Loosen Up Naturally [Import]

Sons Of Champlin | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 30, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Msi Music/Super D
• ASIN: B0000084FN
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,636 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 1982-A

2. The Thing to Do

3. Misery Isn't Free

4. Rooftop

5. Everywhere

6. Don't Fight It, Do It!

7. Get High

8. Black and Blue Rainbow

9. Hello Sunlight

10. Things Are Getting Better

11. Freedom

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars San Francisco Greatness, June 18, 2000

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Barry Adamson (Lake Oswego, Oregon) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loosen Up Naturally (Audio CD)

Well, I've typed this in without reading any of the other reviews. I first heard this album when I lived in the Bay Area in 1968-1969, and it struck me then that these guys -- who, for some inexplicable reason, did not get the hype of the other great S.F. bands -- were, without much question, one of the premiere S.F. bands -- up there with Cold Blood in terms of a "horns" band. (No, Tower of Power hadn't been invented yet. And if you haven't heard of Cold Blood, well take some initiative.)

Simply exquisite musicianship with impeccable and original -- emphasis on "original" -- arrangements. A truly exceptional band. Trust me. Buy their live album, too.

Best S.F band in the '60s? I lived there: my vote -- tie between Santana and the Sons of Champlin. No question about it. Buy it! Pass the magic to another generation!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best CD you've never heard, August 19, 2000

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Mark Plunkett (In a darkened room, somewhere in Southwestern Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loosen Up Naturally (Audio CD)

I first heard this album in the early 70's when a friend loaned it to me. Being a trombone player at the time, it absolutely blew me away. I can't for the life of me understand why the Sons never made it. They are early Chicago, Blood, Sweat and Tears, Rare Earth and Chase all rolled in to one, but much more talented and much more soulful than Chocago ever was. Listening to this album (I'm showing my age calling them "albums") will literally send chills down your spine. The opening cut, 1982A is absolutely incredible. Buy this one---it will be the best [money] you ever spent!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars From album cover to the last track, a classic rock album., December 8, 1999

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Colleen O'Sullivan (Trinity County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Loosen Up Naturally (Audio CD)

After reading all the other reviews, there's little I can add. I grew up in the Bay Area in the sixties, and no self-respecting hippie was without a copy of "Loosen Up Naturally". Their inspiring lyrics got me through some tough college classes, as well as some hairy personal experiences. Who can not be affected by the soaring message of "Freedom"? The music inspires shouting, and loud singing in general. Yes, they played their music at a time when all that seemed important was the playing of good music. Man, those were the days, and the Sons were right in the thick of it. They were simply awesome in concert, as if they had never played these songs before. It's great to discover other "Sons" fans out there. It's a must addition to a classic rock collection.