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Album Review: 'Flower Power - The Music of the Love Generation'

By Jeff Swindoll Aug 20, 2007, 23:01 GMT

It started in San Francisco, came of age at Woodstock, and changed us and the world forever. Time Life presents Flower Power: Music of the Love Generation. You will hear hits from the most impressionable artists of the \'60s and \'70s including: The Mamas and the Papas, The Byrds, The Youngbloods, Jefferson Airplane, and many more.         Includes 2 FREE Bonus CDs: Summer of Love plus a groovy collector\'s box.

It started in San Francisco, came of age at Woodstock, and changed us and the world forever. Time Life presents Flower Power: Music of the Love Generation. You will hear hits from the most impressionable artists of the \'60s and \'70s including: The Mamas and the Papas, The Byrds, The Youngbloods, Jefferson Airplane, and many more. Includes 2 FREE Bonus CDs: Summer of Love plus a groovy collector\'s box.

Flower Power is a collection from Time Life that brings the Love Generation’s music to CD in this grand five-album set.  Each album has two discs so you’ll be grooving for many hours. 

So lets fire up the bong, put some flowers in our hair, and see what the set holds (if we can manage to do that after a few hits).  The first album is ‘Summer of Love: The Hits of 1967’ and features the likes of Scott McKenzie (“San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)”), The Turtles (“Happy Together”), Cream (“Feel Free”), Jefferson Airplane (“Somebody to Love”) and 36 other tracks. 

That’s only the first disc and the set has 175 tracks of groovy songs that you’re sure to recognize from the summer of love. 

The albums are housed in an oversized box with an illustration of a colorful VW bus that will take you “California Dreamin” (The Mamas and the Papas).  You’ll also hear “Born to be Wild” (Steppenwolf), “Fire” (The Crazy World of Arthur Brown), “Mr. Tambourine Man” (The Byrds), “Love, Peace, and Happiness” (The Chamber Brothers), and many others sure to make you want to go to Woodstock and roll around in the mud. 

If you’re like me and fine yourself listening to the oldies station then this massive collection will bring out the old hippie in you.



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Tex MexMar 2nd, 2009 - 19:08:08

A lot of filler tracks.

Winners:

Creeque Alley
The Mamas & the Papas

Never Ending Song of Love
Delaney & Bonnie & Friends

Groovin'
The Young Rascals

Leaving on a Jet Plane
Peter, Paul & Mary

Sunshine
Jonathan Edwards

I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher

How Can I Be Sure
The Young Rascals

City of New Orleans
Arlo Guthrie

Both Sides Now
Judy Collins

The Beat Goes On
Sonny & Cher

Blowin' in the Wind
Peter, Paul & Mary

Crimson and Clover
Tommy James and the Shondells

Ride Captain Ride
Blues Image

Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Iron Butterfly

People Got to Be Free
The Rascals

Wild Thing
The Troggs

Alice's Rock & Roll Restaurant
Arlo Guthrie

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Joan Baez

Venus
The Shocking Blue

Here Comes the Sun
Richie Havens

Time of the Season
The Zombies

Going Up the Country
Canned Heat

Good Morning Starshine
Oliver

Signs
Five Man Electrical Band

Abraham, Martin and John
Dion

Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)
Edison Lighthouse

On the Road Again
Canned Heat

American Pie—Parts I & II
Don McLean

What the World Needs Now Is Love
Jackie DeShannon

Born to Be Wild
Steppenwolf

Midnight Confessions
The Grass Roots

California Dreamin'
The Mamas & the Papas

Something in the Air
Thunderclap Newman

With a Little Help from My Friends
Joe Cocker

War
Edwin Starr

Hair
The Cowsills

All Right Now
Free

Magic Carpet Ride
Steppenwolf

Monday, Monday
The Mamas & the Papas

Ball of Confusion (That's What the World Is Today)
The Temptations

The Rain, the Park & Other Things
The Cowsills

Reach Out of the Darkness
Friend and Lover

Piece of My Heart
Big Brother & the Holding Company (Vocals by Janis Joplin)

