Unsmart 2008-11-12

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Some people (well, not too many I suppose) have put this album down because of its lack of memorable songs. I can understand that, the songs here don't hold up on their own as classics. But this album isn't about creating a bunch of sing-along tunes. It has to be regarded as a whole to be fully appreciated. FOREVER CHANGES is about creating something (at least back then) unheard of. The songs are often mystical and a bit weird, both in terms of music and lyrics. And the arrangements are sometimes peculiar but in an interesting way.
If you want some easy-listening, then forget this. But if you want something really original that works on other levels than great hooks, then chances are you're going to enjoy this. At least I do.

John A. Straub 2008-11-06

0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Many of the negitive reviews seem to focus on what a waste of money they spent. And warn others not to fall victum of the same mistake.
Well here's what, this is such a great album that I'll send anyone the money to buy it, if that's the only issue.

Howdy, Russ.

Jeff G. Dufour 2008-10-26

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

This is certainly one of the more creative efforts to emerge from the late '60s scene, blending a variety folk, psychedelic and pop styles. Yet the disc simply doesn't live up to the lavish praise critics have heaped on it since its reissue. There are too few hooks, and the production sounds both slick for its time and outdated for this time. Witness the Herb Alpert-style horns and the kind of string arrangements that turned people off of The Doors' "Soft Parade." If you're looking for a forgotten masterpiece from this era, you're better off searching out Quicksilver Messenger Service or Moby Grape.

Josh L. Patrick-Riley 2008-07-31

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

"Oh, the snot has caked against my pants/It has turned into crystal."

That's how 'Live And Let Live' begins, and it is easy to see why this was Jim Morrison's favorite band. Acoustic guitars everywhere and beautiful harmonies The Beatles would love, and I could not recommend this anymore.

I have listened to "Pet Sounds" and while I tolerated it I didn't see what all the big deal was, but this...My introduction to Love was the song 'Always See Your Face' in the movie "High Fidelity" and instantly I had to know what it was. I listened to the song quite a few times, but this album is even better. After "Alone Again Or" I was hooked. While this album could easily be a soundtrack to a great music film never made, the closer 'You Set The Scene' plays like a film on its own.

"There's a private in my boat and he wears
Pins instead of medals on his coat
There's a chicken in my nest and she won't
Lay until I've given her my best"

Does it really mean anything? I don't know, but I like it. And I think you will too.

George R. Norris 2008-06-25

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

No album, even Sergeant Pepper's, captures the ambience of the 1960's for me like this one. A bittersweet collection of often tender, Spanish-influenced melodies with a folk psychelic flavor and some sad racial overtones--Arthur Lee, like Jimi Hendrix, was an avant-garde Black artist doing rock at a time when music was segregated and his place uncertain and lonely. A truly great recording.