REACTING TO THE ZOMBIES TIME OF THE SEASON + Odessey & Oracle SIDE II *INTO VIRTUOSIC TERRITORY*

[@MarissaM312]

I haven’t ever listened to their full album but definitely know Time of the Season so this was a new journey for me too. Love your reaction and analysis as always, Crystal. I especially love your original compositions. You’re such a beautiful creative being who brings love and light to the world. Wishing you all the very best that life has to offer and sending much love and light your way. 💕💕💕🙏🙏🎼🔥

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

MARISSA! I cannot express how much it warms my heart right on up to see you on here! Thank you for all of your kind words! I am sending you all of my love! You are the beautiful soul! Lucky to have you be such a valuable member of our extraordinary musical community 💗

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Dearest Marissa! Sending love to you on this beautiful and blessed Saturday! I hope your weekend is off the the most spectacular start and that you enjoy our very newest video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5SvnGZqrct2psUsi=pF0semDhMxrJ0u6s

[@deanjarva1373]

When the Zombies started, their management felt singles and concert tours were where the money was. So, as far as albums go, this was pretty much the Zombies only time to shine. Thanks for this, it was lots of fun!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Thank you so much for making this experience even more enjoyable Dean! ❤️ You are the best! Thank you for sharing your wisdom and insights on the Zombies history! You are totally right on about them shining here! Sending you lots of love & glad this was fun! I am putting my efforts into trying to enhance these videos even if it takes more time and work but I want them to be as much fun as possible! ❤️

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Dean!!! 🧡✨ Hello my amazing friend! Thinking of you and sending lots of love your way! 💓🌱💚🌸 We are back for the Summer & I hope with my entire soul that you enjoy our newest video out today: kzbin.info/www/bejne/emLYZX1qh8utlacsi=eSH9A7cpN33A1N4R

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Dean!!! Thinking of you and sending love 🧡 We are having a whole marathon this month with a new video everyday! I would love to hear your thoughts on the latest one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/garWkKBvormLd7ssi=l9ARjHnfQjVxN4TW

[@tombeyerlein3813]

This Will Be Our Year is such an amazing piece. What I love about it is that it's so uplifting, yet not in a sappy way at all. The characters in the song have been through hard times, but they hang on to hope and see brighter days ahead. The lyrics really distill what love is all about, imo.

[@derekkannemeyer2375]

"Friends of Mine"! So underappreciated. Much as I love "Time of the Season" and "She's Not There," you hear them all the time-so "Friends of Mine" and "Care of Cell 44" might be my favorite Zombie songs. Just so joyous.

[@NyMyers64]

Nice one, Crystal. I was pretty sure you would recognize "Time of The Season". That song ended up becoming a hit in the US a year after the album release and the band had already broken up. You would probably also recognize their first hit from 1964 "She's Not There". The Zombies keyboardist, Ron Argent, went on to form Argent and they had a big hit with "Hold Your Head Up" which you might recognize also. Have a great week!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Thank you so very much Ed! ❤️ And that totally explains it! Sending my love to u!

[@KevanCorkill]

Thanks!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Thank you Kevan! 🫶 Sending much love!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Hey there Kevan! 💜 Sending my love your way and hoping your Saturday is going beautifully! I hope you enjoy our newest video, up now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5SvnGZqrct2psUsi=v5JFX5aiMtUkmXRl

[@UhHuhOhYeh]

A super thanks to you Crystal ❤️ love the editing as always and I’m liking the clips that have been edited in, they are amusing and funny. Great reactions and music break downs looking forward to the next episode, hold up! Hey enjoy your weekend Crystal and the Oscars, relax ❣️🤍

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Sending all the love your way Mr. B! ❤️🫶 It warms my heart right up to know you enjoyed this one! It was definitely brought to you with lots of love, time & energy! Already working on the next one and trying to find fun new ways of topping our previous vids! 💛 You deserve to enjoy the greatest weekend! Lots of love, always!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

The new video is up and ready for you my amazing friend! Sending you endless heaps of love Mr. B! Hope your weekend is going fantastically

[@UhHuhOhYeh]

@@CrystalMarieShannon Hi Crystal, thank you ❤️for the heads up and link to your new video, I certainly wasn’t expecting Paul McCartney & Wings I’ll finish watching it this evening. Sending you lots of love Crystal 🥰❤️❣️🌹🫶

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Crystal, here are a few future album suggestions for you: “The Monkees”(1966)-The Monkees. I highly recommend checking out their tv series, too. This is their debut album and it is chock full of hits. “Goodbye Yellowbrick Road” (1973)-Elton John. Classic album with so many hit songs, including the title track but it also has great deep cuts. “Close To You” (1971)-The Carpenters. You will fall in love with their harmonies, and especially Karen’s voice. Music comfort food is what I call it. “Ringo” (1973)-Ringo Starr. Ringo’s most successful album. It is the closest we would ever get to a Beatles reunion while John Lennon was still alive. “Foxtrot” (1971)-Genesis. If you love progressive rock from the 1970s, you will love the early Genesis stuff with Peter Gabriel. The track “Supper’s Ready” is over 20 minutes long, but it is epic. Thank you for being you, Crystal and thank you so much for your friendship. I am beyond grateful to know you. 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Thank you for your amazing recommendations my friend! 🫶 I am happy to let you know 2 of them were already on our list and will be visited in the near future and now we’ve added the rest as well! 💚

