 all by itself!
First and Last songs are the best. Sometimes great, sometimes average
Boring 60’s shit
Not bad.
A better version of the Beatles. First half of the album is much stronger than the end, but there's generally not a bad track - there's just not really any great ones either.
One of the real highs of the psychedelic era. Some absolute classic songs and others that have flown under the radar but are still great.
Very lovey dovey hippie dippy. If we look around at what else was going on with music, this may seem like it was right on time. And there's an argument to be made there, but the Kinks, for one, had already been doing this sound for a couple years by the time this album came out, and had already moved on to something more interesting. What little they had left of that sound was a backdrop for biting social commentary about income inequality in the UK. Not this tireless whining about love. That said, this is an enjoyable listen. Not very challenging, but not every album needs to make me think. I don't expect this to be something I listen to many more time and need to own on vinyl or anything like that, so it gets a solid 3.
A pioneering baroque pop masterpiece, tho I have always felt Time of The Season does't flow with the rest of the album
Awesome!
A pleasant happy sounding album.
Bangers!
Time of the Season the extent of me familiarite with this album. I have to sae it has mane accomplished foraes into 60s pop relevance. Great harmonies, great vocals, great piano/keeboard. Unexpected turns delight. The Butcher's Tale an anti-war epic of profound dimensions, like a Wilfred Owen poem transported to 1968. How mane bands turn to William Faulkner for tragic inspiration? Eleanor Rigbe a similar feel-good tune.
Although I knew the name of The Zombies, Time of The Season is a timeless gem, I don’t remember hearing any of their other tunes. Yes, it’s very 1960s flower power but so worth listening to. Somewhere between a 3 and 4 but because it’s so tight and well-crafted I’ll be generous. Nx
I love the song “time of the season”.
This is a dense and complex album, and I really enjoyed it. It would (will) take multiple listens to dig into all the nuances of the compositions and production, but I was struck by how fully realized the album is. More than once I thought that the scope and breadth rivaled some of the more interesting arrangements and performances by the Beatles, though these songs were far less catchy and immediate. "Time of the Season" seemed like an afterthought, and was a strange closer. Good stuff. I never would have stumbled upon this on my own.
Goddamn I love this album. It's the complete package: catchy songs, awesome bass lines, incredible vocals, gorgeous harmonies, tasty arrangements, all lovingly recorded. And it's all over in 30 minutes. Long live the Zombies!
Sucker for this flavor of 60s soft psychedelia sound
This album's popularity is most likely because the Time of the Season song. Aside from that it's forgettable.
I liked this a whole lot, really pretty songs.
Nice pop/psycadelia, easy to listen to but nothing jumped out
Groovy psychedelics.
That's some pure hippie shit right there.
I only really knew the Zombies for She’s not There, which isn’t on this album But the rest of this is some pretty good 60’s psychedelia that - crucially - remembers some tunes
It was great then, and it was great just a few years ago when they brought a retrospective of this album on tour to NYC. The Zombies are STILL relevant.
7/10…netter Pop aus den 60ern mit n paar Hits, u.a. aus Forest Gump
Man får tydligen heta The Zombies och göra Beach Boys musik. Butchers Tale stod ut som störd med hemsk sång.
Habil 60-talsrock. Det är lagom njutbart. Mycket kul med time of the season, som man förstås mer känner via Necro!
Inte hört tidigare förutom Time of the season, som är fantastisk. Tyckte generellt att den var lite meh efter första genomlyssningen men den växte faktiskt rejält efter ytterligare några vändor. Pendlar mellan trea och fyra men landar i en stark trea.
Pretty fun, would listen again. Time of the Season is just amazing and rest of album seems up to the task of not making us an outlier.
Time of the Season - surprise hit from '69.
good
Pet Sounds pt 2
Love the zombies. Music still sounds good.
There is a plethora of 1960s psych-adjacent pop bands like Zombies I did not give the time of day simply because I feared they'd end up sounding too much alike. With at least the Zombies I am regretting my procrastination. Tight jangly tunes that balance between trippy and joyful, delivering infectious melody song after song.
first time listening, love it!!
Not what I was expecting. And not really in a good way. Slightly underwhelming. Maybe it’s just a lesson in not painting an entire back catalogue with the brush of one song you know. 2.7
Var faktisk overraskende fed! Troede det ville være kedeligt hippie-agtigt, men synes virkelig det svinger. En del federe end Grateful Dead, ligesom mere power på.
