Afterglow

The Afterglow | Format: MP3 Download

Product Details

• Original Release Date: November 30, 1967
• Label: Afterglow
• Copyright: (C) 2007 Afterglow
• Total Length: 14:02
• Genres: Classic Rock/Psychedelic Rock, Rock/Progressive
• ASIN: B0016QC5J6
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #580,687 Paid in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 Paid in MP3 Albums)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as the last guy says!, November 5, 2000

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Jason Penick (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Afterglow (Audio CD)

Ouch, that last review stung! Seriously, I don't see what the problem is. This is a very catchy, hummable lyte-psych offering from the magical Golden State Recorders studio circa '66-'67. These guys weren't world-beaters in the league of some of their peers, but they've got a nice, Byrds-influenced sound and guitarist George Tecumseh writes some good pop songs-- "Dream Away", "Chasing Rainbows", "Morning" and "Afternoon" come to mind right away. Also, the bass player and the cat on the Farfisa are solid musicians. In short, if your bag is overlooked groups of the 1960's, you could do far worse than Afterglow!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Are these guys from another planet? YESSS!, July 18, 2001

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williambourque (Waltham, Ma) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Afterglow (Audio CD)

Afterglow was a band from California from the mid-60's, and it is so painfully obvious. It's lyrical content, while sometimes questionable, is never too fluffy. What makes this album such a standout is it's organ. Never, I repeat, NEVER, have I heard so much organ on so many different levels. It bore a hole directly into my brain, inserted itself into my nerve cells, and gave me a "tingly" feel all over. There's that much organ. "Morning" is a killer organ-pop tune as is "Chasing Rainbows". You should hear this album at least once if you are a fan of ogan-pysch-mind numbing-taboo-faboo-mystic music; chalk up Afterglow on your "gotta have" list if any of the above apply to you.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars +1/2 -- Varied lite-psych sounds of 1967, September 29, 2007

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hyperbolium (Earth, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Afterglow (Audio CD)

This little known Oregon band recorded one album with Leo Kulka at San Francisco's Golden State Recorders (home of the Beau Brummels and numerous West Coast psych-rock groups), borrowing sounds from all points around the Bay Area. They dipped into San Francisco ballroom psych, sunshine harmony pop, folk rock, and even a Red Krayola-styled studio freakout. The band's vocal harmonies far outstripped their instrumental and compositional abilities, with drum fills that occasionally lag the beat, and guitar and organ that give everything a garage band edge. Their melodies were catchy, though not at the radio hook level of the parallel Autumn Records teen sound, and the psych elements weren't as heavy as contemporaneous fellow travelers. Kulka's crisp engineering and production was superb, with the multipart vocals nuanced and perfectly set atop the instruments. The bonus tracks include a variation on the freak-out "Susie's Gone," and three instrumental backings that demonstrate the band's rudimentary instrumental skills. Recorded in '67 and released the following year on MTA, this is a listenable disc -- particularly if you like the high, whiney sound of a Vox organ -- but it's not hugely memorable. 3-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings. [©2007 hyperbolium dot com]