8) In The Plan Gettin' old, but I'll say anyway...wow! Fantastic, Gene. Someone is speaking of time now to gain The voice cryin' be I am bound Life is undyin' yet somebody weaves The season declares it's own sound Encirclin' my mind These worlds that I find Tell me why Tell me what shall I seek that shall be found Now as the waters of morning will fall The wind is set free to demand And one but of distance inclusive of all To know there is space to expand These things that I see These things that are me Tell me why Tell me where do I fit in the plan Play that harmonica, brother. These things that I see These things that are me Tell me why Tell me where do I fit in the plan Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Gene Clark
9) Something's Wrong Well, the fantastic expedition is almost over, but... we can always flip the vinyl and play it again, or hit the replay button. Sublimely beautiful...what a great closing track. Hours of joy when I was just a boy And never wrong I knew Kites of red would fly above my head The birds would sing their song Now something's wrong Where the Sherwood used to be Neon brambles now I can see Fields of corn on early summer mornings Or late afternoons Anytime there was a place to find Where life seemed not so soon Now all too soon Is this where I used to be Still remembering what is me And I won't even try To find a reason why I must live here just to die Now something's wrong Where the Sherwood used to be Neon brambles now I can see... .................. The Zen master...such amazing lyrics.
That first Dillard & Clark album is one of my favorites in Clark's entire discography - probably the one I listen to the most. They had some great chemistry.
Because I have the Edsel reissue from the 80s, which adds Why Not Your Baby as track 5, I always thought it was part of the LP and one of the best tracks on it. I didn't understand why the sound quality wasn't up to the standard of most of the rest of the album for a long time. It's dubbed from vinyl. The Edsel version also adds Lyin' Down The Middle and Don't Be Cruel. For better or worse, having those three tracks added changes the feel of the album.
Yeah, that was the first version of the album I had, too. Really love the inclusion of those 3 extra tracks, but my more recent Sundazed LP sounds a lot better.
I think the sound is fine aside from the three extra tracks, but I haven't heard it any other way. I have the Edsel on vinyl and CD. I would like to get a much better sounding Why Not Your Baby on something. I think I read that the master tape has now been found. I have the Gene Clark - Flying High CD compilation but don't remember it sounding much better on that.
I found out about it too late. Not long ago. I'd like one. I had the original UK A&M 45 for a long time, but traded it to a friend, also a big Gene Clark fan. It has The Radio Song on the B-side.
The next by Dillard & Clark is sadly a let down overall..yet as Gene has shown throughout his career, when surrounded by mediocrity at best, he rises to the occasion as with The Byrds reunion and here.... by contributing the strongest tracks and classic in themselves. I will only feature Gene's tracks here: Music critic Richie Unterberger, writing for Allmusic, called the album "a disappointment in relation to their far more eclectic and original prior effort, "The Fantastic Expedition of Dillard & Clark". The primary difference is that whereas the earlier record had leaned on Gene Clark's original compositions, and a reasonably adventurous attitude toward country-rock fusion in general, the follow-up saw them turning into a much more traditional folk/bluegrass act... Taken on its own, it's a fair, pleasant, heavily bluegrass-flavored outing with few surprises."[1] --wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Morning,_Through_the_Night Track listing "No Longer a Sweetheart of Mine" (Don Reno, Red Smiley, Swift) – 3:16 "Through the Morning, Through the Night" (Gene Clark) – 4:06** "Rocky Top" (Boudleaux Bryant, Felice Bryant) – 2:47 "So Sad" (Don Everly, Phil Everly) – 3:21 "Corner Street Bar" (Gene Clark) – 3:35 ** "I Bowed My Head and Cried Holy" (Traditional, arranged by Dillard & Clark) – 3:33 "Kansas City Southern" (Gene Clark) – 3:40 ** "Four Walls" (George Campbell, Marvin Moore) – 3:40 "Polly" (Gene Clark) – 4:22 ** "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms" (Bill Monroe) – 2:50 "Don't Let Me Down" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 3:52 ** Gene Clark compositions Great lineup, though: Gene Clark - vocals, guitar, harmonica Doug Dillard - vocals, banjo, guitar, fiddle Byron Berline - fiddle Donna Washburn - guitar, tambourine, vocals David Jackson - bass, piano, cello, vocals Sneaky Pete Kleinow - pedal steel guitar Bernie Leadon - guitar, bass Chris Hillman - mandolin Jon Corneal - drums, tambourine Michael Clarke - drums (questionable)
track 9) Polly Such a stunning song...another of my all time favorite Clark songs, covered by so many.
Of course this covered by Plant and Krauss is stunning! and Thru the Morning...also covered beautifully by them. Polly (Come Home) Through The Morning, Through The Night Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - "Through The Morning Through The Night"
As reviewed though, still a nice bluegrass album, if not fully a Gene Classic...except for his part in the effort.
