Turn On A Friend (To A Good Life)/Lonely Leaf/Pleasure/Too Many Do/Living Loving Life/Invasion Of The Poppy People/Captain Sandwich/Living Dream/Ecstasy/Time Is After You/Wonderment
The Great Conspiracy was the quick follow up album from the psychedelic rock group The Peanut Butter Conspiracy. Despite consistently good reviews they never achieved much of a commercial breakthrough.
“Having a name like The Peanut Butter Conspiracy probably didn’t help on this otherwise very strong record from this Los Angeles band. Very similar to Jefferson Airplane - this is excellent, well written with great vocals. The songs are steeped deep in the San Francisco sound - part psych-part acid rock pastoral folk. For psych summer of love 'hippie' or sixties fans its a must own. The recording is on a par with the best records on the time and almost every song is a keeper.”
“This is a credit to the musical genius of this unheralded 60s group. This LP features original material and contains the rich, beautiful vocals of the group’s female lead singer Sandi Robison. She possessed such a beautiful voice, innocent yet powerful. Listen to Lonely Leaf to appreciate her vocal talent. Although most of their music consists of three part harmony, Sandi's voice is truly a treasure. This is a wonderfully composed and arranged masterpiece that should not be overlooked.”
“The Great Conspiracy continues pretty much the same style as their debut, in my opinion this is a better record as a totality. Psychedelic rock with a clear touch of pop and folk rock is what this album is all about. It's a great pack of songs.”
“Propelled by the same basic sound as on their first album, this one has much more pronounced psych influences, and less commercially oriented material, but the same great period flavour.”
“The Great Conspiracy was much more a reflection of their live sound than their debut effort. By the time of this release The Conspiracy were sonically asserting themselves with a decidedly hipper approach. This is especially evident on the stretched out and psychedelic Too Many Do and the deliciously floating, trippy Ecstasy. Brilliantly inspired are Lonely Leaf and the somewhat paranoid and very dark Time Is After You. Not all of this music is wonderful, nevertheless those tracks that are great will stand the test of time.”
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