The Five Americans - I See The Light [Expanded CD-reissue]
Year: 1966/1994 Sundazed Music | CD#: SC 6018 | File-host: RS.com
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60's Garage-Rock | CD-length 34:58 | 212 MB (FLAC) | 81 MB (Mp3)
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lf you're curious enough about the Five Americans to want more than a greatest hits collection, this 1966 album is a worthwhile supplement. Ten of the 12 cuts are group originals, and they lean toward the gutsier side of what this sometimes pop-oriented act could offer, with occasional influences of Beau Brummels-like folk-rock. Most of the songs are not on their CD best-of (Western Union), and this disc adds previously unreleased alternate takes of "The Train" and "Good Times." [AMG]
Once upon a time, before a certain cable network began making instant stars of demographically-correct groups who'd never performed live, bands learned the ropes from the bottom up. They played teen dances and local clubs, released a local hit or two, then broke nationally, honing their writing and performing skills in the process. Quite often, the results were devastatingly effective. All of which is why the Five Americans have always been one of our fave bands. And we have here all the evidence necessary to prove our case in court.
[Amazon]
Tracks:
1. I See the Light
2. The Losing Game
3. Goodbye
4. I Know They Lie
5. Twist and Shout
6. She's-A-My-Own
7. The Train
8. It's a Crying Shame
9. I'm So Glad
10. Don't Blame Me
11. The Outcast
12. What'd I Say
Bonus Tracks:
13. The Train [unissued alt. version]
14. Good Times [unissued alt. version]
Rock history.
Okay - I admit bias. I was there in southeastern Oklahoma and I knew these guys when they did this album. For me, it is a bit of the history of American rock, and I think that is deserved praise. They went from this to have a couple of Billboard top tens, including a number 1 with Western Union. By then, "The Attic" (where I heard them play several times) was a distant memory, I'm sure. Even in abstensia, they continued to mentor me and my aspiring band. We never made it as far - but I hope their own memories of those days are as good as mine! I am very pleased to have found that this music remains available!
[Amazon user review]
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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Mp3 @320 CBR:
Download
Complete scanned artwork (600dpi):
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5% WinRar Recovery Record for ALL files.
No password to any of the files.
As always…enjoy the music :-)
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