Love - Love [La Troisieme Note] [US]

Title: Love [La Troisieme Note] [US] Artist: Love Release Date: 1966 Re-Released On: 7/11/2006 Label: La Troisieme Note UPC: 3700666163800 Genre: Rock Styles: Psychedelic, Garage Rock, Folk-Rock, Baroque Pop Moods: Autumnal, Brooding, Searching, Theatrical, Ambitious, Bravado, Cathartic, Fiery, Freewheeling, Lush, Pastoral, Quirky, Restrained, Tense/Anxious, Urgent, Atmospheric, Bittersweet, Complex, Confident, Dramatic, Energetic, Intense, Passionate, Plaintive, Poignant, Rambunctious, Reflective, Wistful, Yearning, Eerie, Intimate, Raucous, Rollicking, Rousing, Amiable/Good-Natured, Boisterous, Calm/Peaceful, Delicate, Earnest, Gentle, Laid-Back/Mellow, Ominous, Playful, Angst-Ridden, Indulgent, Irreverent, Messy, Nocturnal, Rowdy, Sentimental, Aggressive, Druggy, Elegant, Paranoid, Sophisticated, Trippy, Whimsical Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 0 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Witchi Tai To
2. You Showed Me
3. Get Thy Bearings
4. Insert
5. Some Good Advice
6. Summertime
7. Sun
8. Long Daddy Green
9. Butterfly
10. Insert
11. Didn't Want to Have to Do It
12. Walk on the Sand
13. Sunday Morning
14. The Wailing of the Willow
15. Insert
16. If I Were a Carpenter
17. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
18. Insert

Year Type Label Catalog # 2006 CD La Troisieme Note 3107102

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Love's simple name, hazy, Virgin Suicides-esque look, and somewhat condescending concept of "designed for presenting collector's music to girls who never remember the titles of the songs they love" tend to belie just how good this collection of late-'60s psych and sunshine pop really is. While there are a few throwaway or slightly obvious tracks like Harpers Bizarre's "The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" and the Turtles' (admittedly great) "You Showed Me," most of Love will be a pleasant surprise even to listeners who are well versed in this kind of music. There are more obscure tracks from the genre's stars, such as the Zombies' wonderfully spare take on "Summertime" and Donovan's smoky "Get Thy Bearings," as well as plenty of tracks from more underground favorites such as Ars Nova and Jackie & Roy. Margo Guryan's "Sun" and "Sunday Morning" are particularly lovely examples of the album's warm, carefree vibe, while Blossom Dearie's "Long Daddy Green" shows that she was one of the few vocal pop/jazz talents to explore psychedelia without embarrassing herself. Bill Fay's acidic "Some Good Advice" adds a little bit of a sting to Love and keeps the collection from entirely floating away in a wash of sunbeams and rainbows. Obviously, Love is a perfect summer soundtrack, but it sounds just as beautifully blissed-out at any other time of the year. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Name Credits Catherine Piault Selection David Rosner Producer Lenny Waronker Producer Mickie Most Producer