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Happy Together Again

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Most people would probably agree on one thing in the world of recorded music: While a band might be able to wow us with what they laid down in the studio (thanks to as many takes as may be needed to get one good-sounding result), there are precious few who can do so live. (There may even be one or two groups out there that are better live than in the studio.) On "Happy Together Again", the Turtles prove, for those of us who weren't lucky enough to see them before they broke up, that they rank among the best bands ever to record live. If you already know the Turtles' music, you can't get better value for money than this disk provides. If (somehow or other) you don't know about the Turtles, you owe it to yourself to add this CD to your collection, since the Turtles were an important part of the evolution of American rock in the '60s.

Both the reviews listed here are for the 13 track cd. I've had the double album since I was a mere child, around 1977 (yes, probably bought from Columbia House).

The double record album has so. so much more:
1. It Ain't Me Babe
2. You Know What I Mean
3. Love In The City
4. Lady-O
5. You Baby
6. Grim Reaper Of Love
7. Elenore
8. Let Me Be
9. Outside Chance
10. Me About You
11. Guide For The Married Man
12. The Story Of Rock And Roll
13. You Don't Have To Walk In The Rain
14. She'd Rather Be With Me
15. She's My Girl
16. Can I Get To Know You Better
17. Somewhere Friday Night
18. Happy Together
19. Sound Asleep
20. You Want To Be A Woman
21. You Showed Me
22. Battle Of The Bands
23. Gas Money
24. Like It Or Not
25. Can I Go On
26. Can't You Hear The Cows
27. Teardrops
28. There You Sit Lonely
29. Santa And The Sidewalk Surfer

You haven't lived a full life until you've heard "Can't You Hear The Cows" and "Sound Asleep", which uses saws for percussion. I head "Gas Money" on Click and Clack on NPR one day and almost crashed my car in a joyous frenzy. So many of the songs are perfect, obscure gems that still sound wonderful with Howard & Mark's amazing vocals, especially the Ray Davies produced songs. Even "Guide for the Married Man", which was the theme song for the Walter Matthau movie, is a bubbly bounty of bliss. And don't even get me started about the Warren Zevon-penned "Outside Chance"! This is one of those albums I would gladly pay for if it were available as a cd -- my vinyl has been worn down with years of listening. Very funny liner notes as well. This and Mick Fleetwood's "The Visitor" are two records maybe only I would be thrilled about on disc, but hopefully there would be others. . .

IF YOU ARE HIP and know these guys as FLO AND EDDIE, WELL THEN YOU ARE IN FOR A SUPRISE......
Great live HITS PLUS RARE LIVE Preformances....
THESE GUYS ARE KINGS of the Rock & Roll ...buy it ...grab this cd....
Dave The BoogieMan