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EYESORE 9001

(26,050 posts)
2. I haven't heard that original version in years
Sat May 4, 2024, 02:09 PM
May 4

I think I’m having a flashback 🙌
Time has stood the test of time. It’s still relevant today.

EYESORE 9001

(26,050 posts)
4. I was a bit younger
Sat May 4, 2024, 02:22 PM
May 4

I was still in middle school when I first heard it. A good portion of my meager earnings went toward purchasing new LPs at the local pharmacy (small town). I gave that album a real workout.

The actual Robin Kronauer. That’s amazing.

MarineCombatEngineer

(12,562 posts)
5. They caught a lot of shit from African American bands at the time because they were accused of playing
Sat May 4, 2024, 02:26 PM
May 4

"white music" but the Chambers Brothers had the last laugh at the cash register.

EYESORE 9001

(26,050 posts)
6. Their music predated the emergence of Jimi Hendrix on the American scene
Sat May 4, 2024, 02:31 PM
May 4

He also caught hell for the same reason as the Chambers Brothers.

marble falls

(57,751 posts)
9. Yeah. And then the Parliments/Funkadelics/Bootsy Collins/Earth Wing and Fire, the Temps sang "Psychedelic Shack" ...
Sat May 4, 2024, 04:57 PM
May 4

... part of the trip. The Chambers still have had a long and successful careeer.

madamesilverspurs

(15,821 posts)
8. Ooooo, memories
Sat May 4, 2024, 03:37 PM
May 4

of putting the top down and driving up the coast from LA to San Jose, and this came on the radio. Covered a lot of miles. And the same thing happened on the reverse trip. I could do all that again.

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