[@jerrymanas671]

Crystal, I loved this video! I saw the Zombies live a few years ago, and they sounded the exact same! I always felt they were an underrated band with such musical talent! This album was awesome, so it's so great to see you discover it and hear your expert analysis. As others mentioned, it was recorded at Abbey Road, and you can hear it in the sound. Loved your video production, too!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Jerry! 💚 It fills my heart right up to know you enjoyed this one! Seeing the Zombies live sounds like such a phenomenally magical experience! You are spot on about their underrated genius! I can absolutely hear the Abbey Road touch in the sound! It’s quite powerful! I am so grateful for you! 🫶

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Jerry! Sending love to you on this gorgeous Saturday! I hope with all my heart you are having the most wonderful weekend and that you enjoy our very newest video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5SvnGZqrct2psUsi=pF0semDhMxrJ0u6s

[@jerrymanas671]

@@CrystalMarieShannon hi Crystal! I absolutely love the new video! Somehow your videos jeep getting better and better. Hope you had a good day. Sounds like it was as rainy there as it was here in Philly lol.

[@Yaktahbay]

If you get a chance, check out the mono version of "This Will Be Our Year". It has a trumpet that was added after the stereo mix was already done; the Zombies' limited production budget did not allow for a retrofit.

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

Honestly, I feel the trumpet is a bit distracting and superfluous.

[@Yaktahbay]

@@thomaspappalardo7589 I can see that point of view, and might even share it. Still, it's another Zombies track we're able to listen to.

[@Sweetish_Jeff_]

Crystal! How are you? It’s so nice to see and hear you again. The Zombies are truly a unique band. They are one of the few to survive the British Invasion and get better with time. They adapted. Unlike say Herman’s Hermits. I look forward to anything and everything you have to offer. Totally digging this video. Keep on rocking. 🤗🤗🤗❤️❤️❤️🙏🙏🙏🎶🎶🎶

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

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[@MichaelLantz]

I agree with you Rod Argent of the Zombies formed the band Argent which had a hit called "Hold Your Head UP" in 1972 Wiki "Hold Your Head Up" is a song by the English rock band Argent, first released as a single in 1971. The song was a Top 5 hit in the US, the UK, and the Canadian charts, peaking at No. 5 in all three countries. (The song was originally 6:15 minutes but edited down to 2:52 in order to get radio play and 3:15 minute long for the singles market).

[@An_Cat_Dubh]

One of the gems of the 1960s. Great choice, CS. The production and arrangements are rich, without being overwrought, and there's lots of nice details in the individual songs. The instruments and voices are all well recorded. Rod Argent's organ soloing on Time of the Season is classic. The best companion to this album would be Love's "Forever Changes" album from 1967.

[@UncleQue]

I’ve actually saw them live 3 times from like 2016 to 2021 and they were free concerts. Very intimate setting and they were great. They tell good stories as well.

[@KevanCorkill]

Fantastic reaction to the Zombies Odyssey and Oracle side 2😃👍

[@silvionolle]

Hey Crystal! Love your reaction as always! One little note, and I say it with love, could you please turn down the movie/show snippets in volume for the next video? Or turn yourself up? Maybe like 4db (I haven't checked). I mean, they keep me on my toes to adjust volume on the fly, but it keeps me from adding this video to my rotation. When I'm off screen, and have the playlist on, I can't always get back to the PC. It's just one little thing, and I hope it doesn't create anxiety of adding one more thing to worry about when recording a video. As always, you are a joy to watch, and I'm looking forward to every video. You truly are a treasure. ❤❤

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Hey there my kind friend! I appreciate your loving note more than you know! I have been trying my very best to upgrade the entire quality of the video to maximizing on enjoyment during viewing! I tried my very best to level out some of the volumes and hope with my entire soul that this fixed the problem (even if slightly) I hope that the extra hours and extra efforts paid off! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5SvnGZqrct2psUsi=pF0semDhMxrJ0u6s

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Hey there lovely Silvio! 🤍 Hoping your week is going as wonderful as you are! ✨ We finally have the conclusion to our journey with Physical Graffiti up with side IV! (btw thank you for the feedback about the volume adjustments on the clips! I did my best and hope to improve on it each time!) I would love to hear your thoughts on these tracks!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXSsc6d3qr6Mma8si=MLWmDPkHt48MlNe_

[@kevinkazmierczak9161]

One of my top 10 albums! It was the soundtrack to my last year at university, along with The Stone Roses. The middle section of the album is so unbelievably beautiful, from Maybe After He's Gone to Changes.

