The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle (full album) official
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- Odessey and Oracle is the second studio album by English rock band The Zombies. Mainly recorded between June and August 1967 at Abbey Road and Olympic Studios, it was released on 19 April 1968 by CBS Records. "Time of the Season" was released as a single and became a surprise hit in early 1969. The album was received indifferently on release, but has since become critically acclaimed. It ranked #100 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.
A masterpiece that is so appallingly underrated it's insane. Should have sold millions.
It’s not underrated and when I listen to it now I don’t actually think it’s that good
@@babyfactory587 yeah the middle 4-5 songs sound a little bit dead
It had to compete with the Beatles' stuff which is impossible to do.
@@babyfactory587 different strokes for different folks.. but I dig it
@@joeking433 no need for any artists to compete even though definitely was competition I can dig it.. so many bands were/ are incredible on their own terms. and the zombies were one of them..
Improved timestamps
01. Care Of Cell 44 0:00
02. A Rose For Emily 3:53
03. Maybe After He's Gone 6:10
04. Beechwood Park 8:42
05. Brief Candles 11:25
06. Hung Up On A Dream 14:53
07. Changes 17:53
08. I Want Her She Wants Me 21:10
09. This Will Be Our Year 24:00
10. Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914) 26:07
11. Friends Of Mine 28:53
12. Time Of The Season 31:09
I deleted my comment, thank you btw
thoughtful people who log songs and start times are the coolest people on earth.
cheers to you
Neurodisco77
Les personnes réfléchies qui enregistrent les chansons et les heures de départ sont les personnes les plus cool du monde.
santé à toi
Neurodisco77
@@benijager1372 I'm honored by your appreciation. Maybe you didn't have to delete it, they could coexist
Personnel
The Zombies
Colin Blunstone - lead vocals, percussion
Rod Argent - keyboards, backing vocals on "Time of the Season", lead vocals on "I Want Her, She Wants Me", co-lead vocals on "A Rose for Emily", "Brief Candles" and "Hung Up on a Dream"
Paul Atkinson - guitar, backing vocals on "Changes"
Chris White - bass, backing vocals on "Time of the Season", lead vocals on "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)", co-lead vocals on "Brief Candles"
Hugh Grundy - drums, backing vocals on "Changes"
This hidden gem will never ever be topped by the crap of today..
Simply stunning. British pop at its impeccable best.
I'm 68 years old and a lifetime music fan and I just discovered this album. What a masterpiece in my humble opinion. Even though I don't remember hearing it before, when I listen to the songs I have vivid flashbacks of my childhood in the 60s. To me this music encapsulates the feeling of that decade: the hippy-peace movement, mod clothes, flower-power, psychedelia, etc. The intricate melodies, vocal harmonies, interesting arrangements, and the ever-present mystical, magical, mellotron has made this one of my all-time favorite albums.
Same here (very proud 67-year-old Baby Boomer), except for always loving Time of the Season and She's Not There. Wouldn't swap living through the Sixties for anything. You've summed up this gem of musical magic beautifully.
I am born in 1967 and agree with you both - i met this kind of beautiful music when i was 12!!! 😉😊💞🤘🖖
Like all of you I was born in 1957 and spent my entire childhood growing up in the 60s. This album perfectly encapsulates a magical time for childhood.
@@ratloserrentner Good on you for appreciating the softer and more harmonious sounds of the 60s in 1979 when music was generally more aggressive and discordant.
1979 baby but it makes me feel like I was there. I used to own Zombie Heaven box set in 2001 and it had everything they did. I can see why John Lennon wanted to produce them. They even sounded like Zombies. Something very dark and haunting about them! ❤
1966: Pet Sounds
1967: Magical Mystery Tour
1968: Odessey and Oracle
Psychedelic pop was born
1969: Chicago Transit Authority
Putting magical mystery tour instead of sgt peppers is insane
@@alphalax7747magical mystery tour>>>
Revolver
Forever Changes
You forgot both of these.
Magical mystery tour? Over sgt pepper? That is madness, revisit sgt peppers, you maniac! Not to mention, psychedelic was born in Austin, and the 13th floor elevators gave it life. You should know this. I also think a great disservice has been rendered upon the Kinks… from Village Green to Powerman, and y’all just forgot about them? SMH
It's wonderful to discover a great album from the 60s, now that I am in my 60s.
