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Title: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: Summertime Blooz on November 01, 2013, 10:00:00 PM In my eyes these cats are one of the most under appreciated and unjustly forgotten acts of the rock era. How is it that they could have as many hits as they did and the last time (and only time?) their music was anthologized was 1975's Greatest Hits album? That just boggles my mind. They were never cool, but I find their albums to be consistently good- a pleasing blend of Pop, Folk and even Jazz. With their catchy melodies and spot-on harmony, it seems like any Beach Boys fan should really like them. In an era when it seems like almost every marginal artist you can imagine has been revisited, remastered, & repackaged several times over, I would think there would be some love shown somewhere along the line for these two. Anybody else here like these guys?
One of my personal favorites: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IWMRTyxBE0 Title: Re: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: Alex on November 01, 2013, 10:19:07 PM The only song I know by them is Summer Dreams and I always used to think it was by Cat Stevens.
EDIT: Summer Breeze, not Summer Dreams. Got too much BBs on the mind. Title: Re: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: Summertime Blooz on November 01, 2013, 10:33:37 PM The only song I know by them is Summer Dreams and I always used to think it was by Cat Stevens. I guess you mean Summer Breeze? :-D That's definitely their best known song. Other hits were Diamond Girl, Hummingbird, We May Never Pass This Way Again, I'll Play For You, and Get Closer. In case you never heard Hummingbird: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B412Ij9IAnc Title: Re: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: grillo on November 02, 2013, 06:32:00 AM i love these guys! very cool chords and harmonies. they really come off as dweebs in the footage l've seen (check out the live "get closer" clip) so i can understand why they were never considered cool, but Steely Dan liked them, which is a certain kind of cred. well worth getting into.
Title: Re: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: Lonely Summer on November 02, 2013, 01:31:30 PM Everything considered soft rock from the early 70's is thought to be music for squares, nerds, people who want to rock without really rocking...so call me a square, dweeb, nerd, always enjoyed the hits of Seals and Crofts, and I have every Bread album, some Lobo, America, Cat Stevens....well, I guess Cat is sort of semi-retroactively hip or acceptable these days. I've always liked music featuring acoustic guitars and nice harmonies.
Title: Re: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: SMiLE-addict on November 02, 2013, 03:19:39 PM My parents used to listen to these guys a lot. Nice stuff, really like them.
Title: Re: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: FatherOfTheMan Sr101 on November 02, 2013, 08:40:25 PM Summer Breeze is my most nostalgic song ever. Hands down. Brings back so many feels.
Title: Re: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: Summertime Blooz on November 02, 2013, 11:45:03 PM Summer Breeze is my most nostalgic song ever. Hands down. Brings back so many feels. Gotta love that toy piano. Title: Re: The 'Show Some Love for Seals & Crofts Here' Thread Post by: Lonely Summer on November 03, 2013, 12:15:41 AM That's one of the best summer songs ever. Get Closer is also a nice one - kind of a light soul feel.
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