Let’s Live For Today – THE GRASS ROOTS****

Things I Should Have Said/Wake Up Wake Up/Tip Of My Tongue/Is It Any Wonder/Let’s Live For Today/Beatin’ Round The Bush/Out Of Touch/Won’t You See Me/Where Were You When I Needed You/No Exit/This Precious Time/House Of Stone

Let’s Live For Today was the follow up album from the pop harmony group The Grass Roots which facilitated their commercial breakthrough. The title track single reached No. 8 in the US. (US:75)

“Well crafted 60s sunshine hippie lyric laden folk rock bliss. I heartily chuckle when I hear that this album is only about the hit song. Quality exists throughout. Prepare yourself for a journey to a good time when the needle hits this one.”

“While the title track is without compare, there is much to recommend the album. In fact, I have come to believe that Let's Live For Today is one of the finest overlooked folk-rock records of the 60s. A fine album that deserves to be heard beyond the admittedly top-notch title track.”

“This album captures the band at their freshest. Although it's only their second album, their pop craftsmanship matches any of their contemporaries. This LP is a symbol of the idealistic era it stems from and can take credit for contributing toward the era's rock 'n' roll legacy. Not only does it contain Let's Live For Today, what's amazing is that just about every other song on the album could have been a hit.”

“The magic behind both the single and the album from the late 1960s is best explained by recognizing the lyrics for what they really are; an anthem and a call to action for the boomer generation, a counter-cultural coda railing against the materialism and calculated future orientation of the mainstream society.”

“When The Grass Roots put out their second album in 1967 the folk-rock movement had basically died out, which makes Let's Live For Today somewhat outdated in a world where rock music was submerged in psychedelia. However, the title track is one of the quintessential songs from the 1960s, and while the rest of the album pales in comparison, Let's Live For Today is simply one of those songs you have to have in your music library.” “Best described as folk-rock with a bit of an edge that will be of interest primarily to fans of that genre.”