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Love, Love, Love, Love, Love 3:14 ░▐ ▌░ 02. Combination Of The Two 3:05 ░▐ ▌░ 03. If They Left Us Alone Now 3:35 ░▐ ▌░ 04. To Kingdom Come 2:27 ░▐ ▌░ 05. I Don't Like You Anymore 2:55 ░▐ ▌░ 06. Any Way That You Want Me 4:07 ░▐ ▌░ 07. It Was Such A Lovely Night (Loving You Tonight) 2:20 ░▐ ▌░ 08. The Boy With The Green Eyes 3:35 ░▐ ▌░ 09. Funky Walk 9:40 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ rip notes │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ This 1969 release by Watertown, New YorkÆs Wool, proves that ░▐ ▌░ even when you have strong talent and all the right ░▐ ▌░ connections, sometimes it still isnÆt enough to get your band ░▐ ▌░ to break. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ The group formed in the early Æ60s, and were originally known ░▐ ▌░ as Ed Wool and The Nomads. Ed Wool, who was a master guitar ░▐ ▌░ prodigy and excellent songwriter, was influenced early on by ░▐ ▌░ the new British Invasion sound and later on by the ░▐ ▌░ cream-of-the-crop of soul/R&B. Ed Wool and The Nomads were ░▐ ▌░ huge in the mid-60sÆ thriving Northern/Upstate New York music ░▐ ▌░ scene, even sharing the stage with bands such as Mitch Ryder ░▐ ▌░ & The Detroit Wheels, The (Young) Rascals, and The Rolling ░▐ ▌░ Stones. In 1966, Ed and The Nomads scored a recording ░▐ ▌░ contract with RCA Victor and made one single, ôI Need ░▐ ▌░ Somebodyö b/w ôPlease, Please, Please,ö which flopped. ░▐ ▌░ Several line-up changes ensued as the Æ60s progressed, but ░▐ ▌░ with Ed Wool still as the main focal point. The group was ░▐ ▌░ known as ôThe Sure Cureö for a brief amount of time, ░▐ ▌░ releasing the Feldman/Goldstein/Gottehrer penned ôI Wanna Do ░▐ ▌░ Itö for the Cameo-Parkway label, which also flopped. Next, as ░▐ ▌░ ôThe Pineapple Heard,ö EdÆs group even had the chance to be ░▐ ▌░ the first group to record the Boyce & Hart tune ôValleriö in ░▐ ▌░ 1967, a year before The Monkees had a hit with it. That ░▐ ▌░ single, released on the tiny Diamond label, again, flopped. ░▐ ▌░ Starting circa 1968, Ed Wool finally settled with a new and ░▐ ▌░ final line-up, which included his younger sister Claudia on ░▐ ▌░ vocals, and began going by the simple, unique name ôWool.ö ░▐ ▌░ The group traveled to New York City and began laying down ░▐ ▌░ tracks for their lone eponymous album for ABC Records. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ This time around, the group managed to establish a ░▐ ▌░ songwriting connection with Neil Diamond, and had folk/pop ░▐ ▌░ songwriter and musician Margo Guryan at the helm for ░▐ ▌░ production help. Surely, this shouldÆve been a recipe for ░▐ ▌░ success. Unfortunately, the album went virtually unnoticed ░▐ ▌░ nationally, and scored at the very bottom of the Billboard ░▐ ▌░ Top 200. In Upstate/Northern NY, the album was a hit, with ░▐ ▌░ several of the tunes being played constantly on local radio ░▐ ▌░ stations. Although it was largely unknown, one can assume ░▐ ▌░ that a lack of promotion from ABC Records was likely to blame ░▐ ▌░ for the album not being a hit. ItÆs a shame, because the ░▐ ▌░ music contained on the album is downright good, with even ░▐ ▌░ some moments of greatness. