Grizzly Bear/All Over The World (La-La)/Statesboro Blues/Get Together/One Note Man/The Other Side To This Life/Tears Are Falling/Four In The Morning/Foolin’ Around (The Waltz)/Ain’t That Lovin’ You Baby/C C Rider
The self titled debut album from the Boston folk rock group The Youngbloods. Includes the US No. 5 Get Together, sales boosted considerably by its use in a TV commercial. (US:131)
“The Youngbloods is a classic, plain and simple. It is on my all time list of great albums. Jesse Colin Young's pure voice, coupled with Banana's solid playing, the vocals and guitar word of Jerry Corbitt, plus the drum work of Joe Bauer made for some terrific music.”
“There are a myriad of reasons why the first LP is as fresh sounding today as during the sensational sixties. Jesse's vocals have long been underrated. His voice is captivating as you look forward to every verse.”
“As with many bands of this period, the key is the wonderful tightness that grew out of playing together in little clubs every night. Listen to the mix of the voices of Jesse Colin Young and Jerry Corbett, and the constant interplay between Corbett's guitar, Banana Levinger's electric piano and guitar, Young's bass and Joe Bauer's drums.”
“The music is garage driven semi-commercial folk/pop rock. Despite coalescing in Boston, this album has some great west coast flavour in the mix. Perhaps their most consistently excellent album.”
“This is music of the happy and gentle side of the hippie love and peace dream with catchy songs, good jingle jangle guitars and intense vocals.”
“Nice hippie folk. Has their big hit Get Together. All of the covers on this album are weak.”
“Two very fine songs. One that shows up on all the group's compilations (Get Together) and one that never does (Tears Are Falling). The rest are serviceable, but only hint at the sporadic brilliance to come.”
“This is the record that Get Together is on, but the rest of the songs are slightly more rockin' and/or bluesy."
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