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Though "You Were on My Mind" was one of the first and best big folk-rock hits, We Five's reputation as early folk-rock pioneers has suffered from the abundance of weak and ill-suited pop material on the spotty two LPs recorded by the original lineup. It's no exaggeration to hail the 22-track There Stands the Door as a major rehabilitation of the group's legacy. That's due both to the wise selection of their best and most folk-rock-oriented material, and to the inclusion of eight previously unissued cuts (and one non-LP A-side) that do much to fill out a fairer portrait of the group's strengths. Instead of sounding like a wildly erratic outfit prone to interpreting too many pop standards and show tunes, this cherry-picked anthology shows them more as a highly worthwhile, if a little lightweight, early folk-rock group who helped innovate the male-female harmonies characteristic of early San Francisco folk-rock in particular. The CD focuses both on the group's best original material (often penned by John Stewart's brother Mike Stewart) and their most appropriate choices of folky songs to cover, including several compositions by John Stewart and an obscure tune (the previously unissued "What'cha Gonna Do") co-written by Bob Gibson, Shel Silverstein, and Fred Neil. All but a couple of the tracks were recorded prior to the first lineup's dissolution in spring 1967, and Beverly Bivens' vocals in particular anticipate aspects of the San Francisco folk-rock singing heard in early Jefferson Airplane recordings, particularly on the 1966 single "You Let a Love Burn Out." From the same year, the non-LP single "There Stands the Door" hints at some more musically and lyrically adventurous directions that went unexplored, even if its adventurousness is fairly mild compared to that of the Airplane. True, "You Were on My Mind" remains the best track they ever did by some distance. But much more than their original LPs, There Stands the Door stands as their true best-of, and if its concentration on folk-rock gives a somewhat incomplete document of their eclectic repertoire, it does indisputably focus on the best of that repertoire. Note that a couple of the unissued tracks (judiciously placed at the end of the CD) are actually taken from recordings they made for Coke commercials; while they're hardly emblematic of the group at their best, they certainly are rare and thus to be welcomed by hardcore collectors. A more significant bonus is Alec Palao's extensive annotation, in which first-hand interviews with surviving bandmembers do much to flesh out the history of this ill-documented group.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Irving Music, MusicPublisher - Rondor Music (London) Ltd, MusicPublisher - We Five, MainArtist - Herb Jackson, Composer
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
John Stewart, Composer - Irving Music Inc, MusicPublisher - We Five, MainArtist - HOUSE OF FORTUNE MUSIC CO, MusicPublisher - ROCKIN MUSIC USA, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
John Stewart, Composer - MICHAEL STEWART, Composer - Irving Music Inc, MusicPublisher - We Five, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
MICHAEL STEWART, Composer - Irving Music Inc, MusicPublisher - We Five, MainArtist - Randy Cierley, Composer
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
Irving Music Inc, MusicPublisher - We Five, MainArtist - Bob Jones, Composer - Jerry Burgan, Composer
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
Shel Silverstein, Composer - Fred Neil, Composer - Bob Gibson, Composer - Tro Essex Music Ltd, MusicPublisher - We Five, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
Irving Music Inc, MusicPublisher - We Five, MainArtist - Bob Jones, Composer
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
Copyright Control, MusicPublisher - MICHAEL STEWART, Composer - John Chambers, Composer - We Five, MainArtist - Bob Jones, Composer - Jerry Burgan, Composer - Beverly Bivens, Composer - Pete Fullerton, Composer
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
MICHAEL STEWART, Composer - We Five, MainArtist - Universal Music Pub Ltd, MusicPublisher
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records
Chronique
Though "You Were on My Mind" was one of the first and best big folk-rock hits, We Five's reputation as early folk-rock pioneers has suffered from the abundance of weak and ill-suited pop material on the spotty two LPs recorded by the original lineup. It's no exaggeration to hail the 22-track There Stands the Door as a major rehabilitation of the group's legacy. That's due both to the wise selection of their best and most folk-rock-oriented material, and to the inclusion of eight previously unissued cuts (and one non-LP A-side) that do much to fill out a fairer portrait of the group's strengths. Instead of sounding like a wildly erratic outfit prone to interpreting too many pop standards and show tunes, this cherry-picked anthology shows them more as a highly worthwhile, if a little lightweight, early folk-rock group who helped innovate the male-female harmonies characteristic of early San Francisco folk-rock in particular. The CD focuses both on the group's best original material (often penned by John Stewart's brother Mike Stewart) and their most appropriate choices of folky songs to cover, including several compositions by John Stewart and an obscure tune (the previously unissued "What'cha Gonna Do") co-written by Bob Gibson, Shel Silverstein, and Fred Neil. All but a couple of the tracks were recorded prior to the first lineup's dissolution in spring 1967, and Beverly Bivens' vocals in particular anticipate aspects of the San Francisco folk-rock singing heard in early Jefferson Airplane recordings, particularly on the 1966 single "You Let a Love Burn Out." From the same year, the non-LP single "There Stands the Door" hints at some more musically and lyrically adventurous directions that went unexplored, even if its adventurousness is fairly mild compared to that of the Airplane. True, "You Were on My Mind" remains the best track they ever did by some distance. But much more than their original LPs, There Stands the Door stands as their true best-of, and if its concentration on folk-rock gives a somewhat incomplete document of their eclectic repertoire, it does indisputably focus on the best of that repertoire. Note that a couple of the unissued tracks (judiciously placed at the end of the CD) are actually taken from recordings they made for Coke commercials; while they're hardly emblematic of the group at their best, they certainly are rare and thus to be welcomed by hardcore collectors. A more significant bonus is Alec Palao's extensive annotation, in which first-hand interviews with surviving bandmembers do much to flesh out the history of this ill-documented group.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 9 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:23:44
- Artistes principaux : We five
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : ACE RECORDS
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
(C) 2011 Ace Records (P) 2011 Ace Records - This product is protected by a registered watermark patent. All copying prohibited.
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