Albums That Changed Music: Love - Forever Changes

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Love was an American psychedelic and folk-rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965. Led by Arthur Lee, Love was one of the first racially diverse American rock bands. Their style drew from an eclectic range of sources including hard rock, blues, jazz, flamenco, and orchestral pop.
While finding only modest success on the music charts, peaking in 1966 with their Top 40 hit “7 and 7 Is”, Love would come to be praised by critics as their third album, Forever Changes (1967), became generally regarded as one of the best albums of the 1960s. It was added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2011.
Singer/multi-instrumentalist Arthur Lee, who was originally from Memphis, Tennessee but had lived in Los Angelessince the age of five, had been recording since 1963 with his bands the LAG’s and Lee’s American Four. He wrote and produced the single “My Diary” for Rosa Lee Brooks in 1964, which featured Jimi Hendrix on guitar. The Sons Of Adam, which included future Love drummer Michael Stuart, recorded the Lee composition “Feathered Fish”. After attending a performance by the Byrds, Lee decided to form a band that joined the newly minted folk-rock sound of the Byrds to his primarily rhythm and blues style.
Love started playing the Los Angeles clubs in April 1965 and became a popular local attraction, while gaining the attention of the Rolling Stones and the Yardbirds. The band lived communally in a house called “the Castle” and their first two albums included photographs shot in the garden of that house.
Their third album Forever Changes was released in November 1967 and was co-produced by Bruce Botnick. The album displayed a softer and more avant-garde approach for the band. By this time, tension arose between Arthur Lee and Bryan MacLean, who wanted more of his songs on the album. The band recorded the album in only 64 hours, though many professional session players were utilized, including some who replaced the actual band members in some songs. Writer Richard Meltzer, in his book The Aesthetics of Rock, commented on Love’s “orchestral moves”, “post-doper word contraction cuteness”, and Lee’s vocal style that serves as a “reaffirmation of Johnny Mathis”. Forever Changes included one hit single, MacLean’s “Alone Again Or”. By this stage, Love were far more popular in the UK, where the album reached No. 24, than in their home country, where it could only reach No. 154. Forever Changeshas since received recognition as one of the greatest rock albums of all time, appearing on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and added to the Library of Congress’s National Recording Registry in 2011.
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[@Producelikeapro]

What other albums do you think changed music? Let me know by commenting below!

[@familycorvette]

I'm still holding out for Suede's self-titled debut album.

[@gilbertspader7974]

Switched on Bach by Wendy Carlos. She also did music in A Clockwork Orange.

[@royalbabbi]

Some great albums in the late 60s in particular, along with Forever Changes, were Pet Sounds and Sgt Peppers' (of course), Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies, SF Sorrow by the Pretty Things, Ogdens' Nuts from the Small Faces, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown and so many others with their influence still resonating in recent records.

[@gilbertspader7974]

@@familycorvette You don’t look the same

[@Producelikeapro]

@@familycorvette great album!!

[@betonickhorn7]

Echo and the bunnymen's album "Ocean Rain" is clearly influenced by Forever Changes and by The Doors too, by the way. The Damned recorded a cover of Alone Again Or in the 80s. It was through these works that I discovered this band.

[@jlovebirch]

The album does the impossible by capturing the very spirit of 1967 in a magical way that somehow isn't dated and remains timeless.

[@Gongtopia]

‘Forever Changes’ is a true masterpiece, and I don’t say that lightly. It is still timeless today, 54 years later. I still listen to it often and marvel at both the beauty and ingenuity of the music. ‘Alone Again Or’ gets me every time. Psychedelic rock with horns, strings and acoustic guitars-amazing!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@davidramsey487]

Hi Warren! This is so cool to see! My band backed up Arthur from 1992 to 2005, and we played Forever Changes in it’s entirety with strings and horns many times. It was always a joy to play this music. Thank you for covering it. We still do shows with original guitarist Johnny Echols if you’re ever interested in coming to a show, hit me up. Hope you’re marvelously well!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! That’s amazing! Where did you play? I’m assuming I’ve seen you! I was at the UCLA Royce Hall show, amazing

[@Producelikeapro]

I wish I had Johnny’s info before I made the video! I would have included him

[@ragnadrabinowitz7629]

i saw you guys at the birchmere in alexandria, va. baby lemonade! there were so many musicians in that audience that night. transcendant performance!

[@aryehwiznitzer9060]

You guys were great the time I saw you in the early 2000s.