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ The album is a super tight blend of psych-rock, pop, and ░▐ ▌░ funk. The albumÆs biggest highlight, a cover of Big Brother & ░▐ ▌░ The Holding CompanyÆs ôCombination Of The Twoö absolutely ░▐ ▌░ blows the original out of the water in every aspect. Both the ░▐ ▌░ music and vocals make Big BrotherÆs version soundàdare I ░▐ ▌░ sayàweak?! One should especially pay attention to the wild ░▐ ▌░ vocals of Claudia Wool and the jaw-dropping fuzzy bass solo, ░▐ ▌░ courtesy of Ed Barrella. The second highlight of the album is ░▐ ▌░ an Ed Wool original, entitled ôIf They Left Us Alone Now.ö A ░▐ ▌░ stark piece of psych-pop balladry, the tune belonged in the ░▐ ▌░ Top 40. The Neil Diamond-penned ôThe Boy With The Green Eyesö ░▐ ▌░ also had hit written all over it. Their cover of ôAny Way ░▐ ▌░ That You Want Me,ö which was better known by The Troggs, The ░▐ ▌░ Liverpool Five, and later Evie Sands, may be the best ░▐ ▌░ recorded version. The album closes with the nine-and-a-half ░▐ ▌░ minute cover of Buffalo, NYÆs Dyke & The BlazersÆ ôFunky ░▐ ▌░ Walkö and perfectly showcases Ed WoolÆs superb guitar chops. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ After Wool released this album, they recorded a handful of ░▐ ▌░ singles for Columbia (yet another major label!), all of which ░▐ ▌░ fell upon deaf ears. Ed Wool is now based in Albany, NY ░▐ ▌░ playing blues-rock with a new line-up. Wool reunited in 2007 ░▐ ▌░ for a concert at the famous Bonnie Castle Resort in ░▐ ▌░ Alexandria Bay, NY playing some of their old Æ60s songs. As ░▐ ▌░ for this album, it was definitely Wool at their peak of ░▐ ▌░ creativity. Wool has become a cult classic of sorts, and can ░▐ ▌░ be a bit pricey on eBay. Luckily, in 2006, the UKÆs Delay 68 ░▐ ▌░ label reissued a remastered version of the album on CD with ░▐ ▌░ plenty of photographs and liner notes. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ marr │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ indie . pop . rock . shoegaze . dream . jangle . twee ░▐ ▌░ chamber . noise . c-86 . college . goth . post . kraut ░▐ ▌░ darkwave . alternative . lo-fi . country . americana ░▐ ▌░ folk . folk/rock . psychedelic . progressive . metal ░▐ ▌░ heavy . hair . math . grunge . classic . southern . aor ░▐ ▌░ west coast . punk . garage . avantgarde . classical ░▐ ▌░ electronic . ambient ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ░▌░ ░ █ █ ░ ░▐░ ▌░ ▓▓█ █▓▓ ░▐ ▌░ ░█ █░ ░▐ ▌░ █ ░ ▒ ░ ░ ▒ ░ █ ░▐ ░ ▌░██ ░ ▒█████░ ░█████▒ ░ ██░▐ ░ ▒ ░ ▌░█ ░ ███▓ ▓██ ▒ ▒ ██▓ ▓███ ░ █░▐ ░ ▒ ░██ ▌█▓ ████ █▒ ▒█ ████ ▓░▐ ██░ ░██████░ ███ █ █ ███ ░██████░ ██████ ███ █ █ ███ ██████ ▒███ ███▒ ██ █ █ ██ ▒███ ███▒ ████ ████████ ▒ █ █ ▒ ████████ ████ ████░ ███████░ ░░ █ █ ░░ ░███████ ░████ █████░ ████▒ ▒ ▓█ █▒ ▒█ █▓ ▒ ▒████ ░█████ █████░ ██████████ ███ █ █ ███ ██████████ ░█████ ▒██████ ░ ███████▒ ████▒▒█ █▒▒████ ▒███████ ░ ██████▒ ░ ███░ ███ ░ * █▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓█ * ░ ███ ░███ ░ █░ ███ █░ *** * * █▒█▒▒██████▒▒█▒█ * * *** ░█ ███ ░█ ████ ██ * ████████ ████████ * ██ ████ ████████ * *** ░ ░██████ ██████░ ░ *** * ████████ █████ ** ░ ████ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ████ ░ ** █████ ▒█████████████▒▒ ░░ ░░ ▒▒█████████████▒ ░▓██████████▒ ░░ ░░ ▒██████████▓░ ▒█████ ░░ ░░ █████▒ ███ ███ ██ ██ ▒█ █▒ https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B7gpwdf2fcniwbjz2dumain2r6i