I love Time of the Season, but not feeling the rest
Great!
not for me
Time of the Season is a classic and brilliant song. The album is a wonderful sample of the music of the time. Well recorded, well produced.
This was the first album generated for me! Gave it a five back…two and a half years ago? Have heard a ton more since then, and adjusted expectations to match, so it’s a four now. Still really good!
Not for me
Not my kind of music. It’s not bad but not for me. I liked one song: Time of the season
You don't need to hear obscure folk-pop psychedelica. Ever.
Old 60’s but alright
Classic 60s brit pop/psychedelia. Time of the Season is awesome
Some good songs in here, easy listening and enjoyable
Fun, a vibe, easy to work to
It's not necessarily an album I put on a lot. It is fantastic though. I should listen to it more often.
Damn this is cool!
Enjoyed tho more than I was planning on. Damn you English rock bands!
A special album as “This Will Be Our Year,” discovered at the closing of Schitt’s Creek, is my wife and my song. The rest is glorious and lovely.
Feels like what you thought drugs were like when you were a kid Very fun. Perfect 60's Rock/Psychedelia Best Tracks: Care of Cell 44, A Rose For Emily, Beechwood Park, Brief Candles, This Will Be Our Year, Butcher's Tale, Time of the Season Light 7 to strong 7 Cover: 9/10 You went to class (Storytelling) did your fantasy football draft and chilled in your room
Nowhere near as pyschedelic as the horrific cover art suggests. Reminiscent of the Beach Boys and the Kinks, this is pleasant, jangly chamber-pop. I was quite bored throughout.
Vocal harmonies give it a haunting vibe. Classy piano melodies. Psychedelic tone throughout. Must be the keyboards. I’m hearing Beatles and Beach Boys. Won’t leave my head. Well done.
3.0 listened 2x catchup ~9/1 (forgot to rate)
love when you're really rocking with an album on this list and then you get to that popular song you didn't realize was on it
Rien que le nom, The Zombies, ça vous pose un groupe. On s'attend à un truc sombre, morbide, un groupe de proto-gothiques qui chanteraient des histoires de cimetières sous la pluie. Et on ne peut pas être plus à côté de la plaque car ces types-là, c'étaient des orfèvres. Des artisans d'une pop baroque et psychédélique d'une finesse et d'une beauté à tomber par terre. Oubliez les morts-vivants, pensez plutôt à des poètes en velours côtelé. "Odessey and Oracle", c'est le genre de disque qui vous fait dire : "Mais putain, comment j'ai pu passer à côté de ça ?". On parle souvent de "Sgt. Pepper's" des Beatles, de "Pet Sounds" des Beach Boys ou du "Piper at the Gates of Dawn" de Pink Floyd comme des sommets de la pop psychédélique de la fin des années 60. Et c'est vrai, mais ce disque des Zombies, qui joue dans la même catégorie, n'a absolument pas à rougir de la comparaison. C'est un album du même calibre, mais qui a eu la malchance de ne pas rencontrer son public. Le contexte de l'enregistrement est assez fou. Le groupe, épuisé par des années de tournées et un succès en dents de scie, est sur le point de se séparer. Ils décident d'enregistrer un dernier album, pour la beauté du geste, sans aucune pression commerciale. Ils investissent leurs dernières livres dans des sessions aux mythiques studios d'Abbey Road, juste après que les Beatles y ont bouclé "Sgt. Pepper's". Et là, miracle, libérés de toute contrainte, les mecs lâchent tout ce qu'ils ont. Et ça s'entend car le son est d'une richesse inouïe. Ils profitent à fond des possibilités offertes par le studio. Les arrangements sont somptueux, les voix sont posées avec une délicatesse infinie, les harmonies vocales sont à pleurer. C'est une pop orchestrale, mais sans jamais être pompeuse. Tout est d'une simplicité et d'une efficacité redoutables. Les rythmiques sont imparables, les mélodies vous attrapent et ne vous lâchent plus. C'est un disque qui respire la liberté et l'amour de la musique. Et puis, il y a cette fameuse faute d'orthographe sur la pochette. "Odessey" avec un "e", au lieu d'un "y". Une simple erreur du graphiste, un ami du groupe, que les Zombies ont décidé de garder, par flemme ou par amusement. C'est un