[2017-06-16] The Youngbloods "Ride The Wind" and "High On A Ridge Top" represses of 2003 remasters (Sundazed)

Linda · **Posted:** Mon Jun 05, 2017 7:58 pm

Ride The Wind

Description
Recorded live in ’71, The Youngbloods’ Ride The Wind finds Jesse Colin Young’s mesmerizing guitar and vocals shadowed perfectly by jazzy electric piano and percussion. Young (bass/kazoo/rhythm guitar), Banana (guitar/piano), and Joe Bauer (drums) hit their stride on a half dozen anthemic tracks that sprawl to nearly 40 minutes of superbly unique country-rock. Ride The Wind showcases the band’s improvisational chops in the same way their fellow Marin County contemporaries the Grateful Dead did with their live sets. Their top-notch interplay is showcased in the title track as they expand it from Elephant Mountain’s version to a nearly 10 minute opus showcasing Banana’s wizardry on the electric piano. Equally stunning is their take on Fred Neil’s “The Dolphin” which they transform into an 8 minute must hear. From the harder edge of “Rock Festival” to a sparse and chilling rendition of their Top 40 charter “Get Together,” The Youngbloods expand their sound and your minds while staying true to their unmatched style.

Tracklist
1. Ride The Wind
2. Sugar Babe
3. Sunlight
4. The Dolphin
5. Get Together
6. Beautiful

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00002EQ1C/?tag=imwan-20

High On A Ridge Top

Description
High On A Ridge Top (’72) focuses on classics as interpreted by a San Francisco original: The Youngbloods. This, their final album serves to be a diverse and highly enjoyable swan song. This time equipped with harp, mandolin, and sax The Youngbloods deliver one original tune (”Dreamboat”) while offering their psychedelic San Francisco take on exquisitely curated cuts from Bob Dylan, Robert Johnson, the Beatles, along with other folk & Americana standards. The performances here are all executed in a relaxed, effortless style that perfectly hightlights the voice of Jesse Colin Young. The Youngbloods put their stamp on “La Bamba,” fully reimagining the song and making it their own. From the swinging, sax based take on “Running Bear,” the jazzy Wurlitzer-enhanced version of The Beatles’ “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,” to the piano based finale of Robert Johnson’s “Kind Hearted Woman,” High On A Ridge Top marks a perfect end to the Youngbloods’ studio albums, and is a required spin for any fan of the band.

Tracklist
1. Speedo
2. She Caught The Katy & Left Me A Mule To Ride
3. Going By The River
4. Running Bear
5. I Shall Be Released
6. Dreamboat
7. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window
8. Donna

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00008OM0Q/?tag=imwan-20

[2017-06-16] The Youngbloods "Ride The Wind" and "High On A Ridge Top" represses of 2003 remasters (Sundazed)

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