Four Sail

Sound DNA

• Rock
• Psych Rock

• saturated
• euphoric
• bohemian

About

Though <i>Forever Changes</i> found only a small audience in the general public, it was a sensation among Los Angeles’ psychedelic cognoscenti, and solidified Love’s status as the hippest band on the Sunset Strip. <i>Four Sail</i>, which combined the progressive, multi-part arrangement of <i>Forever Changes</i> with the lean, punkish aesthetic of early Love hits like “My Flash On You” and “7 and 7 Is” was something of a disappointment to Los Angeles scenesters who expected a reprise of <i>Forever Changes</i>' acoustic-laden psych, and who were likely disappointed by the departure of Love mainstays Bryan MacLean, Ken Forssi and Johnny Echols. Essentially an Arthur Lee solo effort, <i>Four Sail</i> finds Lee revisiting ideas from earlier Love efforts with a forceful intensity of purpose that prevents numbers like “Always See Your Face,” which boasts a chord progression similar to 1965’s “No Matter What You Do,” from sounding tired or derivative. Indeed Lee’s world-weary lyrics, coupled with his unnerving melodies and dour demeanor make <i>Four Sail</i> a convincingly harrowing exercise in late ‘60s disillusionment. <i>Four Sail</i> stands as a convincing rebuke to those Love fans that act as though the band’s discography ends with <i>Forever Changes</i>.

via Apple Music

Tracklist

Credits