Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970
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Free Music Review: be VERY CAREFUL ON TAKING THE CD'S OUT.
Hit: 4 Stars
Nuggets box sets is what got me started getting into garage style music from obscure bands. It's now been almost 6 years and I am still finding gems. My [...] site is a testament to that.
Anyway I got this "box set" or should we say "book set" because the enclosed book is one of the finest I have ever seen that came with CD's.
[...] did a fine review of this 4CD set and I concur with them.
And as for the reviews here, there are for the most part accurate, especially the one about being careful taking them out to play. When I first saw how tightly they were inside I decided to be VERY CAREFUL ON TAKING THE CD'S OUT. Whew no scuff marks.
After listening to the set a few times I came to the conclusion that disks 3 & 4 have the most 5-star rated songs. I did manage to get seventeen 5-star songs out of the set. Yes the big names are here, but I was interested in the more unknown bands (being a garage-head), and there are some good ones. Below are IMO 5-star songs:
(Disc 1)
(8) It's No Secret - Jefferson Airplane - 1965 - " QUOTE: Although originally recorded on the Airplane's debut album in 1966 with excellent results, the band continued to keep it in their live sets through the years."
(Disc 2)
(2) Suzy Creamcheese - Teddy & His Patches - 1966 - "One of the MOST psychotic songs to be ever made. Garage Sci-Fi/Psych beat." - Love Is The Song We Sing: Suburbia (Rhino Disc 2)-2007.
(18) Thing In "E" - Savage Resurrection - 1967 - "A quirky Pop-Rock song that will CATCH your attention. BEST garage style song in this box set. " - Love Is The Song We Sing: Suburbia (Rhino Disc 2)-2007.
(Disc 3)
(3) Somebody To Love (LP Version) - The Great! Society - No.05 on 5/6/1967 - "9 weeks Top 40, by Jefferson Airplane. First recorded by the Great Society in 1966; The BEST version. Good first impression." - Love Is The Song We Sing: Summer Of Love (Rhino Disc 3)-2007.
(6) Omaha - Moby Grape - 1967 - " It's got that late '60s Folk-Rock beat."
(9) Codine - Quicksilver Messenger Service - 1967 - " A classic song from that era."
(10) Down On Me (Live) - Big Brother & The Holding Company - 1968 - " Janis Joplin was one of the PILLERS of rock in the late '60s IMHO."
(11) Think Twice - Salvation - 1967 - " A soft folksy song that works it way into some fine rock guitar riff. Notable drum work."
(12) White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane - No.08 on 7/1/1967. 9 weeks Top 40.
(13) Roll With It - Steve Miller Band - 1967 - " One of my FAVORITE bands. I followed them for the longest time."
(Disc 4)
(1) Evil Ways - Santana - No.09 on 2/7/1970. 11 weeks Top 40. - " A CLASSIC from this era."
(2) Red The Sign Post - Fifty Foot Hose - 1968 - "HEAVY metal/Psychedelic at times. Female vocals." - Love Is The Song We Sing: "The Man Can't Bust Our Music" (Rhino Disc 4)-2007.
(6) Amphetamine Gazelle - 1968 - " ROLL up a dollar bill and snort this fast paced folk-rocker."
(13) White Bird - It's A Beautiful Day - 1969 - "QUOTE: This is perhaps the best-known track from Bay Area psychedelic pop rockers."
(15) Fool (Single Version) - Blue Cheer - 1970 - " Garage style song."
(17) Mercedes Benz - Janis Joplin - 1970 - "QUOTE: ...studio version recorded October 1, 1970, possibly the final complete vocal take Janis put to tape, that is legend."
(18) Get Together - The Youngbloods - No.05 on 8/2/1969 - "One of my BEST and FAVORITES. This song defines the late '60s." - Love Is The Song We Sing: "The Man Can't Bust Our Music" (Rhino Disc 4)-2007
Free Music Review: The Fourth Nuggets?