détail, mais il est à l'image du disque : un chef-d'oeuvre un peu bancal, un peu à côté de la plaque, et c'est ce qui fait tout son charme. À sa sortie, l'album est un bide monumental. Le groupe se sépare comme prévu, et le disque tombe dans l'oubli. Mais c'est sans compter sur le bouche-à-oreille et au fil des années, "Odessey and Oracle" est devenu un trésor caché, un secret que les vrais connaisseurs se transmettent de génération en génération. C'est le disque que les musiciens citent en référence, que les critiques exhument régulièrement pour rappeler au monde qu'il existe. C'est un héritage, une petite pépite qui a survécu à l'indifférence de son époque. Aujourd'hui, l'écouter, c'est se prendre une claque. Des morceaux comme "Care of Cell 44", "A Rose for Emily" ou le tube posthume "Time of the Season" sont d'une beauté intemporelle. C'est un disque qui n'a pas vieilli, qui pourrait avoir été enregistré hier. C'est un des plus beaux disques de pop de tous les temps, tout simplement. Alors, un beau 4/5 pour ce chef-d'oeuvre méconnu. Pourquoi pas la note maximale ? Peut-être parce que, dans mon panthéon personnel, il y a une part d'affectif, une histoire personnelle avec les disques, qui joue. Et ma rencontre avec "Odessey and Oracle" est trop récente pour qu'il ait encore eu le temps de s'imprimer dans mon ADN. Mais c'est une note qui est appelée à évoluer car c'est un disque qui grandit à chaque écoute. Si, par malheur, vous faites partie de ceux qui ignorent encore son existence, je n'ai qu'un conseil à vous donner : foncez. C'est un voyage dont vous ne reviendrez pas indemne et c'est tout ce qu'on demande à un grand disque.
Penúltimo día de agosto con The Zombies, banda que sólo ubicaba por su single "Time of the season" y por la presencia tan sesentosa del órgano Hammond en esa canción. Disco con sonidos muy de esa época, con melodías dulces y pegadizas y algunos tintes psicodélicos. Todo muy The Beach Boys y The Beatles. Nos vemos el lunes.
Característico sonido sicodélico británico, entiendo que en su época fuese un bastinazo. Yo particularmente no lo he escuchado nunca o casi nunca.
For 1968, holds up surprisingly well. Monos too.
Okayyy
il tre più politico che io abbia mai dato
Allora, sono i cloni dei Beatles con una spruzzatina di Simon&Garlfunker, ma a piacciono sia i primi che i secondi, quindi per proprietà matematica pure loro ci stanno
La vibe da fake-Beatles è forte in molto punti, ma non è malissimo.
If I'd made that album I would have been so embarrassed I would no not have let anyone hear it. Absolutely terrible, especially when you think of what else was being produced at this time. And the cover is crap. Is this list a joke and it's really just all the shittiest albums of all time.
I know this one by heart but I'll give it another listen. Perfect pop songs with the most earnest, longing singing voice. Communicates so much emotion and melancholy. Everything is mixed beautifully and the harmonies sound gorgeous throughout. All tracks have something special so it feels to pick stand outs but Hung up on a dream and This will be our year are some of my favourite songs ever. One of my favourite albums of all time. 5 no question.
Fun late 60’s rock. Did not realize who they were until the last song
A few really great songs on here, and the rest are all at least passable. never heard of it before glad i listened!
Very very solid psychedelic baroque pop. Up there with Sgt Peppers for sure. Some corny sing-songy stuff, and they are hugely indebted to the Beach Boys, but besides that splendid indeed 👍
good album of pyshc pop
Disappointing. I had thought I'd like this band, based on their two most know songs, but I was wrong. That 60s sound and flower fluff left me bored.
3.5/5
Didn’t realize I would recognize a couple of these.
I'd never heard of The Zombies so I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought the first track was pretty bad, but experience on this site has taught me to be patient and the album soon got better. There were a few more 'poor' tracks but overall it was pretty good. I'll go with 3 stars, but it is probably 3.5 stars in reality (but definitely not 4 imo)!
