Everybody knew this already and didn't tell me, right? Why would you want to hide this from me? I think it's a little cruel. This is the kind of stuff that I live for. Funky acid space dub jams? Hello? Thanks, Jaxon. Thanks, Stormy. Thanks, Chuck. I've only seen this album around my whole life. It's just that almost every used copy I ever see is beat to hell, so I never end up buying one. Well, this copy came in the big stack I bought a couple weeks ago and it's in nice shape. Those GUITARS!!! PHAT! I've always considered myself a Rare Earth fan, but this is the best album ever. God, "(I Know) I'm Losing You", how cool is that. 11 minutes of dub/echo chamber vocals and hot percussion and fuzz. Beats the Chambers Brothers at their own game. And then some.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 9 October 2007 23:28 (seventeen years ago)
dude rare earth are the shit
― chaki, Tuesday, 9 October 2007 23:36 (seventeen years ago)
yeah, i knew that, but this album is, like, the shit X 10000000000000! it's an acid guitar buffet. guitars every which way. guitars coming out of the flower pots and out of every nook and cranny. lovelovelove this thing.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 9 October 2007 23:49 (seventeen years ago)
scott I get the feeling I'm not the only guy up in this piece who's a li'l toasty and listening to awesome music
― J0hn D., Tuesday, 9 October 2007 23:57 (seventeen years ago)
fadeFadeFADEFADE Your love is fadeFadeFADEFADE Your love is fadingFadingFADINGFADING
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Wednesday, 10 October 2007 00:49 (seventeen years ago)
Love Side One, not crazy about the "Eleanor Rigby" cover, but that's typical of me.
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Wednesday, 10 October 2007 00:51 (seventeen years ago)
the rigby cover is the weakest thing on it, but that's okay. side two has the completely awesome one two punch of "satisfaction guaranteed" and "nice place to visit". HEAVY shit. i think they took a look at their labelmates and said: "Toe Fat?? Fuck a Toe Fat! We're Rare Motherfucking Earth!"
honestly, this is the way i always wanted a rare earth album to sound. and the 3 or 4 that i've heard or owned never did it for me like this album does.
― scott seward, Wednesday, 10 October 2007 01:37 (seventeen years ago)
I'd say the same of the three I've owned
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Wednesday, 10 October 2007 07:13 (seventeen years ago)
i wonder if it was motown session guys playing on this or rare earth themselves? either way, it's grate.
I really like some of their later tracks like "Big John" and "Earth" -- I can sort of half remember seeing them on Midnight Special or Don Kirshner's Rock Concert w/Redbone but I don't trust my mind anymore.
― m coleman, Wednesday, 10 October 2007 10:01 (seventeen years ago)
"Earth" = "Ma"
― m coleman, Wednesday, 10 October 2007 10:03 (seventeen years ago)
God, "(I Know) I'm Losing You", how cool is that. 11 minutes of dub/echo chamber vocals and hot percussion and fuzz.
i do not have this album, but i have loved this track for so very long.
― stevie, Wednesday, 10 October 2007 10:19 (seventeen years ago)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XYAVuMKiPUk/TX-ZTcc5VGI/AAAAAAAAAEI/pGNS0HHIuMo/s1600/rare%2Bearth.jpg
― the late great, Thursday, 23 April 2015 05:42 (ten years ago)