Silver Apples – Silver Apples (Vinyl)
Silver Apples is as fascinating decades after its release as it must have been puzzling in 1968. It’s an astonishing achievement, as Simeon and Taylor build a completely original sound without precedent.
In its own way, Silver Apples is comparable to Elvis Presley’s “That’s All Right, Mama,” in that listening to it is to hear an entire new vocabulary being created. But a unique sound would be less meaningful if the songs didn’t measure up, and they do.They’re very much of the late ’60s, with a hippie peace and love outlook, folk music melodies and Simeon’s fey vocals.
“Oscillations,” “Seagreen Serenade,” “Whirlybird,” “Program” (which even incorporates a primitive attempt at sampling) and “Misty Mountain” are all first rate examples of melody, pulse, and Taylor’s masterful percussion, which somehow holds it all together. A truly original and classic album.
Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Liquid Smoke
Tracklist:
A1 Oscillations 2:47
A2 Seagreen Serenades 2:53
A3 Lovefingers 4:10
A4 Program 4:05
A5 Velvet Cave 3:28
B1 Whirly-Bird 2:39
B2 Dust 3:42
B3 Dancing Gods (Navajo Indian Ceremonial)5:55
B4 Misty Mountain 2:38
Silver Apples is as fascinating decades after its release as it must have been puzzling in 1968. It’s an astonishing achievement, as Simeon and Taylor build a completely original sound without precedent.
In its own way, Silver Apples is comparable to Elvis Presley’s “That’s All Right, Mama,” in that listening to it is to hear an entire new vocabulary being created. But a unique sound would be less meaningful if the songs didn’t measure up, and they do.They’re very much of the late ’60s, with a hippie peace and love outlook, folk music melodies and Simeon’s fey vocals.
“Oscillations,” “Seagreen Serenade,” “Whirlybird,” “Program” (which even incorporates a primitive attempt at sampling) and “Misty Mountain” are all first rate examples of melody, pulse, and Taylor’s masterful percussion, which somehow holds it all together. A truly original and classic album.
Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Liquid Smoke
Tracklist:
A1 Oscillations 2:47
A2 Seagreen Serenades 2:53
A3 Lovefingers 4:10
A4 Program 4:05
A5 Velvet Cave 3:28
B1 Whirly-Bird 2:39
B2 Dust 3:42
B3 Dancing Gods (Navajo Indian Ceremonial)5:55
B4 Misty Mountain 2:38
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