Love (studio album) by Love

Love by Love
Year: 1966
Overall rank: 3,389th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 159 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1966 (31st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (297th)
Award Best albums of all time (3,389th)
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Love bestography

Love is ranked 3rd best out of 18 albums by Love on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Love is Forever Changes which is ranked number 72 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 17,268.

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Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 159 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 6% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.0/100, a mean average of 75.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.4.

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From 12/31/2023 11:00
An overlooked Love album, overshadowed by the two more psychedelic offerings. This album has plenty of psychedelic tinges, more of a garage rock style. For those who thought Hendrix wrote 'Hey Joe', here it is on Love's debut. Signed DC and Mushroom Clouds are anthems to mind expanding drugs for sure.
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From 04/27/2023 17:36
This is a more of a garage rock album, with less in common with the following "Da Capo" and "Forever Changes".
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From 12/11/2019 08:09
A prime example of garage rock. Jimi Hendrix surely was a fan of his vocal style, and no, 'Hey Joe' is not an example of that, merely evidence that he listened to this album. I prefer the next two albums for adding some interesting instrementation and structural complexity on which the simplicity of Lee's songwriting really reaches its full potential.
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From 01/14/2018 12:55
Good album, although a little uneven, and certainly the best is yet to come. Still, interesting to see the start of the journey that Arthur Lee and co took to eventually get to, forever changes.
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From 12/22/2013 17:08
Great debut.
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From 12/17/2013 22:32
Love first album from 1966 has often been overlooked because of the extraordinary greatness of the two following albums "Da Capo" and "Forever Changes". The general sound on the album is rougher than on the following albums. But the album is actually a fine mixture of hard-rocking tunes and melodic ballads.
"My Little Red Book" , which was a minor hit-single, is probably the best known track and also one of the highlights. Among the ballads Arthur Lee's "A Message to Pretty" is outstanding and Bryan MacLean's "Softly to Me" indicates what great tunes would come from him later. "Mushroom Clouds" is also a fine tune.

Among the harder rocking tracks "No Matter What You Do", in spite of its rough production, is both cathcy and moving. The acoustic early version of "Signed DC" is simply moving.

The B-side bonus track "Number 14" is a nice addition to the album, and the alternate version of "Signed DC" is great!

Though the album is not as consistent as the following albums, tracks like "My Little Red Book", "A Message to Pretty" and "No Matter What You Do" would have fitted nicely into the "Da Capo" album. A great album that deserves recognition as one of the best albums of 1966, alongside their inspirators' ( the Byrds ) album "Fifth Dimension". Especially the bass-lines are often reminiscent of the early Byrds sound.
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From 04/15/2012 08:23
Great debut album from the band. I like the way they used the same photo shoot for both this album and Da Capo.
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Best Albums of 1966
1. Revolver by The Beatles
2. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
3. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
4. Sounds Of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel
5. Aftermath by The Rolling Stones
6. Freak Out! by The Mothers Of Invention
7. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel
8. Face To Face by The Kinks
9. Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone
10. The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
11. Ascension by John Coltrane
12. Fresh Cream by Cream
13. If You Can Believe Your Eyes And Ears by The Mamas And The Papas
14. Black Monk Time by Monks (US)
15. Fifth Dimension by The Byrds
16. Speak No Evil by Wayne Shorter
17. Sunshine Superman by Donovan
18. Blues Breakers by John Mayall & Eric Clapton
19. Da Capo by Love
20. Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo [The Good, The Bad & The Ugly] by Ennio Morricone
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