[@Phil_Trujeque]

Baby Lemonade? Is this Rusty? Hey man, how'd you guys get that gig with Arthur Lee? I used to play a few Love songs from the FC album with friends of mine, that actually sounded killer (I was a vocal harmony nit-picker)... Man, I have *_so_* many questions for you... Good job brother -- hope those memories were good and will last forever...

[@mikebrison1838]

Before they blew up, Love played at a dance at my high school. People weren’t dancing - just standing around in amazement. It was like 2 bands in one. They’d pound you into the ground with something like “7 and 7 is” and follow it with a flute playing “orange skies carnivals and cotton candy “.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing Mike!

[@tinjadog]

Oh my gawd that must have been amazing!

[@TheAnarchitek]

One. Of. The. Best. Albums. Ever! Fifty-seven years later, it still engages the listener like few others!

[@v1e1r1g1e1]

I first heard Forever Changes when I was only 14, in 1975. My older brother had bought it, and upon my first hearing I knew immediately it was a classic; a work of genius.

[@davidcoleman9304]

I have had this album since 1967. Now have two LP'S two CD'S, 8 track, and cassette. It is by far my favorite album.

[@andrewfarrell6120]

Alone Again Or is one of the most beautiful songs to come out of the psychedelic period. This album is endlessly listenable, great on so many levels.

[@Producelikeapro]

Very well said!

[@surfwriter8461]

I love the song and the entire album, but I wouldn't call the music "psychedelic" unless you use a very broad definition. There are certain songs and certain musical touches that partake of psychedelic, but I think the album is so eclectic with so many musical styles and influences in it that it's wrong to categorize the music as psychedelic. "Alone Again Or" is not the least psychedelic, but it does offer a contrast with so much of the other music being produced at the time. Maybe that's what you're calling attention to.

[@jimuren2388]

I recently read a comment from someone who didn't understand the connection of Forever Changes to psychedelics. It is a bit subtle, but this lyric is an example: "You are just a thought that someone, somewhere, somehow, feels you should be here"

[@pretorious700]

I was a 14 year old kid when this album came out. I played it so much in my room my parents thought there was something wrong with me.

[@greghilbers4697]

I first bought Forever Changes in 1969. Loved it immediately. In about 1980 I went to see Arthur Lee at the Whiskey on Sunset in West Hollywood. Arthur came on stage, saw Bryan MacLean in the front row of the audience and Threw a drink in Bryan’s face! Then Arthur, who was drug addicted, just layer on the stage and said “ Jesus……Jesus……..Jesus….” Most of the audience left ( I was one of the last to go) in the next 15 minutes or so. Cut to 2005. I saw Arthur Lee and his orchestra performing at the House of Blues Disneyland. He was Sober and he was dying. He performed “ Forever Changes” beautifully and powerfully. Thank God I was there to see it! RIP Arthur Lee!

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

I saw the reunion of Lee and Bryan playing at the Whiskey 1978/9 crossing sunset Blvd I asked my girlfriend to marry me, afterwards outside Bryan was talking about Jesus, Bryan’s demos of old man and alone again on KZbin are exceptional, as good as anyone

[@MrHobo71]

I saw Arthur play Love songs with a young backing band at the civic center in SF in 2002. It was awesome.

[@outtathyme5679]

Seriously overlooked band

[@Producelikeapro]

Hugely influential album!!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Very important artist!!

[@familycorvette]

Criminally overlooked.

[@andyscott5277]

Don’t think I’ve ever had an album grow on me like Forever Changes. First bought it about 25 years ago on the strength of "Alone Again Or," and it’s reputation as a masterpiece. Must admit I was a bit confounded by the record at first. Wasn’t what I’d expected at all, assumed it would be heavier psychedelic rock. After a few listens, it’s strange melodic hooks lodged themselves in my mind. Find I revisit it often, finding new meaning and nuance every time. Truly an exceptional album, rewards repeated listening.

[@BlaBla-jj6sh]

Forever Changes is a timeless masterpiece that I love and still listen to regularly.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing

[@paulbruce4630]

A brilliant record from start to finish on both sides. I own an originsl 1967 pressing.

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s great to hear!!

[@bobburroughs6241]

Simply the best. How great that he could revive it live late in life.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!

