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Arnstein
Forever Changes

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Love - Forever Changes
#5725924 - 06/08/06 07:21 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Love - Forever Changes
This is the best album to listen to when you are tripping, and since this is a forum about mushrooms etc, we need a discussion about it!
First some info from Wikipedia:
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Forever Changes (1967) was the third album released by the Los Angeles-based quintet Love. Dropping keyboardist Alban "Snoopy" Pfisterer and flautist/saxophonist Tjay Cantrelli, the remaining five-piece performed on nine of the album's eleven tracks. The album was the first to be produced by Arthur Lee, with assistance from Bruce Botnick, after the originally-slated producer, Buffalo Springfield's Neil Young, bowed out.
The sessions began in June 1967, with the group partially replaced by well-known Los Angeles session musicians Billy Strange (guitar), Don Randi (piano), Hal Blaine (drums) and, in most likelihood, Carol Kaye (bass) due to their inability to function. The two tracks laid down, "Andmoreagain" and "The Daily Planet", were later given sparing overdubs by the group, who felt the tracks otherwise sufficed.
After much rehearsal, the group resumed work in August and continued through September, quickly laying down the remaining nine tracks, with a total estimated cost at $2,257. Rooted in acoustics, the album's lyrics were a perfect summation of the year 1967, at times joyous, at times contemplative, at times downright devastating.
"When I did that album," commented Arthur Lee, "I thought I was going to die at that particular time, so those were my last words." This is borne out by perhaps the most famous lines from the album, on the song "The Red Telephone": "Sitting on a hillside Watching all the people die I'll feel much better on the other side."
Sweetened with horns and strings arranged by David Angel with each song's respective songwriter in September, the album was released in November with cover art by Bob Pepper and disappeared, rising to a lowly #154 on the Billboard charts. It did however reach the Top 30 in Britain. Only well after the group's break-up would the album be recognized as the masterpiece it is in the rock journalism press. It was re-released in an expanded version in 2001 on Rhino Records, featuring alternate mixes, outtakes and the group's 1968 single, "Your Mind and We Belong Together"/"Laughing Stock", the last tracks featuring John Echols, Ken Forssi, Michael Stuart and, in most likelihood, Bryan MacLean. As for Arthur Lee, he would reform the group in late 1968 with all-new members and carry on the Love name for a few more years.
In 1998 Q magazine readers voted Forever Changes the 82nd greatest album of all time. In Joe S. Harrington's Top 100 Albums it comes in at #69. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Forever Changes 40th in its list of the 500 greatest albums of all time in the December 11, 2003 issue. In a special issue of Mojo magazine, it was ranked the second greatest psychedelic album of all time. Forever Changes was ranked 83rd in a 2005 survey held by British television's Channel 4 to determine the 100 greatest albums of all time.
Tracklist:
Alone Again Or (Maclean, 3:16) A House Is Not a Motel (Lee, 3:31) Andmoreagain (Lee/Maclean, 3:18) The Daily Planet (Lee, 3:30) Old Man (Maclean, 3:02) The Red Telephone (Lee, 4:46) Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale (Lee, 3:34) Live and Let Live (Lee, 5:26) The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This (Lee, 3:08) Bummer in the Summer (Lee, 2:24) You Set the Scene (Lee, 6:56)
This is my favourite rockalbum of all time! I love it!
What do you think is the best song on it? What about the worst? Discuss!
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This is the time and life that I am living And I’ll face each day with a smile For the time that I’ve been given such a little while And the things that I must do consist of more than style There are places that I am going
Edited by Arnstein (06/08/06 07:22 AM)
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Toddo
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Re: Love - Forever Changes [Re: Arnstein]
#5727533 - 06/08/06 04:38 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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well for one thing, there is no "best album for tripping". There is sooo much good music out there, and when someones on a drug such as mushrooms, It really depends on his/her own background of music. I enjoy movies scores/classical while on mushrooms and try to stay away from lyrics. Im more into instrumental music
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Arnstein
Forever Changes

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Re: Love - Forever Changes [Re: Toddo]
#5729458 - 06/09/06 02:39 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I see! Well, for its my favourite atleast. The good thing about it is that its soothing, and it works perfect on trip! And also, the lyrics make you think so strange that I sometimes think my head will explode!
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This is the time and life that I am living And I’ll face each day with a smile For the time that I’ve been given such a little while And the things that I must do consist of more than style There are places that I am going
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Re: Love - Forever Changes [Re: Arnstein]
#5729522 - 06/09/06 03:14 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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Good call mate. Thats some beautiful music.
I was lucky enough to catch Arthur Lee last year on his Forever Changes tour - he did the whole album live and it was fantastic. His voice is amazing for whatever age he now is...
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Re: Love - Forever Changes [Re: mr_kite]
#5733533 - 06/10/06 08:49 AM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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I was at that gig. Smoooooooooth.
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Re: Love - Forever Changes [Re: Arnstein]
#5738937 - 06/11/06 06:01 PM (17 years, 7 months ago) |
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i have that cd, it's pretty good. don't really know what songs what, i only put it on once every couple months.
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Arnstein
Forever Changes

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You should listen to it more! I was tripping in the sun one day and I listened to it the whole time! It was a very spiritual trip.
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This is the time and life that I am living And I’ll face each day with a smile For the time that I’ve been given such a little while And the things that I must do consist of more than style There are places that I am going
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