I love this thread. I had never heard of Gene Clark six months ago. I saw the flawed but enjoyable documentary 'Echos In The Canyon' and they highlighted the Byrds. I started buying the Byrds records, they had always been a blind spot for me. I am absolutely enamored with their music right now (them and the Buffalo Springfield, who'd I'd already been into). That led me to Gene Clark... Coincidentally 'No Other' had been issued in a deluxe box... I can't believe I'd never heard this masterpiece. Gene's name should be uttered in the same hushed tones as Stills, Young or even Gram Parsons. I had to share my thoughts with this group. I'm new to Gene Clark but scribbling down song and album titles from this thread. Thanks to all of you for expanding my Gene Clark knowledge. Cheers! LP Review: Ex-Byrd Gene Clark, ‘No Other (Deluxe Edition)’, Forgotten 1974 Masterpiece
Thanks for your kinds words. This is a must read bio by legendary rock writer John Einarson: Great last solo LP too...I am so lucky to have a NM vinyl copy of this Takoma classic
White Light (1971) is of course a must...coming next in the track by track feature, in a couple days...
Gene was born and raised in Tipton, Missouri...pretty near you (well, 124 miles near). He is buried there and is a destination for many who love Gene:
Enjoy an interesting read as you shelter in... Inside The LC: The Strange but Mostly True Story of Laurel Canyon and the Birth of the Hippie Generation Part XVII By Wes Penre In many ways, the Gene Clark story reads a lot like the Gram Parsons story. Both were considered by their peers to be among Laurel Canyon’s brightest stars, yet both are now largely forgotten. Both of their lives were cut tragically short (though Clark lived considerably longer than Parsons). Both of their deaths were overshadowed to some extent by unusual events that occurred just after their passing. Both were considered pioneers of the country-rock genre. Both played for a time with the Byrds. Both recorded duets with Emmylou Harris, and both employed many of the same musicians on their various solo projects. Both had legions of female admirers. Both had a keen interest in UFOs and believed in alien visitations. Both were notorious drug and alcohol abusers... ...read on: Inside The LC: The Strange but Mostly True Story of Laurel Canyon and the Birth of the Hippie Generation Part XVII
The 2nd solo album for Gene. 2) White Light (Gene Clark album) ......................... But not in Holland...they loved Gene there! -LK .......................... Clark's backing band on the album included producer and guitarist Jesse Ed Davis, bassist Chris Ethridge of the Flying Burrito Brothers, organist Michael Utley, along with pianist Ben Sidran and drummer Gary Mallaber, both of the Steve Miller Band. Although Clark began another album for A&M, the label stopped the sessions before that album was completed. Those tracks were available in the Netherlands on Clark's 1973 album Roadmaster, which was not released in the United States until 1994.[1] Reception[edit] Music critic Thom Jurek, writing for AllMusic, wrote the album "has established itself as one of the greatest singer/songwriter albums ever made... Using melodies mutated out of country, and revealing that he was the original poet and architect of the Byrds' sound on White Light, Clark created a wide open set of tracks that are at once full of space, a rugged gentility, and are harrowingly intimate in places. His reading of Bob Dylan's "Tears of Rage", towards the end of the record rivals, if not eclipses, the Band's. Less wrecked and ravaged, Clark's song is more a bewildered tome of resignation to a present and future in the abyss. Now this is classic rock."[3] -wiki 1. "The Virgin" 3:40 2. "With Tomorrow" Clark, Jesse Ed Davis 2:27 3. "White Light" 3:41 4. "Because of You" 4:06 5. "One in a Hundred" 3:36 6. "For a Spanish Guitar" 5:00 7. "Where My Love Lies Asleep" 4:23 8. "Tears of Rage" Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel 4:15 9. "1975" 3:49 2002 Universal/A&M CD reissue bonus tracks No. Title Writer(s) Length 10. "Because of You" (alternate mix) 4:04 11. "Stand by Me" Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 2:43 12. "Ship of the Lord" 2:32 13. "Opening Day" 4:00 14. "Winter In" 3:17 Personnel[edit] Musicians Gene Clark – vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica Jesse Ed Davis – electric guitar, bottleneck guitar John Selk – acoustic guitar Chris Ethridge – bass Gary Mallaber – drums Mike Utley – organ Ben Sidran – piano Bobbye Hall – congas, percussion Production Jesse Ed Davis – producer, mixing Joe Zagarino – engineer Baker Bigsby – assistant engineer
track 1) The Virgin All I can say is, wow, wow, wow...so sublime. She went off to the city To find what she was looking for To identify, to really try To find herself some hope With the summer sun for laughing And the winter rain did pour She was lovelier from learning And from living, loving more From her dancing love and young soul And the gypsies in her dream To the pulse of stark acceptance When the winds began to freeze With no curfews left to hold her And no walls to shield her pain Finding out that facts were older And that life forms are insane. The presence of protection seemed To fade, as did her doubt That she now was no exception Nor was the love who pushed her out Though the streets cried out, Go, homesick Virtues strength of mind would ring In the maladies of meaning The sad song she learned to sing. Now, her teachers and philosophers And the poet's silver throat Are the vessels which on wisdom's karmic ocean she will float. Was this her revolution, Just a child in love's crusade, With the question in her innocence Through the lies her eyes betrayed? Source: LyricFind Songwriters: Gene Clark The Virgin lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG Rights Management