[@frederickabrams]

I can't believe I just found this fantastic video now, but better late than never! It beautifully conveys what I have been saying for decades. I bought Forever Changes the day it was released and instantly thought that this was the most magically multifaceted album of the psychedelic era. I still recall the LA Times' music critic's review way back then, who wrote that Forever Changes is the type of record that will remain fresh and withstand endless listenings, words more poignant now than ever. I've turned on so many people to it throughout my adult life that I've lost count, always amazed by how few people have heard of the band. I saw them at the Kaleidoscope in Hollywood, when Neil Young sat in. I saw Arthur perform Vindicator at the Whiskey a Go Go. I was living in Europe when he toured with Baby Lemonade many years later, at a small club in Berlin and shortly after at Royal Albert Hall for the concert that was made into a DVD. Among the many accolades this record has received over the years, the one that strikes me the most was the motion by the British Parliament declaring Forever Changes the greatest album of all time. To think that as poorly known as Love is in L.A., to this day, despite the fact that they were once the kingpins of LA's '60s rock scene, that included The Doors, Byrds and Buffalo Springfield, Forever Changes was given this distinction in the land of the Beatles and Stones.

[@tuleebird4637]

Beg to differ on one thing. Any L.A. musician worth his salt has been familiar with all LOVE's recordings from the beginning and through every decade since. And Forever Changes may not have charted in the top 40, but you could not walk, drive, or hitch a ride through Laurel Canyon for years without hearing this album echoing all through the hills.

[@frederickabrams]

@@tuleebird4637 I was by no means speaking of those old enough to have been around the LA rock music scene more than half of a century ago, nor specifically of musicians. Anyone who drove down Sunset Blvd back then saw a billboard announcing the upcoming then long anticipated release of Forever Changes. In fact, last weekend I performed "A House is Not a Motel" for a private party in West LA and asked about 25 people who were watching to raise their hands if they had heard of "Love" and only 3 hands went up.

[@tuleebird4637]

@@frederickabrams Okay. But you could have made your point more succinctly with half the words. Perhaps a little less Proust and a lot more Hemingway in you reading?

[@frederickabrams]

@@tuleebird4637 Just now noticed your reply. Sorry to offend your short attention span. What did I write that is superfluous?

[@tuleebird4637]

@@frederickabrams My criticism of your verbosity is not necessarily indicative of a short attention span. However, though I wish it were not so in your case, after 4 years of intense media coverage of that orange turd, I admit my tolerance for hot-air is maxed out. My apologies.

[@tonybates7870]

I bought Forever Changes 40 years ago on spec because of the gushing critical acclaim I'd read on its behalf. It was actually better than I'd been led to believe. A true masterpiece.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!! A true masterpiece

[@shauncollins5029]

An album with a special place in my heart, I actually wept quite spontaneously when my wife gave me the CD release..

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@davidking3812]

I started college in 1970 and was introduced to this Forever Changes and bought the LP immediately. I bought again when released as a CD. I have listened to over the decades, I am 74.

[@stangovers7441]

Thank you, Warren for your eloquent history lesson about my favorite band. I grew up near Hollywood and saw Love many times. I got to meet Jonny Echols fairly recently, and spoke with him. What a beautiful, intelligent person. As a musician, I could tell how great Forever Changes was. It definitely ranks with Sgt Pepper and Pet Sounds. Love's live performances at Glastonbury and on Jools Holland are amazing and rekindled my interest in their music. ❤❤❤❤

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it!

[@garybreau1722]

What a great commentary on Forever changes. I met him after he played at a roadhouse where he played before Spirit and Canned Heat. We were truly fans and after he played and Canned Heat was on stage, I saw him slip out a back door. I told my friend and his girlfriend we need to leave and meet him. He stopped in the parking lot and here were these 3 college students thanking him for inspiring later generations. He was a little taken aback, but was very courteous and humble. We drove back to San Diego silent, knowing we just had a moment in life that we will never forget. That was over 30 years ago.

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much for sharing that! Yes, he was continually blown away that people were so influenced by him! Thanks for sharing your experience

[@alexmunro182]

Clicked like so fast. One of the greatest albums of all time and a massive influence on so many bands.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@StoneyRerootkit]

❤s Forever Changes Is Right Up There With The First Velvet Underground Album, The One w/The Banana😮❤🎉☺🎶🎆🎯👼

[@Nasamike]

Hard to believe Forever Changes only reached 154 on the billboard charts. How many top ten albums have been forgotten in history! You gotta give it to Forever Changes and how it is beloved by fans and critics!

[@vincentm4717]

Let's face it, speaking as a 68 yr old African American, the United States was not ready for a black rock star in 1967. Even Hendrix had to go to London first because no one wanted to touch him when he was still in New York. They didn't even want to play Michael Jackson at first on MTV and when they finally did. It revolutionized the industry for black artist. Arthur Lee was influenced by fine artist like The Byrds just as white artist were influenced by Chuck Berry.

