vrijdag 15 maart 2024

The Mamas & Papas - I Call Your Name (Monterey 1967)

                  Cass Elliot                John Phillips           Michelle Phillips            Dennis Doherty    

                                          I  Call Your Name (Lennon/McCartney)

 

 The Mamas & the Papas closed the festival. They also brought on Scott McKenzie to play his John Phillips–written single "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)". Their set included their hits "Monday, Monday" and "California Dreamin'". The song "Dancing in the Street" was the final song performed at the festival, with Mama Cass telling the audience "You're on your own"

donderdag 14 maart 2024

The Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons

                            

Between the Buttons is the fifth British and seventh American studio album by The Rolling Stones, released on 20 January 1967 in the UK and 11 February in the US as the follow-up to Aftermath. It was the beginning of the Stones' brief foray into psychedelia.

"Something Happened to Me Yesterday" is the closing track of The Rolling Stones' 1967 album Between the Buttons. Written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and recorded in August and November 1966, "Something Happened to Me Yesterday" is the first officially released Rolling Stones track to feature Richards on separate lead vocal. Jagger sings the verses; Richards sings the chorus and plays the electric and acoustic guitars; Charlie Watts is on drums and Bill Wyman on bass. Brian Jones plays the brass instruments and adds the whistling and Ian Stewart plays piano.




maandag 11 maart 2024

Pretty Things - Parachute

                        Parachute is the fifth studio album by the English rock band Pretty Things, released in 1970. It is their first album without guitarist Dick Taylor.

                                        Pretty Things at the Paris Olympia 1971


              Pretty Things playing the "Rain Trilogy" from their acclaimed album "Parachute", notice Jon Povey sitting behind his piano but playing the Bass, and stand by for another rip-snorting guitar solo from Pete Tolson on the final part (Rain). This song, like all the others on Parachute was written by Wally and Phil. Pete Tolson (Lead Guitar), WallyWaller (Guitar/Vocals), Jon Povey (Bass/Vocals), Phil May (Vocals), Skip Alan (Drums)