ULTIMATE SPINACH - The Very Best Of

ULTIMATE SPINACH -- THE VERY BEST OF 01. Ego Trip - 3.15 02. Sacrifice Of The Moon (In Four Parts) - 3.46 03. (Ballad Of) The Hip Death Goddess - 8.15 04. Your Head Is Reeling - 3.40 05. Baroque #1 - 4.50 06. Pamela - 3.15 07. Visions Of Your Reality - 5.51 08. Mind Flowers - 8.30 09. Suite: Genesis Of Beauty (In Four Parts) - 9.45 10. Fifth Horsemen Of The Apocalypse 5.55 11. Fragmentary March Of Green - 6.05 12. Just Like Romeo And Juliet - 2.35 13. Some Days You Just Can't Win - 3.23 14. World Has Just Begun - 3.20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ultimate Spinach was a psychedelic/ hard rock/ blues band originally from Boston. In their '60's heyday they specialized in lengthy songs such as "Ballad of the Hip Death Goddess", from Ultimate Spinach (1968) and "Genesis of Beauty", from Behold And See (1968). Since 1970 the band have largely abandoned the psychedelic sounds and have (since at least 1975) dropped all of the '60's songs from their setlists (with the exception of 'Ballad Of The Hip Death Goddess' and a few from the third album). Contents. The Ultimate Spinach, comprised of keyboardist/guitarist Ian Bruce-Douglas and singer Barbara Hudson was a band of Boston's alternative scene in the second half of the 1960s. The phenomenon of a "Boston Sound" was more a publicity stunt than a legitimate artistic movement, and the Bruce-Douglas version of the band tends to be remembered for its name. The music is undeservedly forgotten. Despite suffering claims of dishonesty, they published technically sophisticated but also musically fascinating albums. On Ultimate Spinach (MGM, 1968) the standout cuts are "Ballad of the Hip Death Goddess", with an instrumental interval for theremin (an early electronic instrument), feedback and reverberation, and the psychoanalytic folk-blues "Ego Trip" , the 4-part suite "Sacrifice of the Moon" as well as "Your Head Is Reeling" and the Frank Zappa-esque, but less nasty than he typically was, "Plastic Raincoats". While there was a rumor that Bruce-Douglas had been taken to court by Country Joe McDonald for having copied "The Masked Marauder" in his "Baroque #1", this was pure fantasy. More complex compositions, such as the suite in four movements "Genesis of Beauty" and "Fragmentary March of Green", two pieces soaked in mysticism, enliven the second album Behold And See (MGM, 1968). Jazz Thing and Mind Flowers experimented with even more unusual tempos and atmosphere, while the graceful "Gilded Lamp Of The Cosmos" exemplifies the best of their psychedelic folk ballads. (Note: Big Beat's re-release of Behold And See omits "Visions of your Reality". In addition, it liberally edits other cuts, and thus should not be considered a true re-release.). A third album was recorded, but the only original member was Barbara Hudson. One of the musicians who played on the album was guitarist Jeff Baxter, future session man for Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers. This album is inferior to the two before it, largely leaving behind the psychedelic effects that characterised the Bruce-Douglas period and developing a generic sound more reminiscent of such acts as The Byrds, The Monkees and the '68-era Beach Boys. Upon release of the 2nd album, Ian Bruce Douglas quit Ultimate Spinach and a new band was formed with only Barbara Hudson as a standing original member. Tony Scheuan, Ted Myers, Mike Levine and Jeff Baxter were also added. In 1970 the band reformed with no original members and have continued to this day, performing (generally in the Oregon area) and releasing several independent albums. This band has always remained underground and in recent years Bruce-Douglas has derided its existence. Years later Bruce-Douglas created Azlbrax, with whom he released In The Valley Of The Shadow (Intergalactic, 1988). [ WIKIPEDIA http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Spinach ]

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 badbigdog (2008-02-07)

Release Date: 05/15/2001