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lemonade kid
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 Posted - 28/01/2011 : 20:00:30
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Underrated by many or completely overlooked...truly one of the greats.
"Sunshine Superman" being considered an all time Top 100 Album by most.
A really overlooked album is "Cosmic Wheels"...I have a promo vinyl with an original MIMEOGRAPH(google it, kids)insert....remember those pre-xerox copying machines?....anyway, it states a warning to DJs for radio play, that listeners may object to offensive language with one track...."Intergalactic Laxative". But listen first to the title track...
Cosmic Wheels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-htKgvLdtTg&feature=related
Intergalactic Laxative
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iab9YKocUcw&feature=related
Share your favorite Donovan songs....
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 28/01/2011 : 23:25:46
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never much liked the track "Cosmic Wheels"
LOVE A gift from a flower to a garden; thats probably the most highly esteemed of Donovan's album it would seem - there was even a tribute album to it a few years back!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2p16fKFat08 |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 28/01/2011 : 23:55:20
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Actually, "Sunshine Superman" is the most highly esteemed album, and most groundbreaking. First album to openly sing of use of acid and "the love drugs"...innovative use of never before dreamed of instrumental accompaniment & very interesting, unusual arrangements and his guitar work as usual, is very intricate & influential.
Legend Of Girl Child Linda....cited as very influential and groundbreaking...listen to all the instruments used.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19ALlQTLM8c&feature=related
A nice early piece with great finger picking..Summer Day Reflection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os7vpCvy5uw&feature=related
Lalena...always a favorite of mine....
a good video of Donovan TV performance--
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5bdJPvrbOw&feature=related
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 29/01/2011 : 01:58:22
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gotta listen to Summer Day Reflection Songs now, haven't listened to that 2cd yet
you know, the best way for a newbie to start might be the recent remaster of A Gift from a flower to a garden (from 2009 - they had to lose the original cover though!)
or the Troubadour 2cd collection, though that might be out of print. One of my favorite tracks by Don is off that (Dark-Eyed Blue Jean Angel) and thats from 1976
Sutras, never grabbed me too much, cool as it was that he was covering Poe (!)
though I was impressed by his recent book Hurdy Gurdy Man covering his 60s period.
The one Don I really want to pick up is the album Mellow Yellow as that influenced Nick Drake from what I understand, when he was in Aix in 1968 he played that constantly, and that was when he started writing songs..
Dunno about "Pee song" and stuff - that was from HMS; I think the only thing that interested me about that album was the fact that I have a cd of Mccartney playing songs with Donovan, and they were trying out songs, and Don was doing songs like "The sun and the moon" from that album and Paul was trying out "Blackbird". Lotta fun that session at Pauls home!
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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mikeb
Old Love
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Posted - 29/01/2011 : 23:49:13
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Originally posted by lemonade kid
Actually, "Sunshine Superman" is the most highly esteemed album, and most groundbreaking. First album to openly sing of use of acid and "the love drugs"...innovative use of never before dreamed of instrumental accompaniment & very interesting, unusual arrangements and his guitar work as usual, is very intricate & influential
Donovan is performing the Sunshine Superman album at the Royal Albert Hall June 3 with the London Contemporary Orchestra under the baton of John Cameron, arranger for many of the tracks on that and subsequent albums, including Legend of a Girl Child Linda you've linked to.
http://bandweblogs.com/blog/2010/11/03/donovan-performs-sunshine-superman-at-the-royal-albert-hall-june-3-2011/
Have booked the gig and am really looking forward to it. |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 30/01/2011 : 18:21:52
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Fantastic! Let us know about it...though Donovan still has the voice so I am sure it will be great. I am so happy that Donovan has found his audience again as Arthur did later in life. A few decades ago Donovan was playing hotel lounges in the US and I felt he deserved better. FANTASTIC!
It is so wonderful that our greatest 60's artists are having the chance to reclaim their complete opus albums in front of adoring audiences.....with the halls filled with the old AND the young-- it gives me hope for the younger generations!!
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 01/02/2011 : 16:06:47
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oh GOSH ! 
life is really too much |
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rocker
Old Love
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Posted - 01/02/2011 : 17:03:47
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| You know I was watching Goodfellas recently and almost foprgot that Donovan's "Atlantis" was in there. Scorcese put it in that notorious Billy Batts scene at the bar. I always wondered what Don thought of that one but I figure he had to have given Scorcese permission to use it there! |
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Joe Morris
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Posted - 01/02/2011 : 21:46:27
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| Donovan also played "Atlantis" on a Simpsons episode |
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bob f.
Old Love
USA
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Posted - 01/02/2011 : 22:19:22
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I have wonderfull memories of Donovan's records, (Sunshine Superman), when they were new on the radio in the 60s. Magic and cool vibes were there. I can always return there when I listen to his stuff.
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 02/02/2011 : 01:38:45
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| to Suzie on the west coast waiting |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
USA
9876 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2011 : 01:51:17
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Originally posted by Joe Morris
to Suzie on the west coast waiting
Such a nice tune, joe....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxpI9ZwYFs
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Joe Morris
Old Love
3492 Posts |
Posted - 02/02/2011 : 03:39:45
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Riki tiki tavi
Riki tiki tavi is gone! |
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lemonade kid
Old Love
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Posted - 02/02/2011 : 19:55:56
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quote:
Originally posted by Joe Morris
Riki tiki tavi
Riki tiki tavi is gone!
Mongoose is dead....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY7Rxae4pjU
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Joe Morris
Old Love
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Posted - 02/02/2011 : 22:49:52
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| Quite rightly |
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