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In spite of the album's title, and the inclusion of covers of "Turn, Turn, Turn," "Eve of Destruction," and "It Ain't Me Babe," this isn't a folk-rock record. Instead, it's a rather lame, standard Jan & Dean album in which they occasionally peek into folk-rock material. The folk-rock tunes here are either inconsequential, faithful covers or versions delivered with a slight sneer that suggest the duo disliked or, perhaps, felt threatened by the new trend. That's never more obvious than on the "Universal Soldier" satire "The Universal Coward," which is not only politically incorrect, but also unfunny. Other songs, like "I Found a Girl," were just standard mid-'60s L.A. pop/rock; "A Beginning from an End," about the death of the singer's wife in childbirth, manages to possibly exceed "The Universal Coward" in bad taste. "Folk City" is a forced update of "Surf City" to accommodate a different fad. Folk-rock was not suitable for Jan & Dean, whether in earnest or satire, and what's worse is that the pop/rock that was their strong suit is not well served by most of the material on the LP.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Steve Barri, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist - Phil F. Sloan, Composer
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Wes Farrell, Composer - BERT RUSSELL, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
George Tipton, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist - Roger Christian, Composer - Jan Berry, Composer, Producer
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Steve Barri, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist - Phil F. Sloan, Composer
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Hal Blaine, Conductor - George Tipton, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist - Donald J. Altfeld, Composer - Jan Berry, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jill Gibson, Composer
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
P.F. Sloan, Composer - Steve Barri, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
George Tipton, Composer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jan & Dean, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Roger Christian, Composer - Jan Berry, Composer, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Cleve Herman, Composer
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
John Lennon, ComposerLyricist - Paul Mccartney, ComposerLyricist - Jan & Dean, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
George Tipton, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist - Jan Berry, Composer, Producer - Jill Gibson, Composer
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Bob Dylan, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Christian, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist - Jan Berry, Composer
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
PETE SEEGER, Composer - Jan & Dean, MainArtist
(C) 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 1965 Capitol Records, LLC
Album review
In spite of the album's title, and the inclusion of covers of "Turn, Turn, Turn," "Eve of Destruction," and "It Ain't Me Babe," this isn't a folk-rock record. Instead, it's a rather lame, standard Jan & Dean album in which they occasionally peek into folk-rock material. The folk-rock tunes here are either inconsequential, faithful covers or versions delivered with a slight sneer that suggest the duo disliked or, perhaps, felt threatened by the new trend. That's never more obvious than on the "Universal Soldier" satire "The Universal Coward," which is not only politically incorrect, but also unfunny. Other songs, like "I Found a Girl," were just standard mid-'60s L.A. pop/rock; "A Beginning from an End," about the death of the singer's wife in childbirth, manages to possibly exceed "The Universal Coward" in bad taste. "Folk City" is a forced update of "Surf City" to accommodate a different fad. Folk-rock was not suitable for Jan & Dean, whether in earnest or satire, and what's worse is that the pop/rock that was their strong suit is not well served by most of the material on the LP.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:33:18
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Jan & Dean
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2011 Capitol Records, LLC ℗ 2011 Capitol Records, LLC
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