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Dawn of the Seventies sampler

08/30/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a good review of artists on Columbia Records' roster in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Although my LP's cover promised "Time Has Come Today" by the Chambers Brothers also, this CD tracks exactly like the vinyl original. The Byrds offer "Turn, Turn, Turn," one of their very best, while strong selections from Blood, Sweat and Tears and Edgar Winter offer a taste of the Top 40. Richie Furay's "A Good Feelin' To Know" represents the best incarnation of Poco, likewise with Mott the Hoople's "All the Young Dudes." Spirit, Electric Flag and the Buddy Miles/Carlos Santana collaboration offer some psychedelic blues. Finally, you have some Seventies radio fodder in Argent's "Hold Your Head Up" and "Rock On" by David Essex (really, guys, what's this doing here?). In all, a nice mix of the classic and the forgotten."