Blades of Grass Are Not for Smoking

Blades of Grass Are Not for Smoking Artist: Blades of Grass
Label: Rev-Ola
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5013929430822
ASIN: B00006IQGM


Release Date: 2006-11-09

Blades of Grass Are Not for Smoking


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Tracks:

  1. Happy
  2. Just Ah
  3. Tomorrow Is My Turn
  4. Satin Slipper
  5. You Won't Find That Girl
  6. Just Another Face
  7. Help!
  8. Or Is It The Rain
  9. Walk Away Renee
  10. That's What A Boy Likes
  11. The Way You'll Never Be
  12. I Love You Alice B. Toklas
  13. You Turned Off The Sun
  14. Charlie And Fred
  15. Pageant
  16. If You Love Her, Cherish Her And Such
  17. Baby, You're A Real Good Friend Of Mine
  18. Leap Into The Arms Of Love

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Album Description

From Rochester, NY, one of the later signings to legendary New York Doo-Wop label Jubilee Records. The Blades Of Grass were one of the prime east coast exponents (along with The Free Design) of that usually west coast genre of Sunshine Pop. It's complex, baroque harmonies & optimistic atmosphere having a much overlooked but firm second front in the city that never sleeps, indeed the group's first hit single 'Happy' went head to head in a chart battle with LA's Sunshine Company, as did their version of the Peter Sellers film title-track 'I Love You Alice B. Toklas' with Harpers Bizarre shortly afterwards (though The Blades' version with it's vocal phasing & psychy effect-laden intro & outro, somewhat had the edge stylistically) This release includes their only LP from 1967, together with all of their non-LP singles in the original Mono, making the first ever complete collection by these masters of Soft Pop. Some

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Bright Bit of Sixties Sunshine Pop.......2004-04-12

The songs on this CD, recorded circa 1967, are delightful. The harmonies are beautiful and the production is lush. There is a definite Beatles influence: the band members are Americans, but there is a pronounced British inflection in some of their vocalizations. The CD includes cover versions of songs by the Beatles ("Help!"), the Hollies ("Charlie and Fred") and the Left Banke ("Walk Away Renee"). The opening number, "Happy" ranks right up there with the best of the Association. "Pageant" reminds me a bit of the Moody Blues, and "Satin Slipper" is very reminiscent of the Left Banke's "Pretty Ballerina". My favorite track is probably "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas", a frothy, Sgt. Peppery bit of psychedlic pop. Though highly derivative, this CD is a lot of fun. I consider it a real gem.

5 out of 5 stars UNBELIEVABLE.......2003-03-29

This CD is AWESOME. everyone should get it. it's a lot of fun and you can listen to the whole thing without getting bored.

5 out of 5 stars Smooth Blades.......2003-01-02

I was barely a teeny-bopper when I first heard "Happy" on WLCY 1380 (Tampa, FL). The instrumentation and harmonies on the Blades' songs made them quite listenable. As a young listener, I knew this was an album I needed to get. However, much to my chagrin, I never got around to buying it.

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