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The History of The Albums – n°380
Ooh la la the United States... born from its independence in 1776, the world superpower, the country of Uncle Sam, the Grand Canyon, Madison Square, Hollywood, Central Park, Macdonnald or even Kanye West. There is one thing that makes me so jealous and so fascinated at the same time, it is that the American culture is still the most influential in the world. But in reality it is class incarnate and there is no doubt in my mind. Besides, what country ... read more
Maybe if you were named "Canada", I'd have enjoyed your cheap garage rock music more. *inserts k-pop fancam*
This album... what in the actual fuck was that?
This is one of those albums that I think words can't do justice on explaining why it's great. There's just so much here that this is a record that you really need to hear in order to understand why it is known as being as great as it is. This whole sound, this weird experimental sound combined with jazz and psychedelic rock, with certain choises made to make it sound dated even by '60s standards, it just has a certain charm to it that makes me ... read more
That completely caught me off guard, i wasn't expecting a album so unique and strange from that era, underrated and overlooked gem (holy shit i increased the user score from 80 to 81)
Best song: Hard Coming Love
Worst song: Cloud Song
USA!! USA!! USA!! USA!! AMERICA!! FUCK YEAH!!
Favorite Track: Hard Coming Love
Least Favorite Track: I Won't Leas My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar
if I’m rating this just on the original 10 tracks & not the bulky reissue then yeah it’s an incredible psyched out sonic landscape that kind of reminds me of the soundtrack to a dream. there’s something so familiar about it like the parallels to the zombies, or beach boys, & some Jefferson airplane but also the intricate sampling of random effects adds something quite unique. structure of the songs isn’t like groundbreaking but sick production. the stretch from ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | The American Metaphysical Circus 4:56 | 90 |
| 2 | Hard Coming Love 4:41 | 94 |
| 3 | Cloud Song 3:18 | 88 |
| 4 | The Garden of Earthly Delights 2:39 | 94 |
| 5 | I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar 3:51 | 79 |
| 6 | Where Is Yesterday 3:08 | 89 |
| 7 | Coming Down 2:37 | 94 |
| 8 | Love Song for the Dead Ché 3:25 | 95 |
| 9 | Stranded in Time 1:49 | 96 |
| 10 | The American Way of Love 6:38 | 96 |
Total Length: 37 minutes
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1mo
One of the outstanding obscurities of the 1960s. The band should have been and should be better known.
Added on: April 6, 2016