My favorite band

here's the original

I believe Love - Forever Changes album is one of the greatest of all time and it is recognized as such. A masterpiece, it's hard to choose a favorite song, I love them all.

I don't know how much you know about the group, EJ. I never saw them "in the day" (though I was in LA at the time). Arthur Lee, the band's leader and the composer of a majority of the songs, spent a stretch of time in the hoosegow in the 90s because of what turned out to be an erroneous conviction that led to a 3-strikes sentencing. When he got out, he did some touring and performing. I was lucky to see him at the Fillmore Aud. in San Francisco, a concert to perform Forever Changes plus some other songs. It was unbelievable. He sadly took ill and died a few years later.

A recording from the tour was made called the Forever Changes Concert, I recommend it highly. You can also find some videos of it on You Tube. He had a very good band (none of the original members) but they told stories of how demanding he was in insisting they play the songs precisely as he wished. Sound checks at new venues turned into practice sessions. They described it in an interview I read as his dedication to the music, not an idiosyncrasy.

Edit to add - I found a live version of Daily Planet from '03, performed at Glastonbury. An example of what I saw and heard live, I believe in the same year

I can't listen to this one without getting a little teary eyed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqXSBe-qMGo

Excellent Joni Mitchell song, michele, but I think an instance of where covers by other artists produced better version than what the composer did. I like both Buffy Ste-Marie's and Ian & Sylvia's versions better. Have you heard them, what do you think?

I don't know if you heard the story but Mitchell got so upset by Judy Collins having a much more successful recording of her Both Sides Now than she had, she stopped talking to her. Permanently. Even though Collins' recording had to have made her a ton of money.

Great Gig in the Sky is an all-time fave of mine!

Prince two fer

Just started part 3

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/6180103/friday-night-music-adjectives-part3