A Web of Sound by The Seeds [Audio CD]

Description: Tracks:Mr FarmerPictures & DesignsTripmakerI Tell MyselfA Faded PictureRollin' MachineJust Let GoUp in Her RoomThe Wind Blows Your Hair (Version 1) (2013)Dreaming of Your Love (Version 2) (2013)Out of the Question (Version 4) (2013)I Tell Myself (Take 1) (2013)Pictures & Designs (Take 14) (2013)Just Let Go (Take 4) (2013)A Faded Picture (Take 1) (2013)Mr FarmerPictures & DesignsTripmakerI Tell MyselfA Faded PictureRollin' MachineJust Let GoUp in Her RoomPretty GirlMoth and the FlameI'll Help You (Carry Your Money to the Bank)Cry WolfPlain SpokenThe GardenerOne More Time BluesCreepin' AboutBuzzin' Around Performer Notes: The Seeds: Sky Saxon (vocals, harmonica, bass); Jan Savage (guitar); Daryl Hooper (piano, organ); Rick Andridge (drums).Recorded in Hollywood, California.Personnel: Sky Saxon (vocals, harmonica, percussion); Jan Savage (guitar, background vocals); Daryl Hooper (piano, celesta, organ, background vocals); Rick Andridge (drums, percussion).Audio Mixers: Matt Pakucko; Alec Palao.Audio Remixers: Doc Siegel; Mike Durrough; Stan Ross.Liner Note Author: Alec Palao.Recording information: Columbia Studio, Hollywood, CA; RCA Victor.Creator: Sky Saxon.Illustrator: Daryl Hooper.Photographers: John Goddard; Ray Leong; Chuck Boyd; Daryl Hooper; Richard Zeiger.Arranger: The Seeds.Recorded in the midst of 1966, naturally after the spring release of their debut but before "Pushin' Too Hard" climbed into the national charts in the spring of 1967, A Web of Sound finds the Seeds pushing their sound into new dimensions, happily keeping pace with their Los Angeles contemporaries Love and the Doors. That the Seeds never received the respect accorded to their peers, either then or now, may be partially due to their lack of lyrical ambition, or it could be due to the Hollywood teenage sleaze that seeped out of this quartet led by garage rock icon Sky Saxon. Whatever the Seeds did, it sounded somewhat dirty, a maxim that applies to A Web of Sound even if it lacks singles as hard and filthy as "Pushin' Too Hard." Instead, this is a proto-psychedelic trip, kicked off by the cheerful, swirling "Mr. Farmer" -- the Kinks transplanted to a Middle American fable as refracted through the prism of the West Coast -- and "Pictures & Designs," which falls into the "Pushin' Too Hard" progression by its chorus. Thing is, A Web of Sound was cut long before that single turned into a hit, so neither "Pictures & Designs" in specific or the album as a whole functions as a cash-in. Rather, it's an expansion, downplaying grit and grunge in favor of expansive organ-fueled pop fantasias, minor-chord stomps, an elastic blues burner ("A Faded Picture"), and veiled odes to drugs and sex, all wrapped up via the monumental live-in-the-studio workout "Up in Her Room," nearly 15 minutes of sneering tension and release. "Up in Her Room" compares favorably to Love, and Saxon and Arthur Lee did run in the same circles, but decades later Saxon's downscale aspirations are blindingly apparent; he wasn't seeking transcendence, he was exploiting the moment. As such, A Web of Sound feels more thoroughly tied to 1966 than most of the Los Angeles rock of that year and that's both its blessing and its curse: it brings the era rushing back but it doesn't suggest any of the future. And yet, that transience is precisely why the album is so enjoyable. All the organs, all the minor-key riffs, all the desperate desire to be a star coalesce into a quintessentially L.A. trip, a harbinger of all the wasted good times that could be found on the Sunset Strip. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine Producer: Gene Norman, Marcus Tybalt Format: CD (1 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 5 February, 2013 Label: Big Beat Uk Dimensions: 12.6 x 1.6 x 14.4 centimeters (0.08 kg)

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Language: Eng

Track #1: Mr Farmer

Track #2: Pictures & Designs

Track #3: Tripmaker

Track #4: I Tell Myself

Track #5: A Faded Picture

Track #6: Rollin' Machine

Track #7: Just Let Go

Track #8: Up in Her Room

Track #9: The Wind Blows Your Hair (Version 1) (2013)

Track #10: Dreaming of Your Love (Version 2) (2013)

Track #11: Out of the Question (Version 4) (2013)

Track #12: I Tell Myself (Take 1) (2013)

Track #13: Pictures & Designs (Take 14) (2013)

Track #14: Just Let Go (Take 4) (2013)

Track #15: A Faded Picture (Take 1) (2013)

Track #16: Mr Farmer

Track #17: Pictures & Designs

Track #18: Tripmaker

Track #19: I Tell Myself

Track #20: A Faded Picture

Track #21: Rollin' Machine

Track #22: Just Let Go

Track #23: Up in Her Room

Track #24: Pretty Girl

Track #25: Moth and the Flame

Track #26: I'll Help You (Carry Your Money to the Bank)

Track #27: Cry Wolf

Track #28: Plain Spoken

Track #29: The Gardener

Track #30: One More Time Blues

Track #31: Creepin' About

Track #32: Buzzin' Around

Era: 1960s

Run Time: 8011 Sec

Release Year: 2013

Format: CD

Features: Studio Recording

Genre: Pop, Rock, Psychedelic

Type: Album

Style: Garage Rock, Psychedelic/Garage

Record Label: Big Beat / Gnp/Crescendo

Artist: The Seeds

Release Title: Web of Sound [Bonus Tracks]