četvrtak, 03.09.2009.
It's a Beatiful Day - Its a Beatiful Day (1969) (Remaster 2001)
The Classic Band of the Sixites Embraced by San Francisco and the Love Generation, the Legendary First Album featuring White Bird. One of the Original Ten San Francisco Groups Produced by Matthew Katz who Produced Jefferson Airplane.
Yes, the original version of that FM oldie "White Bird" is included on this CD. Formed in 1967 by former symphony violinist David LaFlamme, this popular group plowed through all of the San Francisco Sound's clichés at once: organ, fiddle and drum solos; epigrammatic sayings about love, time, and dreams that are so cheesy they would make a Hallmark hack blush; the soft-part-that-heads-steadily-toward-the-crescendo part; incongruously pieced-together prog-rock songs that plod on for way too long; off-kilter male and female singing; and a near-total lack of soul. This 1969 recording, then, is a clear blueprint of what not to do in psychedelic rock--with the exception of "White Bird," which retains a sheen of innocence and melodic oomph despite its daft, repeated utterance that "she must fly!" This reissue has a bright, clear sound and excellent separation; it will more than please fans of the original LP. However, those looking for an equal to the best works of Moby Grape, Quicksilver, and the Dead are encouraged to seek elsewhere...Mike McGonigal
One of the leading second-generation San Francisco bands, this group's music was dominated by the excellent violin playing of classically-tutored La Flamme, who also produced their records. Their debut album made an enormous impact and contained the stand out song White Bird. This was one of the classic albums of the era and the twin vocals of La Flamme and Pattie Santos blended together beautifully on tracks like White Bird, Hot Summer Day and Girl With No Eyes. Side Two is dominated by the sleepy, drug-influenced Bulgaria and the Eastern-influenced Bombay Calling, it is slightly marred, however, by a rather tedious drum solo on the final track Time Is...V. Joynson
Line-up:
David LaFlamme (violin, vocals)
Linda LaFlamme (organ, piano, electric piano, celesta, harpsichord)
Hal Wagenet (guitar)
Mitchell Holman (bass)
Val Fuentes (drums)
Pattie Santos (vocals, tambourine, bells, block, gourd)
Bruce Steinberg (harmonica on "Hot Summer Day")
Codec: mp3
Bitrate: 320 kB/s
Size: 93 MB
Genre : Rock
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Tracklist:
01 White Bird 6.11
02 Hot Summer Day 5.51
03 Wasted Union Blues 4.09
04 Girl With No Eyes 3.51
05 Bombay Calling 4.28
06 Bulgaria 6.14
07 Time Is 9.38
