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bigrubberglove
Fourth Love
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Kula John
Old Love
United Kingdom
754 Posts |
 Posted - 06/08/2006 : 23:57:29
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Too tough to choose but i would definitely have 'Stephanie Knows Who' in there somewhere. Also 'Five String Serenade' has suddenly become so powerful and important to me.
This is the time and this is the time and it is time, time, time, time, time, time, time.....
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boombox
Old Love
United Kingdom
548 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2006 : 02:00:30
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Originally posted by Kula John
Too tough to choose but i would definitely have 'Stephanie Knows Who' in there somewhere. Also 'Five String Serenade' has suddenly become so powerful and important to me.
This is the time and this is the time and it is time, time, time, time, time, time, time.....
Strangely enough, Stephanie Knows Who was the song which switched me on to Love, but it was in fact a cover version. I had bought a 2LP best of by the Move and their cover of SKW was on it. I loved the song so much, I did some digging and got talking to a friend who was going to tape me Alive She Cried by the doors, which had just come out (Wow, that was nearly a quarter of a century ago!). He said he was sure his older brother had something by Love. That something turned out to be Da Capo; I killed that tape pretty soon, endlessly rewinding it to listen to the Love, rather than doors album. I think if I had to pick a Love Top Ten, I would start with the whole of Side One of DC - anything else would just be a bonus!! |
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ALLANAGAIN
Old Love
United Kingdom
687 Posts |
Posted - 07/08/2006 : 18:50:35
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A few songs i really LOVED.....
nothing
nice to be
willow willow
allways see your face
I still wonder
five string serenade
that,s the way it goes
doggone
August
Midnight sun
Obviously the first 3 albums speak for themselves......
theese are just a few little gems that bought me a lot of pleasure
LOVE.......Allan |
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Shaun Arnold
First Love
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Posted - 10/08/2006 : 11:33:11
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i can't believe no one has mentioned "Maybe the people..".
it is one of my all time fav' songs .
just finished watching on repeat on the vid'.so poigant,the tears were flowing. |
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myoungish
Fifth Love
USA
264 Posts |
Posted - 10/08/2006 : 19:27:10
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Agreed, Shaun Arnold! Maybe the People Would Be the Times has always been in my ever-revolving top three....those slightly surreal and melancholy mariachi horns gets me every time. Such a wise and woozy and enigmatic song.
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aldo
Third Love
United Kingdom
58 Posts |
Posted - 11/08/2006 : 00:26:41
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| These last few days Ive found myself listning to the out there compilation and the five string serenade album, Love is more than words or better late than never, gather round, in fact every song on the cd is good I never got into that stuff as much as the elektra material but now i will be listning to that cd a lot more, also five string serenade, twenty on my way, sombody's watching you are great tunes Im going to try and get vindicator and reel to real now, yeah its hard to choose my top 10 love / arthur lee songs but forever changes will always be my favourite album I also love the sax and flute on da capo, |
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myoungish
Fifth Love
USA
264 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2006 : 02:22:15
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Your Mind and We Belong Together
Always See Your Face
Robert Montgomery
A House is Not a Motel
Alone Again Or
Maybe the People Would Be the Times...
7 and 7 is
Stephanie Knows Who
The Castle
My Little Red Book
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MikeP
Fifth Love
406 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2006 : 02:54:37
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| Agreed, LeeRob. Well done, Michael, I reckon you've nailed it as far as I'm concerned. I will treasure my memory of seeing AL and BL playing Robert Montgomery perfectly. My favourite..well, today anyway! |
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dyecraig
Fourth Love
USA
203 Posts |
Posted - 12/08/2006 : 04:58:57
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I think of FC and side one of Da Capo as a single work, but that would be cheating, right?
1. Listen to my song - heartbreaking, operatic
2. Always see your face - love the guitar solo (reminds me of George Harrison), are those trombones or french horns?
3. My little red book - the chords sound good to me, Burt Bacharach!
4. I still wonder - a little CSNY influence?
5. Doggone - love the lyrics and melody - the drum solo has some chops!
6. August - coincidence?
7. Your mind and we belong together - that's a pocket symphony,
Brian Wilson!
8. My flash on you - killer fretless(?) bass line
9. Signed d.c. - the electric version is awesome as well
10. Emotions - surfin' in VA (or anywhere) |
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Art99
First Love
21 Posts |
Posted - 19/08/2006 : 08:47:52
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1. You set the scene Amazing song
2. Signed DC Still very haunting
3. hey joe my fav version of it
4. Your mind and we belong together
5. Alone Again Or
6. Orange Skies
7. She Comes in Colors
8 7 and 7 is
9 My little red book
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rocker
Old Love
USA
3606 Posts |
Posted - 21/08/2006 : 15:51:04
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Oh yeah no.1 is Arthur's testament!....
I've always liked "I'm With You" on the Four Sail album...nice
pop-ish rock tune! And anyway what's with the knight motif on that album and that guy off on the left side. Does anybody know who he is?
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The 9th Beatle
First Love
USA
16 Posts |
Posted - 23/08/2006 : 10:45:03
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No contest,,
THE best love song ever recorded is 'Maybe the People Would be The Times Or Between Clark and Hilldale. |
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Rob
First Love
United Kingdom
3 Posts |
Posted - 24/08/2006 : 18:59:38
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| I've been listening to Love since first hearing them at college (about 20 yrs. ago). My top 10 keeps changing but "Five String Serenade" is always in there somewhere. |
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ed the bear
Fourth Love
USA
215 Posts |
Posted - 28/08/2006 : 19:34:58
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10 - "Colored Balls Falling" -- a 2-minute jewel distilling all that's best on the first album
9 - "The Castle" -- a song that starts out in one place, and ends in another. (But then he did that a lot.)
8 - "Que Vida" -- what's with the champagne cork popping? Always makes me laugh.
7 - "Gazing" -- Arthur calls out "Johnny's Turn Now" and we get a brief visit to heaven
6 - "She Comes in Colors"
5 - "Andmoreagain" -- just because
4 - "Good Times" -- Others have their favorites from Four Sail, but this is my list! "No more bad times" indeed.
3 - "Maybe the People Should Be the Times" -- Arthur doesn't want us weeping for him.
2 - "Live And Let Live" -- served his time VERY well.
1 - "You Set the Scene" -- an epitaph anyone would be proud of.
(Not weeping, exactly, but the tears have caked on my shirt.)
Thanks again, Arthur. |
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ed the bear
Fourth Love
USA
215 Posts |
Posted - 28/08/2006 : 23:32:21
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| can't believe I left out "A House is Not a Motel" and "Daily Planet." If I really had to limit myself to 10 songs I'd have to take my pistol. |
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Top 10 Love Songs
