Kosmik Radiation Radio - April 25, 2014 Playlist

April 25, 2014 Playlist

CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK
Eric Burdon & The Animals "Winds Of Change" 1967 (UK)

I found a copy of this "classic album" on Record Store Day this year, so I thought it would make a fine CAOTW. (Actually, it's the second time I have bought this album - though the first time it turned out there was no record in the sleeve! The lesson is: ALWAYS check the vinyl when purchasing used records!) This is the first Animals album where Eric Burdon gets top billing, because he was the last original member of the group by this point: all the rest of the band had quit or been fired. Though this album is generally considered a "classic turkey" of a disasterous bomb of a failure, I have always found it to be among Burdon's most enjoyable. Eric's new Animals are full-on psychedelic, and he has mostly abandoned the "white boy bluesisms" of his previous work in favor of overtly poetic lyrics. In fact half of these songs are really not much more than poetry recitations with music (kinda like The Moody Blues!) However it also includes several classic tracks: "San Francisco Nights" was a top 10 single, and "Anything" and "Good Times" were also minor hits, while "It's All Meat" and "Yes I Am Experienced" (which answers the musical question posed by Jimi Hendrix's first album) are hard-rocking hippie period-piece grooviness. And then there's the poetry! The Rolling Stones "Paint It Black" is given an extended dramatic treatment, "The Black Death" narrates the story of the Bubonic plague, and "Man-Woman" tells it like it is with the chicks, maaan. As over-the-top as this record is, Eric and his Animals managed to top this sucker in 1968! (PS - the review you'll find upon clicking the album cover to the left presents a fairly accurate description of Winds of Change; even though it awards a "1 out of 10 - worst album ever" rating, I agree with most of what is written there - except I think the author's criticisms are all reasons why this is a great psychedelic record!! In fact the closest thing I can think of is probably William Shatner's legendary debut album, which may have perhaps been inspired by Winds!)

(N) = New Release

Artist	Song	Album	Year	Country
Suzi Quatro	Hit The Road Jack (Ray Charles)	Quatro	1974	USA/UK
Canned Heat	That's All Right (Arthur Crudup/Elvis Presley)	Future Blues	1970	USA
Stephen Stills	The Loner (Neil Young)	Illegal Stills	1976	USA
Lighthouse	Love Of A Woman	One Fine Morning	1971	Canada
Eric Burdon & The Animals	Man-Woman	Winds Of Change CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1967	UK

Eric Burdon & The Animals	Poem By The Sea / Paint It Black (Rolling Stones)	Winds Of Change CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1967	UK
Eric Burdon & The Animals	The Black Plague	Winds Of Change CLASSIC ALBUM OF THE WEEK	1967	UK
Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper	Her Holy Modal Highness (live)	The Live Adventures Of Mike Bloomfield & Al Kooper	1969	USA

Prism	Spaceship Superstar	Prism	1977	USA
Patrick Moraz	Kabala	Out In The Sun	1977	Switzerland
Focus	Hocus Pocus	Moving Waves (aka Focus II)	1971	Netherlands
Jo Jo Gunne	Take It Easy	Jo Jo Gunne	1972	USA
Temples	Sun Structures	Sun Structures (N)	2014 (Fat Possum)	UK

Goodthunder	P.O.W.	Goodthunder	1972	USA
Hydra	Warp 16	Hydra	1974	USA
Stray	Move That Wigwam	Saturday Morning Pictures	1972	UK
Sir Lord Baltimore	Caesar LXXI	Sir Lord Baltimore	1971	USA
Flaming Lips	The Train Runs Over The Camel But Is Derailed By The Gnat (stereo fold-down mix)	Zaireeka	1997	USA
Tom Jones	You Keep Me Hanging On (The Supremes/Vanilla Fudge)	Fever Zone	1968	UK (Wales)
The Friends Of Distinction	Light My Fire (The Doors)	Highly Distinct	1969	USA

Mimi & Richard Fariña	Children Of Darkness	Reflections In A Crystal Wind	1965	USA
Mimi & Richard Fariña	V.	Celebrations For A Grey Day	1965	USA
Xit	Nihaa Shil Hozho (I Am Happy About You)	Plight Of The Red Man	1972	USA
Jade Warrior	Clouds / Mountain Of Fruit And Flowers	Floating World	1974	UK

The Art Ensemble Of Chicago with Fontella Bass	Theme de Yoyo	Les Stances A Sophie	1970	USA/France
Archie Shepp	Things Have Got To Change	Things Have Got To Change	1971	USA

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