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Love's third album Forever Changes is a recognised rock classic with every track distinctive, melodic and memorable. The chart placing is absolutely no reflection of the glory within. (US:154 UK:24)
"This beautiful, seminal piece of work from 1967 is one of the very best examples of 1960s artistry. Quintessential psychedelia with a hard edge, wry and humorous with a hint of cynicism, musically fabulous and totally original. From a quiet start in 1967 the reputation of Forever Changes has grown with the years by word-of-mouth to now be included in just about everyone's top ten best albums of all time."
"I've heard this so many times but when I come back to it, it always sounds fresh. Although it is 'of its time', it is quite unlike anything from that time and has a timeless quality. The band seemed to just come together on this album, in a way they hadn't before or since."
"This psychedelic wonder was a huge influence on progressive rock and on many bands. It's full of gorgeously amazing songs that leave you in a state of amazed jaw-dropped wonder."
"It is very hard to categorise. Not quite rock, not quite soul, not folk, yet it has all these elements within it. Although you can tell this LP was recorded in the late 60s, it has a timeless quality to it that makes it very relevant today. I would recommend this album to anyone. My only advice would be to make sure you listen to it quite a few times. It has a strange hypnotic quality that grabs after repeated spins."
"Love's third is a moody and atmospheric pop album, with acoustic guitars that flutter, harmonies that shiver, melodies that seduce, and a string section that peers over the shoulder of everything else with murder in its eyes. The vocals are remarkably pretty and very haunted, and the lyrics brim with anxiety."
"The arrangements are incredibly inventive and colourful, sounding always familiar yet also ever so slightly weird without one being able to point a finger at the source of this feeling."
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