[@grandiebob2500]

This is an interesting perspective. In the same way Tamla was enthusiastically embraced over here in the uk as were Stax artistes. The Beatles, Dusty Springfield and others were great advocates.

[@nyobunknown6983]

I don't think that's true considering that the music charts were filled with Black artists in those days. Love's music was not commercial. That is why they didn't become more popular. Their music was too cerebral and sophisticated for the unwashed masses.

[@vincentm4717]

@grandiebob2500 But none of those black artist rose to the stature of The Beatles or Elvis or even The Rolling Stones plus Frank Sinatra. Benny Goodman sold more than Duke Ellington who practically was there during the inception of Jazz. Dick Clarke an American TV host, closed the 1964 T.AM.I. concert with the Rolling Stones. Initially it was to be James Brown, but Clarke said in his own book, he wanted a " white" group to close the show. White people don't nesssarily see what black performers go through. Hendrix was largely ignored here, I'm from New York and Hendrix was accepted coming back here because he was saw through white rock sensibilities via Great Britain 🇬🇧 approval. And yes, I'm an African American male.

[@vincentm4717]

@nyobunknown6983 The Doors music was even more " cerebral and " sophisticated " than Loves . Lol...Love failed because Arthur Lee stopped being motivated after they rented a mansion through the record company. And let's face it, they never wanted veril black men on stage that attracted white women. There always was a general social stigma, towards making black artists too powerful or mainstream. Michael Jackson only broke through huge after pressure on MTV to play black artist. And sure, lots of black artists had hits. But none rose to the level of The Beatles or Elvis. There is a pattern of white artists achieving more commercial success than black artists performing black music. Benny Goodman sold more than Duke Ellington and. I love The Beatles, too. They were inventive. But I'm also a social realist. This is not a rant against " white people" it's simply stating social facts. The music industry is a microcosm of Western culture. And indeed, I'm an African American male.

[@Erdnase23]

That was fantastic. Great to see Forever Changes get the honours it deserves.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, such a hugely influential album!

[@bookmarksbindery7850]

I'm a bit of a fan of this record as you can probably tell. In fact I believe it's the greatest album ever made An earlier origin to the album title is that Arthur Lee overheard one of his bandmates splitting up with his girlfriend. Apparently she said: "But you said you'd love me forever" to which he replied, "Yeah, well, forever changes" and later when Arthur believed that he was going to die soon (he had an uncle who'd recently died young) he decided that those would be his final words to the world. You did a marvellous job Warren, thanks for bringing this album to a wider audience.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I'm a huge fan! I appreciate your great comment

[@telsutton]

@@Producelikeapro His Warren, I have to get this in, being a bit of a nerd on the Sunshine Pop genre, which Love were an integral part of - but, for me, it's equalled by The Millennium's 'Begin' - the second album recorded on 16-track, at the Columbia studios, after S&G's Bookends - at that point the most expensive album album ever put to tape. I hope you can find a space for the incredible production of Curt Boettcher at some point... there are many reasons Brian Wilson lost his mind during the making of SMiLE, but I believe one of those reasons was his encounter with Boettcher. If you don't know this album, or it's companion, Sagittarius' 'Present Tense', I implore you to discover them. I guarantee you'll hear the bass drum on the opening track, 'Prelude', and stick around for the rest. Enjoy! ;) p.s. Thanks for this, spreading the word.

[@Producelikeapro]

@@telsutton yes, I know The Millennium, '5am' is a very familiar song indeed. Yes, I enjoy the Production, for me it's VERY California and 'sunshine Pop' has always been a wonderful description! I will definitely add this to my list! If only I had more time and resources to do more of these!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@telsutton and, thank you for the compliment! Love were such a huge influence growing top in the UK.

[@NickNicometi]

@@Producelikeapro PopShine!

[@georgehays4900]

Truly one of the best albums ever made.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@brokenpremise]

I bought FC in 1980, regretful that I’d “missed” the 60’s. I have not stopped listening to it and listened to it twice today on the way home, with my wife who’d never heard it, but loved it…ironically burnt onto the same CD as Buffalo Springfield Again, another comparable favourite. Love refuses to die. Long live Love. It has outlasted even the first Doors record in my frame of interest.

[@pauldavies6037]

I remember the BBC show Later with Jules Holland a live performance from Love and an interview he had with Aurthur Lee

[@Producelikeapro]

I have to go back and watch that!

[@TrickyWookie]

A masterpiece indeed

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed 100%!

[@EricCoop]

It's a great album. Love is definitely the most-underated band of the era.

