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| From | "zoogang" <zoogang@buhdge.com> |
| Subject | Association's "Waterbeds In Trinidad" isn't half bad... |
| Date | Mon, 15 Nov 2004 15:35:52 -0400 |
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I love Waterbeds in Trinidad. I remember seeing it, back in the days when
advance word of releases was limited to the radio (and the Columbia promo man
who lived across the street from a friend of mine, and used to slip us some
promos now and again). I saw it at Mays Department Store (you Long Island
Auditeers old enough to know better ought to remember Mays, a great store, the
source for many a new release purchased after a brisk ride on my no-speed
bike) when it had just come out and immediately snapped it up.
As a huge Association fan, I welcomed it with open arms. "Indian Wells Woman"
is great, but "A Little Road and a Stone to Roll," the John Stewart song sung
by bassist Brian Cole (his last lead vocal), is my favorite on an album full
of great moments. The lyrics are a bit eerie, especially in light of Cole's
subsequent death.
Anyway, Waterbeds is available as a Japanese import CD and gets my
recommendation, too. Boy, I thought I had everything by this great vocal group
(yes, vocal, not rock) until Jeff Glenn (long time, Jeff!) turned me on to
some of the group's sides I didn't know existed.
Now I've got it all. There used to be a ton of unreleased studio and live
material on the Association Admiration Aggregation site, but it has since
become something of a...I don't know...goof? Space filler? Perhaps the site
owner got asked to take everything down...?
Alan
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...for a 1972 release. The early 70's was not the best of musical
times, but this soft-pop 12" is a keeper. Not that you'd know from
the review on AllMusic (AMG needs a purge) - ignore it please if you
enjoy early 70's pop on the soft side.
I wonder if "Indian Wells Woman" has a 8 handicap, drives a gold
Lincoln and has voted Republican since Eisenhower?
- michael
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