One of the best albums ever made.
Yes
Agreed
A Butcher's Tale is magnificent.
So is the rest.
obviously..
:-)
I've never heard any Zombie music other than their big radio hits.
Wow! This is really good! They sound like a mixture of the Beach Boys and the Hollies with a wee bit of psychedelia added for depth and mystery. :)
Best music never got radio play.
I have been obsessed with this album for years. It's one of the greatest albums of all time.
i just read that they are touring it for its 50th anniversary
Yes! I love this album. I discovered it around 5 years ago. I am also obsessed and I was born 15 years after its release.
Matt James 50 anniversary get tickets 2017 tour
Got them!
Without question
The Zombies are touring the US right now performing this album in full. They're reassembled the original band, minus Paul Atkinson, who passed away a while back. Saw them tonight and they were amazing. They broke up around the time Odessey was released so they never toured behind it. 48 years later, they are.
I think they were capitalizing on their recent induction into the Rock and roll hall of fame.
I always liked The Zombies, at 50 I never really looked into their catalog of work. Thanx to their Hall of Fame induction I found this and wow.
I'm embarrassed I overlooked that out-of-this-world album.
Once I put my hands on that album, I felt as I plugged my finger into an electrical socket.
+aachelabelaaron *E Street Band. I live near where Bruce and the boys practiced, so it's my duty as a New Jerseyan to correct this.
Absolutely one of the best albums of the '60s (and beyond) ... it was a shame that it did not have much luck when it came out, partly because of the dissolution of a great band. Great voices, great lyrics, great Rod Argent. I think the Zombies have harvested less than they deserve.
Some songs make me cry. I enjoy this.The Zombies must be in R & R Hall of Fame.
Antonio Ramirez They are currently nominated sir
They made it :)
"Hung Up On a Dream" is one of the best songs I've ever heard.
So high an accomplishment for an album, it is baroque and elegant, but also hard rocking and psychedelic, the singing is irreverent and rebellious, yet soft and professional, it's amazing, it's been 8 years now that I listen to this album, still amazes me....
That's one of the traits of good music, real good music, that you can listen to the piece for the 100th time and you still learn something new, you stil get amazed by something new, you can discover something you didn't know.
I can see how people choose their music based on their own psyche, their needs and particular idiosyncrasy, say, the music can be somewhere from 1 to 10, but you will choose that particular style that fits your criteria, your own psyche.
The song list with the 'now playing' feature is a simply brilliant idea, subscribed.
A Master-piece that was not recognized at its time.
Basically it wasn't heard at the time; there was a lot of music around and without the band to promote the album, it was always going to struggle. Plenty of great music that's lost forever, so we should just be grateful that O&O didn't suffer that fate.
The British Forever Changes without a doubt (and hence, a true, one-off gem).
First song, Care of Cell 44, reminds me of Pet Sounds, Beach Boys, fully poppy sound I just love.
Barry Nelson my first thought also
A Beach Boys copy/pastiche.
This is one of the ten best albums of all time! From beginning to end it is perfect in it's delivery! The first time I heard it I was dumb struck! Happy to say I still feel that same way every time I hear it! When the Zombies reassembled, I took my daughter to see them and she was totally blown away! Great is eternal! Nuff Said! Except, Thank you, Rod Argent!
+talile ali One of the other great under-rated albums from the 1960's is Johnny Rivers' REALIZATION.
I'll check it out, for sure! Thanks!
+James Anderson WOW.....I bought that James. Couldn't agree more......I didn't know anyone else bought it lol
And Chris White!
No. One of the top ten best from the time of Beatlemania to the early 1970s (say around 1972-73). Music from years outside this period are not really comparable.
I wanna rub this album all over my face, they are that good!
just gets better with every listen and it still does after 10 yrs of it too
Chris Johnson this album has been on my desert island list since 1968. Haven't tired of it yet.
:')
I classify this album as a blend between Hunky Dory, Disraeli Gears, and anything Jimi Hendrix, just toned down a bit.
Just a Beach Boys/Brian Jones rip-off, that's all.
I'm going through Rolling Stone's Top 100. Off to a great start, can't wait to make my way through it!
+Ian B So. How far did you come? I'm just starting off!
