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Track Listings
| 1. (We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet |
| 2. Love Seems Doomed |
| 3. Tobacco Road |
| 4. Queen of My Nights |
| 5. I'll Go Crazy |
| 6. Gotta Get Away |
| 7. Sometimes I Think About |
| 8. One by One |
| 9. Worried Life Blues |
| 10. She's Coming Home |
Product Description
1-(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet 2-Love Seems Doomed 3-Tobacco Road 4-Queen Of My Nights 5-I'll Go Crazy 6-Gotta Get Away 7-Sometimes I Think About 8-One By One 9-Worried Life Blues 10-She's Coming Home
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I wouldn't say that this is a must have album and apparently not The Blues Magoos best. But as a first album its a pretty good place to start for any psyceldelic rock/pop group. Songs like 'We ain't got nothin' yet' and 'Tobacco Road'and especially 'I'll go Crazy' are catchy and make good listening for you pre Led Zeppelin/Blue Cheer rock fans, and tracks like 'Love Seems Doomed' and 'One by One' (which the group beleived was the strongest song on the album)are good pop songs with a psycedelic flavour.
For me though the albums true strengths are the two mainly blues orientated songs 'Worried Life Blues' and especially 'Sometimes I Think About' which are full of nice riffs and good feeling, theres something about the sorrowful way 'Sometimes I think About' is sung which adds strength to the song.
All in all a good album, and I'm not at all sorry I bought it, but it may be aquired listening for some people, so not to everybody's taste.
For me though the albums true strengths are the two mainly blues orientated songs 'Worried Life Blues' and especially 'Sometimes I Think About' which are full of nice riffs and good feeling, theres something about the sorrowful way 'Sometimes I think About' is sung which adds strength to the song.
All in all a good album, and I'm not at all sorry I bought it, but it may be aquired listening for some people, so not to everybody's taste.
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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful
This is the one to get
31 Oct 2006
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This psychedelipop classic is available in three forms, but don't be confused. This, the latest version, is absulutely the best. The sound, liner notes, and packaging are first-rate. Anyone familiar with releases on the Collectibles label can guess that the two-CDs-for-the-price-of-one edition (Lollipop/Comic Book) is not a real bargain. As for the older (2002)Repetoire version, well, it contains no extras, it's sound is not quite as good, it's packed in a standard crappy jewel case, and the liner notes are useless. Rolling Stone's Encyclopedia of Rock (~late 70's, I believe) wrote the Blues Magoos off as a flashy one trick pony that influenced no one. I guess they never considered a comparison to Pink Floyd's first album, which came a year later. The Magoos hit charted in the UK and you can bet Syd Barret payed attention since the Floyd was, at that time, playing more pop-oriented music. I'll add that, in the early 80s, I caught the Chesterfield Kings at DC's 9:30 club when they were a pretty new act. At that time (at least at that performance), they looked and sounded like a Blues Magoos tribute band. Enjoy this album. It's fun. Update, Aug 30, 2011: Sundazed released newly remastered CDs of the Magoos first two albums. They both have sound that is superior to the Repertoire releases. However, they have no bonus tracks so I still recommend the Repertoire versions as well for die-hard fans like me.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
60's psychedelica at its best
30 May 2004
Format:Audio CD
Wow, this is a great album! I bought this record while in high school, living in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota, that's ranger country people. Nothing much to do there, except listen to music. This album had been out of print for many years until recently released on cd. I have depended on reel to reel tapes to keep from losing track of this fine group altogether.
The Blues Magoos sounded like no one else in 1966, fresh and heavy with new psychedelic sounds and great vocal harmonies. "We ain't got nothin'yet" went on to be a big hit for the Magoos, but "She's coming home", "Queen of my nights" and the best version ever of "Tobacco Road" are my favorites on their first and best lp. If you like Aorta, early Country Joe & the Fish, Clear Light, Fever Tree or the Seeds you need this fine cd in your collection. Peace & Rock on
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
THE BLUES MA-WHO'S?
20 Jun 2007
Format:Audio CD
Who are they, you ask?
These guys are one of my favorites from the sixties garage scene. The best way to purchase this disc is in the 2in1 album pack that pairs this up with the follow up album, Electric Comic-Book, because it's actually cheaper, and you can experience the good tunes from that one too.
This however is the far superior album of the small catalouge of The Magoos. Why so rare?
I think, mainly, that The Blues Magoos barely wrote any of their own material, and they weren't British. The Blues Magoos came from Brooklyn, NY... but they could really rock for a sixties garage band. Listen to them cover I'LL GO CRAZY. Its a two minute long jam! Very nicely executed. Check out GOTTA GET AWAY, with the group shout along choruses. Nice,nice,nice. A little pre-punk meets bubblegum, but heavy duty. Check out TOBACCO ROAD, with the drums kill keyboards kill guitar sequence in the middle. Pisser.
This album came out in 1965, listen to how it must've influenced great bands like The Doors and other sixties legends. Some bands seem to fall through the floorboards now and then... but it's pretty great when you manage to pry them out. ROCK!
These guys are one of my favorites from the sixties garage scene. The best way to purchase this disc is in the 2in1 album pack that pairs this up with the follow up album, Electric Comic-Book, because it's actually cheaper, and you can experience the good tunes from that one too.
This however is the far superior album of the small catalouge of The Magoos. Why so rare?
I think, mainly, that The Blues Magoos barely wrote any of their own material, and they weren't British. The Blues Magoos came from Brooklyn, NY... but they could really rock for a sixties garage band. Listen to them cover I'LL GO CRAZY. Its a two minute long jam! Very nicely executed. Check out GOTTA GET AWAY, with the group shout along choruses. Nice,nice,nice. A little pre-punk meets bubblegum, but heavy duty. Check out TOBACCO ROAD, with the drums kill keyboards kill guitar sequence in the middle. Pisser.
This album came out in 1965, listen to how it must've influenced great bands like The Doors and other sixties legends. Some bands seem to fall through the floorboards now and then... but it's pretty great when you manage to pry them out. ROCK!
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