Love (Band)

Love was a rock band from Los Angeles by guitarist and singer Arthur Lee.

History

Love first appeared in 1965 in Los Angeles as the successor of The Grass Roots. Her music is associated with the psychedelic rock and folk. Between 1965 and 1968 published three Love albums that Forever Changes (1967 ) was the most famous. There is one in critical circles to the best rock albums of all time ( Rolling Stone Poll 2004: 40th place of 500). Because of disputes and drug problems broke up the band. As Arthur Lee also refused to tour outside of Los Angeles, was only a moderate commercial success, Forever Changes in the U.S.; Cult gained the plate after dissolution of Love and especially in Europe.

Love broke up after Arthur Lee was sentenced to a long prison sentence for weapons possession and coercion, in this period were shirts with the words "Free Arthur Lee" a cult object.

After his release from prison Lee toured with his revival band Love with Arthur Lee successfully in Europe. In 2003, while the DVD Video The Forever Changes Concert, which includes the title of the disk recording from 1967 in a live new version with orchestra was at London's Royal Festival Hall.

Arthur Lee died on 3 August 2006 at the age of 61 years from the effects of leukemia.

Discography

Studio albums

  • Love (1966 )
  • Da Capo (1967 )
  • Forever Changes (1967 ) - re-releases in 2001, 2008 ( "deluxe" double CD)
  • Four Sail (1969 )
  • Out Here (1969 )
  • False Start (1970 )
  • Reel to Real ( 1975)

Live albums

  • Love Live (1980 ) - Concert of 1978
  • Studio / Live (1982 ) - Second page contains a live concert of 1970
  • The Forever Changes Concert ( 2003)

Compilations

  • Best of Love ( Rhino Records, 1980)
  • Love Story 1966-1972 (1995 )

Singles

  • My Little Red Book / A Message To Pretty ( 1966)
  • 7 and 7 Is / No. Fourteen (1966)
  • She Comes In Colors / Orange Skies ( 1966)
  • Que Vida / Hey Joe (1967 )
  • Alone Again Or / A House Is Not A Motel (1967 )
  • Your Mind and We Belong Together / Laughing Stock (1968 )
  • Girl on Fire / Midnight Sun (1994 )

DVD-Video

  • Love with Arthur Lee: the forever changes concert. ( Snapper Music, 2003)
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