Forever
Changes - 8.5
Alone Again Or/A House is Not a
Motel/Andmoreagain/The Daily Planet/Old Man/The Red
Telephone/Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and
Hilldale/Live and Let Live/"The Good Humor Man He Sees
Everything Like This/Bummer in the Summer/You Set the Scene
It seems difficult to come to terms
with the fact that this classic album is over 40 years old. It
sounds as fresh and vibrant as ever. Think of rock psychedelia and
only a handful of albums and bands come to the fore. Yes the
Beatles, yes The Beach Boys and yes Love. Somehow they were the
epitome of Los Angeles chic. Forever Changes was the band's third
album - somehow you always feel it was their first. It shows them
at their artistic highpoint. Few songs on any level can compare
with the exquisite feel of "Alone Again Or" or the sheer
beauty of "Andmoreagain." Quite rightly this album
regular makes it into greatest albums ever list. It just has
something extra about it. A feel, a mood. It fostered many similar
albums from lesser bands but has always risen above criticism and
quite rightly so.