An absolutely perfect mashup of Brill Building romanticism and folk-rock; proto-power pop too, come to think of it.
Pardon me for one more day's obnoxious geezer self-indulgence, but I happen to believe that the eponymous debut Youngbloods album, from whence that derives, is an absolute freaking masterpiece on every level. And let's not even bring "Get Together" into the discussion.
In any event, the song seemed like a fitting late coda to last week, in which we argued for the virtues of the Youngbloods contemporaries The Sopwith Camel and Chrysalis. Especially considering that I saw those Youngbloods guys at the tiny Greenwich Village dive the Cafe Au-Go-Go (seating: about 200-300) immediately after the album's release. And that the band sounded exactly -- and I mean EXACTLY -- like the above.
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The first three Youngbloods albums were great.
I only saw the three piece band live. They were a lot of fun. Not all time great. I wish I had seen the band with Jerry Corbett.
Captain Al
Never really got into Youngbloods, but that is an interesting song.
Not long ago, I picked up the BGO 2 cd set of their first 3 albums. Good stuff.
Great set, for sure.
Saw Jesse Colin Young solo a number of times. Earnest, if never soul-stirring. I was trying to find- who is credited for writing "Get Together" and "All Over the World"?
All Over the World was written by Jerry Corbett. Get Together was written, depending on who you ask, by Dino Valente.
Saw an image of the Get Together 45 and Chet Powers is listed on the label. Wrote it in '64, interesting guy
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