Maandelijks archief: juni 2007

retro 1968

Love (1968) van Margo Guryan
The song “Love” opens with Aquarian noodlings, spacy fuzz guitar and some eerie echo effects that evoke a freakout scene in a hippie exploitation flick. The chaos congeals when the jazzy bass and drums kick in; this measured madness is anything but self-indulgent. Based on this experimental vibe, one can assume the title doesn’t refer to classic, possesive boy-meets-girl love, but a universal, abstract concept of love that fascinated longhairs at the time. Guryan calls it “a friendly feeling.” Others called it acid.
 
Bron: thesmileshop.net

retro 1967

Your Mind is (1967) van The Luv’d Ones

The Luv’d Ones
were an all-female American garage rock band in the 1960s. Led by singer/guitarist Charlotte ‘Char’ Vinnedge, the group released singles on the Chicago-based Dunwich Records. Vinnedge sang lead vocals and played lead guitar and the rest of the band was filled out by her sister Chris on bass, Mary Gallagher on rhythm guitar and Faith Orem on drumset. The band was mostly Vinnedge’s project: she wrote all of their songs, designed their artwork, fixed their equipment and even drove their van on tours.

Though they were never commercially successful and recorded only a handful of songs, The Luv’d Ones have developed a cult following in the decades following their disbandment; they are often praised for being ahead of their time, and cited as being both proto-punk and proto-feminist. Their sound is characterized by fuzzed-out guitars, strong rhythm section and Vinnedge’s icy vocals. The lyrics are decidedly dark and bitter; many of the songs deal with jealousy.