Gotta give credit for the crystalline sound to George Martin, who produced 5 albums from '74 to '79 and remixed all the early singles for their first Greatest Hits in 1975.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History:_America%27s_Greatest_Hits#/media/File:America_(band)_-_History_America%27s_Greatest_Hits.jpg
Cover art by Phil Hartman
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 20 August 2017 04:08 (six years ago) link
https://img.discogs.com/0vLUvH5eAWJdh0KOw5l0laMMZhI=/fit-in/450x450/filters:strip_icc():format(jpeg):mode_rgb():quality(90)/discogs-images/R-2341489-1362927035-6881.jpeg.jpg
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 20 August 2017 04:09 (six years ago) link
I've always wondered, is it the same Phil Hartman?
He had to have been really young at that point, if so.
― he doesn't need to be racist about it though. (Austin), Sunday, 20 August 2017 04:17 (six years ago) link
Yes, that Phil Hartman (spelled Hartmann at the time). America's manager was his brother John Hartmann. Phil did artwork or art direction for several America's, a bunch of Poco's, and one Firesign Theatre album.
― Hideous Lump, Sunday, 20 August 2017 04:26 (six years ago) link
but ILM doesn't seem to care about America at all.
― Bee OK, Thursday, 17 August 2017 23:43 (three days ago) Permalink
...
― rip van wanko, Sunday, 20 August 2017 06:25 (six years ago) link
i think they kind of got a bad rap because the lyrics to "horse with no name" are so terrible at times? but they were kids (late teens / early 20s) when that debut came out and you'd swear they were 30-year old laurel canyon burnouts
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 20 August 2017 15:11 (six years ago) link
i feel like "Horse" is the song many fatigued guitar teachers use to teach their beginning students
― Neanderthal, Sunday, 20 August 2017 15:13 (six years ago) link
that's the subtext of "deacon blues" iirc
― reggie (qualmsley), Sunday, 20 August 2017 15:33 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Monday, 21 August 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
Can't see how "Sister Golden Hair" doesn't win this.
― When I Get To The Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Monday, 21 August 2017 04:58 (six years ago) link
What songs did they rip off from CSN?
I've always heard Neil Young influence for sure. And imo America had a way more solid greatest hits album (comparing History with So Far).
― billstevejim, Monday, 21 August 2017 08:34 (six years ago) link
I'm also a fan of this video session thing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg-jf_vZTjQ
― billstevejim, Monday, 21 August 2017 08:39 (six years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Tuesday, 22 August 2017 00:01 (six years ago) link
The fuq
― Neanderthal, Tuesday, 22 August 2017 00:04 (six years ago) link
solid results imo
― yellow is the color of some raisins (Doctor Casino), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 00:08 (six years ago) link
huh always thought the dude in the video singing lead on "I Need You" was the guy who did lead vocals on the bigger songs
― constitutional crises they fly at u face (will), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 00:38 (six years ago) link
would def rather listen to America than Steely Dan
― billstevejim, Thursday, August 17, 2017 2:38 AM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
this sounds like old ilm coming back to judo new ilm
― the last famous person you were surprised to discover was actually (man alive), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 03:49 (six years ago) link
Lol
― When I Get To The Borad (James Redd and the Blecchs), Tuesday, 22 August 2017 03:51 (six years ago) link
Anyone watch the whole Musik Laden performance? Pretty consistently great all the way through.
― timellison, Tuesday, 22 August 2017 05:21 (six years ago) link