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feelintheflows
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The Association
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March 29, 2018, 09:04:54 PM »
Thoughts on this great underrated band?
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Re: The Association
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Underrated. Very.
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Maybe I put too much faith in atmosphere
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March 30, 2018, 02:39:22 AM »
I only know a few 45s, my favourites being "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies" and the peerless "Along Comes Mary".
I dug up some other, albeit brief, Smiley topics on the subject:
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,25558.0.html
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,12219.0.html
http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,23032.0.html
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"Ik bun moar een eenvoudige boerenlul en doar schoam ik mien niet veur" (Normaal, 1978)
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Was wondering what "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebies" sounded like. Just played it - now I remember. Hadn't heard that in 50 years. It is a good song.
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March 30, 2018, 07:24:53 AM »
This is my contribution to the previous Association thread in 2014:
Quote from: RangeRoverA1 on March 29, 2014, 09:09:29 PM
Quote from: markcharles75 on March 26, 2014, 10:07:45 AM
I was just listening to "Come On In" from Birthday and I don't think I've ever heard anything so joyful and glorious.
I'm only aware of their hits & "Pandora's Golden Heebie Jeebie", so I went to check "Come On In" based on your description. I don't share your opinion, to me it was a tad monotonous, the main riff isn't joyful, it's groovy rather.
I mentioned "Pandora" since then many times being favorite Association song. It's still the best.
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Short notice: the cat you see to the left is the best. Not counting your indoor cat who might have habit sitting at your left side when you post at SmileySmile.
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March 30, 2018, 09:30:10 AM »
For the longest time I though that these blokes were Brits! Something about the accents...
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March 30, 2018, 04:33:17 PM »
I knew they're Americans since 1st time listening to "Cherish".
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Short notice: the cat you see to the left is the best. Not counting your indoor cat who might have habit sitting at your left side when you post at SmileySmile.
Who is Lucille Ball & Vivian Vance Duet Fan Club CEO? Btw, such Club exists?
Zany zealous Zeddie eats broccoli at brunch break but doesn't do's & don't's due to duties.
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March 30, 2018, 07:09:13 PM »
I think that my first knowledge of the Association was through "Along Comes Mary," which, to , had that Mersey Beat flavor, and "...why should I cehhh...but she's not thehhh."
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March 30, 2018, 07:40:42 PM »
That should read "...which seemed to have that Mersey Beat..."
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March 30, 2018, 08:40:52 PM »
Love this group. "Never My Love" and "Everything That Touches You" are both great songs. "Never My Love" has always been a favorite of mine. They have some nice harmonies.
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March 31, 2018, 04:30:03 PM »
One of my favorite Youtube videos!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZsQSFzIsb8
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March 31, 2018, 04:40:36 PM »
BTW, I think this is my favorite song of theirs. Great outro!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKPYEdYB1g
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It's all about 'harmony' ...
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May 22, 2018, 12:04:26 AM »
My 446-page biography of the band has just been published, and is shipping from the UK if anyone would feel so inclined as to enquire...
www.dojotonepublications.com
www.facebook.com/Association.biography
or just PM me here for details !
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June 05, 2018, 02:07:58 PM »
I'm a longtime fan. When I was a kid we had a copy of The Greatest Hits album in our house thanks to my older sister, so at an early age I became familiar not only with their hits, but gems like 'No Fair At All', 'Time For Livin' and 'Like Always'. I was there the first day when Rhino released that 2 CD anthology. I even got a chance to see them live in 1972 on the Steel Pier singing the old hits and promoting their last LP 'Waterbeds In Trinidad' and the song 'Kicking the Gong Around'. I always really loved the weird audacity of this record 'Happiness Is' from the 1967 'Insight Out' album and have made my own tribute to the band:
The Association- Happiness Is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMCaIxicUqM
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Please visit 'The American(a) Trip Slideshow' where you can watch the videos and listen to fan mixes of all the Smile songs:
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April 09, 2019, 02:01:29 AM »
Another old topic definitely worth dredging up. A couple of years back a friend notified me of this cool album, which I'm revisiting now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmUBtRGTEe0
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birthday_(The_Association_album)
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April 09, 2019, 04:32:57 AM »
I've always loved the song "Like Always" on that album, particularly the middle section with the incredible vocals.
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"No White Flags." - Team Gleason
"(Brian) got into this really touching music with songs like 'In My Room', and 'Good Vibrations' was amazing. The melodies are so beautiful, almost perfect. I began to realize he was one of the most gifted writers of our generation." - Paul Simon
"The best thing you can be 'like' in music is yourself." Dr. John
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August 11, 2019, 06:39:07 PM »
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Yes!!
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BTW, I think this is my favorite song of theirs. Great outro!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qKPYEdYB1g
I'm going to bump this thread because I've been listening to their Greatest Hits album a lot the last week. In addition to the song above, a song I didn't pay much attention to the first time I listened through the album is "Like Always." I'm not sure if I'd ever heard the song before I bought this album, but I have no idea why it wasn't a bit hit. It (and Everything That Touches You) are just breathtakingly brilliant. Brian Wilson caliber, I'd say. Maybe even better.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QI2pDpEZCzQ
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The entire middle part - the section starting with "Girl ..." - is simply brilliant (it's like a chorus, and a double bridge, and the chorus repeated, or something like that).
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