[@davidellis485]

Not only the greatest album ever but also the greatest album cover

[@deaconlasagna8570]

this album forever changed me

[@gilbertramos6039]

Great to see all the "newbies" comments here. Thank you for sharing the "Love". Love rules; Forever Changes. --From a long time Los Angelino.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Gilbert! Agreed, love reading the comments where people are being introduced to this genius!

[@NewFalconerRecords]

Been waiting for this one. Thanks Warren! My No.1 album of all time. It has awe inspiring beauty in some of its melodies but also contains a constant underlying sense of dread and paranoia. It's both unsettling and transcendent at the same time, and that's why it's an album you can revisit over and over and always discover something new. I was fortunate enough to catch Arthur Lee and his band Baby Lemonade in Melbourne, Australia during what would become his final tour and they were simply breathtaking. They did every single song off 'Forever Changes' and I was standing just a few metres away from the great man. Best gig I've ever been to in my life. One reason why 'Forever Changes' flopped in the US was because the band (or maybe it was just Arthur) refused to play any live shows beyond just a few blocks from their communal mansion (known as 'The Castle'). Elektra had a massive billboard promoting the album but the band simply refused to tour. Their labelmates The Doors completely eclipsed them because they were constantly on the road and yet on their initial label bio Jim Morrison listed his ambition to be "As big as Love". They worshipped the band.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing! I really appreciate it

[@elamorte]

I just adore this album. Thanks Warren for reviewing this masterpiece.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! I really appreciate it

[@trinidadapodaca7027]

yeah

[@victorskaggs8661]

I'm happy to be able to say that i was a teenager who saw Love albums, the first 3, appear in the store one after the other. I bought the first one because the band looked freaky, but the next 2 were because I really liked the 1st one. I was in the basement with speakers in my ears listening to Forever Changes over and over. It was like taking a psychedelic, but i was tripping for weeks! Amazing!

[@christopherkent6512]

This album was a milestone in my collection, purchased when it first came out and have maintained copies for the past 54 years. This mix of genres and instruments with a range of structures still holds its own, never ages in my eyes. Thanks for this fabulous insight.

[@al1976-v7m]

Naturally, it took me a while to appreciate this album, but it's a real gem.

[@Protometal66]

Took nearly 15 years for me but today , it is now my all time favorite album

[@frankfrank7921]

It IS one of the greatest albums ever produced and thank you for featuring it. Had the privilege of seeing Arthur perform with Baby Lemonade sometime around 2004. Opening act was the Zombies. One of my life's highlights.

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic! Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@telsutton]

Should get the Head Brothers on to talk about those days on tour with Arthur in the mid-90s.... ooof.

[@kevinlakeman5043]

I saw The Zombies as well back in 2013. Fantastic show.

[@gregsaltis1661]

In the mid 70's I had a friend who was a huge fan of Authur Lee and Love and we shared an apartment for a while. Forever Changes was on heavy rotation during that period. Great album. Brings back fond memories from long ago.

[@denisfitzgibbon5978]

My favorite album of all time 😍 so beautiful. Better than anything before or after. Shrouded in mystery and mystique. Nobody remembers much about making it or who played which parts. The core of the album can be played on 2 acoustics . Something so divine about this suite of music and it will always be appreciated by generations of seekers

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!!

[@matteg490]

Jac Holzman (born September 15, 1931) is still alive at age 92. Bruce Botnick, engineer, for Love, Buffalo Springfield, The Doors is still living.. he's around 78. My favorite album too.

[@caryheuchert]

“Forever Changes”, a wonderful album that I never tire of listening to. In my top 5 of all time. By the way, could you feature Nick Drake’s enigmatic final album, “Pink Moon” sometime in the future?

[@familycorvette]

Man, I remember the days when introducing a friend to Nick Drake was like initiating that person into a cult. Everyone who knew about Nick Drake could name the person who introduced them to his records.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Such a masterpiece!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@familycorvette that was an amazing thing indeed!

[@marcelofrey1388]

Wow yes, pink moon please

[@GrafStorm]

Thanks for enlightening me to something that I knew but slipped into the past that is now reawakened.

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks!

[@MrMojolinux]

First time I ever heard Love's Forever Changes was in a South Texas barracks stationed in the Navy in the fall of 1967 on a portable (Singer?) turntable played by one of the guys in my cube. I was so mesmerized listening to this album which was played over and over along with The Doors first album which I had also never heard before I was hooked "Forever". After leaving the service yrs later and returning to civilian life, I kept telling my civilian contemporaries about this great album, but nobody seemed interested. They had moved on from Psychedelia and the flower power "Love" generation and into heavy Rock and Blues, myself included and all that came afterwards good and bad, but I always had a soft spot for Love-Forever Changes and the dreamy place it's music and lyrics took me away from everything else going on in my life at the time even today.

