Label: Collectors' Choice Music (US), CCM-931
Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Country: Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Time: 68:20
Format: Flac Tracks 16/44,1 kHz
Size: 407 Mb
This
set marked several firsts for Love. Not only was Out Here (1969) their
initial foray away from the Elektra imprint, it would be their only
double-LP package. After the relative failure of Forever Changes (1968),
co-founder Arthur Lee (vocals/rhythm guitar) disbanded the unit and
then re-formed with Frank Fayad (bass), George Suranovich (drums), Jay
Donnellan (lead guitar), and Gary Rowles (lead guitar). Granted, it's
certainly not the greatest work in their catalog. However, Out Here is
proof that Lee's faculties for quirky and personable pop and rock
compositions had yet to elude him. The results -- unquestionably a mixed
bag -- present listeners with evidence of the combo's increasingly
heavier approach, as well as a few selections that hearken back to the
lighter whimsy of the earlier ensemble. The latter circumstance is
clearly demonstrated, ranging from the acoustic introspection of "Listen
to My Song," to the full-blown group jam on the 11-plus minute "Love Is
More Than Words or Better Late Than Never" featuring Rowles' inspired
electric fretwork. The update of "Signed D.C." -- the original having
been a key component of Love's 1966 self-titled debut -- is given a
weightier blues-fueled edge that remains drenched in the emotive angst
of its precursor. The band's subsequent (and final) outing False Start
(1970) continued mining the same heavy metal vein tapped on "I'm Down"
and the suitably wordless "Instra-Mental"." While not exactly
throwaways, "Abalony," "Discharged," and the droll funeral procession
ode "Car Lights on in the Daytime Blues" are more filler than killer.
Still, all in all, Arthur Lee enthusiasts can discover plenty of music
to Love on Out Here.
(allmusic.com/album/out-here-mw0000308405)
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