Blades of Grass - Blades of Grass Are Not for Smoking
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Artist: Blades of GrassEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2006-11-13
Music Label: Rev-Ola
Soundtracks:
- Happy
- Just Ah
- Tomorrow Is My Turn
- Satin Slipper
- You Won't Find That Girl
- Just Another Face
- Help!
- Or Is It The Rain
- Walk Away Renee
- That's What A Boy Likes
- The Way You'll Never Be
- I Love You Alice B. Toklas
- You Turned Off The Sun
- Charlie And Fred
- Pageant
- If You Love Her, Cherish Her And Such
- Baby, You're A Real Good Friend Of Mine
- Leap Into The Arms Of Love
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Free Music Review: A Bright Bit of Sixties Sunshine Pop
Hit: 5 Stars
The songs on this CD, recorded circa 1967, are delightful. The harmonies are beautiful and the production is lush. There is a definite Beatles influence: the band members are Americans, but there is a pronounced British inflection in some of their vocalizations. The CD includes cover versions of songs by the Beatles ("Help!"), the Hollies ("Charlie and Fred") and the Left Banke ("Walk Away Renee"). The opening number, "Happy" ranks right up there with the best of the Association. "Pageant" reminds me a bit of the Moody Blues, and "Satin Slipper" is very reminiscent of the Left Banke's "Pretty Ballerina". My favorite track is probably "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas", a frothy, Sgt. Peppery bit of psychedlic pop. Though highly derivative, this CD is a lot of fun. I consider it a real gem.
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From Rochester, NY, one of the later signings to legendary New York Doo-Wop label Jubilee Records. The Blades Of Grass were one of the prime east coast exponents (along with The Free Design) of that usually west coast genre of Sunshine Pop. It's complex, baroque harmonies & optimistic atmosphere having a much overlooked but firm second front in the city that never sleeps, indeed the group's first hit single 'Happy' went head to head in a chart battle with LA's Sunshine Company, as did their version of the Peter Sellers film title-track 'I Love You Alice B. Toklas' with Harpers Bizarre shortly afterwards (though The Blades' version with it's vocal phasing & psychy effect-laden intro & outro, somewhat had the edge stylistically) This release includes their only LP from 1967, together with all of their non-LP singles in the original Mono, making the first ever complete collection by these masters of Soft Pop. SomePop Music CDs
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