For the past 40 or so years, my regular gig as a musician has been as the guitarist for a church band or, as we called ourselves, a Contemporary Christian Ensemble. What set the band apart from others ploughing the…
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Various Artists – March of the Flower Children: The American Sounds of 1967
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of reviewing the Grapefruit Records compilation of British psychedelia circa 1967, Too Much Sun Will Burn. It was the second volume of such music the label released over the years. Now comes…
View More Various Artists – March of the Flower Children: The American Sounds of 1967Various Artists – Too Much Sun Will Burn: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967, Volume 2
The 1960s were a rather bizarre time to live through. The war in Viet Nam dominated the headlines, but a growing awareness of impending ecological disaster was never far behind. Sit-ins and love-ins competed with student protests and Jesus Freaks…
View More Various Artists – Too Much Sun Will Burn: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967, Volume 2