+Ian B Worth doing the top 400!! I did that too!!
+Ian B I'd recommend doing the top 100 on RateYourMusic. Really great albums on it that are more obscure.
+Ian B Im trying to make it through the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die
+Ian B rateyourmusic.com/charts/top/album/all-time I think this is better
What a great group!!! I was about 14 years of age when they released She's Not There and Tell Her No which were massive hits followed by Time of the Season. Good grief what a blunder by record companies not to keep them together or for failing to push this this album. I am really into music and yet here it is almost 50 years since the release of this Odesey and Oracles album and today is the 1st time I have heard it. Thanks youtube. I will be buying this one. Better late than never...
+Kyle Sanders Agreed. I wonder what they would have become had they stayed together as The Zombies. In retrospect, it seems like breaking up the group because one album didn't produce any hits was weak-minded, and it seems like it was poor management not to find a way to keep them together.
Compare them to Pink Floyd, who lost their front man/creative force, but stayed together, and years later created 'Dark Side of the Moon', 'Wish You Were Here', and 'The Wall'. The world would be a worse place without those albums (and all the other Floyd albums besides 'Ummagumma')... which makes one wonder what Zombies albums _could have been_.
Personnel
The Zombies
Colin Blunstone - lead vocals, percussion
Rod Argent - keyboards, backing vocals on "Time of the Season", lead vocals on "I Want Her, She Wants Me", co-lead vocals on "A Rose for Emily", "Brief Candles" and "Hung Up on a Dream"
Paul Atkinson - guitar, backing vocals on "Changes"
Chris White - bass, backing vocals on "Time of the Season", lead vocals on "Butcher's Tale (Western Front 1914)", co-lead vocals on "Brief Candles"
Hugh Grundy - drums, backing vocals on "Changes"
Awesome album. A shout-out for "Brief Candles", an overlooked baroque pop masterpiece right up there with the best of 'em!
One of the most underrated albums of all time.
I can't stop to listen the beauty of Emily song. How great is the harmony. Out of this world.
I see a lot of people saying that nowaday kids don1t know what is music but i'm only 16 and i love this band,so,not all the kids are lost
I see a lot of kids these days going on to youtube comments, commenting about listening to good music and mentioning their age.
TheRossB93 Nailed It! LoooooolLLL
Fennec Besixdouze they were kinda ahead for their time, you know. because thats good music.
+foREVerWiech : Hope you share this treasure with the others ! Have you ever listen to prog rock? It's a great movement too, above all in the 70s. (But, except some bands like Pink Floyd and Genesis, they did not have big, big hits...) I absolutely love Van Der Graaf Generator (the album Pawn Hearts, among others, is a masterpiece) and Peter Hammill (the Silent Corner and the Empty Stage is wonderful too), and I love Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Amon Düül II, Klaatu, The Strawbs, ... I recommand to everybody.
Have a nice day.
+Bear Bones Productions.
Thanks a lot for your answer :)
I agree with you, I forget a lot of great bands !
Gentle Giant is too one of my favorite, I'm sorry to not put him, moreover I read somewhere that Gentle Giant was the most progressive of the progressive band, so, they are objectively very interessant.
The album "Lady Lake" of Gnidrolog is an hidden gem influenced by Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator, maybe you doesn't already know it ?
Also, I've an interessant album, it's not rock influenced by classical music, but classical music influenced by 80s music : Trem Caipira of Egberto Gismonti !
Genius album. Stone cold classic
I've been listening to this album over and over for the past few days... I can't get enough of it!!
Buy and listen to the vinyl to do it justice
Wow, the first time I listened to this there were only about 3 comments! I used to listen to it on TH-cam every day until I special ordered it from Best Buy because NO ONE carries it! Greatest album of all time. I love it so much, I've decided to play it over and over for my baby in the womb so it will always know amazing music. Hahaha
nice to know
Lucky baby!
What makes it all worthwhile
Her sadness makes her smile...
Just saw them perform this in it's entirety in Chicago. Stunning. The second time I saw them do this. Tears...
The masterpice, one of the best albums in history of rock music.
As a self confessed Beatles nut , i'm happy with this magnificent album to be finally being compared with Sgt Pepper, this Zombies album was criminally overlooked at the time, I myself only discovered this in 2014. There live 40th anniversary concert showed the band can still cut it, amazing vocals from Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone . Wonderfully joyous album
Best album of all time.
