Summer of Love: Gold
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2007-07-24
Music Label: Hip-O Records
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Hit: 4 Stars
Summer of Love: Gold may not be the most complete CD set out there; but these two CDs do a rather good job of giving us the great music from the summer of 1967 anyway. The sound quality is great and I like the artwork, too.
The first album kicks off with Scott McKenzie's "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Some Flowers In Your Hair)." San Francisco was a major place to be during the "summer of love" in 1967; and Scott sings this so sweetly it amazes me. The percussion and guitars work well, too. Jefferson Airplane's ""Somebody To Love" celebrates the human need for romantic partners; this certainly connects well with the summer of love. The electric guitars on "Somebody To Love" are pretty awesome, too.
The Mamas & The Papas turn in a somewhat autobiographical ballad entitled "Creeque Alley;" they harmonize so well on this and the guitar arrangement works so well, too. Listen also for Spanky & Our Gang doing their great hit "Sunday Will Be The Same." This song is beautiful to hear every time I hear it; and the very, very subtle twist of psychedelic rock with something sounding like traditional softer rock or even folk rock really makes this a masterpiece. I am sure that you'll enjoy "Sunday Will Never Be The Same" very much. The Strawberry Alarm Clock do a great job on a bona fide psychedelic number called "Incense And Peppermints;" the guitars on this rock and they sing and play this one very well. The use of both major and minor keys really makes "Incense And Peppermints" very special. The CD ends strong with The Beach Boys doing their hottest hit probably ever, "Good Vibrations."
The second CD continues the hits. Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl" has a great beat to it as he sings out of how this woman really struck him as the one for him; and The Monkees rock real well with their "I'm A Believer." This tune, which sounds almost light today, really rocked back then and people ate this up like anything. The Monkees sing really well of how they found the girlfriends for them. The Music Explosion performs "Little Bit `O Soul" to perfection; the guitars are sublime and the drums, percussion and more make this a rockin' tune that can't be beat!
Aretha Franklin's "Respect" really showcases Aretha's special vocal talents; this song has a great beat with perfect harmonizing by the backup vocalists, too. Aretha's excellent diction bolsters her performance and "Respect" remains a number most people recognize even all these years later. Procol Harum ends the second CD with their huge hit "A Whiter Shade Of Pale." This song uses what sounds like an organ very well; and the music combined with the terrific lyrics makes this a solid hit that can never be forgotten.
People will complain that this two CD set offers not a single song by either The Grateful Dead or The Beatles--and they have good reason to complain. I have to take off one star for this; but at the same time no two CDs could ever truly capture the full extent of the great music from the "summer of love." You would need more CDs to do that. Nevertheless, I still recommend this two CD set for lovers of classic rock; and casual fans of classic rock should consider this a great two CD set to get for their collections.
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