agreed. A perfect album and a perfect work of art. Completely original, completely it's own thing and completely amazing. It's sad that it never got the attention it deserved. The people who knew though...they knew. FWIW.
Never saw Arthur live to my shame, but first discovered Forever Changes at 17 (over 30 years ago) and have been totally in love with the music since. Arthur should be as widely known as bands like The Beatles imho. A genius. R.I.P Mr Lee.
So true. Another truism is that as long as music goes on and Rolling Stone Ragazine is allowed to exist, this album will fall out of the top 500, then the top 10,000. And if you think this is funny, paint me black, count me out.
WOW! I was one of the photographers standing in front of the band. I have a amazing photo of Arthur backstage. No words how great this show was! Ps. Love played again the next year. One of my photos was used at his memorial service. We miss you you so much Arthur! R.I.P.
@@jamesfitzgerald6636 Perhaps you may want to use some DMT.....the Businessman's Acid. Even Elon Musk microdoses LSD and he is only a billionaire who studied Physics and Engineering, and, who launches rockets for a living. What do you do for a living? Are you living out your dreams? Who is the loser? Maybe your Government does not want you to open and expand your mind. Is that a possibility? Maybe there is a reason why it is forbidden for the peons while the elite are given access to it and use it with impunity. Is that a possibility? Have you ever thought to wonder why? Can it be that you are easier to control and manipulate without knowledge? Can it be that they are keeping you in your place as a tax slave? These are just some questions. Personally I believe that everyone should trip at least one time IN A CLINICAL SETTING. In fact it only takes one time.. It Forever Changes you. It widens your horizons, It widens one's perspective and choices. Yes. Freedom.. DMT CURES ADDICTIONS It cures alcoholism. It cures smoking There is evidence to support that. That is why Big Pharma hates it. They need you sick and addicted so that they can profit by managing your symptoms rather than curing your disease. What do you think that this song is about?
@@jeffrobdine Do not insult. Educate. (I understand that it takes a little effort. But if he does not benefit from your efforts then, perhaps, others will. Likewise if you do not benefit from my answer to your post then, perhaps, others will benefit from my answer. See how that works?)
WOW! I was standing in front of the band taking photos! Even got to meet Arthur backstage. The whole show was amazing! I think I am now in the Twilight Zone watching this! What memories. We miss you Arthur!
@zyrrhos Hi! I still have not posted them! Sorry! One from the next year at Glastonbury. Was used at Arthur's memorial service! And another in a book. Plus Mojo Magazine used one when Arthur passed away! So at least some are veing used!
Absolutely loved this album when it came out. All the unusual chord changes and melody lines - then of course the lyrics of all the songs are out of the box. This song is mindful of McMurphy in Cuckoo's Nest - but this was earlier! Thanks for putting this out for us to remember - I'm 75 and still love it like yesterday.
The BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF A TRACK I'VE EVER HEARD IN MORE THAN 50YRS OF LISTENING.... ABSOLUTELY STUNNING RENDITION OF "The Red Telephone " from Arthur and his band 50YRS later... completely mesmirizing.. belatted of course now, but thank you Arthur for this. 🎶(this is the 1st time I've seen this.. March 2022)
Lots of Super groups , Lots of Iconic Legends in RocknRoll . Some like the Rolling Stones were prolific . Some like Arthur Lee and Love were not but Arthur Lee and Love also made the Greatest Album ever , Forever Changes !
I saw Love many times in the 60's. Amazingly, they sounded just like their first 2 albums. I wish that I could have seen them perform songs from Forever Changes. It's one of the greatest albums recorded, and they performed with the orchestra sounding like the album.
My favorite Love song has changed 4 times. Now it's You Set the Scene. I also think Neil Young was going to produce this but wanted to go solo after he quite Buffalo Springfield. He did help with the arrangement of The Daily Planet.
Even the band, The Doors with Jim Morrison were influenced by Arthur Lee & Love in LA in the late 1960s. Why it's taken so long for that unique album, Forever Changes to be recognised as great along with Astral Weeks & St Pepper is baffling.
Tomorrow night. BBC4 will be playing this whole set. They picked the favorite sets played by bands. In the 50 year history of Glastonbury. This weekend was going to be the 50th!
