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L.A. 60's R&R fronted by a black lead before his time

02/08/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I was a college student in LA when I walked into Licorice Pizza(record store) on the Sunset Strip and picked up the LOVE album on the local buzz.It blew me away.I saw them perform at the TRIP on Sunset and loved the energy, lyrics and groove they put down.They voiced the LA, "Strip" scene and on any week-end you could here them blaring on car radios as you walked Sunset west from La Cienega to Doheny."My Little Red Book" is a classic and should be played on Classic rock stations."

Classic debut from one of the country's greatest rock bands

Stephen F Mulcahy | United States | 10/13/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"an excellent debut, nearly every song is a classic.not as good as DA CAPO or FOREVER CHANGES, but an excellent debut. there's folk rock, ballads, nascent psychedelia, r & b, blues, and many other genres to be found here. for example, the instrumental EMOTIONS sounds like it belongs in a clint eastwood western. it popped up on the soundtrack to the cult film MEDIUM COOL. SIGNED D.C. is a brilliant track with great lyrics about drug addiction that could've been done by the velvet underground. their version of MY LITTLE RED BOOK is much better than manfred mann's, and they also do a fine cover of HEY JOE. A MESSAGE TO PRETTY, THE STONES-LIKE CAN'T EXPLAIN, MUSHROOM CLOUDS, GAZING, YOU I'LL BE FOLLOWING,SOFTLY TO ME, and MY FLASH ON YOU ( WHICH HAS THE SAME ARRANGEMENT AS THEIR RENDITION OF HEY JOE!)are all first rate songslove was among the most diverse bands of the era. lee's vocals and songwriting were top notch, and bryan mclean also contributes some lead vocals to this recording. a fine debut indeed."