[@ruvalcabamx]

I can't describe the sensation when I discovered this album for first time in my life (it was about 10 years ago, now I'm 40). It totally blew my mind. Although I'm a Beatles fan, I didn't know that this album existed, and I couldn't believe how much time I was wasting for no listening to it before. Thanks to KZbin algorithm I arrived to this marvelous review about my fav album of all the time. Thanks for so much detail on it, I really didn't know a thing about Love, Lee and the album, I just enjoyed everytime I listened to, but now, thanks to you, everything makes more and more sense. Keep the good job!!

[@shyman99]

'Alone Again Or" is in my list of favorite songs of all-time. The Damned did an amazing cover in the 80s. I enter another dimension when I hear it.

[@fredvahldiek738]

UFO did a pretty good version in '77. On Lights Out.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing! Agreed!

[@Producelikeapro]

@@fredvahldiek738 yes!!

[@jameshogan1871]

My band Pop Overthrow opened for Arthur Lee and Love on New Years Eve 1993. It was a real highlight for us... and Arthur was a gem. Thanks for doing the video!

[@Producelikeapro]

That's amazing!! Congrats

[@Ervalo]

I am so grateful I attended a forever changes concert in the last years of Lee’s life. One of the best memories in my life.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! It was truly amazing!

[@Ervalo]

@@Producelikeapro Did you get to watch one of the London shows? I got to see it at Rotterdam one of the few places it was done in my country.

[@practice_Chinese_yoga]

Absolutely beautiful 'record of past-times' Warren!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much! Agreed

[@practice_Chinese_yoga]

@@Producelikeapro Nice Reply. I took a bit of a listen, was inspiring...'broad church' maybe ..

[@Producelikeapro]

@@practice_Chinese_yoga I appreciate it!

[@abrahampetrow6750]

Still in my top five albums of all time. Always a go to when I imbibe too much or just enough. I think people are the greatest fun, and I will be alone again tonight.

[@annalisa14]

I, a girl resident and child born in Los Angeles County in 1950, purchased this album on the strength of Alone Again, Or my favorite tune during high school. I was solidly in love with this album and with Lee from there on out. Stone cold devoted.

[@randalclarke5487]

They've been off my radar, but now I'm OBSESSED with this band and their first 3 albums... thanks again Warren for turning me onto them 😊

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much

[@rolandcooke]

Ears opened to something new (old!) Thanks for your excellent presentation.

[@Producelikeapro]

My pleasure! Thanks Roland! Glad to be able to help!

[@olga8p1]

My mom turned 8 on 1967, but oh boy, I do believe it is one of the greatest albums, I got a CD as a present while in SF. It is forever be the soundtrack of the coolest city in the world to me;)

[@cuebj]

Still listen to it. Love it. I'm 66. Favourite album along with Who's Next. Sheer quality of the recording is a bug factor in how it stands out from all others

[@Producelikeapro]

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing

[@rickbroderick9146]

In 1966 my best pal Damien and I were obsessed with LOVE. We dad perfected their special Logo and transcribed it all over the place . We were young actual garage rock and rollers and had all the songs on their first album down pat with harmonies and acoustic and bass. Forever Changes we introduced to my home town on Long Island, and to this day get goosebumps listening to it. Damien went on to play bass with The Third Bardo, another hidden gem whose songs you can find these days online.

[@Robil63]

Another "Fanny" for me. IOW: early rock band I've never heard of... and so begins another voyage of R & R discovery... thanks Warren.

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes, I was watching some KZbin videos of Fanny a year or two ago, they were pretty amazing! Thanks very much

[@andyed74]

Top drawer album, seen Love live in Liverpool in 90s, recently went to see Johnny Echols twice, also in Liverpool. Influenced so many local bands but they go under the radar, brilliant band and brilliant album 👌

[@jeffthepoet7]

Great commentary. Love Love. I grew up in LA during it's period but was younger. I had older brothers who jumped on the Love train and heard the first three albums all the time. Wish I could've snuck into the Whiskey to see them and then the Doors. Love surprising friends with this secret gem. The band will live on during our Forever Changes.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much for sharing!

[@Nazz1967]

Cool video.I saw Arthur Lee with the new LOVE in 2003.Fantastic show ,he just put everything into it .

