Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Search uDiscover Music. Dan November 14, at am. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. I've already said of Girl with no eyes so let's move to the most famous song of this album. I opened a thread on the forum about this without knowing that another one had been opened before. The story is quite complicated and effectively also this song was originally written by an old bluesman, Vince Wallace in and "stolen" by David LaFlamme.
I don't know much of this story that I've learned from PA. However it fades seamlessly into "Bulgaria" which has a very psychedelic opening which initially reminds to early Pink Floyd.
It has the same oriental mood increased by the violin as lead instrument. To be honest, also the closer "Time Is" reminds me to something already listened, but I can't identify it. However it's a very good long song and an excellent closer almost psychedelic with some relations to the Doors, but I think it's good for Krautrock fans, too. In few words other than being an interesting document of a period and a place it's first of all a good album which deserves to be included in a prog collection.
The late sixties have so much to offer, when it comes to early progressive music. The combined vocals of David Laflamme and Pattie Santos are really a winner, as they seem to complete each other perfectly in these melodic songs. The violins of David Laflamme give the music it's folksy sound at times whilst his sister Linda Laflamme does a great job on all key instruments. The song-writing of this album is the main attraction here, but the musicianship is also strong.
It is said this song became a big hit at the time. On side two 'Bombay Calling' is easy recognized as the song that Deep Purple would jam on and eventually wright the all-time classic Child on Time on.
The main theme and melody is however written by It's a Beautiful Day. The song itself is a bit folk-like, a bit like White Bird. The instrumental parts are particularly strong on this one. On 'Bulgaria' and 'Time is' the band has less focus on song-writing and we get to listen to some improvisations, solo's and the like.
My only complaint about this album is slightly flat sound, but it's recorded in '69 so I can't be to harsh on it. On my stereo the music really becomes alive when I put my treble full open and I have the CBS reprint; whose later pressings usually have a great sound. This is one of these great proto-prog records that are both innovative, stylish and well played. The vocals are a real treat, whilst the rest of the band catches up during instrumental passages.
I would strongly recommend this to fans of early prog, late '60 psychedelic rock and folk rock. Four stars. Don't be bothered by the 'Sound of Music'-like cover! This debut is quite an interesting album: dramatically psychedelic, wonderfully melodic, and passionate: you name it all. The extremely positive points about this release are the vocal harmonies which are combined with superb violin and harpsichord. Some over forty years after release, this album sounds fresh and modern.
Of course, I am profoundly driven into the psychedelic years. A song as "Hot Summer Day" sounds just as an enchantment to my ears. A second highlight probably. The first being the great "White Bird". To be fully honest as I have always been , I came up to know this band thanks to "Bombay Calling". Purple borrowed it as led Zep did with plenty of their songs from their first two albums. This instrumental is just crazy and deserve a listen. As such, this version is really worth your listening: great violin that provides some nice Oriental flavour and beautiful beat even if Ritchie's guitar is one of the best available on this side of the rocking planet.
This album closes on the good "Time Is" which is a long psyche ecstasy: loose, chaotic and totally out of the norms? I would say that it was about time because "Bulgaria" was rather weak third one of the type.
As a conclusion, I would say that this is a good album. Few people have listened to it and I can only recommend you to do so. Three stars. The tracks that you'll find here are actually quite varied - on one hand, there are light and flowery psychedelic tunes like "White Bird" one of my favorites and "Hot Summer Day", but on the other hand there are also songs like the experimental and menacing "Bulgaria" and the jam-oriented "Time Is".
If you listen to this one on vinyl as I have been over the past few days , you'll probably notice that side two seems to be the more experimental and progressive half of the album. I don't care much for the extended jamming in "Time Is" and actually prefer the first side to the second one, although the quality is objectively high throughout the entire listen. In terms of musicianship, these guys and gal were certainly above what many of their psychedelic contemporaries were doing at the time - the vocal harmonies between David LaFlamme and his wife Linda are excellent, and David's virtuous violin playing in particular gives the album a very unique flavor.
The ensemble is solid across the board, though, and when one also factors in the crisp production, it's clear that this is a very professional and well-made observation. It's a Beautiful Day is the sort of album that every psychedelic connoisseur should take a listen to at some point or another; its unique style and charming arrangements are certainly different from anything you would've heard back in , and although I personally don't care for "Time Is" which takes up nearly one-fourth of the album's playing time , fans of free-form jams should enjoy it more than I do anyway.
While some of the melodies feel a bit bland and song structures a tad clumsy, this is still a well-put together album that has aged surprisingly well.
I've yet to hear any of the band's subsequent releases, but I'm definitely looking forward to seeing where It's a Beautiful Day went from here! The band never really achieved the success of other SF psychedelic bands of the same era. In fact they were almost invited to play at Woodstock.
Michael Lang, one of the co-creators of the event was pressured by Bill Graham to put on one of two acts that Bill managed. Guess who lost and guess who won and became instantly famous. Lots of experimenting on this one. Another great album from a great year in music. This band is mostly known for the influence they had on other bands Walking down the sidewalk on f It emulates a very special feeling of a wonderful time in United States music history.
It brings back fond memories of excellent song writing, with excellent instrumentals. There is also a special blending of the instruments that enhances the spirit I don't, for the life of me,know what made me think of this song! I was 13 years old when i first heard it and it has stayed with me all these years.
I thought, and still do, that it was one of the most beautiful songs that i had ever heard. Then when i was 14 years old, i got to sneak into a l Where does it stop being psychedelic and stop being progressive? These guys often have both in one song, seemingly.
The classical influences are most evident on "White Bird", LaFlamme and Santos's vocals blend really well. The light feel of this track is balanced by the longer freakouts like I can't deny this is a quite surprising record. It's a nice experience to hear the way traditional sounds folk influences create this kind psychedelic pop-music. White Bird is a very good song, I think it's the best one on this album. It's very funny to know that the song Bombay Calling, whi It featured footage of the band members walking around the airport primarily in Terminal 2F interspersed with shots of the band performing on carpets on the airport runway while jets take off overhead.
An alternative edit of the same video was also streamed on U2. The Akerlund video was included on The Best of DVD compilation, along with optional commentary from the director, as well as on the U Videos compilation. It was first performed on the opening night of The Elevation Tour in Fort Lauderdale on March 24, , and has been played at every full U2 concert since that time. It has also been played at a number of promotional appearances, including the Live 8 concert in London in , and the Super Bowl in The song received enough votes, and a recording from Zagreb, Croatia on August 10, was included on U Lyrics by Bono.
Produced by Daniel Lanois and Brian Eno.
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