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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. Climb Up On My Music ~ Rodriguez (70s)
2. Most Disgusting Song, A ~ Rodriguez (70s)
3. I Think OF You ~ Rodriguez (70s)
4. Heikki's Suburbia Bus Tour ~ Rodriguez (70s)
5. Silver Words? ~ Rodriguez (70s)
6. Sandrevan Lullaby - Lifestyles ~ Rodriguez (70s)
7. To Whom It May Concern ~ Rodriguez (70s)
8. It Started Out So Nice ~ Rodriguez (70s)
9. Halfway Up The Stairs ~ Rodriguez (70s)
10. Cause ~ Rodriguez (70s)
11. Can't Get Away ~ Rodriguez (70s)
12. Street Boy ~ Rodriguez (70s)
13. I'll Slip Away ~ Rodriguez (70s)
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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Personnel: Los Rodriguez (vocals, acoustic guitar); Chris Spedding (guitar); Jimmy Horowitz (violin); Phil Dennys (keyboards); Gary Taylor (bass instrument); Andrew Steele (drums); Tony Carr (percussion). |
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Audio Remasterer: Dave Cooley. |
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Recording information: GM Recording Studios, East Detroit, MI (1970-1973); Lansdowne Recording Studios, London, England (1970-1973). |
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Illustrator: Hal Wilson. |
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Arrangers: Dennis Coffey; Jimmy Horowitz; Mike Theodore; Phil Dennys. |
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Recorded in 1971 as the second chapter in this legendarily under-the-radar Detroit bard's career, COMING FROM REALITY reads like the coda to a hippie dream the singer never got to have. Dylan, Donovan, and the Beatles remain the primary influences here, but the vision and approach is all his own: images are simultaneously psychedelic and stark, lyrical themes both sociopolitical and inner, and arrangements both embroidered and hard-hitting. Much like that of FOREVER CHANGES-era Arthur Lee, the "reality" of this title encompasses both a vivid romantic's sense of heaven and a nihilist's sense of hell. |
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The gentle suite "Sandrevan Lullaby-Lifestyles" finds nightmarish poetics ("The generals hate holidays/Others shoot-up to chase the sun blues away/Another store-front church is open") framed by rich strings while "It Started Out So Nice" repeats the same trick with sci-fi overtones. COMING FROM REALITY's emotional centerpiece happens with "A Most Disgusting Song"--a talking-blues/country tune based on the Beatles' "Rocky Raccoon"--that chronicles in indelible detail a gig at a dive full of seriously hung-up characters and plays like an absurdist fusion of Dylan's "Desolation Row" and Billy Joel's "Piano Man." Disturbing stuff but, all told, an album as unexpected and essential as COLD FACT. |
Producer: Dennis Coffey; Steve Rowland; Mike Theodore; Steve Rowland; Matt Sullivan (Reissue) |
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Engineer: John Macswith; John Macswith |
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Technical Info
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Release Date : 05/04/2009 |
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Original Release Date : 1971 |
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Catalog ID : LITA 038CD |
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Label : Light in the Attic Records |
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Number of Discs : 1 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Stereo |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00826853003827 |
Professional Reviews
Spin (p.92)
- "Alongside his odd, streetwise talking blues are string-laden ballads that recall Van Morrison's ASTRAL WEEKS."
- "Alongside his odd, streetwise talking blues are string-laden ballads that recall Van Morrison's ASTRAL WEEKS."
Blender (Magazine)
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "COMING FROM REALITY is a mix of ride-my-rainbow trippiness and laid-back sensitive-maleness fueled by rage rather than good vibes."
- 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "COMING FROM REALITY is a mix of ride-my-rainbow trippiness and laid-back sensitive-maleness fueled by rage rather than good vibes."
Pitchfork (Website)
- "Opener 'Climb Up on My Music' is a mellow, organ-heavy Steppenwolf/Santana jam with a screaming guitar riff..."
- "Opener 'Climb Up on My Music' is a mellow, organ-heavy Steppenwolf/Santana jam with a screaming guitar riff..."
Record Collector (magazine)
(p.138)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he likes of 'I Think Of You' and 'Two Whom It May Concern' should find favour with any fans of Love or Tim Buckley."
(p.138)
- 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he likes of 'I Think Of You' and 'Two Whom It May Concern' should find favour with any fans of Love or Tim Buckley."
Record Collector (magazine)
(p.93)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Rodriguez's distinctive psych-folk points of reference range from Bob Dylan and Donovan to Arthur Lee and a more street-level take on Jose Feliciano."
(p.93)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "Rodriguez's distinctive psych-folk points of reference range from Bob Dylan and Donovan to Arthur Lee and a more street-level take on Jose Feliciano."
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