The Family That Plays Together

Rate It! Avg: 4.5 (70 ratings)
Sample Album
ALBUM INFORMATION

Total Tracks: 16   Total Length: 57:24

Write a Review4 Member Reviews

Please log in before you review a release. Log in

user avatar

FEEDBACK BABY

jblcva

Don't forget FEEDBACK...1 of their Best...

user avatar

Rock and roll mystics

1scarylarry

Five amazing talents melded together to create an amalgam of rock and jazz, psychedelia with comedic touches. Jay Ferguson channels Jerry Lee Lewis and Elton John. Randy California was a Hendrix influenced guitar crazy. Ed Cassidy, the older jazz influenced drummer, and Andes and Locke, bass and keyboards completed a band who created a lively, if not "Spirited" sound, inmitated by many others during the 60's and 70's. Wish I'd have seen them play live, instead I had them haunting my record store in the early 70's.

user avatar

Spirit Rocks

TweezerMan

I love Spirit and I have always loved this album, but have to admit that, in my opinion, it is not their first or second best. Maybe third. The big hit is "I Got A Line On You". My other favs are "Poor Richard" and "It's all the same".

user avatar

Greatest little-known band

Scruffs

Spirit has it's clunkers, but between this album and "...Sardonicus" has more classics than many bands could boast. Just listen to "Dream within a dream". I can't understand why "I got a line on you" hasn't shown up in a commercial it's pure hook. Look up "Time Circle" and check out "Taurus" - not a great song, but sound familiar? Led Z went to many a Spirit show while in LA. Topanga Windows, Straight Arrow, excellent.

Recommended Albums

They Say All Media Guide

On this, the second Spirit album, the group put all of the elements together that made them the legendary (and underrated) band that they were. Jazz, rock & roll, and even classical elements combined to create one of the cleanest, most tasteful syntheses of its day. The group had also improved measurably from their fine debut album, especially in the area of vocals. The album’s hit single, “I Got a Line on You,” boasts especially strong harmonies as well as one of the greatest rock riffs of the period. The first side of this record is a wonderful and seamless suite, and taken in its entirety, one of the greatest sides on Los Angeles rock. The CD reissue also boasts some excellent bonus tracks. “So Little to Say” is one of Jay Ferguson’s finest compositions ever, and the jazz-inspired instrumentals such as “Fog” and “Space Chile” showcase pianist John Locke as one of the most inspired and lyrical players in the rock idiom to date. All in all, a classic album and a true landmark. – Matthew Greenwald

more »