Papas & Mamas

Mamas & Papas | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: MCA
• ASIN: B000002PE5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,407 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, December 21, 1998

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[e-mail] (Delhi, New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Papas & Mamas (Audio CD)

This is by far the best CD I own. The Right Somebody to Love is an intreguing poem; Safe in My Garden has a well proven point; Meditation Mama is very enchanting and relaxing; For the Love of Ivy is a good easy listening song; Dream a Little Dream of Me is a nice Mama Cass solo and a good lovesong; Mansions is an excellent group autobiography; Gemini Childe is probably the best track on the album, because of the superb guitar and the well organized tunes, but you will have to know quite a bit about the group to understand its lyrics; Nothing's Too Good for my Little Girl is a nice Philips original; Too Late is a relaxing, passionate song; Twelve Thirty is an outstanding song, as it has good tune and lyrics; Rooms kicks @$$ because it is so original and smart-lyriced; Midnight Voyage is neat in that it offers a chance to hear some of their studio talk This CD is worth ten times what you will pay for it. I liked it so much I went and bout the old vynyl record!!! BUY THE CD!!!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!, January 14, 2000

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jak-uv-ol-traids (Carmichael, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Papas & Mamas (Audio CD)

This is the second Mamas and Papas album I had bought and WOW! I love it. The album starts off with a accapella poem by Michelle Phillips. When I first heard it, it sent chills up my spine as it has a haunting sound with comical lyrics. Next, the song Safe In My Garden, has a real 60's social awareness message to it as it marches away, as heard in the chorus. Meditation Mama is relaxing. Mama Cass' Dream A Little Dream Of Me is a good solo and probably best represents Mama Cass' unique voice. Their Room song has a defiant sound to it which has a good guitar background with good harmonies. Midnight Voyage is absolutely dreamy while also being humorous as during this song, they take a break to adjust their harmonies, the air conditioning, the TV set and the earphones. This album is very worth listening to, and if you like 60's music then you'll be listening to this one over and over.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A CLASSIC!, July 25, 2001

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TJAMES03 (CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Papas & Mamas (Audio CD)

THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE MOST OVERLOOKED ALBUMS OF THE M&P'S CAREER. TRUE, THE SONGS ON THIS ALBUM ARE A LITTLE MORE CYNICAL AND HEAVIER (REFLECTING ON WHAT WAS GOING ON BEHIND-THE-SCENES IN THE BAND MEMBERS' REAL LIVES/CAREERS) THAN IN THEIR THE PREVIOUS ALBUMS, BUT NONE THE LESS GREAT. THIS IS TRULY AN ALBUM THAT ONLY GETS BETTER THE MORE THAT YOU LISTEN TO IT. THE WAY J. PHILLIPS OVERLAYS THE HARMONIES AND BLENDS TOGETHER THE QUARTET'S (BUT IN A STRANGE WAY SHOWCASES THEIR INDIVIDUALITY, AT THE SAME TIME) VOICES IS AMAZING. THE MORE THAT YOU LISTEN TO THESE SONGS, THE MORE DETAIL THAT YOU PICK UP. EVERY TIME THAT I LISTEN TO IT, I PICK UP SOMETHING NEW. IF YOU ARE EVEN A PASSING M&P FAN, I URGE YOU TO ADD THIS CD TO YOUR COLLECTION. IT'S JUST WONDERFUL.