Yes, and "Birthday" and "The Association" are great too
― Tom D., Thursday, 10 January 2008 10:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I find it quite staggering that in Britain the Association only had the one hit - "Time For Livin'" in '68 - since their records were regularly played on radio over here in my childhood. Although it may be that "Time For Livin'" was the only one they came over here to promote, as I don't think they bothered with Britain much.
― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 10 January 2008 10:51 (sixteen years ago) link
this party fears two is a great song
― burt_stanton, Thursday, 10 January 2008 12:34 (sixteen years ago) link
I grew up in the era of "Windy" and "Mary" bombarding me from the ol' AM radio and never gave them much thought, more like some king of frilly aural flocked wallpaper.
I'll have to admit that the version of "Mary" on disc 3 of the Monterey Pop Fest set pretty much blew me away though. Actually that disk is pretty much a must-see IMO as it's chock fulla stuff like the Butterfield band wailing away with Mike Bloomfield screaming from the side of the stage and an outrageous Electric Flag number etc etc (sorry for the digression).
― factcheckr, Thursday, 10 January 2008 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
i LOVE "Wanting Ain't Getting" from "Insight Out". totally funky track
― jaxon, Thursday, 10 January 2008 19:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Ah, another thread revival, another chance for me to furrow my brow and puzzle over that "Chumba" remark upthread. And to note that the more familiar version of "Enter The Young" (from the Greatest Hits) is completely different from the version on the debut - even a different lead singer, I think. Strange...
― Myonga Vön Bontee, Thursday, 10 January 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
I heard "Never My Love" on the way home tonight, first time in years. I once included it in a radio countdown of my favourite songs ever, and it hasn't lost anything--I was especially struck by the arrangement tonight. It might be one of the first songs I'd point to if I wanted to see if someone's conception of pop genius extends in some of the same directions mine does. Lots of nice stuff said about it above.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyQBQjKrGEg&feature=fvst
― clemenza, Friday, 30 March 2012 00:53 (twelve years ago) link
Great interview with Terry Kirkman. Guy's a mensch.
― holger sharkey (Tom D.), Wednesday, 24 June 2015 18:01 (eight years ago) link
"Dubuque Blues" from the 1969 self-titled album is such an amazing song. One of Gary Alexander's.
― timellison, Wednesday, 10 May 2017 01:36 (six years ago) link
Russ Giguere's book coming out next month - Along Comes The Association: Beyond Folk Rock and Three-Piece Suits
― timellison, Monday, 10 February 2020 18:47 (four years ago) link
The ebook of this is pretty cheap right now
― Erdős-szám 69 (James Redd and the Blecchs), Saturday, 26 September 2020 20:46 (three years ago) link