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Jason Gross

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Jul 31, 2020, 10:28:56 PM7/31/20

Greetings,

In the latest issue of Perfect Sound Forever <http://www.perfectsoundforever.com>, you'll find (among other things):

PRETTY THINGS
Interview- Sorrow & Parachutes
"Along with Taylor and singer Phil May, the other important songwriter then was bassist Wally Waller. Waller would leave after 1971 and became a house producer for EMI and would even produce his own band's 1972 album Freeway Madness. Then there was the story of the Pretties alias mystery band The Electric Banana, which he helmed. And then there were assorted Pretties reunions that he joined in on. And his own band. And a new band with former Pretties drummer Twink. And..."

We're always looking for good writers and/or ideas so let us know if you have anything to share.

See you online,
Jason

Jason Gross

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Mar 31, 2021, 8:14:05 PM3/31/21

Greetings,

In the latest issue of Perfect Sound Forever <http://www.furious.com/perfect/index0421.html>, you'll find (among other things):

FREEDOM SINGERS
Interview- Civil Rights' music by Jason Gross
"The excellent recent PBS documentary The Black Church covered not only the obvious racial and religious aspects of the church but also its vital political and musical aspects, with the latter two coming together in the Civil Rights Movement. In the early '60s, as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) looked to gather members and momentum, one of the crucial ways to spread the word was through song, and one of their chief messengers was a vocal group called the Freedom Singers."

FRED NEIL
'60's folk archive find by Tony Ruiz
"'38 McDougal,; the latest Fred Neil official release comes from Mark Linn''s Delmore Recording Society label, brings us "the singer-songwriter of the singer-songwriters," recorded in between the difficult Bleecker And McDougal sessions (Elektra, 1965). Unleashed first in November 2020 on clear vinyl format and now on CD and digital formats, '38 McDougal' contains eight songs from a reel to reel tape stored for decades by guitarist Pete Childs."

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May 18, 2021, 4:06:58 AM5/18/21

Jason Gross

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Jun 2, 2021, 10:15:17 PM6/2/21

Greetings,

In the latest issue of Perfect Sound Forever <http://www.furious.com/perfect/index0621.html>, you'll find (among other things):

LES RALLIZES DENUDES- their pre-terrorist psychedelic roots by Daniel Hess
"'Atonal, hypnotic cacophony' does not even begin to describe the symphonic numbness your ears will experience while listening to Les Rallizes Denudes. With that simple enticing opening, the music is but yet a small fraction of the mystery, infamy, and legacy that this group holds in their home country of Japan."

Jason Gross

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Aug 2, 2021, 6:49:36 PM8/2/21

Greetings,

In the latest issue of Perfect Sound Forever <http://www.furious.com/perfect/index0821.html>, you'll find (among other things):

GOOSE LAKE FESTIVAL
Detroit's version of Woodstock by Bob Gersztyn
"This August 7 – 9, 2021 it will be the 51 year anniversary of the Goose Lake International Music Festival held in Jackson, Michigan. It is the biggest concert event to take place in Michigan to date. It was the peak of the hippie era and the festival was a celebration of the youth during the middle of the war in Vietnam with the draft and chaotic civil unrest."

MARY HOPKIN
Sweet folk nostalgia via the Fabs by Kurt Wildermuth
"Hopkin is revered, but she doesn't have a cult. Partly that's because in those years she didn't write her own songs. And partly it's because some of her material--or rather material apparently foisted on her by Svengali producers--was on the sugary or sentimental side. She is best remembered for her hit version of Boris Fomin and Gene Raskin's celebration of nostalgia, 'Those Were the Days.'"

LES RALLIZES DENUDES
Psychedelic musical terrorism by Daniel Hess
"As one might expect from reading over the tumultuous existence of Les Rallizes Denudes, the music they produced has a style all its own. One that, upon first listen, may seem hard to penetrate, but opens up and is truly rewarding on repeated listens. It can best be described as having a hard shell to crack, but once you break through, you’ll discover music that comes from a darkly sweet plane of existence, that is utterly genuine in its uncompromising vision. Les Rallizes Dénudés never produced a proper studio album."

We also have a Spotify playlist with most of the artists above here:
<https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5TnVJS3L3iI2OSPoFnGcHf?si=e9cc19f291a94b68>

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