Progressive instrumental "Bombay Calling", and the hard-rocking "Wasted Union Blues". Somewhere in the middle you have the hauntingly beautiful "Girl With No Eyes", Other hand there are also songs like the experimental and menacing "Bulgaria" and the jam-oriented The tracks that you'll find here are actually quite varied - on one hand, there are light andįlowery psychedelic tunes like "White Bird" (one of my favorites) and "Hot Summer Day", but on the That still holds up over forty years after its release. Psychedelia, folk, jazz, and mildly progressive songwriting ideas makes for a unique listen, andĪlthough It's a Beautiful Day is not without some flaws, it is a strong and adventurous debut This release would be remembered in history as the group's defining statement. It's a Beautiful Day went on to release this self-titled debut in 1969 and, as it would turn out, Rarely gets as much recognition as Jefferson Airplane, Santana, or Blue Cheer, they are not one toįorget about when discussing the city's musical landscape. San Francisco spawned some great bands in the late sixties', and although It's a Beautiful Day Posted Thursday, Novem| Review this album | Report (Review #1079473) Guess who lost and guess who won andīecame instantly famous. He then listened to a tape ofīoth IABD and Santana and couldn't decide so he flipped a coin. Pressured by Bill Graham to put on one of two acts that Bill managed.
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Michael Lang, one of the co-creators of the event was They were almost invited to play at Woodstock. The band never really achieved the success of other SF psychedelic bands of the same era. Musically I find them more interesting than some of the other bands around that scene. The songwriting here is outstanding and really brings to mind the times in which they The male and female vocals add an interesting flavor that give this album a very They played an interesting mix of psychedelic rock mixed with folk and some classical in a very This band emerged from 'The Summer Of Love' during the hippie days of the late 60s in San Francisco. The lighter "Marrying Maiden", still featuring stellar instrumentation and haunting vocals, is a good runner-up. The first album is a true American classic and is highly recommended to fans of early RENAISSANCE and ILLUSION. Founded in San Francisco, USA in 1967 - Disbanded in 1974 - Reunited in 1997 - Still active as of 2017 Two subsequent LPs, released in '73 and '74 respectively, feature yet another string of new musicians and don't have much to offer to progheads. Although not a bad album, "Choice Quality Stuff" with its distinctly blues-based rock'n roll is nothing remotely similar to the first. By the time the third album "Choice Quality Stuff / Anytime" was released in '72, David LaFlamme was being ousted and the band altogether had seen so many personnel changes it was becoming something of a loose aggregate of the Bay Area 'all stars' (among whom were several members from SANTANA). "Marrying Maiden", their second release, is exceedingly pastoral compared to the first, as the band switched to earthier, country-flavoured rock with cajun spices, bits of jazz and good old-time rock'n roll. A combination of San Francisco Bay Area psychedelia, folk, classical and jazz, it has a very 60ish 'trippy' feel. Their eponymous first album is an American masterpiece of finely crafted, classically inspired folk-rock structured around violinist LaFlamme's virtuosity. Patti (the voice of "White Bird") was killed in a car accident in 1989. Late-period members such as bassist Bud Cockrell and guitarist David Jenkins resurfaced in PABLO CRUISE while David LaFlamme and Patti Santos enjoyed low-key solo careers. With a new violinist, keyboard player and still more musicians passing through the revolving doors, the band eventually issued two rather disappointing albums and then fizzled out of the picture. A nasty lawsuit then saw David LaFlamme forced out of the band he had created.
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Through numerous personnel changes, ongoing legal disputes over royalties and various setbacks (the LaFlamme's own divorce and then Linda Laflamme having to hand over her keyboard duties after being struck in the head by a bottle thrown from the audience), the group released three studio albums. Their original line-up included Patti Santos on vocals, David's own wife Linda LaFlamme on keyboards, Hal Wagenet on guitar, Mitchell Holman on bass and Val Fluentes on drums. The song is intrinsically linked to this band, brainchild of David LaFlamme, a virtuoso violinist who frequently jammed alongside the likes of Jerry Garcia and Janis Joplin. Way back in 1969, a haunting little song called "White Bird" could be heard on just about every classic-rock radio station across North America.