Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Various Artists – Sad About The Times (1969-81 canada / us, impressive west coast jangle, power pop late night jams acid folk psych, 2019 remaster)



So here it is, the wonderful Sad About The Times. Imbued with a sense of "sad bliss”, this compilation of could-have-been-hits from 1970s North America drifts between acid folk strummers, soft rock whispers and jangly psych jammers, all crowned with entirely unique vocal performances. Every track tugs on the same very specific heart string, triggering an emotion familiar but difficult to describe.

Sad About The Times is one of those records that permeates your subconscious, floats around with you and plays in your mind when you're at your most contemplative or wistful. 
Artist - Tittle - Composer
1. West - Sad About The Times (Lloyd Perata) - 2:34
2. Hollins Ferry - Lonely City (Rob Fahey) - 4:23
3. Randy And The Goats - N.Y. Survivor (Mark Chmielinski) - 3:50
4. Willow - Loaves And Fishes (Barry Fitzgerald, Kevin Dolan, William McSweeney) - 
5. Art Lown - Deep Blue Sea (Art Lown) - 2:43
6. Jode - Tomorrow is Gone (Jason Rivera, Omar Rivera) - 3:10
7. Norma Tanega - Illusion (Norma Tanega) - 3:40
8. David Chalmers - Hotel Room (David Chalmers) - 4:00
9. Jim Spencer - Another Lonely Day (Jim Spencer) - 2:11
10.Hoover - Absolute Zero (Willis Hoover) - 3:35
11.Space Opera - Holy River (Scott Fraser) - 5:26
12.Roger Rodier - Am I Supposed To Let It By Again (Above The Covers) (Roger Rodier) - 4:07
13.Emmett Finley - Paula's Song (Emmett Finley) - 3:40
14.Sky - Sing For Me (John Corey) - 4:27
15.Smubbs - The Running Water (Richard Segall) - 5:05
16.Oliver Klaus - Here Comes the Sun (Maurice Singfield Jr.) - 2:32
17.Antonia Lamb - Wolf (Antonia Lamb) - 3:18
18.Kevin Vicalvi - Lover Now Alone (Kevin Vicalvi) - 3:06
19.Boz Metzdorf - Sails Across The Sea (Boz Metzdorf) - 5:52
20.Dennis Stoner - Maybe Someday/Maybe Never (Dennis Stoner) - 6:32
21.Perth County Conspiracy - If You Can Want (Smokey Robinson) - 4:28

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