[@craigoconnor6662]

Time of the Season is one of those songs that always pops up in films sets in the 60s.

[@joescott8877]

Hey, Crystal, thanks for the note alerting me to this debut (You ALMOST beat the YT algos to breaking the news, heh). I have been checking out some choice Beatles reactions lately, and just a day or two ago re-visited your "Abbey Road." (I needed my Crystal Critique fix, lol!.) I didn't leave a comment, but it was great to see your being gobsmacked by the album (and properly so!). Like some other reactors, you have a lot of reviews I fear I'll never be able to make time for, but c'est la vie. For whatever reason, the Zombies never grabbed me, not even in the horror movies, but I will hear them more now. I skimmed this vid and dug the rug..."...being pulled out from under us again" comments, and your usual clever use of media and quirky editing thruout. "What's the word?" u asked? --THANKS!

[@JohnGarcia-oz8dc]

Hello Crystal! Loved the reaction and thanks for the shoutout! Hope you are having a good day!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

My heart is so very happy to hear! 🤍 I hope you are having a wonderful day!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Hey there kind friend! We got a whole new video for you out now! I hope you enjoy it! kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5SvnGZqrct2psUsi=pF0semDhMxrJ0u6s

[@johnyarusso4953]

Good to see you Crystal 😊 I believe this album was recorded at Abbey Road and they utilized The Beatles Mellotron throughout.

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Its wonderful to see you John! That explains the absolute magic behind this track! Thank you for sharing your insights! Sending all the love your way! 💖

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Dear John 🤍✨, Sending love and light your way and hoping you enjoy our newest video out now! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXSsc6d3qr6Mma8si=MLWmDPkHt48MlNe_

[@johnyarusso4953]

@@CrystalMarieShannon Hi Crystal! Sending you peace ✌️ and love ❤️

[@CarlosCastillo-ss1vq]

This album was recorded after Sgt. Peppers. Somewhere I heard that the Zombies used the instruments the Beatles left in the studio. Nunca le había prestado atención a los Zombies hasta ahora, por ti xD. Me gusto el álbum. Saludos desde Guadalajara, Mx.

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Saludos a Guadalajara! Mandando mucho amor! Me llena el corazón que este usted estas aquí con migo, espero que hallas disfrutado a los Zombies tanto como yo!

[@rodneygriffin7666]

This Album is like a Movie with each song as a scene in some way. Excellent LP from 1968.

[@Starless2012]

One of my favorite albums of that decade:)

[@bobcharles1204]

Another great review!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Thank you so much Bob! I tried my best to step up the editing and put a little more time and effort! Always keeping you in my heart and thoughts! Sending love to you and your loved ones! 💝

[@MichaelLantz]

Crystal, can you do "Tapestry" by Carol King released in 1971.

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

absolutely! 🫶 thank u for this amazing request Michael! I hope you enjoy our upcoming video!

[@OmnipotentCEO]

Hey Crystal, how is everything? Good to see you. I hope all is well buddy. best wishes!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

Happy to see you here! thank you! best wishes right back your way, as well

[@OmnipotentCEO]

@@CrystalMarieShannon Thanks! this is a good video!

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

@@OmnipotentCEO I really appreciate it! I put in several more hours and am trying to level up the quality and was really hoping it paid off!

[@OmnipotentCEO]

@@CrystalMarieShannon yeah, of course it worked, you're awesome lol did you forget?

[@johnyarusso4953]

Good to see you Crystal 😊 I believe this album was recorded at Abbey Road and they used The Beatles Mellotron throughout.

[@KevanCorkill]

And also take it easy 😃👍

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

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[@docsavage8640]

Great LP. Unfortunately spelling was not their strong suit 😆

[@KevanCorkill]

I enjoy a nice dish of liver and Onions 😃

[@CrystalMarieShannon]

That sounds delicious! 🤍 I have never tried liver!! I might have to soon!

[@MrTexxan8]

Supertramp Crisis what Crisis Entire album

[@zedxxx9]

You can hear the Abbey Road in the Zombie and the Zombie in the Abbey Road.

[@Blue-qr7qe]

You can hear the Everly Brothers in both. No foolin'. If your looking for origins, the Everly Brothers were influence and inspiration for all groups employing close harmonies in their vocals; Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, Kinks, The Beach Boys, Zombies, CSN, BeeGees, and many more all gave credit to the EBs. Give them a deep listen and you'll hear them in every great band.

[@tracymccarty1348]

🙏 'Promosm'

[@Rick-f1i]

I don't know what's going on with this video but every song sounds slowed down. Side one didn't sound like that.

[@thomaspappalardo7589]

Probably to help throw off KZbin’s algorithm and prevent a copyright strike.