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TklDuo-Drew

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Just saw on the Comcast homepage that Arthur Lee, lead singer for the 60s band Love has passed away from leukemia. I know there are a lot of fans of this man's music on the forum, myself included.
I'll leave it to Venray.....or whoever else is on to post all the particulars.


R.I.P., Arthur.


Drew :dropatear
 
Hippie hero Arthur Lee dies aged 61

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Duncan Campbell
Saturday August 5, 2006
The Guardian



One of the central figures of the 60s psychedelic rock scene, Arthur Lee of the Love, has died in Memphis at the age of 61. After surviving drug problems and a spell in jail for firearms offences, the singer finally succumbed to leukaemia after a long battle with the disease.
The news spread swiftly yesterday over the internet among Lee and Love's hardcore base of loyal fans, some of whom had first come across the singer when the band was formed in 1965 in Los Angeles. "Arthur Lee died with his wife, Diane, by his side," said his manager, Mark Linn, on a fan website. "This is still very much a shock for me, as I had hoped Arthur would recover."

With its trademark logo in familiar wavy psychedelic lettering, Love was associated with the innovative music of California, at a time when the Byrds, the Mamas and the Papas, and the Doors were flourishing.
Lee, who once described himself as "the first so-called black hippie", was born in Tennessee but moved with his family to Los Angeles as a child.

The band with which he found fame was initially called Grass Roots but became Love, which fitted the mood of the time, to avoid confusion with another group of the same name. Like a number of other bands of the time, they used several different musical styles. They had an early hit with My Little Red Book from their first album, Love.

Its 1968 third album, Forever Changes - with A House is Not a Motel and Alone Again Or - brought them greatest critical kudos and still appears on many musicians' and rock writers' favourites lists. He drifted out of the music business in the 1970s but returned with new musicians in the 80s and 90s and would play Forever Changes live in its entirety with a full orchestral backing.

Lee was convicted on drugs-related charges in the 80s.

This came back to haunt him in 1996 when he fired a gun into the air after an argument with a neighbour. He was given an automatic jail sentence of eight to 12 years under California's draconian three-strikes laws.

Released in 2001, he resumed his music career with different musicians before being diagnosed with leukaemia. Several musicians, including Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, played benefit concerts for him when it became clear how serious his illness was. He was also the subject of a biography, Arthur Lee: Alone Again Or, by the music writer, Barney Hoskyns.
 
That sucks. Not what I expected to see when browsing through the TMF! Thanks for that article Venray. He really was one of the most gifted songwriters of the sixties.

R.I.P. Arthur.
 
I've said it here before and I'll say it again, "Forever Changes" was and IS one of the greatest albums of the Rock era. So sad to see Arthur go.
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These lyrics are part of Arthur Lee's song "You Set The Scene" (from the "Forever Changes" album). Even back in 1967 he had a feeling he wasn't long for this world:

This is the time and life that I am living
And I'll face each day with a smile
For the time that I've been given's such a little while
And the things that I must do consist of more than style
there are places that I am going

This is the only thing that I am sure of
And that's all that lives is gonna die
And there'll always be some people here to wonder why
And for every happy hello, there will be good-bye
There'll be time for you to put yourself on
 
Oh my God, I'm such a dyslexic fucktard!

I was quickly scrolling down the general discussion thread menu and at a quick glance saw this particular one.

At first I thought it read LEEALLURE PASSES!

Jesus. I scrolled back up, read the title properly and let my heart rate go down before posting(my mouth is still dry, though).

I'm not exactly sure who Arthur Lee really is, but I hope he rests in peace.

And LeeAllure too when she dies, for that matter...Though I hope that's not for a long time.

whew.
 
Kinda weird, that's several celebrity deaths recently due to leukemia.
Guess it's not as cureable as I thought it was.
I didn't know this fella, but sad none the less.
 
I have nothing to add to this thread.

Only that I picked up the expanded version of "Forever Changes" last weekend.

And thanks again to Frankie, for providing some of the words to "You Set the Scene". Such an awesome song......and record.


Maybe I'll drudge up the Syd Barrett thread as well.


Drew
 
TklDuo-Drew said:
I have nothing to add to this thread.

Only that I picked up the expanded version of "Forever Changes" last weekend.

And thanks again to Frankie, for providing some of the words to "You Set the Scene". Such an awesome song......and record.


Maybe I'll drudge up the Syd Barrett thread as well.


Drew

Hey, Drew! I'm always happy to turn someone on to Love. I'm glad you like the CD!

Frankie
 
featherfingers said:
Hey, Drew! I'm always happy to turn someone on to Love. I'm glad you like the CD!

Frankie



Yeah, it's my third copy of "Forever Changes". I played thru the first two until they were spent.


Drew
 
TklDuo-Drew said:
Yeah, it's my third copy of "Forever Changes". I played thru the first two until they were spent.


Drew
I guess you were a Love fan long before I came along! I think "Forever Changes" ranks right up there with The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and The Beach Boys "Pet Sounds" as one of the greatest albums ever recorded.

(Note: Check out The Zombies "Odessy & Oracle." Another great album! And yes, the artist misspelled the word "Odyssey" on the album cover)
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I've heard so much about "Odessy and Oracle", but never the actual record. Maybe it'll have to be my next purchase.

I guess another one of these definitive 60s records was The Small Faces "Odgen's Nut Gone Flake". Although this one didn't impress me all that much. Not compared to all their great singles, anyway.



Drew
 
TklDuo-Drew said:
I've heard so much about "Odessy and Oracle", but never the actual record. Maybe it'll have to be my next purchase.

I guess another one of these definitive 60s records was The Small Faces "Odgen's Nut Gone Flake". Although this one didn't impress me all that much. Not compared to all their great singles, anyway.
Drew

The only Small Faces song I ever really liked was "Itchycoo Park," but I haven't really given any of their music a good listening.

The Zombie's song "Care Of Cell 44" is my favorite off their "Odessey & Oracle" album. Should've been a bigger hit than it was.

Back to Arthur Lee... he recorded a song called "The Everlasting First" which features Jimi Hendrix on guitar. Just thought the Jimi fans out there would be interested in that bit of information.
 
featherfingers said:
The only Small Faces song I ever really liked was "Itchycoo Park," but I haven't really given any of their music a good listening.

The Zombie's song "Care Of Cell 44" is my favorite off their "Odessey & Oracle" album. Should've been a bigger hit than it was.

Back to Arthur Lee... he recorded a song called "The Everlasting First" which features Jimi Hendrix on guitar. Just thought the Jimi fans out there would be interested in that bit of information.


The Small Faces have some amazing songs in their catalog. Too many to list, in fact. But one of the most interesting things is their version of the Willie Dixon song "You Need Love". Led Zeppelin turned this song into "Whole Lotta Love" a year and a half later. With the same Small Faces arrangement

"The Everlasting First" is one Love's "False Start" record. Hendrix was actually repaying a favour after Arthur helped him with an early single in the mid-60s before Jimi got famous.


Drew
 
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