Forever Changes

by Love

Overview

There's a certain school of thought that considers Love's Forever Changes to be as great an album as Sgt. Pepper, and it's not that hard to agree, since the Los Angeles band summed up the beautiful hippie vibe of '67 better than Beatles whimsy. Plus, the group turned in a marvelously idiosyncratic album that sums up the feeling of that year perfectly, while feeling tremendously out of time -- a saga of peace, love, and understanding that transcends its time by being so thoroughly of it. Forever Changes is essential listening, whether in its original incarnation or part of Rhino's wonderful double-disc Love Story or the label's deluxe 2001 reissue. The reissue is augmented by two alternate mixes, an outtake called "Your Mind and We Belong Together" (illuminated by studio breakdowns and chatter), a demo of "Hummingbirds," the outtake "Wonder People (Do I Wonder)," and "Laughing Stock." The bonus tracks are really only interesting to the unconverted, and they couldn't really change the character of an album that's so dense and fascinating on its own that it's impossible to better. Still, these are wonderful additions for the dedicated, and even if they're not necessary, they're welcome. And the fact remains -- anything that brings an audience to the most universally acknowledged underappreciated classic is welcome, even if the basic original album makes a case for its greatness as much as this, and the bonus tracks are simply something for the diehards. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	01/13/2008
Label:	Warner Music / Elektra / Rhino
UPC:	0081227353728
Rank:	37463

Tracks

1. Alone Again Or
2. A House is Not a Motel
3. Andmoreagain
4. The Daily Planet
5. Old Man
6. The Red Telephone
7. Maybe The People Would Be The Times or Between clark and Hilldale
8. Live and Let Live
9. The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This
10. Bummer in the Summer
11. You Set the Scene
12. Hummingbirds
13. Wonder People (I Do Wonder) [Outtake]
14. Alone Again Or [Alternate Mix]
15. You Set The Scene [Alternate Take]
16. Your Mind and We Belong Together [Tracking Sessions Highlights]
17. Your Mind And We Belong Together
18. Laughing Stock

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Love   Primary Artist
Arthur Lee & Love   Primary Artist
Ollie Mitchell   Trumpet
Marshall Sosson   Violin
Bud Brisbois   Trumpet
Michael Stuart   Percussion
Bryan MacLean   Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals,Guitar (Rhythm)
Tjay Cantrelli   Flute,Saxophone
Arnold Belnick   Violin
Hal Blaine   Drums
James Getzoff   Violin
Roy Caton   Trumpet
Robert Barene   Violin
Richard Leith   Trombone
Ken Forssi   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Billy Strange   Guitar
Don Randi   Piano
Arthur Lee   Guitar,Vocals
John Echols   Lead Guitar,Guitar
Alban Pfisterer   Drums
Jesse Ehrlich   Cello
Chuck Berghofer   String Bass
Carol Kaye   Bass
Darrel Terwilliger   Violin
Norman Botnick   Viola

Technical Credits

Mark Eitzel   Composer
Bryan MacLean   Arranger,Composer
Bruce Botnick   Engineer,Producer
David Angel   Arranger,Orchestration
Jac Holzman   Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
Arthur Lee   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Daniel Hersch   Remastering
Andy MacLean   Composer
Domingo "Sam" Samudio   Composer
John Haeny   Engineer
Paul Rothchild   Producer
Andrew Sandoval   Remastering
Steve Hoffman   Remastering