Although he only sang with the byrds for two years, clark released a grand roster of work before his death in 1991. Find gene clark song information on allmusic allmusic. White light truly converted me into a diehard fan of gene clark s, and these songs may just win you over as well. Herein is the music gene clark created in late 1967 and early 1968, previously available only on acetate. No other, strength of strings, some misunderstanding, lifes greatest fool, silver raven, biography. Its ten pm and i should have made the road tonight the moon was out and the clouds came in and took its light my suitcase is over there. Harold eugene gene clark was an american singersongwriter and founding member of the folk rock band the byrds.
Two sides to every story vinyl gene clark roadmaster gene clark. Gene sings very affectingly, piano is added to the musical mix and the harmonies work as well as ever. One of the problems ive had with the country rock of this era are the full band arrangements that sound more than a little dated today. Oct 14, 2009 gene clark licensed to youtube by beggars on behalf of 4ad. Similar to the released versions, the songs are infused with a wistful melancholy that may have reflected clarks own state of mind at the time. A few years back gene clarks album white light which i had been meaning to get for years became one of the discs in my shore music collection.
Gene clark with the gosdin brothers reissued 2007 gene clark. He made psychedelic pop singles in the mid60s, helped invent countryrock with 1968s gene clark with the gosdin brothers album, then. Playable on both standard cd and sacd players, 36 page booklet. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Clark its ten pm and i should have made the road tonight the moon was out and the clouds came in and took its light my suitcase is. While gene clark will always be bestknown for his short stint as lead singer. The byrds here without you a gene clark photo tribute by bobseger1981. Similar to the released versions, the songs are infused with a wistful melancholy that may have reflected clark s own state of mind at the time. Its ten pm and i should have made the road tonight the moon was out and the clouds came in and took its light my suitcase is over there somehow i just dont care cause i dont want to be anywhere but right here tonight the rains came down and i should have made an early plane download flash player.
His discography consists of 7 studio albums, 3 live albums, 10 compilations, 2 eps, and 10 singles. Sometimes it seems that gram parsons dramatic and scandalous death overshadowed the death and career of gene clark. Its ten pm and i should have made the road tonight the moon was out and the clouds came in and took its light my suitcase is over there somehow i just dont care cause i dont want to be anywhere but right here tonight the rains came down and i should have made an early plane where id rather be if it cant be seen then i cant explain its so warm in here and i want to hold you near and. Gene clark was the first byrd to fly the coop, long before the band became a byword for everchanging line ups. Gene clark was an american singersongwriter and founding member of the byrds. The gene clark no other band at music hall of williamsburg duration. White light is an album now oftlauded but then commercially ignored. Gene clark roadmaster 1972 us, excellent country folk rock, 2011 sundazed issue by 1972, gene clark had settled into a new life in mendocino far from the intrusive media glare and fan adulation that still surrounded someone of his stature as a former member of the byrds. White light is perhaps the greatest of gene clark s solo albums, arriving just after the former byrds guitaristsinger severed his alliance with doug dillard. In 1972, he delivered perhaps the finest album of his career, gene clark, also known as white light. White light is perhaps the greatest of gene clarks solo albums, arriving just after the former byrds guitaristsinger severed his alliance with doug dillard. In the years since getting this album i have bought all of clark s albums, with the exception of the near impossible to find two sides to every story, which i understand is to be released in 2011. Here tonight, once recorded by the flying burrito brothers, is a much better reveal for gene clark as an artist, luxuriating in his songs, stretching his legs as he admits i dont want to be. Gene clark gene clark sings for you mp3 album download.
May 30, 20 here tonight, once recorded by the flying burrito brothers, is a much better reveal for gene clark as an artist, luxuriating in his songs, stretching his legs as he admits i dont want to be. Gene clark quickly became the byrds dominant songwriter, penning most of their bestknown originals, including feel a whole lot better, here without you, and eight miles high, and was one of the groups strongest vocal presences. Mar 26, 20 here is where the white light demos really shines. Few pop artists saw a career of greater promise meet such merciless commercial. Clark its ten pm and i should have made the road tonight the moon was out and the clouds came in and took its light my suitcase is over there somehow i just dont care.
I do not own anything, this is just for divulgative purpose. Back then he was considered the primary songwriter and front man of the band by many eclipsing the ringing rickenbacker and nasal tones of roger mcguinn and the caped eventual super star davis crosby. At long last, these 24 thoughttobelost recordings by the late, great gene clark is now in release on sierra hybrid sacd and sierra high fidelity on 2 lp audiophile vinyl set. It was the culmination of clarks musical moves since the byrds. The drumming is pretty ghastly as gene probably reckon few would hear these tunes as he was pitching them to artists and to get a new label deal after columbia dropped him after his first solo album and subsequent singles session for only colombethe french girl failed to excited the. Gene clark with the gosdin brothers reissued 2007 gene clark this byrd has flown remastered 1995 gene clark in concert cd1 gene clark. Every now and then he played gigs and sessions with the group. Roadmaster is a country rock album by gene clark released in 1973.
Eight tracks yielded from an april 1972 recording session featuring clarence white, chris ethridge, spooner oldham, sneaky pete kleinow, byron berline and michael clarke. However, clarks lessthanimpressive skills as a guitarist often made him look like a backing vocalist onstage, and the combination of clarks dislike of. The white light demos, firebyrd studio recording, singles. Freud 06 jimmy christ 07 where my love lies asleep 08 the virgin 09 opening day 10. I spent the next seven days on the beach listening to this disc over and. Funny how the circle turns around first youre up, and then youre down again though the circle takes what it may give each time around it makes it live again. Tony molina, master of short songs, explains why melody is king. White light was released in 1971 and while it was trippier, dreamier than anything clark produced before, it paled in comparison to the wild, intricate psychedelia that came later, particularly on 1974s cokeblown no other.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The stripped back versions here do a lot to cultivate the legend of gene clark as one of his generations very best songwriters. Much of the material on here tonight is familiar to gene clark fans because it appeared on his eponymous a and m solo release better known as the white light album. Gene clark, born harold eugene clark born tipton, missouri, november 17, 1944 may 24, 1991 was an american singersongwriter, and one of the founding members of the folkrock group the byrds. November 1944 als harold eugene clark in tipton, missouri.
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