FROM THE PAST - AA.VV.: "Love is the song we sing / San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970" (2007, Rhino Records, 4 CD) / di Pasquale Boffoli
Imperdibile per tutti, neofiti e appassionati di lunga data è questo cofanetto di 4 CD uscito verso la fine del 2007 per l'americana Rhino, "Love is the song we sing / San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970". Che l'apice del fenomeno hippie/psichedelico sia stato raggiunto ad Haight Ashbury, San Francisco nel 1967 non e' un mistero: protagonisti principali Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother & Holding Company, Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Charlatans, Santana, Beau Brummels, Country Joe & Fish.
Ma questo cofanetto/libro, prodotto da Alec Palao, uno dei massimi esperti in materia, forte di un inserto interno di 120 pagine, con saggi dello stesso Palao, Ben Fong-Torres, Gene Sculatti, foto assolutamente stupende delle bands contemplate, riproduzioni di pubblicazioni cartacee specializzate-flyers di quei 5 anni favolosi, ed analisi approfondite di ogni brano ed ogni band, esaurisce il periodo storico e musicale sino in fondo, distribuendo 77 brani in 4 CD di diverse tipologie estetico-cronologiche: "Seismic Rumbles", "Suburbia", "Summer of love" e "The man can't bust our music".
The Charlatans
Ecco allora, accanto alle suddette bands piu' famose una incredibile sequela di brani/groups meno o per nulla noti, o perlomeno solo agli addetti ai lavori, come Mystery Trend, Mourning Reign, The Sons of Champlin, Otherside, Immediate Family, Harbinger Complex, We Five, Syndicate of Sound, Butch Engle & the Styx, People!, Public Nuisance, Country Weather, The Savage Resurrection, The Front Line, The Stained Glass, The New Breed, The Other Side e tantissimi altri. Uno scrigno davvero prezioso pieno di gemme sconosciute!
Harbinger ComplexÈ consigliata caldamente l'opzione fisica se riuscite a farla vostra, tasche permettendo: potrete scandagliarla in varie riprese e non avrete bisogno di niente altro sulla San Francisco musicale garage-psichedelica di quella rivoluzionaria seconda meta' anni '60. In caso contrario i brani sono quasi tutti ascoltabili al link you tube riportato alla fine di questo articolo: meglio che niente. Buon ascolto.
(articolo pubblicato in origine su Onda Rock nel 2007 e su Distorsioni Blogspot nel 2008)
Sons Of Champlin
Ascolta "Love is the song we sing / San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970"
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4IpdwlW-kgMelmtOvlBd6jk9N_FZofY1&si=1VBJ7kpITlLxPe2Q
Tracklist
DISC ONE: "SEISMIC RUMBLES"
01. Dino Valenti – Let's Get Together
02. Country Joe & The Fish – I Feel Like I'm Fixin' to Die Rag
03. We Five – You Were on My Mind
04. The Charlatans – Number One
05. The Warlocks – Can't Come Down
06. The Beau Brummels – Don't Talk to Strangers
07. The Vejtables - Anything
08. Jefferson Airplane – It's No Secret
09. The Mystery Trend – Johnny Was a Good Boy
10. The Great Society – Free Advice
11. The Grass Roots – Mr. Jones (Ballad of a Thin Man)
12. Blackburn & Snow – Stranger in a Strange Land
13. Quicksilver Messenger Service – Who Do You Love?
14. The Mojo Men – She's My Baby
15. Wildflower – Coffee Cup
16. Family Tree – Live Your Own Life
17. Sons of Champlin – Fat City
18. Frantics – Human Monkey
19. The Tikis – Bye Bye Bye
20. Country Joe & the Fish –Section 43
21. Sopwith Camel – Hello Hello
DISC TWO: "SUBURBIA"
01. Count Five - Psychotic Reaction
02. The Front Line - Got Love
03. The Mourning Reign - Satisfaction Guaranteed
04. The Oxford Circle - Foolish Woman
05. The Stained Glass - My Buddy Sin
06. The Otherside - Streetcar
07. Teddy & His Patches - Suzy Creamcheese
08. The Immediate Family - Rubiyat
09. Syndicate of Sound - Rumors
10. Harbinger Complex - Sometimes I Wonder
11. The New Breed - Want Ad Reader
12. The Generation - I'm a Good Woman
13. The Chocolate Watch Band - No Way Out
14. Butch Engle & The Styx - Hey I'm Lost
15. People! - I Love You
16. Public Nuisance - America
17. Country Weather - Fly To New York
18. The Savage Resurrection - Thing In 'E'
19. Frumious Bandersnatch - Hearts to Cry
DISC THREE: "SUMMER OF LOVE"
01. The Charlatans - Alabama Bound
02. The Mystery Trend - Carl Street
03. The Great Society - Somebody to Love
04. Country Joe and the Fish - Superbird
05. The Beau Brummels - Two Days 'Til Tomorrow
06. Moby Grape - Omaha
07. The Serpent Power - Up & Down
08. Grateful Dead - The Golden Road (To Unlimited Devotion)
09. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Codine
10. Big Brother and the Holding Company - Down On Me
11. Salvation - Think Twice
12. Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit
13. Steve Miller Band - Roll With It
14. Notes From The Underground - Why Did You Put Me On
15. Sly & The Family Stone - Underdog
16. Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues
17. The Ace of Cups - Glue
18. Santana - Soul Sacrifice
19. The Loading Zone - The Bells
DISC FOUR: "THE MAN CAN'T BUST OUR MUSIC"
01. Santana - Evil Ways
02. Fifty Foot Hose - Red the Sign Post
03. Kak - Lemonaide Kid
04. Sons of Champlin - 1982-A
05. Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks - How Can I Miss You When You Won't Go Away?
06. Mad River - Amphetamine Gazelle
07. Steve Miller Band - Quicksilver Girl
08. Mother Earth - Revolution
09. Moby Grape - Murder in My Heart for the Judge
10. Quicksilver Messenger Service - Light Your Windows
11. The Flamin' Groovies - I'm Drowning
12. Seatrain - Portrait of the Artist as a Young Lady
13. It's a Beautiful Day - White Bird
14. Grateful Dead - Dark Star
15. Blue Cheer - Fool
16. Jefferson Airplane - Mexico
17. Janis Joplin - Mercedes Benz
18. The Youngbloods - Get Together
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