Hit: 4 Stars
Okay, so I finally got the new Nuggets box. Or at least I think it's a Nuggets box as Rhino put that word so far back in the title as to be almost an afterthought. It's a four-disc set like the other three so for argument's sake let's call it the fourth in the series. It's certainly designed to be a Nuggets compilation as San Francisco is practically the last city one would think of to form a basis of garage rock and the liner notes look askance at all the acid-fried jamming of the Bay Area's usual suspects to concentrate on the more primitive aspects of the local music scene. I say "local" but the bands profiled in this epic set are from all over Northern California. But in order to serve the thesis that the Bay Area was home to scads of great Nuggets-type bands the definition of "San Francisco" had to be enlarged somewhat and with that said they did a great job!
First off the packaging is great. It's in a book-like form with loads of color and black and white pictures, many of which take up a full page. The opening shot of the Dead, Quicksilver, Big Brother, the Airplane and the Charlatans is beautiful and one I'd never seen. The discs are all crammed into the back page and are far too tight which may cause some scratching when you pull them out. I had a problem with disc one having some glue from the book on it and the last two songs wouldn't play. I had to go home and use some lighter fluid to clean it off and now it plays fine, so consider yourself warned.
The music runs the gamut from the obvious to the never-heard-before with the emphasis much more on the latter. They unearthed more Nuggets-like gems from the Bay Area than I thought I'd ever hear and put 'em right alongside the Dead, Country Joe, the Airplane, etc. If you liked the last three boxes you'll enjoy this one and the packaging beats 'em all.
Free Music Review: Everybody get Together, gotta Love one Another , right now
Hit: 4 Stars
This little package is well worth the money for two reasons, in my humble opinion.
Firstly for the pictures. I love some of the photographs contained within the book. My two favourites are the bands at the start of the book, together, including the Dead and the Airplane. My other personal favourite is the beautiful photograph of Grace Slick and Janis Joplin together. Wonderful.
The other significant reason for liking this compndium is the musical collection. Some may argue about the tracks and the bands and we all have our own personal demands. Some may argue about the songs, or the versions but hey. You know what. My CD collection has the vast majority of the tracks already but here, in four majickal CDs is the almost complete Bay Area Multiverse, something Time Life will never understand. Where else can you hear all of these wonderful musicians playing their music in the sun.
This collection is attractive to anyone wanting to know more about the scene, or to people who have discovered the groove already but it is the icing on the cake. The cake is the albums that people should search out and listen to and add to their collections and they will discover the true nature of the San Francisco musical diaspora.
Free Music Review: Was it really a golden age? You decide.
Hit: 4 Stars
As a twenty-year collector of psychedelia and longtime fan of the major San Francisco acts, this latest box set celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Summer Of Love was welcome. Even the most avid collectors will be hard-pressed to have heard every one of the obscure acts in this set, especially the ones represented on disc two. The box comes with an outstanding booklet featuring many rare photos and comprehensive liner notes, although the real focus is the music itself. After so many decades of being recognized as a "golden age", one gets to hear for oneself if all those dozens of obscure hippie bands produced anything of lasting worth.
For starters, it must be stated that this box only covers one aspect of the SF sound; the 20-minute guitar jams do not appear, although the single version of "Dark Star" does. The verdict on what is there is mixed; the major San Francisco acts were all great, although the ragbag
of more obscure acts, while incredibly diverse in sound and style, run the gamut from incredibly dated to surprisingly listenable. This is essential for any fan of the period, but for the cream of the SF sound I'd buy releases from the major acts (Dead, Airplane, Big Brother, Steve Miller, Santana)before this.
Free Music Review: Your CDs will be damaged. Could have been one of the best.
Hit: 4 Stars
The book style packaging for this set is wonderful for it's high quality and content. This is the best book/box set I've ever seen except for the CD storage. Rhino is now packaging all of their sets with the CDs tightly packaged in cardboard such that they must be damaged to be removed and then there's no way to put them back for storage without further damage. People need to start complaining directly to Rhino about this. The music on this set is wonderful but it's mostly well known material unlike some of the nugget sets. It would have been nice to see a little more lesser known tracks mixed in. If not for the CD packaging this would be the nicest box set I own.