Phillips 66

John Phillips | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 21, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Eagle Records
• ASIN: B00005NG5N
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #228,127 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended posthumous release, June 13, 2003

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Brad Averill (Eugene, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phillips 66 (Audio CD)

John Phillips was one of those figures in popular music that showed incredible potential but succumbed to self-inflicted tragedy. As a pop songwriter, he was among the best of the mid-60's to early 70's. As a pop vocal arranger, he was simply the best. His star burned bright as leader of the Mamas and Papas and continued to shine just as bright in his solo recording, John the Wolfking of LA. But then he extinguished it himself due to his drug excesses and eventual addictions. His autobiography, Papa John, is fascinating reading. After his Wolfking release, there was just nothing from John Phillips for 30 years. But now, posthumously, there is Phillips 66. It makes you wish he had not wasted all those years. Finally he got straight in the 80's and, in the new century, recorded an album that stacks up well with his very best. Phillips 66 is laid back. It is understated. Absent is the high energy of I Saw Her Again or the pathos of Someone's Sleeping. His life was steadier and fuller at the end and that comes out in this recording. Of his new material, I like Slow Starter and She Got She best. These songs are great pop songs. She Got She could be a top 40 hit. He only rehashes one old song, California Dreamin'. And it is well worth the rehash. Entirely different from the original arrangement and yet just as compelling, this recording of California Dreamin' features John Phillips up front and his reading is compelling. The song samples provided by Amazon are good indications of the flavor of this recording and it is one I recommend highly.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Add a half-star for this near-death recording..., July 31, 2009

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William E. Adams (Midland, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Phillips 66 (Audio CD)

John's voice displays the damage done by the excesses of his younger life in this solo CD, finished not long before his death. However, half the songs on here are pretty darn good, and performed very well under the circumstances. Everyone loved Phillips when his super group, "The Mamas and the Papas" were hot in the '60's. After its demise, none of the members were able to make a commercial splash in the world of solo albums. A handful of fans, like me, invested in "John, the Wolfking of L.A." his first solo LP, which was good, and is available on CD. However, it wasn't good enough in my life to keep me from giving it away when I moved across the country a couple of years after it came out. If you really loved John, get this one too. If you remember the group with affection, and can find this in a bargain bin, as I did, it is worth buying. I have listened three times this week, since finding this an an irresistable price. I may give this one away also, in a year or so, but I am glad I heard it.

20 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing new album from our buddy Papa John...., September 16, 2001

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denverwannabe "uno1234" (New York, New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Phillips 66 (Audio CD)

This is a true masterpiece. Every song is heartfelt and beautifully arranged. I especially liked the new, haunting version of "California Dreamin", and John's update of his classic song "Me and My Uncle", which the Grateful Dead ruined for many years. I wish every album I owned could be this good.