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CD One
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Chris Kimsey 2023 Mix
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One Of These Days
A gradual, but dramatic, echoey introduction gets things going here. We're brought into a cool intermittent blues rocking jam from there. This is very much in line with the kind of thing early Fleetwood Mac was known for. In fact, I'm really reminded of the Peter Green era of that band, perhaps with some John Mayall thrown in for good measure. Then again, I can also make out hints of early Pink Floyd here. A killer instrumental jam later complete with harmonica soloing lands closer to Led Zeppelin territory. |
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Here They Come
The spacey intro on this sounds better to me than it does on the original mix. This has a psychedelic, nearly space rock groove to it. It still has some of that blues rock thing at play, too. This drops to a mellower, bouncy groove that has a real folk music vibe later. |
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I'd Love To Change The World
Certainly the best known track from the band, the riff that opens this is so classy. The lyrics are a bit problematic today, but the hippie aspects of it still work well. This has a great balance between mellower, picked guitar sections and more rocking, strummed ones. It also has some definite psychedelic angles built into it. |
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Over The Hill
There are some symphonic strings on this cut. The track has almost a proto-prog vibe. There are definitely elements of psychedelia in the mix. Symphonic elements take place at the end. |
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Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You
There is a strange bit of weirdness at the start of this. The cut drives out with classic rock and roll sounds from there. |
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Once There Was A Time
This has a lot of down-home, old-time blues in the mix. It's another killer tune. It turns to more of a retro rock and roller later. |
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Let The Sky Fall
Another with healthy helpings of psychedelia and space rock in the mix, this also includes more straight-forward rock. It has a nice balance between mellower, spacier stuff and the more rocking. This drifts into some particularly cool psychedelia on the instrumental break. |
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Hard Monkeys
For some reason this reminds me to some degree of The Guess Who. Then again, it's also a little like "I'd Like to Change the World." It's another with a good amount of contrast between mellower and more rocking stuff. |
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I've Been There Too
Another straightforward rocker, this doesn't break any molds, but it's very well done. The extended instrumental section later is on fire. |
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Uncle Jam
This instrumental piece has a lot of blues and jazz built into it. It's classy. |
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CD Two
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Original 1971 Mix
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One Of These Days
A gradual, but dramatic, echoey introduction gets things going here. We're brought into a cool intermittent blues rocking jam from there. This is very much in line with the kind of thing early Fleetwood Mac was known for. In fact, I'm really reminded of the Peter Green era of that band, perhaps with some John Mayall thrown in for good measure. Then again, I can also make out hints of early Pink Floyd here. A killer instrumental jam later complete with harmonica soloing lands closer to Led Zeppelin territory. |
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Here They Come
This has a psychedelic, nearly space rock groove to it. It still has some of that blues rock thing at play, too. This drops to a mellower, bouncy groove that has a real folk music vibe later. |
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I'd Love To Change The World
Certainly the best known track from the band, the riff that opens this is so classy. The lyrics are a bit problematic today, but the hippie aspects of it still work well. This has a great balance between mellower, picked guitar sections and more rocking, strummed ones. It also has some definite psychedelic angles built into it. |
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Over The Hill
There are some symphonic strings on this cut. The track has almost a proto-prog vibe. There are definitely elements of psychedelia in the mix. Symphonic elements take place at the end. |
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Baby Won't You Let Me Rock 'N' Roll You
There is a strange bit of weirdness at the start of this. The cut drives out with classic rock and roll sounds from there. |
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Once There Was A Time
This has a lot of down-home, old-time blues in the mix. It's another killer tune. It turns to more of a retro rock and roller later. |
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Let The Sky Fall
Another with healthy helpings of psychedelia and space rock in the mix, this also includes more straight-forward rock. It has a nice balance between mellower, spacier stuff and the more rocking. This drifts into some particularly cool psychedelia on the instrumental break. |
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Hard Monkeys
For some reason this reminds me to some degree of The Guess Who. Then again, it's also a little like "I'd Like to Change the World." It's another with a good amount of contrast between mellower and more rocking stuff. |
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I've Been There Too
Another straightforward rocker, this doesn't break any molds, but it's very well done. The extended instrumental section later is on fire. |
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Uncle Jam
This instrumental piece has a lot of blues and jazz built into it. It's classy. |
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