Blond - The Lilac Years (1969)

Группа Блонд основана на обломках знаменитых Tages. Ребята потяжелели и утратили значительную часть той хитовой мелодичности, которая составляла основу их узнаваемого стиля. Но качество по прежнему на уровне, да и парочка другая песен все же вполне тянет на хитовость - та же The Lilac Years например.

All over the net you can find the words of Richie Unterberger stating that Blond's album The Lilac Years (1969) is 'a respectable though unexceptional effort with echoes of the Hollies, the Beatles, the Easybeats, and the like.' I don't know what motivated Unterberger to depreciate the album this way - The Lilac Years may not contain a single track that had the potential to be a huge hit single such as those regularly produced by the Beatles and the Hollies, but it is nonetheless an outstanding piece of work that ranks among the very best pop/rock albums produced in the '60s.

While it probably wouldn't outrank the Beatles' albums for most listeners, it's certainly better than any album by either the Hollies or the Easybeats - neither of whom were capable of producing a real album. In addition to containing excellent songs, The Lilac Years contains some of the best production, including drum and bass sounds, and some of the best vocal performances of the time. It's a five-star outing that should be at the top of your list if you're looking into the '60s beyond the big names like the Beatles and the Beach Boys.

I have one criticism only - on the second track, Deep Inside My Heart, singer Göran Lagerberg has to strain a little to reach the higher notes. In my opinion, it wasn't wise to put the least successful performance second on the album!

~ jimjamtwo rym

tracklist:

1. Deep Inside My Heart
2. Sailing Across The Ocean
3. Six White Horses
4. Time Is Mine
5. The Girl I Once Had
6. The Lilac Years
7. I Wake Up And Call
8. Sun In Her Hand
9. I Pick Up The Bus
10.There's A Man Standing In The Corner
11.I Will Bring You Flowers In The Morning
12.Caroline
13.Lost Child
14.How Can I Pray When I Don't Even Believe
15.Balladen Om Killen (Del 1)
16.Balladen Om Killen (Del 2)
17.The Weight (Live/Bonus)

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