Cosmic Storyteller

Reseña del editor (featuring Unicorn and guest musicians from Steppenwolf, the Association, Rick Nelson's Stone Canyon Band, Spirit, Hal Blaine's Wrecking Crew, Ray Charles Orchestra, Marvin Gaye Band) 'One of my favorite '60s groups'-Michelle Phillips. 'An enjoyable listen, a well-crafted and ambitious project...lyrics flow with a finely-honed, literate grace and grandeur...philosophical...a classy sense of spirit and style...powerful....with muscular vocals...'-All Music Guide. 'It sounds like hit radio the way it used to be!'-music executive Harold Childs (A&M, Warner Bros., Polygram, Qwest). 'With it's theme of the transcendence of creativity, The Cosmic Storyteller voices the hopes, joys and sorrows of love, and concerns that belong to every generation...'-Rock City News 'It fits squarely in the reawakening by radio to music that crosses over to wider audiences.'- Mark 'In The Dark' Shands, Music Director, DMX Music (on over 800 cable systems) Unicorn is also the subject of a forthcoming documentary that tells the band's tumultuous story and features many '60s pop icons such as Michelle Phillips, The Lovin' Spoonful, Barry McGuire, Scott McKenzie, Hal Blaine, Moby Grape, and the Electric Prunes. Once upon a time there was a band named after a magical, mythical creature: Unicorn. Like the namesake, it disappeared into the mists of time and waited to be found again by those who love the strange and beautiful.... The Cosmic Storyteller (1967), Unicorn's masterpiece concept album, was thought to be lost forever and languished in a vault for over 30 years without having ever been released. Thanks to the chance discovery of the master tapes, and the wonders of today's digital wizardry, you are about to discover a new dimension in entertainment. With it's theme of the transcendence of creativity, The Cosmic Storyteller voices the hope, joys and sorrows of love, and emotional and philosophic concerns that belong to every generation. Springing anew out of classic rock creativity, it is a cornucopia of American styles, a luxurious, poetic tapestry performed with unity of purpose and verve. Now you can revisit that golden era. Come, stimulate your imagination and experience the genius of Unicorn's revolutionary The Cosmic Storyteller, a concept album as relevant today as when it was first made. Artista biografía A folk musician gone electric, Stoney Young came west from Detroit at the age of 19 to the golden music mecca of Los Angeles in late 1965 (shortly after the Watts riot) to follow in the footsteps of Dylan, the Beach Boys and the Beatles, to put it all together and realize his vision of a group whose sum was more than that of its individual parts. He connected with his 16 year old drummer cousin, Lucky Parker of Bell Gardens, Calif., someone influenced by wildly different styles of music, surf and jazz. They met countrified guitarist Richard T. Wyatt, 21 (of Laredo, Tex.), in a drunken stupor at the Whiskey a-Go-Go during a Byrds show. They met up again by chance at a Holiday party and proceeded to jam with Efrem "Stretch" Goldman, 22 (from New York), a fabulous pop and jazz guitarist, and lyrical bassist Tyrone Wilson, 20, son of a Watts deacon, who brought with him an extra shot of the blues, rhythm and blues, jazz and Gospel. Later, in the studio, they picked up classically-oriented pianist and arranger Merlin Stein, 21, a U.C.L.A. student. Together they developed a repertoire of some 40 songs. They played out their brief year-and-a-half together against the backdrop of events that would shape them, their music and their generation: the "acid tests" of Ken Kesey's Merry Pranksters, the Sunset Strip psychedelic club scene, the Sunset Strip riots of November, 1966 (which radicalized a new generation in the music industry), the San Francisco Bay art rock scene, and the Monterey Pop Festival in June, 1967 which introduced a pantheon of new rock stars and music styles to the world stage. They were also profoundly influenced by the Vietnam War, the Protest Movement, the Civil Rights Movement, the Space Program, flying saucers, and so much more. They had no way of knowing that these events and issues were to shape them and American culture in the years to come. Stoney dreamed of recording the ultimate album, one with a overarching metaphor that would synthesize a new world view, a cohesive and artistic work that would tap the collective generational mood of the times and establish Unicorn as the central force in rock. The result was that brilliant Swiss army knife of an album, The Cosmic Storyteller. It takes the listener on a journey through every style of popular song of 1967, experiencing many moods and a succession of ideas that epitomized the epoch and remain relevant today. Despite their genius and magic together, Unicorn imploded from personal differences, exteme behavior and drugs, and record company troubles. The CD was never released and the master tapes disappeared until recently. After digital remixing and mastering, the album is found more than 30 years later to be chock full of great songs. And that my friends, is a legacy worth noting. Little surprise that a book is being written and a reunion tour is planned. How's that for cosmic?

Detalles del producto Dimensiones del producto : 5,6 x 0,4 x 4,9 pulgadas; 4 Onzas Fabricante : CD Baby Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2001 Producto en Tienda desde : Octubre 26, 2006 Etiqueta : CD Baby ASIN : B00005NVQV Número de discos : 1 Opiniones de clientes: 3.6 3.6 de 5 estrellas 7 calificaciones Dimensiones del producto : 5,6 x 0,4 x 4,9 pulgadas; 4 Onzas Fabricante : CD Baby Fecha de lanzamiento original : 2001 Producto en Tienda desde : Octubre 26, 2006 Etiqueta : CD Baby ASIN : B00005NVQV Número de discos : 1