For many, Forever Changes is where the Love story ends. Whether viewed as a retooled evolution of the band or simply that of Arthur Lee, Four Sail is an essential part of the Love discography. With a driving edge partly recalling the proto-punk energy of Da Capo with the modern hard rock zeitgeist of 1969, Lee’s superb new lineup delivers the intentions behind “combining the east and west coast sounds with the European sounds, plus a few of my own ideas”.
Category: Arthur Lee
Arthur Lee with The Fuzztones :: 7 and 7 Is
1990: Love’s Arthur Lee joins The Fuzztones at L.A.’s Coconut Teazer absolutely laying waste to his old band’s “7 and 7 is.” Thanks Scottie Diablo for the tip. _____________________________________________________________________________________ . . . Only the good shit. Aquarium Drunkard is […]
Arthur Lee :: Vindicator (1972)
Late last year when we wrote about Arthur Lee’s superb soul spin “Everybody’s Gotta Live,” we hadn’t yet heard Vindicator, the track’s 1972 mothership and Lee’s solo debut. Admittedly, we (I) naively assumed that Vindicator would be a […]
Arthur Lee :: Everybody’s Gotta Live
(Sevens, a new feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.)If icons of ’60s-era psychedelic rock were counted, Love probably wouldn’t be among them. Certainly, even casual music fans would recognize […]
