A Long Time Comin'
by The Electric Flag

A Long Time Comin' by The Electric Flag
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 21,592nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 34 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1968 (239th)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,360th)
Award Best albums of all time (21,592nd)

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Overall rank: 21,592nd | 1960s rank: 1,360th | 1968 rank: 239th

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From 02/27/2023 13:01 | #294500
This album is Electrifying, The overall tone has some psych blues/jaZZ undertones. But that is not all the powerful MIKE BLOOMFIELD guitar sets the tone. The r&b soul elements with a nice horn section make this an album that deserves more attention.
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From 11/10/2021 16:54 | #276078
Really good psychedelic blues. Whoever this Ron Polte is really knows how to write a song. The ones credited to him on Wikipedia are my favorite but he seems to just be a friend of the group. I read it may have been a contractual thing to put a nonmembers name down. Excellent guitar work and solid vocal performances from both leads. "Wine" is a bit of an unfortunate relic given the Janis Joplin line.
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From 06/25/2020 01:44 | #254470
The whole narrative around this very urbane album is, and always was, "Why isn't it a big hit like it was meant to be?" There are all sorts of reasons, but if you forget all that and just get into it anyway, you're left with a great 60s gem that isn't in every collection, so it doesn't get overplayed...plus it has Mike Bloomfield ripping blues lines.
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