The Sons Of Champlin - The Best Of The Sons Of Champlin (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 511 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 220 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans included
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, R&B, Early Jazz Rock | Label: Acadia | # ACA 8119 | Time: 01:18:07
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 511 Mb (incl 5%) | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 220 Mb (incl 5%) | Scans included
Genre: Psychedelic Rock, R&B, Early Jazz Rock | Label: Acadia | # ACA 8119 | Time: 01:18:07
| “ | The Sons of Champlin released three albums on Capitol Records between 1969 and 1971 (Loosen Up Naturally, The Sons, and Follow Your Heart), none of which was a commercial hit for various reasons, but not for lack of musical quality. This 78-minute CD makes a reasonable selection of the highlights from those LPs, demonstrating that at their best, the Sons were a collection of talented musicians who packed their songs full of good solos that grew out of complicated arrangements. Although they were a part of the psychedelic San Francisco scene of the time, their music never quite fit the mold, leaning much more toward jazz and R&B than, say, the Grateful Dead. the Sons played instruments including saxophones and a vibraphone, not otherwise typical of the San Francisco Sound, and they were less interested in songs than in creating platforms for soloing. They might start a tune like "Love of a Woman" as a gentle, romantic ballad with an acoustic guitar, but midway through that would suddenly give way to a jazzy instrumental section in a different time signature, return to the ballad, then again go off into jazz. | ” |