Forever Changes (album) by Love

You Set the Scene, Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale and The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This are 3 of some of my favourite songs ever, and they're all on the same record. Everything else? Sensational. The only bummer isn't Bummer in the Summer, it's Old Man, which is a noticeable decrease in quality to the rest, only worth of a great album, not a masterpiece.

An album just as relevant in today's political climate as back then. Especially "The Red Telephone" whose themes about authoritarianism in America ring true more than ever today. The closing track is a wonderful reflection by a man who at the time believed he was going to die, and how he was accepting his impending doom.

Themes aside, this album is amazing sonically. The production is up there with a Beatles record, and the fusion of folk, rock, flamenco, and classical music is extremely unique and pulled off flawlessly.

From UofTBlues 01/02/2020 23:39

Got turned on to Love in the early 80's. I never tire of listening to this album.

One of the greatest albums ever recorded

Exciting stuff!

100/100

What can i say about this album more than Perfection?

Easily the band best album, top 10 of the 1960s at least

From Graeme2 07/26/2019 22:05

Man this does not age. It gets better and better. Get the 45th anniversary vinyl. Sounds fantastic. Like with the truly great records it's track order is perfect and there's just a bit of magic there that you can't quite put your finger on. Incredible. Also house of many windows has the most stoned solo (1st one) I've ever heard. The 2nd sounds compos though ha.

Very overlooked awesome album in a quality year for music. A House Is Not A Motel is the best song on the album.

Every time I listen to this album, which is a lot, I find something new that reinforces my thought that this is one of the best albums of all time. Not a bad track to be heard anywhere. Light years ahead of its time. Arthur Lee just has to be the most creative artist that relatively few people have even heard of. Worth several listens.

A great album in all facets of music making. There aren't any bad songs and most of them are great themselves. It is expertly arranged and layered and the creativity is noticeable still, over 50 years later. There isn't really anything bad that I can say about this album other than it isn't completely perfect. The standout songs for me were "Alone Again Or", "A House Is Not a Motel", "Andmoreagain", "The Red Telephone", "You Set the Scene" and "Maybe The People Would Be The Times Or Between Clark And Hilldale" which is my favorite.