[@Producelikeapro]

Yes! I remember that tour! It was amazing

[@jips123]

Yes!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks

[@grandiebob2500]

I was fortunate enough to see the Love Band, which was the core of Arthur Lees final band on their last tour to the UK. Arthur Lee has died by that time but Jimmy Echols was with them. They were relaxed, engaging and entertaining. As is this excellent analysis. Good work.

[@altbouch]

Forever Changes is one of my favorite records. It was my model for creating my last solo record, Re Imaginos. Thanks for the information. I learned things about it I never knew, such as the involvement of the Wrecking Crew and Neil Young.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed! Such an amazing album!!

[@MOSMASTERING]

So good to see this album. Its incredible. I saw Authur Lee in Love in London just before he died.

[@Producelikeapro]

That's amazing Tomos!

[@gazfunk]

Great record. I saw Love in 1990 in Liverpool. Everyone in the music industry was there. Lee was fantastic.

[@Dukie102]

I think that you mean 1992 at Liverpool Academy. I was there as well.

[@pbesmer]

And yes, super meaningful words that say it all.

[@Producelikeapro]

Agreed!

[@familycorvette]

Excellent and imaginative choice!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks! Such an important album!!

[@suzannekneale3115]

First album I ever bought age 17 and still my favourite. Saw them in 2003 on my birthday in Leicester. Ran to the front and sang it all at the top of my voice. Best gig ever 💗🌟

[@sulaak]

I first learnt about Arthur Lee and Love during a radio obituary in 2006. I have been a fan since then.

[@tennisanya]

Always one of my favorite groups. I listened to them constantly.

[@tennisanya]

I want to say as well that where I grew up --- Oahu in the 60s--- was a niche market and Love was very popular there, as were the Young Rascals and Country Joe, Moby Grape and The Dead

[@stephenlombardo5505]

Excellent piece on this brilliant LP, Thank you. Saw Arthur Lee Love Forever Changes Concert in NYC w/ a string section & he & Jonny Echols were both in Top form, spectacular. I just happened to be standing in the venue entrance post show & shook Arhtur's hand as he glided past me w/ a beautiful woman on his arm, a memory I cherish.

[@dantepalomba7356]

Four sail is really great too IMO Feel fortunate I found this band in my teens.

[@inphanta]

A friend of mine has often enthused about this album to me and encouraged me to listen to it but I haven't until now. This video has encouraged me to go and give it a listen. Thank you! :)

[@Producelikeapro]

That’s so amazing to hear!!

[@robhep3262]

Probably my favourite album of all time,I had the pleasure of seeing Arthur lee play twice in the the 2000s it blew me away.

[@pbesmer]

I bought this on the first week it was out in 1967. Immediately a great album, but they did not tour, and only got airplay on Wnew fm in New York. Still great, the greatest unknown album of all time

[@Producelikeapro]

Growing up in the UK this albums was so important to us all! Bands were formed around this album

[@mainmate]

This was my soundtrack for a very long time. Huge influence! I mean no other band from the 60's or since sounds like them. I got into them from reading somewhere that Jim Morrison was a fan and I adore The Doors!

[@Producelikeapro]

Wow! Thanks ever so much

[@toddburris4311]

I first picked up this album in 2010 after hearing “7&7 Is” on the Nuggets compilation, and while nothing on Forever Changes sounded like 7&7, I could not resist it. I was fascinated by every song on it. Truly an otherworldly, out of time album. It has stayed in my regular rotation since.

[@aramboodakian9554]

It is truly my favorite album of all time. I especially like to listen to the Forever Changes live concert album recorded in London. I listen to it once or twice a month while I walk or work out at the gym.

[@stevenwelp7165]

Merry Christmas Warren, been a few years, the muse was stripped, had to sell all my gear, the '54 Gretsch Synchro cutaway, the '67 Martin D35-12 brazilian, etc., all gone, slammed dead end, haven't recorded any more since the 15 or so albums. What a beautiful labor of love tour de force you've created here with "Love"! For decades it seemed I was the only person on earth who knew and loved "Love". When Da Capo was first released, "Orange Skies" was so naked and vulnerable it hit me like a velvet hammer...catharsis and tears...very healing. My favorite. Take Care & Blessings, Steven.

[@Producelikeapro]

You have wonderful taste! It’s a masterpiece of an album

[@gordonwilson1631]

Saw Arthur Lee twice at The Lemon Tree in Aberdeen UK. Arthur Lee! Aberdeen! Second time with my son. I was 50. My son 14. He loves That album too. Thank you for a great tribute to Arthur Lee and Love. They were around in LA at the same time as The Doors but never became big because they didn’t tour.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thant's amazing Gordon! Thanks for sharing!