Mr. Tambourine Man
The Byrds

Summer in the City
The Lovin' Spoonful

White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane

I Want to Take You Higher
Sly & the Family Stone

Mellow Yellow
Donovan

American Woman
The Guess Who

Angel of the Morning
Merrilee Rush

And When I Die
Blood, Sweat & Tears

Eight Miles High
The Byrds

Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season)
The Byrds

Spinning Wheel
Blood, Sweat & Tears

Green Tambourine
The Lemon Pipers

Daydream
The Lovin' Spoonful

Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)
The 5th Dimension

In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
Zager & Evans

It Never Rains in Southern California
Albert Hammond

Sunshine Superman
Donovan

Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)
Melanie with the Edwin Hawkins Singers

Subterranean Homesick Blues
Bob Dylan

San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)
Scott McKenzie

Happy Together
The Turtles

Windy
The Association

Gimme Some Lovin'
The Spencer Davis Group

Incense and Peppermints
Strawberry Alarm Clock

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
Harpers Bizarre

The Letter
The Box Tops

Reflections
Diana Ross and the Supremes

Darling Be Home Soon
The Lovin' Spoonful

Sunday Will Never Be the Same
Spanky and Our Gang

A Whiter Shade of Pale
Procol Harum

So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star
The Byrds

Somebody to Love
Jefferson Airplane

Get Together
The Youngbloods

I'm a Man
The Spencer Davis Group

Brown Eyed Girl
Van Morrison

Season of the Witch
Donovan



Fillers:


Summer Breeze
Seals & Crofts

Crystal Blue Persuasion
Tommy James and the Shondells


Hello It's Me
Todd Rundgren

I Started a Joke
Bee Gees

Daydream Believer
The Monkees

Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
Chicago

Listen to the Music
The Doobie Brothers

Tired of Waiting for You
The Kinks

Lucky Man
Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Blinded by the Light
Manfred Mann's Earth Band