A lot of the top groups were keeping their eye on Arthur, cause they all knew that he was amazing. Him and his group were the 'first of' to do so many things. They never wanted to be famous or tour, really, their love of music astonishing with Arthur at the end of his career still giving it his all
I saw Love Band with Jonny Echoles in Southampton England in July 24 If you can see them Go They are brilliant Musically better if possible Keep the faith Enjoy life It is fleeting
Forever Changes was released in 1967 - the Summer of Love. But Love were the antithesis of the hippy movement. It is rumoured that people that knew them at time thought they should have been called Hate. This song is dark, sinister, slightly claustrophobic and fucking magnificent. 'Sitting on a hillside, watching all the people die.'
Arthur was losing his voice and the band was not his original, but you have to give the man the credit for his songs, the aura and the sheer guts at his age.
“Losing his voice”? Huh? And “the band was not his original”. What in the world are you taking about? He found his voice here, and this band (and orchestra) of top players are better than the original, from decades ago. This live performance of Forever Changes is actually better than the studio album.
@@clarkoption1941 yes when he sings F#7 when he is in C. Also changing between Am with A. Also when he goes whole step down to Bb when the bridge starts. Man these guys were on top of their game.
Arthur Lee was brilliant. He never lost it. This song is about The Beatles and in particular the “Paul Is Dead” psyop. Check out the lyrics and research Phil Ackril, Bill Shepherd and Mike Williams here on TH-cam to find out what Arthur Lee knew all those years ago.
Very impressed by the backing musicians.
Forever changes.
MASTERPIECE.
I thought it was a greatest hits album.
Nope. Just a
MASTERPIECE.
It’s difficult to stop playing this incredible music. Forever Changes is an unmatched masterpiece.
Forever Changes: 40 years ahead of its time…
Only 40 ? If it were to be released tomorrow it would still be ahead of its time .
For me, the greatest set, by any Artiste, ever, at Glastonbury. Peace.
Forever Changes is an album unlike any other. A mysterious masterwork that seems to become more deeper as time passes.
Each time I listen is like the first. Gripped from the start !
Even better it seems to become deeper with time and each listen.
agreed. A perfect album and a perfect work of art. Completely original, completely it's own thing and completely amazing. It's sad that it never got the attention it deserved. The people who knew though...they knew. FWIW.
100% + comment here, thanks for posting it
(first hearing 1975)
@@shawn6669
..another great comment..
Dig how the one violinist is smiling throughout this jam...she be knowing the magic when she hears it!
Saw her. The blonde just keeps grinning. So much heaven.... for a muso
Flash on you
Probably a fan.
The added edge in his voice from age and experience is magnificent
Never saw Arthur live to my shame, but first discovered Forever Changes at 17 (over 30 years ago) and have been totally in love with the music since.
Arthur should be as widely known as bands like The Beatles imho. A genius.
R.I.P Mr Lee.
another highlight from one of the best records ever made. every song on it is a hit
That this album stands the test of time. Generations later still enjoying. So pleasing, So touching.
So true. Another truism is that as long as music goes on and Rolling Stone Ragazine is allowed to exist, this album will fall out of the top 500, then the top 10,000. And if you think this is funny, paint me black, count me out.
One in 500 trillion, RIP Arthur.
you ain't never lied
WOW! I was one of the photographers standing in front of the band. I have a amazing photo of Arthur backstage. No words how great this show was! Ps. Love played again the next year. One of my photos was used at his memorial service. We miss you you so much Arthur! R.I.P.
Probably the greatest singer song writer of all time! RIP brother
Doug Potoksky Well played Man
Is there someplace we can see these photos?
Jesus..he was still working in 2003! strength of giant...
He was incarcerated for decades beforehand and died not long afterward..Heroin was his bane.
Dennis Murphy he died from leukemia
A singer I truly miss, Forever Changes is my album of all time....
That was pretty good performance . I love this song it's one of the perfect songs to listen to while tripping
Illusion Vapor ... loser!
@@jamesfitzgerald6636 Don't knock it till you tried it !
@@jamesfitzgerald6636 Perhaps you may want to use some DMT.....the Businessman's Acid.
Even Elon Musk microdoses LSD and he is only a billionaire who studied Physics and Engineering, and, who launches rockets for a living.
What do you do for a living?
Are you living out your dreams?
Who is the loser?
Maybe your Government does not want you to open and expand your mind.
Is that a possibility?
Maybe there is a reason why it is forbidden for the peons while the elite are given access to it and use it with impunity.
Is that a possibility?
Have you ever thought to wonder why?
Can it be that you are easier to control and manipulate without knowledge?
Can it be that they are keeping you in your place as a tax slave?
These are just some questions.
Personally I believe that everyone should trip at least one time IN A CLINICAL SETTING. In fact it only takes one time.. It Forever Changes you. It widens your horizons, It widens one's perspective and choices. Yes. Freedom..