[@chrish7694]

I still have the original release copy I bought back in the '60's. I haven't played it in probably 50 years now.

[@newyorkeranew]

My favorite album ever. Thank you for this extraordinary background.

[@PsyVen]

Superb overview of my favorite LP of all time. I once was visiting London, and heard the album playing in a shop. I talked to the clerk who was playing it, and told him that I was an L.A. native who loved FOREVER CHANGES, and that the album has an extra layer of familiarity and meaning if you grew up in the City of Angels, and were surrounded by the endless-summer climate, Hollywoodized unreality, and underlying atmosphere of menace that characterize the city.

[@kevinwalker3755]

53 years ago, me and some gúitarist friends used to go into a park near Manchester on Sundays, sit under the bandstand with our acoustic guitars and try to work out the chords to Forever Changes. We managed it. Great fun times.

[@HitTheRoadMusicStudio]

Absolutely love it, didn't knew the Band before!!! Thank you Warren for bringing the music closer to us :)

[@Producelikeapro]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GMHG777]

Well done doc on an absolute classic album no doubt !!!

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@falkylittlefalky7445]

What a find!! This video is great! Thank you! Forever Changes is the album that changed my life. I first discovered this record 37 years ago thanks to my Dad who left it when he left my Mum (every cloud eh?!) I was amazed and it opened my mind and life to the world of music. It remains my favourite although I've been blessed with legendary band of my lifetime particularly Stone Roses and Oasis and Nirvana (I'm a proud generation X!) so thank you Love and particularly Arthur Lee ❤

[@stepho1815]

Was about 13 in 1980 when found the album amongst the huge pile of records my grandad had "collected" as a Liverpool docker. It was Love revistited. Just loved the logo so he gave it to me. Played it at home and was blown away. Kept it hidden as my secret and told no-one. Bought all the albums and even collected sample albums Elektra made from some great second hand record shops in Matthew street area Liverpool. My secret hey! Imagine my shock at seeing the album Forever Changes in the top ten chart for Mojo. Saw Arthur in Liverpool backed by Shack in 1996...i think. Was rather off me head so barely remember. Saw Love with Baby Lemonade the day after England beat Argentina in world cup...2004?. Shook Arthurs hand and he gave me a plectrum. Seeing them tomorrow in Brighton. Prob last time? We are all lucky to be here and I blow a kiss to all my brothers here(possibly a few sisters too) I'm returning home to Liverpool to live next month after nearly 40 years away. This seems a more than appropriate swan song. 🦢😂

[@TheFakeyCakeMaker]

Lump in my throat at the end there! I learnt about this album because of the Stone Roses video with John Leckie. Thought I'd listen to this before listening to the album. Absolutely adore this channel.

[@incomudro1948]

I still have my vinyl copy bought in Durban South Africa late 60s. Traveling Aussie Surfers turned me on to first Da Capo which they brought with them, and a very hip record shop imported Forever Changes for me. As you say, it fits right in through all the years and generations.

[@firesoulrocker]

One of my top favorites . Warren

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much!!

[@surfwriter8461]

I appreciate the respectful, articulate and straightforward sketch of Love's history as a band and the Forever Changes album in particular. I embraced the album from the time of its release and saw Love perform at a Newport Pop Festival. It's still largely unknown to younger audiences who have become familiar with many of the classic bands and songs of that era, which is sad because Forever Changes is every bit a classic compared with anyone else's production. The "reaction" channels on this site, for example, tend to feature many of the same artists and songs over and over while largely oblivious to a band like Love. So it's not being brought to the attention of audiences that are curious about the fantastic musical period from the mid-sixties to the later seventies--a period that puts to shame most of the undistinguished and often crappy music being lauded by the majority of the younger audience today.

[@charlesachurch7265]

Fascinating presentation thanks xxx

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks ever so much

[@netherwent2725]

Thanks, a great story. I was a student in Liverpool UK in the early days of Love. My friends and I never listened to Beatles albums, our favourites were anything by Love and Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys. After all these years I just had to buy the first three Love albums on CD (the Trilogy set). Wonderful musical talent ...

[@aryehwiznitzer9060]

Thank you so much for shining a light on one of the best largely unknown albums ever made. I got a chance to see him live shortly before he passed away. His voice was still very powerful even at that time.

[@Producelikeapro]

Thanks Aryeh! Yes, I got to see Arthur shortly before he died and I am so pleased I did!