Easily one of my favorite albums of all time, Odessey and Oracle treats you to pop perfection right out of the gate with Care of Cell 44's mind-blowing, jaw-dropping chorus, and only tries to top itself to the very end of the album, with twists and turns, such as the percussion heavy sound on Changes, or the oddly fear-inducing Butchers Tale, culminating in yet another pop masterpiece, fit not only for 1968 with its more devious storytelling and oh-so memorable organ solo, but even relevant today as proof that the pop sound left behind by the greats like the Beatles was not tapped out of potential, and while the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds may have mastered the sunshine pop sound, this album perfected it. Every single moment is used perfectly, not a moment of the listener's time is wasted, not only leading to a concise yet filling album experience, but also ensuring every single note, harmony, and lyric leaves the listener in pure bliss. Its lush, its teeming with life, and its easily one of my favorite records of all time. Were the Beatles not the masters of music that they were, this would easily be my album of the 1960s, and if you've skipped out on it because Time of the Season didn't do it for you, give it in a listen any way, you won't be disappointed by what's offered.
I thought this was a real treat. A cracking selection of psychedelic pop evoking Teenage Fannies etc. but obviously with an earlier sound - I don't enjoy a lot of 60's stuff but when you come across something like this you can see with hindsight it was important. I also like it when an album you haven't noticed before holds one of those songs that you know so well without really noticing it (Time of the Season). I'm a fan.
I’ve listened to this a couple of times in the past when going through old psych stuff. But to be honest I struggle with this being described as psych. Yes it’s got a tinge, but it’s primarily just a 60s pop record with just as much in common with the beach boys. It’s pleasant enough but nothing really gets me excited at all. The last song maybe the best because the keyboard parts are a bit more unique. The only remarkable thing for me was this is a British band, I always think they sound more US.
Hmmmmm was going back and forth between a 4 and a 5 but I feel like it deserves a 5 bc I’m feeling generous. Really enjoyed it, plenty I’ll def be listening to again.
fun!!!
I imagine this is what The Beatles sounds like to people who like The Beatles
8,41
Initial impression - OK GO has definitely been inspired by this, because the singing style is very similar and indeed they have covered one of the songs from this album.
Ah yeah, it's fine. The first half of the album just sounds like a less interesting Beach Boys album, but the final few tracks feel much more unique
Great album! Maybe the one thing on this list that can be realistic compared to The Beatles. A couple of absolute bops, a solid middle section, and one of the darkest tunes ever made. I holds some nice memories of when I first got married and bought our first house together. I told my wife this was my album of the day and she rolled her eyes and groaned, which made a a little sad.
Never heard this before. Initially I didn't think I'd like it, but I liked it a lot. I actually listened to it twice "just to be sure". It's funny that "Time of the Season" is thrown on at the end. Apparently not all the band liked it, and it wasn't released as one of the first two singles. The band had broken up by the time it became a hit. The piano parts are better than in many similar 60's bands. The lyrics are often pretty depressing. There is more variety here than at first glance. Glad it's on the list as I wouldn't have listened to it otherwise. "She watches her flowers grow While lovers come and go To give each other roses from her tree But not a rose for Emily"
Well, I listened and listened and thought -- "but is the 80's Paisley Underground or 60's music," as I'd not investigated it beforehand and just listened to it while mowing the lawn... Ho hum. 1 incredible song and 1 weak album.
I'm having a hard time reconciling how good Time of the Season is compared to how much I hated the bubble gum 60's boyband psychedelic excrement rest.
Very 60's. A bit all over the place, with the worst song (Friends of Mine) followed by the best one (Time of the Season), which ironically was the one they fought the most over. I'd probably give it a 2.5, with much of that strength coming from the last one, but I think I'll round down this time.
One classic song doesn't make up for a lot of crap on the rest of the album.
This was late 60s psychedelic Baroque pop at it's best, but even at 35 minutes, it's a bit tiresome for me. However, it gets a 3.5/5 just for the song "Time of the Season."
Middle of the road 60's bubblegum pop that seems to want to be psychedlic rock, but couldn't pull it off save for the last track on the album
That was quite the treat! It was kind of like the Beatles And The Beach Boys got together and made an album.
Short and sweet, would be keen to listen to again!
Good overall, didn't feel particularly special. But still A fun listen.
Fun and goofy - I prefer "Begin Here" to this album but it's got some great songs!
