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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Pride - Pride (1970 us, mellow folksy psych with latin drops, 2009 reissue)



A lost treasure from David Axelrod – an obscure 1970 rock project, and one that's almost even hipper than his work with the Electric Prunes! The style here is rock, but the sound is very much in an Axelrod mode – quite spacious, and with this wonderful undercurrent of funk – bubbling up beautifully from the drums, and given plenty of room between the guitars in the mix, which appear to be both electric and acoustic. 

There's some slight Latinesque tinges in the guitar – very much in keeping with the barrio image on the cover, yet different than other Chicano rock of the time – and the whole album's got a really poetic feel, with lightly flowing lines that almost remind us a bit of Tim Buckley at points, but with a definite Axlerod twist. Titles include "A Hope", "The Truth", "In The Wilderness", "Proud Sorrow", and "Song Of The Pirate". 


Tracks
1. Proud Sorrow - 3:10
2. A Hope - 3:05
3. Death of Juan Diaz - 3:20
4. Truth - 2:49
5. In the Wilderness - 2:34
6. Worthless Pleasures - 2:55
7. Returning Home - 3:40
8. Song of the Pirate - 2:53
All songs by David Axelrod, M.T. Axelrod

Pride
*David Axelrod - Composer, Producer
*M.T. Axelrod - Composer
*Nooney Rickett - Vocals
Musicians
*Lou Morrell - Guitar
*Don Randi - Keyboards
*Carol Kaye - Bass
*Earl Palmer - Drums

Related Act
1966-69  Electric Prunes - The Complete Reprise Singles (2012 edition) 
1967-69  The Electric Prunes - Original Album Series (2013 five discs box set)
1967  The Electric Prunes - Stockholm 67

18 comments:

  1. Good album dy David Axelrod. Thanks very much...

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  2. Bravo re Marie einai diskara!!!!!

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  3. Marios, you're the greatest. Thanks a lot!

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  4. Very short album,but the music is enjoyable.Thanks...

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  5. Thanks very much Marios!

    By the way, the YouTube sample is blocked in the US. It displays a message reading, "This video contains content from WMG, who has blocked in your country on copyright grounds." I searched a bit but could not find any alternate videos.

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  6. The description is intriguing. Thank you! ))

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  7. Thanks Marios - never heard of this one but looks good. :)

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  8. Thank you for sharing @FLAC.

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  9. Hello. I've downloaded this, but after extraction it contains only the first song. Am I doing something wrong?

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  10. Μάγια,
    download this tool: http://www.medieval.it/cuesplitter-pc/menu-id-71.html
    it's for free, it will help you to split the one file to songs parts.

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  11. Hi R.S., "Pide - Pride 1970", Updated..

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  12. The sample is intriguing, and singer Nooney Rickett has connections to Love, including playing on "False Start." Thanks for filling in another blank, Marios!

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