Heavy Friends
Saturday November 11th, 2017 with Steve Kirkland
Forever Changes, Love, revisited 50 years on...
Playing Love's third album, Forever Changes (Elektra), in its entirety. Released half a century ago, mere months after the ""Summer of Love", but in no way celebratory of that predominantly San Fransiscan phenomenon. Instead, vignettes about darker Los Angeles experiences, written and arranged by Arthur Lee, with two tracks by Bryan MacLean. Official band line-up:
Arthur Lee: vocals, guitar
Bryan MacLean: guitar, vocals
John Echols: lead guitar
Ken Forssi: bass
MichaelStuart: drums
(Orchestration: David Angel)
| Alone Again Or LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| a House is Not a Motel LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| Andmoreagain LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| the Daily Planet LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| Old Man LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| the Red Telephone LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| Live and Let Live LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| the Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| Bummer in the Summer LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| You Set the Scene LOVE - Forever Changes - 1967, Elektra |
| Some links to explore regarding Forever Changes.:
An article dated 08 November in the L.A. Weekly this week: http://www.laweekly.com/music/loves-forever-changes-at-50-arthur-lees-masterpiece-still-transcends-its-era-8829608 A 2010 piece in Rock NYC: http://rocknycliveandrecorded.com/loves-forever-changes-is-the-best-pop-al.html A 2003 piece by Jim DeRogatis: http://www.jimdero.com/News2003/GreatJune1Love.htm (U.S.) Library of Congress entry: https://www.loc.gov/programs/static/national-recording-preservation-board/documents/Love-Forever-Changes.pdf A 2007 BBC Review: http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/hj8c/ Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forever_Changes |
| Wonder (I Do Wonder) (outtake) LOVE - Forever Changes (CD re-issue bonus track) - 2001, Elektra, recorded in 1967 |
| Alone Again Or (Love cover) GOBBLEHOOF - V.A.: We're All Normal and We Want Our Freedom - a Tribute to Arthur Lee and Love - 1997, Alias |
| Your Mind and We Belong Together LOVE - 7-inch A-side - 1968, Elektra |
| Bummer in the Summer (Love cover) SMACK DAB - V.A.: We're All Normal and We Want Our Freedom - a Tribute to Arthur Lee and Love - 1997, Alias |
| Laughing Stock LOVE - 7-inch B-side - 1968, Elektra |
| Between Clark and Hilldale (Love cover) TEENAGE FANCLUB - V.A.: We're All Normal and We Want Our Freedom - a Tribute to Arthur Lee and Love - 1997, Alias |
| Alone Again Or (Love cover) UFO - Lights Out - 1977, Chrysalis |
| You Set the Scene (alternate version) LOVE - Forever Changes (CD re-issue bonus track) - 2001, Elektra, recorded in 1967 |
| Andmoreagain LOVE - Love Live - 1982, Rhino, recorded in 1978 |
| TV Blues JAMES BLOOD ULMER - Are You Glad to be in America - 1980, Rough Trade |
| Run to Your Mama (live at Berghain, Berlin) GOAT - Fuzzed in Europe - 2017, Rocket Recordings 
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| Hornets (live at the Chicago Opera House) HERBIE HANCOCK, FREDDIE HUBBARD, STANLEY TURRENTINE, RON CARTER, JACK DEJOHNETTE, ERIC GALE - In Concert Volume 2 - 1974, CTI |
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One of my favourite albums, which I originally picked up on an Ampex cassette in a delete bin in Towers Department Store in north Toronto in the mid-70s when I was in High School. Still one of my favourite albums, hundreds of listens and several copies later... laterperiod in the mid-70s
8:27 PM, November 11th, 2017