DMT CURES ADDICTIONS
It cures alcoholism.
It cures smoking
There is evidence to support that.
That is why Big Pharma hates it. They need you sick and addicted so that they can profit by managing your symptoms rather than curing your disease.
What do you think that this song is about?
@@jeffrobdine Do not insult. Educate. (I understand that it takes a little effort. But if he does not benefit from your efforts then, perhaps, others will. Likewise if you do not benefit from my answer to your post then, perhaps, others will benefit from my answer. See how that works?)
The whole album is also your mind and we belong together
Caution! Genius at work. The greatest thing about Arthur, was that his live performances are nearly perfect to studio
Yes yes, I just love ❤ that.
The strings are magnificent.
the way it picked back up again at the end was just incredible. RIP Arthur.
A master at work. Off Forever Changes possibly the best album ever in my opinion
1st time hearing this song live...so incredibly done...I sat here and watched this in awe...
R.I.P. Mr. LEE
"... you or me." It's 2023 and I'm 76 years of age and I'm hearing his prophesy. The end of free speech and the lock down are just around the corner.
That second wind they catch right before the song ends is beautiful
WOW! I was standing in front of the band taking photos! Even got to meet Arthur backstage. The whole show was amazing! I think I am now in the Twilight Zone watching this! What memories. We miss you Arthur!
Ps. A lot of very cool musicians in some major bands. Where going crazy watching this concert. LOVE has more fans then we think!
A true giant!!
Is there someplace we can see these photos?
@zyrrhos Hi! I still have not posted them! Sorry! One from the next year at Glastonbury. Was used at Arthur's memorial service! And another in a book. Plus Mojo Magazine used one when Arthur passed away! So at least some are veing used!
Absolutely loved this album when it came out. All the unusual chord changes and melody lines - then of course the lyrics of all the songs are out of the box. This song is mindful of McMurphy in Cuckoo's Nest - but this was earlier! Thanks for putting this out for us to remember - I'm 75 and still love it like yesterday.
Wonderfullllll Love Songs!!!
The BEST LIVE PERFORMANCE OF A TRACK I'VE EVER HEARD IN MORE THAN 50YRS OF LISTENING.... ABSOLUTELY STUNNING RENDITION OF "The Red Telephone " from Arthur and his band 50YRS later... completely mesmirizing.. belatted of course now, but thank you Arthur for this. 🎶(this is the 1st time I've seen this.. March 2022)
What a treat to hear this song live.
Brilliant, just brilliant.
RIP legend. One of the best concerts ever.
Love that man
"all'a gawd's chillin's gotta hav dey freedom."
I want my FREEDOM - 2024
You have it, fool. Cut the melodrama.
You have it, fool. Cut the melodrama.
You have it, fool. Cut the melodrama.
outstanding, No words tbh .... astonishing
❤❤❤
I would have loved to have been there!
What a legend. So glad I saw him play with the back up band baby lemonade
After years I come to hear this magic piece again
And this was twenty years ago!!!
Lots of Super groups , Lots of Iconic Legends in RocknRoll . Some like the Rolling Stones were prolific . Some like Arthur Lee and Love were not but Arthur Lee and Love also made the Greatest Album ever , Forever Changes !
My Desert Island Disc for sure!!!
I saw Love many times in the 60's. Amazingly, they sounded just like their first 2 albums. I wish that I could have seen them perform songs from Forever Changes. It's one of the greatest albums recorded, and they performed with the orchestra sounding like the album.
I'm a big fan of THE KINKS, NEIL YOUNG, CSN&Y, but this is my favorite song of all times.
My favorite Love song has changed 4 times. Now it's You Set the Scene. I also think Neil Young was going to produce this but wanted to go solo after he quite Buffalo Springfield. He did help with the arrangement of The Daily Planet.
The most impressive thing of this song is how Arthur arranged the lyrics. It's one of the most poetic psychedelic song ever heard.
I think this jam is about reincarnation
He was a pure genius.
It just goes everywhere ....... so wonderful
Love you too Arthur ❤️XXX
Even the band, The Doors with Jim Morrison were influenced by Arthur Lee & Love in LA in the late 1960s. Why it's taken so long for that unique album, Forever Changes to be recognised as great along with Astral Weeks & St Pepper is baffling.
Great song Equally great album RIP Arthur
masterpiece
Love these chord changes simple yet translucent
All of God's children gotta have their freedom!
Heh, yeah he omitted that bit of irony at the end.
