Lovin' Spoonful - Everything Playing
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Artist: Lovin' SpoonfulEdition: Vinyl
Music Label: Kama Sutra
Music reviews of Everything Playing
Music Review: Everything Ending - "Forever"
Rating: 5 Stars
1968 was a milestone year for rock music, and the Lovin' Spoonful's EVERYTHING PLAYING, although mostly overlooked today, was one of the many reasons why.
I once got the chance to ask Jerry Yester (who replaced Zal Yanovsky) what his favorite Spoonful album was. He modestly answered "THE BEST OF," a record he had very little to do with. My response was that I preferred EVERYTHING PLAYING, and even liked its odd crayon-drawing cover art. As we discussed individual tracks, I lamented that the original record had such a murky sound. Yester explained that things were in such total chaos, what with Sebastian who was handling production leaving midway through the final mixdown, that the album was released in a rough-cut form.
In spite of such handicaps, EVERYTHING PLAYING turns out to be quite diverse, experimental and for the persistent listener, the most rewarding of any Lovin' Spoonful record. Don't expect to find their played-to-death Top 10 stuff here. DO expect wistfulness ("Boredom"), introspection ("Try A Little Bit," "Old Folks"), cynicism ("Money"), subtle inebriated humor ("Forever"), concern ("Younger Generation"), exurberance ("Six O'Clock" "She Is Still A Mystery") and more.
If you like the Lovin' Spoonful, you owe it to yourself to get this one. It's a real gem.
"Everything Playing" is available on CD.
Also recommended:
Another lesser-known but excellent Spoonful set is the soundtrack to Woody Allen's WHAT'S UP, TIGER LILY? (1967). It features a classic John Sebastian patter song ("Pow"), a great version of "Fishin' Blues" and lots of Spoonful instrumentals. (LP) (CD)
CONTENTS of "Everything Playing"--
SIDE ONE
[3:00] She Is Still A Mystery To Me
[3:20] Priscilla Millionaira
[3:23] Boredom
[2:36] Six O'Clock
[4:34] Forever
SIDE TWO
[2:40] Younger Generation
[2:01] Money
[3:04] Old Folks
[3:04] Only Pretty, What A Pity
[3:04] Try A Little Bit
[2:44] Close Your Eyes
TOTAL RUNNING TIME: 33:30
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