Label: Repertoire Records (Germany), REP 4278-WY
Style: Rock, Rhythm and Blues
Country: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Time: 69:51
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 312 Mb
Friends is the sixth and final studio album by Australian rock band
the Easybeats. It was released in early 1970 as part of the group's new
recording contract with Polydor Records. It would be the only album
Polydor released of the band as they broke up before its release.
In a contemporary review The Sun Herald's Gil Wahlquist noted the "commercial English sound" of the album and that "everything is energy and vocal power from the opening "St. Louis" through to "Woman, You're On My Mind"". In an article in Go-Set, singer Stevie Wright noted the band were disappointed in the Ray Singer's production of the lead single St. Louis, saying "It ended up nothing like we envisaged it" and that they wanted it more "funky with lots of ad-libs".
Retrospective reviews have been less kind to the album. Pointing out the short comings of the demo recordings. AllMusic's Ritchie Unterberger noted that " The least successful songs are the forced rock & roll boogies, with overwrought vocals from lead singer Stevie Wright. The more pensive tracks, like the title tune, have an oddly compelling, hollow feel of resignation bordering on gloom that starkly contrasts with their more well-known mid-'60s material."
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_(Easybeats_album))
In a contemporary review The Sun Herald's Gil Wahlquist noted the "commercial English sound" of the album and that "everything is energy and vocal power from the opening "St. Louis" through to "Woman, You're On My Mind"". In an article in Go-Set, singer Stevie Wright noted the band were disappointed in the Ray Singer's production of the lead single St. Louis, saying "It ended up nothing like we envisaged it" and that they wanted it more "funky with lots of ad-libs".
Retrospective reviews have been less kind to the album. Pointing out the short comings of the demo recordings. AllMusic's Ritchie Unterberger noted that " The least successful songs are the forced rock & roll boogies, with overwrought vocals from lead singer Stevie Wright. The more pensive tracks, like the title tune, have an oddly compelling, hollow feel of resignation bordering on gloom that starkly contrasts with their more well-known mid-'60s material."
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends_(Easybeats_album))
01. St. Louis (03:14)
02. Friends (03:43)
03. Watching The World (Go By) (02:36)
04. Can't Find Love (03:29)
05. Holding On (03:40)
06. I Love Marie (02:39)
07. Rock And Roll Boogie (02:30)
08. Tell Your Mother (05:24)
09. The Train Song (03:31)
10. What Becomes Of You My Love (03:19)
11. Woman You're On My Mind (04:35)
12. Peculiar Hole In The Sky (Si (02:59)
13. Gonna Make It (Instrumental) (03:16)
14. H.P. Man (Single B-Side) (02:44)
15. Down To The Last 500 (from ' (02:40)
16. My Old Man's A Groovy Old Ma (02:24)
17. Such A Lovely Day (from ''Be (03:14)
18. Who Are My Friends (Complete (03:14)
19. Look Out I'm On The Way Down (02:36)
20. Little Red Bucket (Demo from (02:45)
21. Remember Sam (Alternate Mix (02:37)
22. Pretty Girl (Alternate Mix f (02:31)
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