Sunday, March 11, 2007

Love Live Life + One - Love Will Make A Better You (1970)

Really wigged out Japanese psych band from 1971 that subscribed to the "wall of sound" theory. Featuring a flautist and two saxophonists in addition to the usual drums, organ, guitar, piano and bass, Love Will Make a Better You is a rather mixed bag of music, ranging from bluesy psych to free jazz excursions somewhere between Coltrane and Coleman. This wild use of horns and flute lends a very avant/prog aura to the album, particularly if it is viewed as a psych album. In comparison to the grungy, bluesy psych from Japan in the early '70s, Love Live Life + One were actually quite experimental. In fact, though they don't sound like them, I was vaguely reminded of the experimental side of the Soft Machine. The English lyrics are pretty hippie/trippy and aren't worth writing about other than a rather unique delivery style.

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2 comments:

Alex B said...

None comments? Ok, let´s go!
It´s a good album, bu less experimental than we imagine. The tracks are long and intelligent, but the last ones are much more conventional than first ones.

Kalle said...

Hello please update link To this album !