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▀███▄ the serpent power (tina and david meltzer) - poet song ▄███▀
artist : the serpent power (tina and david meltzer)
title : poet song
date : 2005
label : Akarma 053/54
genre : Psychedelic Rock
rls. date : Oct / 2005
tracks : 25
bitrate : VBRkbps
size : 115,2 MB
Repressed, now at mid-line price; reissue of two Vanguard
albums on one CD. "The Serpent Power's sole album (self
titled, from 1967) is one of those lesser known gems from
the San Francisco flower scene. Discovered and planted on
Vanguard by ED Denson (Country Joe & the Fish and Fahey
manager), their brand of psychedelic folk rock strongly
resembles the intoxicating vibes of the Fish: a similar
wheezing Farfisa, the occasional harmonica, and exquisite
mellow guitar leads (not quite in the Barry Melton
league, but that would be asking for too much). Great
songs here too, with the epic 13-minute-long 'Endless
Tunnel,' an Eastern-tinged acid jam spiced up with an
electric banjo, being worth the price of admission alone.
After the Serpent Power dissolved, David and Tina
Meltzer, the creative force behind the band, recorded one
further album for Vanguard. The resulting Poet Song LP
from 1969 contains a mix of David's poems backed by music
and folk songs sung by his angelic-voiced wife. The
intricate arrangements on this grower are by Ed Bogas --
a service this forgotten soundtrack composer and the Bay
Area's equivalent to Jack Nitzsche performed for many a
SF legend.
01-Don't You Listen To Her [02:21]
02-Gently, Gently [02:37]
03-Open House [03:32]
04-Flying Away [04:28]
05-Nobody Blues [03:51]
06-Up And Down [03:39]
07-Sky Baby [02:33]
08-Forget [03:36]
09-Dope Again [00:49]
10-Endless Tunnell [13:15]
11-I'm The Early Morning Racer [01:42]
12-I'll Forget You [03:45]
13-The Bath [00:37]
14-I'm A Lover [02:55]
15-Ravel Blues [04:42]
16-The Blackest Rose [00:52]
17-It Is For You [01:53]
18-Lullaby [02:56]
19-I'm So Willing [04:16]
20-Lament For Hank Williams [01:11]
21-Hymn To Love [03:19]
22-Confessin' [02:30]
23-Pure White [04:35]
24-Poem For My Wife [01:01]
25-For Tina [02:27]
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79:22 min
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