Monday, July 18, 2011

Clear Light / Same 1967
















Tracklist

01 Black Roses 2:09
02 Sand 2:38
03 A Child's Smile 1:37
04 Street Singer 3:17
05 The Ballad of Freddie & Larry 1:56
06 With All in Mind 2:58
07 She's Ready to Be Free [bonus track] 1:58
08 Mr. Blue 6:25
09 Think Again 1:37
10 They Who Have Nothing 2:34
11 How Many Days Have Passed 2:24
12 Night Sounds Loud 2:26



Clear Light were a folk-rock/psych-rock group from LA that released one lp off Elektra in 1967. Clear Light are famously known for including two drummers, one of them being Dallas Taylor of CSNY andManassas fame. Paul Rothchild produced the lp, which explains why the recording sessions were fraught with tension and negativity. The group was really masterminded by guitarist/vocalist Bob Seal, bass player Doug Lubahn and lead vocalist Cliff De Young. Prior to Clear Light the band had been known as the Brain Train. Seal felt a name change was appropriate to coincide with the release of a newly recorded debut single, Black Roses. Seal decided on Clear Light, a concept he had come across in his readings of Eastern philosophy – a name also shared by a potent brand of LSD.

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