So many 1968 albums exceed this. The songs became annoying after a while.
is good
The Zombies' whole musical status is 100% because of this record. All the other albums and projects they released could not create the magic and sparkle that this particular album had when it released. It was a beautiful blend of influences with own artistic twists and often very forward thinking songwriting and production choices that influenced a new wave of artists. The album starts with one of its biggest songs. 'Care of Cell 44' features a great mix between Psychedelic and Baroque Pop and it instantly feels like the band took the best things from the Beach Boys, the best from the Beatles and added their own style of songwriting and lyricism. It is beautifully written and every part with the harmonies and breaks and build-ups work incredibly well. The chorus and its variants is always a worthy highlight. 'A Rose for Emily' starts as a piano driven ballad that slowly adds harmony and builds a beautiful story around it. A short but very sweet and delightful moment that shows not only an incredible vocalist in a much cleener form but also a simplistic but effective approach to songwriting. The double influence is even more present on 'Maybe After He's Gone' that features harmonies that at some points feel like the Beach Βοys and the next moment like classic Beatles vocals. It is crazy how they can blend both of these styles into such a coherent and interesting sound while still feeling orignial and bringing own ideas and creative parts to it. I love the chorus and bridge but the instruments in the verses do feel a bit short thought. It is a brilliant song but in my eyes with possible improvements. With 'Beechwood Park' we get very present organ and mellotron works that are made really lovely and add a kind of experimental but still comercial twist to their music. This might be one of the most influential moments in their whole career. The chorus is incredible and hypnotic and all the little details throughout just create one of the most psychedelic songs on the album and in the whole movement of the late 60's. The in duet sung 'Brief Candles' is another magical song with very great moments and although having piano & vocal only verses can go very wrong, it's pretty good implemented and the denser chorus is very worth the wait. It's mainly the tension that makes this such a great listen even if it is a "weaker" song when compared to most of the album. The highs are some of the highest but the lows do fall a little too low to be considered a perfect song even if it'S really close. One of the albums best songs is the legendary 'Hung Up on a Dream' that puts the psychedelia of previous tracks with more Rock influence into centre and features an incredible guitar solo. A masterful song to end the albums first half with as it features dreamy and hypnotic vocals that remind me a bit of 'I'm only Sleeping' by the Beatles and of course the guitar solo to complete the already perfect song. 'Changes' does start with the psychedelic organ that we are already used to but it does change its influences as this really seems to be inspired by early Pink Floyd with the "silly" lyrics and dreamy vocal performance. The song is really good but falls a little short in comparison to what already featured in this album. Although I don't really like the mixing of 'I Want Her She Wants Me' as it does give me a little headache with how the vocals are so left panned, the song itself is really good. The chorus is catchy, the verses are interesting and beautiful and if the mixing was done properly, this would've been one of the albums best songs. The very Beatles inspired 'This Will Be Our Year' really stands out with the use of piano as the main instrumental driving force that really complements the vocals and lyrics with a pretty simple but effective structure in the verses and a more complex sound in the bridge. The very ominous and anxious intro of 'Butchers Tale' introduces one of the albums most interesting and experimental moments. This is such a different and ethereal song that really flows from verse to chorus and bridge that I am stunned on how they could work all that so well into one song. I absolutely love this track and I think this is easily the best one on the whole album. It's just so beautifully anxious. 'Friends of Mine' has a great chorus that is full of vocal harmonies and the dense arrangements full of different instruments that play together makes this a very bright and romantic part in the album that really makes you relax and happy with your own surroundings while still having a slightly hypnotic feeling to it. The albums closing track 'Time of the Season' feels like the grand and nearly symphonic final moment for this album with all the interesting little details and instruments and weird "breath" groove as well as a brilliant chorus and mellotron solo. A perfect outro. favourites: Butchers Tale, Beechwood Park, Time of the Season, Care of Cell 44, Hung Up on a Dream least favourites: Changes, This Will Be Our Year Rating: strong 9
classic 60's album
4.5
Very 60's. Some of the harmonies are reminiscent of the Beach Boys.
Again, fine
Is there another album more emblematic of the mid-60s? Time of the Season has long been played every 5 songs on classic rock stations. And for good reason! Such a great song. This album has great harmonies and is varied enough to keep you interested. I particularly liked “Beechwood Park” and “Butchers Tale”.