You're So Vain
Carly Simon

You Really Got Me
The Kinks

Long Train Runnin'
The Doobie Brothers

Beginnings
Chicago

Me and You and a Dog Named Boo
Lobo

Amazing Grace
Judy Collins

Nights in White Satin
The Moody Blues

One Toke over the Line
Brewer & Shipley

Only You Know and I Know
Delaney & Bonnie

Land of 1000 Dances
Cannibal and the Headhunters

Summer Nights
Marianne Faithfull

Society's Child (Baby I've Been Thinking)
Janis Ian

Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues
Danny O'Keefe

I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)
The New Seekers

Just a Little
The Beau Brummels

Hot Smoke and Sasafrass
The Bubble Puppy

Don't Expect Me to Be Your Friend
Lobo

School's Out
Alice Cooper

Come to the Sunshine
Harpers Bizarre

Bridge over Troubled Water
Aretha Franklin

Different Drum
Stone Poneys Featuring Linda Ronstadt

Woodstock
Matthews' Southern Comfort

Up on Cripple Creek
The Band

Mr. Bojangles
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

We're an American Band
Grand Funk

Hush
Deep Purple

Living in the Past
Jethro Tull

Fresh Air
Quicksilver Messenger Service

We Shall Overcome
Joan Baez


Sky Pilot (Part One)
Eric Burdon & the Animals

What's Going On
Marvin Gaye

Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
Jim Croce

Morning Has Broken
Cat Stevens

Cloud Nine
The Temptations

Rocket Man
Elton John

Summertime Blues
Blue Cheer

Spill the Wine
Eric Burdon and War

Your Song
Elton John

Sooner or Later
The Grass Roots

The Letter
Joe Cocker with Leon Russell & the Shelter People

Eve of Destruction
Barry McGuire

Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)
Marvin Gaye

It's Getting Better
Mama Cass

Time in a Bottle
Jim Croce

People Get Ready
The Impressions

Baby It's You
Smith

Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler)
Marvin Gaye

Fire
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
The Hollies

Brand New Key
Melanie

Everybody's Talkin'
Nilsson

Black Magic Woman
Santana

Stoned Soul Picnic
The 5th Dimension

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
Bob Dylan

Light My Fire
José Feliciano

Evil Ways
Santana

Time Has Come Today
The Chambers Brothers

These Eyes
The Guess Who

All the Young Dudes
Mott the Hoople

Mercedes Benz
Janis Joplin

Little Bit o' Soul
The Music Explosion

Heroes and Villains
The Beach Boys

Let's Live for Today
The Grass Roots

I Was Made to Love Her
Stevie Wonder

Pleasant Valley Sunday
The Monkees

Carrie-Anne
The Hollies

Talk Talk
The Music Machine

Kind of a Drag
The Buckinghams

I Feel Free
Cream

I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)
The Electric Prunes

Friday on My Mind
The Easybeats

San Franciscan Nights
Eric Burdon & the Animals

(We Ain't Got) Nothin' Yet
Blues Magoos

Beautiful Morning
The Rascals

Love, Peace and Happiness
The Chambers Brothers

Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
Country Joe and the Fish

Paper Sun
Traffic featuring Stevie Winwood

Wake Me, Shake Me
The Blues Project

Hurdy Gurdy Man
Donovan

Down on Me
Big Brother & the Holding Company

Pushin' Too Hard
The Seeds

It's a Happening Thing
The Peanut Butter Conspiracy

Mary, Mary
The Butterfield Blues Band

Stroll On
The Yardbirds

You Keep Me Hangin' On
Vanilla Fudge



SHOULDA HAD!


Big Yellow Taxi
Joni Mitchell

As Tears Go By
Marianne Faithfull

Only You Know and I Know
Dave Mason

Love the One You're With
Stephen Stills

My Generation
The Who

Good Vibrations
Beach Boys

Sail On, Sailor
Beach Boys

Put a Little Love in Your Heart
Jackie DeShannon

Superstar (Jesus Christ)
Jesus Christ Superstar

I Don't Know How To Love Him
Jesus Christ Superstar

Everything's Alright
Jesus Christ Superstar

I Got a Name
Jim Croce

All You Need is Love
Beatles

Hey Jude
Beatles

Jumping Jack Flash
Rolling Stones

Lay Lady Lay
B Dylon

Hooked on a Feeling
BJ Thomas

Light My Fire
Doors

Wind Cries Mary
Jimmi Hendrix

I Think I Love You
Partrige

Mighty Quin
Manfred mann

Mrs Robinson
Simon Garfuk

Respect
Aretha Franklin

You Didn't Have To Be So Nice
Lovin Spoonful

Proud Mary
Credence Clear Water

Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall
Simon and Garfunkle

A Simple Desultory Philippic
Simon and Garfunkle

Magic
Lovin Spoonful

Come and Get it
Badfinger

Let it Be
Beatles

Who'll Stop the Rain
Credence CC

Everyday People
Sly Family Stone

Magic Bus
The Who

Good Lovin
Rascals

Judy in Disguise
John Fred

Angel Of The Morning
Merrile Rush

Mama Told Me (Not To Come)
Three Dog Night

Green-eyed Lady
Sugarloaf

Space Oddity
David Bowie

In the Summertime
Jerry Mungo

For What It's Worth
Buffalo Springfield.

The Straight Life
Bobby Goldsboro

Country Roads
John Denver

Tomorrow Never Knows
Beatles

Dock of the Bay
Otis Reading

To Sir With Love
LuLu

Communication Breakdown
Led Zeplin

Joy to the World
3 dog Night

Instant Karma (We All Shine On),
John Ono Lennon

Snowbird
Anne Murray

Danny's song
Anne Murray

The Rapper
Jaggerz

Lola
Kinks

Can't Find My Home
Blind Faith

Presence of the Lord
Blind Faith

Lazy Day
Spanky and Our Gang

Wild World
Cat Stevens

Indiana Wants Me
R. Dean Taylor

25 Or 6 To 4
Chicago

My Baby Loves Lovin'
White Plains

Fire And Rain
James Taylor

No Time
The Guess Who

(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher
Jackie Wilson

Here Comes My Baby
Tremeloes

I Can See For Miles
The Who

Red Rubber Ball
The Cyrkle

Nowhere Man
The Beatles

Like A Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan

For Your Love
Yardbirds

It Ain't Me Babe
Turtles

123
Country Joe Fish

I Am Woman
Helen Ready

Only Just Begun
Carpenters

Homeward Bound
Simon and Garfunkel

Kicks
Paul Revere and The Raiders

98.6
Keith

Hello
Doors

Baby I Need Your Lovin'
Johnny Rivers

Riders in the Storm
Doors

Time Won't Let Me
Outsiders

Missisipi Queen
Mountain

Wildest Dreams
Moody Blues

Ride my Seesaw
Moody Blues

I Think We're Alone Now
Shondells

I'm Alive
Shondells

Mary Mary
Monkees

Yesterday's gone
Chad and Jeremy

Carry On
Crosby Stills Nash Young

Nobody But Me
The Human Beinz

Mustang Sally
The Young Rascals



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