For episode 37 of Love That
Album, I’m happy to welcome Simon and Brian of the truly excellent Sodajerker
on Songwriting podcast (download at www.sodajerker.com)
In 1968, The Zombies were in the
unfortunate position of not really having achieved the sort of success they
deserved. History had been far kinder to many of their contemporaries. They
decided they would record one final album (at Abbey Road, no less). It even had
the ignominious misspelling of the title on the album cover – Odessey and
Oracle. A year after its release, Al Kooper had released the album on CBS in
the US and the band had a smash hit with the single “Time Of The Season”. This
was ironic for two reasons. The obvious one was the band had split up and there
was to be no promotion. The second, more subjective irony was that this song
was not typical of the style of the rest of the record.
Sodajerker and I discuss the
dark themes sung about on this album (war, prison, dying lonely, and that old
staple, relationship heartbreak) made more palatable by glorious melodies and
harmonies. This album is a bona fide classic that needs to be in every pop
lover’s collection. Listen to this episode and have us convince you why.
Eric Reanimator returns to discuss Hawkwind’s eponymous album in his Album
I Love segment.
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