Pretty fucking great if ur on a mood
I've never really listened to The Zombies, so I didn't realise they wrote so many hits. It's good. Maybe I'll get tired of the 60s rock soon, but this isn't one to get tired of
Okay, unremarkable except for 2 terrific songs
Okay album.
About the only psychedelic music I actually enjoy. It's a strange album.
Some good tracks some not so good. For its age the recording wasn't that great. 2 to 3 star
I liked it!
Nice album, I can hear The Beatles influence but they have their own style shining through, as well.
this is just a me thing but i can’t ever stand the way songs from the 60s are mixed, everything just sounds like it’s coming out of a can, so, that’s this
Fav: Maybe After He’s Gone Least Fav: A Rose For Emily Second half was a bit disappointing
I don't think I've heard another album that so perfectly—and beautifully, honestly—captures the exact sound of late 60's psychedelic baroque pop. I'm in awe, quite frankly. So... Damn, I ain't got no choice but to give this thing a 4, at least.
Having only really listened to This Will Be Our Year, this album really blew me away with its psychedelic instrumentation and vocal harmonies. 4.5 bumped to 5.
I’m at a 4.5 that I think just barely bumps itself up to a 5. I wasn’t really feeling the first 2 tracks on this album; I thought they felt a little repetitive in their lyricism and vocals, even if the instrumentals were pretty good. From Track 3 onward though, I thought this album took a nice ramp up in energy; each track got progressively better and better (save for the sort of super generic track that is “I Want Her, She Wants Me”) before it started firing on all cylinders by Track 9 and never looked back. I genuinely had a big grin on my face when I realized “Time of the Season” was that track, because I’ve heard it several times (obviously, the Eminem sample helped a bit), but I’ve never really thought to listen to the original. The quality that stems from 9 of those final 10 tracks is what gets this to go from a 4.5 up to a 5; I think they’re just too damn good to sell them short by leaving them at a 4. Yes, the album starts slow, but it really does ramp up and finish in a remarkable way; the choice to end on Time of the Season, and save frankly your best song for last is really hard in the modern music industry, and it’s kind of a breath of fresh air to see it happen here. I might be overhyping it a little, but I really, really did enjoy this – I feel good about going to a 5.
Супэр психоделик поп. Что-то среднее между Битлз и Бич Бойз, только в самом лучшем смысле. Лучшая песня - Time of the Season.
That was just fine, but not memorable
Funky
Either the Zombies were inspired by the Beach Boys or vice versa. The melodies were impressive. Some of the choruses were great. Not much caught my attention though.
Delightfully dreamy hippy pop music. I know of the Zombies name but it took a bit for me to place which songs I knew. Really enjoyed the album, nice harmonies like The Beach Boys but a little more subdued. Evokes different emotions well. 4.5/5
Fun!
Trippy, bright, underrated
there's a sincerity to this that you don't get in a lot of psychedelia which makes it 100 times better than a lot of the other shit on here. A classic album.
I liked the famous one
I found this album very polarizing. It has great opening and closing tracks that are interesting and unique. But everything in the middle just felt like more discount-Beatles, and had all the inferiority that comes with that tag. Obviously a product of its time, but I wish more psychedelic rock groups of the era sounded less like the Beatles, and found their own sound. Top tracks: Care of Cell 44, Time of the Season
Haven't heard of the zombies before, but I really enjoyed the harmonies. Reminds me a lot of the Beach Boys. 3* because it's in the right direction but not enough. Highlights: a rose for emily, this will be our year (I heard the ok go cover first)
Fantastic album! I'd certainly knew This will be our year and Time of the Season, which I have favorited in Spotify. I'm so surprised I didn't know about The Zombies by name. Great find!
The Zombies may have been best known for their hit singles, while releasing only two studio albums during their run in the 60's. So it's ironic that when their second album was finally released, the band had already broken up. I had only listened to the album in it's entirety more recently, it has gained critical acclaim over the years going from being woefully underrated to being recognized as a 60's classic rock masterpiece. Oh, what a swansong! Along with including one of their best songs, Time Of The Season, the rest of the songs on the album shine as a cohesive collection. For the most rewarding listening experience, this is an album meant to be listened as an album, in one uninterrupted sitting. It's worth it!
s album isch sehr guet und denn chunt time of the season und de scheiss isch soooo geil mitem schnuufer als snare oooohfuck da lupfts sowas vo ufe vieri holy shit.