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from my library (vinyl)



Them little Rascals had some great hits back in the mid 60's. This is their fifth album and near the end of their run. The groups last #1 hit from here of People Got To Be Free, with the album itself starting the downhill slide in comparison to earlier ones, only making it to #17. That may have had to do with it being a double album. If it was priced as such it was a ripoff, at least to me. The reason being the second disc is entirely instrumental. How can you have blue eyed soul with no voices? And what does that even mean? Why wasn't it white soul? Some white people have eyes that are not blue. Wait, where was I? Oh yea, instrumental. Three tracks on the second disc, one nothing but a drum fest. A 13 minute drum solo is a little too much for me. This ain't (short for ai not) Gene Krupa people. If this would have been a single album of only disc 1, I would love this album. The inclusion of that second disc brings it down to a like level. Nothing on that first disc I do not like. Lead vocals are traded off on the singing tracks to all but drummer Dino. Felix was always the best for me. Two other singles from here with Ray Of Hope and Heaven, neither of which did much. A few of these clips contain multiple tracks, thus the duplicate links.

I LIKE THIS ALBUM

Worst Track - Boom

Best Track - People Got To Be Free

All the world over so easy to see,
People everywhere just wanna be free.
Listen, please listen,
That's the way it should be.
There's peace in the valley,
People got to be free.

You should see what a lovely,
Lovely world this would be.
If everyone learned to live together.
Ah-ah hah-ah.
It seems to me such an easy,
Easy thing this should be.
a-Why can't you and me,
Learn to love one another?
No, oh-ah, now.

(All the world over so easy to see),
Hah.
(People everywhere just wanna be free.)
Wanna be free.
(I can't understand it, so simple to me,)
It is.
(People everywhere just got to be free.)

If there's a man who is down
And needs a helping hand,
All it takes is you to understand,
And to pull him through.
Ah-ah hah-ah.
Seems to me, we got to
Solve it individually.
Ah-ah-ah.
And I'll do unto you,
What you do to me.
Said, no, oh-ah-ah.

(There'll be shoutin' from the mountains,)
(On out to sea.)
Out to the sea, yeah.
(No two ways about it, people have to be free.)
They got to be free.
(Ask me my opinion, my opinion will be,)
Ah-ha.

1) America The Beautiful ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExB4A0pJRv8
2) Me & My Friends **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExB4A0pJRv8
3) Any Dance'll Do **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG5Bto4HAyE
4) Look Around ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHmIV3t7490
5) A Ray Of Hope **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHmIV3t7490
6) Island Of Love **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYz4Q2pzBH8
7) Of Course ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV4SIc1T39w
8) Love Was So Easy To Give ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CV4SIc1T39w
9) People Got To Be Free ***
live - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sastKEBZhXY
10) Baby I'm Blue **
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ala0WRWj3QE
11) Heaven ***
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ala0WRWj3QE
12) Adrian's Birthday *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64Oht6TkUKo
13) Boom *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NleMAqC_-U
14) Cute *
audio - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6ZHnMbleMc

3's - 6
2's - 5
1's - 3

Grade - 2.2