Tomorrow night. BBC4 will be playing this whole set. They picked the favorite sets played by bands. In the 50 year history of Glastonbury. This weekend was going to be the 50th!
Pinning at the top so others can review:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000kbpb
Such BeautifuL ICONIC Music.. LOVE ♥ARTLee.. ✴ThanKU💋✌
It will take years for the intellectual crowd to admit his genius.
Huh? That battle was won over 50 years ago. You had to be there.
RIP Arthur lee
just brought this album, pure class,just came across this class act
Forever Changes is the American Sargent Pepper.
great song!
Magic man right there!!!
A lot of the top groups were keeping their eye on Arthur, cause they all knew that he was amazing. Him and his group were the 'first of' to do so many things. They never wanted to be famous or tour, really, their love of music astonishing with Arthur at the end of his career still giving it his all
Caramba, sensacional!!! Acho que é impossível tocar essa música ao vivo melhor do que isso!
Sometimes, i deal with numbers
And if you wanna count me
count me out
I love this band (love)
I need to remember this song more often...🤯✌
That rave up at the end is so emotional -I WANT MY FREEDOM!
Beautiful song i love it so much
I saw Love Band with Jonny Echoles in Southampton England in July 24 If you can see them Go They are brilliant Musically better if possible Keep the faith Enjoy life It is fleeting
Excellent never heard this before ,very good live band .
Genius on a stick
My high school album, no reefer and only some bs beer, however the connection is real and cemented in my soul.
Love your comment friend some music transcends substances. Hope u well...✌
The magical, mystical, musical expression of a psychedelic experience🎶
Beautiful...freedom!
GROOVY man!! That was one of the most Fantastic live versions of a studio track that I've ever heard!! Lovely!
First heard this live version on a uncut CD.......as good as the album cut
We're all normal and we want our freedom!!
Forever Changes was released in 1967 - the Summer of Love.
But Love were the antithesis of the hippy movement. It is rumoured that people that knew them at time thought they should have been called Hate.
This song is dark, sinister, slightly claustrophobic and fucking magnificent.
'Sitting on a hillside, watching all the people die.'
Arthur was losing his voice and the band was not his original, but you have to give the man the credit for his songs, the aura and the sheer guts at his age.
Still he remains magic
Charisma and Creativity
wasn't he dying from cancer when he did this performance?
“Losing his voice”? Huh? And “the band was not his original”. What in the world are you taking about?
He found his voice here, and this band (and orchestra) of top players are better than the original, from decades ago. This live performance of Forever Changes is actually better than the studio album.
Magnificent!
Muito bom, valeu demais..
FREEDOM FREEDOM FREEDOM I WANT MY FREEDOM AND I WANT IT NOW. ALL GODS PEOPLE ARE FREE AND WANT THEIR FREEDOM THATS WHAT WE WANT
TRUE STILL THANK YOU
Thats irony, dumb))
Luv
Love Love
Totally rocks!!
I Want my FREEDOM -2022
F R E E D O M !!!!! Live Free or Die!!
Какой же балдёжный музон однако слушал Летов
Да, а если вникнуть в смысл того что делал Артур Ли - ты вообще охуеешь
Anyone gonna comment about the exotic key modulations in the song??
What when the bridge goes down half a step. Or like use of relative minors
@@clarkoption1941 yes when he sings F#7 when he is in C. Also changing between Am with A. Also when he goes whole step down to Bb when the bridge starts. Man these guys were on top of their game.
Baby Lemonade was a fantastic match for Lee
Taking Woodstock brought me here, makes me just wanna drop a trip n sit in a Combi full of pillows for 24 hours.
Still relevant
Greater than beatles, stones, hendridks.
Nope
Imagine being there while peaking on acid
Anyone here after watching Taking Woodstock....the acid scene ?
2.40 the acoustic guitarist signals Arthur his next line .
I actually prefer the glastonbury performance over the studio album.. Just wish the sound quality was better
I think that this is from 2003
+metallicka007 Oh, yes. I'm wrong, grateful.
This live performance, with top players and orchestra, is actually better than the original studio album. And that says a lot.
🤍
The true meaning of this song: Karma, reincarnation, numerology, mind control and human 3rd dimension lockdown.
Strings are more prominent on there Studio album..
Arthur Lee was brilliant. He never lost it. This song is about The Beatles and in particular the “Paul Is Dead” psyop. Check out the lyrics and research Phil Ackril, Bill Shepherd and Mike Williams here on TH-cam to find out what Arthur Lee knew all those years ago.
Oh be quiet