ain't no words to this poll - RARE EARTH - MA

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lol aw man, i'd never heard of this, but it's sad to see only one vote, so i'm going to check it out. the cover is cool

okay so "ma" is a proto-kraut epic in the vein of "up in her room," "cellophane symphony," and "concerto b goode"? why didn't you SAY so

Ma isn't the best Rare Earth album, but Rare Earth are a truly overlooked/forgotten band. At their best, they were as good as Grand Funk.

lol i'm not even sure i voted in this. title track absolutely smokes.

unperson, what ones do you prefer?

also, i would absolutely buy a shirt with their record label logo on it

https://i.discogs.com/G6KrpOusV5VTfhltksz0V4xt86SLmlpQis78etoyr_c/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:343/w:348/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9MLTM1Nzkz/LTExNjE3OTEyMzMu/anBlZw.jpeg

Even better in color. Wonder if the same artist designed the Hot Wax logo?

https://www.discogs.com/release/1320666-Rare-Earth-Were-Gonna-Have-A-Good-Time

https://www.discogs.com/release/13075132-Various-Hot-Wax-Molten-Gold-The-Best-Of-Hot-Wax-Records

Oh look!
https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Rare-Earth-by-Marianantos/146854548.FB110

unperson, what ones do you prefer?

They had a good early run — Get Ready, Ecology, and One World. Their version of "(I Know) I'm Losing You" on Ecology is better than Rod Stewart's.

I'm going to say the very obvious thing about the live versions of (I Know) I'm Losing You and Get Ready.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqlGcICKK5o