The United States of America
Douban
overblik
Originally released on Columbia in 1968, The United States of America is one of the legendary pure psychedelic space records. Some of the harder-rocking tunes have a fun house recklessness that recalls aspects of early Pink Floyd and the Velvet Underground at their freakiest; the sedate, exquisitely orchestrated ballads, especially "Cloud Song" and the wonderfully titled "Love Song for the Dead Che," are among the best relics of dreamy psychedelia. Occasionally things get too excessive and self-conscious, and the attempts at comedy are a bit flat, but otherwise this is a near classic.
Tracks
01. The American Metaphysical Circ
02. Hard Coming Love
03. Cloud Song
04. The Garden Of Earthly Delights
05. I Won't Leave My Wooden-Wife For You, Sugar
06. Where Is Yesterday
07. Coming Down
08. Love Song For The Dead Che
09. Stranded In Time
10. The American Way Of Love
11. Osamu's Birthday (Originally Unissued)
12. No Love To Give (Originally Unissued)
13. I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife For You, Sugar (Previously Unissued)
14. You Can't Ever Come Down (Previously Unissued)
15. Perry Pier (Previously Unissued)
16. Tailor Man (Previously Unissued)
17. Do You Follow Me (Previously Unissued)
18. The American Metaphysical Circus (Previously Unissued)
19. Mouse (The Garden Of Earthly Delights) (Previously Unissued)
20. Heresy (Coming Down) (Previously Unissued)