“Elephant Mountain” by The Youngbloods - album review
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With the departure of co-founder Jerry Corbitt, the core three were now: Jesse Colin Young (bass, lead vocals), Lowell Levinger (guitar, backing vocals, electric piano) and Joe Bauer (drums). Session men supplemented with fiddle, tenor saxophone, trumpet and vibraphone. There's a brightness to the music, although “Darkness, Darkness” and “Quicksand” are songs dealing with depression and suicide. Ultimately, the jazzy inflections kill the vibe for me personally, but I can see why this album is so highly regarded in many quarters.
The Jukebox Rebel
12–Dec–2015
| Tracklist |
| A1 | [03:51]  The Youngbloods - Darkness, Darkness (Jesse Colin Young) Psychedelia |
| A2 | [02:13]  The Youngbloods - Smug (Jesse Colin Young) Folk Rock / Americana |
| A3 | [06:44]  The Youngbloods - On Sir Francis Drake (Lowell Levinger) Prog |
| A4 | [03:07]  The Youngbloods - Sunlight (Jesse Colin Young) Folk Rock / Americana |
| A5 | [00:41]  The Youngbloods - Double Sunlight (Lowell Levinger, Jesse Colin Young, Joe Bauer) Folk |
| A6 | [03:49]  The Youngbloods - Beautiful (Jesse Colin Young) Pop |
| A7 | [00:15] The Youngbloods - Turn It Over (Lowell Levinger, Jesse Colin Young, Joe Bauer) Pop |
| B1 | [03:13]  The Youngbloods - Rain Song (Don’t Let The Rain Bring You Down) (Jerry Corbitt, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins) Crooner / Cabaret |
| B2 | [03:08]  The Youngbloods - Trillium (Lowell Levinger, Jesse Colin Young, Joe Bauer) Psychedelia |
| B3 | [02:41]  The Youngbloods - Quicksand (Jesse Colin Young) Pop |
| B4 | [00:40]  The Youngbloods - Black Mountain Breakdown (Lowell Levinger, Jesse Colin Young, Joe Bauer) Pop |
| B5 | [02:44] The Youngbloods - Sham (Jesse Colin Young) Blues Rock / Soul Rock |
| B6 | [06:37]  The Youngbloods - Ride The Wind (Jesse Colin Young) Jazz |
