Topic: Sixties Recollections
I'm having trouble sleeping tonight so here I am listening to my music and typing what's on my mind. The sixties decade was a very long time ago, but I remember it quite well - especially the music that came with it. There are so many great artists and songs I could mention, but for time sake (I need to get back to bed) I'll just focus on one for now. Like all the music I listened to back then nearly everything was introduced to me by my older brother. I find it amazing all the cool bands he knew of. From 1965 to 1968 we lived in Alexandria, Virginia and my brother C.J. hung out in the coffehouses and music barns in the D.C. section of Georgetown. The band Love was one of the many he turned me onto. I remember first their self-titled first album which was very good, but it was the second, Forever Changes that I still listen to and marvel at it's timeless quality. The album is hard to describe because it's a bundle of styles, but for me it's one of the best that came from a very fruitful period in modern music. What got me thinking about Arthur Lee and Love tonight is they produced what I believe is one of the best anti-drug songs ever - the powerful "Signed D.C.". My brother used to play that song alot never knowing at the time it would be his theme song thirty-five years later.
I mentioned once in some past thread, which must date back at least 5 years because it was on the old forum...who knew?
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