Relatively Clean Rivers - Relatively Clean Rivers album flac

The Relatively Clean Rivers album stands with the very best albums of the era, possessing a purely American sound and walking confidently past the shadow of its previous incarnation. Amazingly well produced for a private pressing, it is the very antithesis of his earlier releases that could be classified as garage (at a stretch. Relatively Clean Rivers. 80 BPM. Journey Through the Valley of O. 155 BPM. Last Flight to Eden. Relatively Clean Rivers

Relatively Clean Rivers ‎(LP, Album, RE, Unofficial, 180). Phoenix Records (2). ASHLP3007. A tremendous mid-1970's rural psych album that sounds like it was recorded in late 1968, Relatively Clean Rivers has that hippie commune Springfield/Manson Family/Dead vibe down pat. Although most often compared to The Dead, only the record's first cut, "Easy Ride" really sounds much like them, with it's acoustic/electric guitar mix and American Beauty era vocal styles. It's a great song, but the rest of the album is much different and a little bit better, spewing out wasted Topanga Canyon folkpsych with wacked out commune lyrics.

If anything, four decades of sleuthing has only contributed to the legend. As it turns out, Relatively Clean Rivers is the pet sound of Phil Pearlman, an Orange County native who grew to prominence jamming psychedelic improvisations with both The Beat of the Earth (1967) and Electronic Hole (1970).

More By Relatively Clean Rivers. See All. Relatively Clean Rivers - Digitally Remastered.

Relatively Clean Rivers' self-titled album is one such rarity, with an easygoing California c feel in which light-to-strong traces of Neil Young, the countrified Grateful Dead, and Quicksilver Messenger Service can be heard. It's different than the vast majority of such LPs, however, in that it's actually a fairly good collection of tunes with some decent songwriting and strong, professional playing and harmonizing. There's some variety to the proceedings (and from the general c prototype) too, with some extended instrumental acoustic passages and a Middle Eastern influenced number, "The Persian Caravan," that recalls exotic early Country Joe & the Fish psychedelic excursions like "Section 4.

Relatively Clean Rivers. Album Relatively Clean Rivers. A Thousand Years Lyrics.

Relatively Clean Rivers: American band Album: Relatively Clean Rivers Year: 1975 Tracklist: 01. Easy Ride 02. Journey Through the Valley of O 03. Babylon 04. Last Flight to Eden 05. Hello Sunshine 06. They Knew What to Say 07. The Persian Caravan 08. A Thousand Years Enjoy. Relatively Clean Rivers: American band Album: Relatively Clean Rivers Year: 1975. Tracklist: 01. Last Flight To Eden, 02:43. Hello Sunshine, 03:33. A Thousand Years (1975).