This album is such a beauty!
Amazing show last night in Seattle. The first half consisted of songs from their new album, which is solid, as well as the non O&O hits, The second half was O & O, and was very well done. I'd love to see it again, but am happy I got to see it at least once. And I was pleasantly surprised by the night's largest ovation (besides for "Time of the Season") for perhaps my favorite song on the album, "Butcher's Tale."
The Zombies are on tour this year... In their show they play this entire Album.... Colin and Rod are joined By Chris White and Hugh Grundy, the original members who played on this recording....... Amazing concert!!! We saw them on October 16th at the Star in Merrillville, IN
Just saw them last night and it was amazing. They sounded great!
+gates69 Damn i wish i could live in the US to watch this gem played live.
This masterpiece is among my ten favourite albums of all time. I will listen and enjoy it until the day I die.
Words cannot describe what it means to me....
It's absolutely perfect, brilliant, great...both in terms of composition and production. Rod Argent and Chris White reached the peak of their talent on this amazing record. And, of course, I do not want to forget the wonderful voice of Colin Blunstone.
had the pleasure of meeting Chris white of the zombies recently, such a lovely man..
just love this album 😎
Such an incredible album. I never get tired of listening to it. It's just so delightful and enjoyable. A psychedelic classic.
01. Care Of Cell 44 0:00
02. A Rose For Emily 3:54
03. Maybe After He's Gone 6:12
04. Beechwood Park 8:46
05. Brief Candles 11:29
06. Hung Up On Dream 14:59
07. Changes 18:00
08. I Want Her She Wants Me 21:19
09. This Will Be Our Year 24:10
10. Butcher's Tale 26:16
11. Friends Of Mine 29:03
12. Time Of The Season 31:20
Next level stuff, so incredibly ahead of it's time.
Really??? It sounds totally 1967 to me.
toppop100 people just like to say that lmao
toppop100 Beatles
Nah, psychedelic is totally 60's, but that's what made the 60's so awesome!!!
That's what people say about underrated awesome albums, mi comment was ironic.
Psychedelic stuff! It sets me free, if only for half an hour.
+Marcos Henrique Silva Yeah, gives such a nice cozy buzz! - takes you back to a more innocent time...Good vibes!
+Speed Knots Beechwood Park has that sound
Your freedom should have lasted 34:41.
Nice to see the band tour, finally, in 2016 to play this masterpiece!
I remember Rod, Hugh, Chris and Paul (RIP) at school although a couple of years younger than them. My year was at CCF camp when She's Not There was on ToTP. No-one else there was allowed to say a word during their performance! They were, are and always will be masters of their art.
Track 12! Time of the Season! Hammergeil!
i dont know how many times i have listened to this album its one of those you just cant get tired of its timeless
There are so many ideas in this album......so many styles......like Procol Harum they deserve to be bigger than they were. They can always be proud of this amazing album......I think my favourite is I want her....its so bliimmin catchy and I like the dark minor chords that takes the listener by surprise
Many, many thanks for posting this masterpiece.
Got into this album after hearing Paul WELLER saying it was a must have. He was correct and I thank him.
Rich,💙Glasgow 🇬🇧
I'd only heard Time of the Season before but I'm glad I just gave this full album a listen. Really liked it a lot. Not a bad song on here but Cell 44, Beechwood and Butcher were my favorites. Gonna start listening to more of these older albums. New mainstream music doesn't do much for me.
Now I have listened to it, it's been reverberating around my brain. Once again, I have decided to submit. I can predict its effects. The songs are so catchy. Potentially irritatingly so.
Un album maravilloso. Una musica celestial y preciosa. Gracias a Dios que ahora esta a nuestro alcance.
Travelled from Ireland to see the 40th Anniversary concert of Odessey & Oracle in London - stunning performance of full album. Deserves to be in list of greatest albums of all time.
Thank you so much for posting this. I was all alone loving this album in my small Texas town growing up. I had it in vinyl and in 8 track. Loved it then, love it now. I have 3 origional vinyl copies and i still listen to it often. Timeless and great music.
It is just shocking how great this album is. LOVE THE ZOMBIES !!!!!
Add my vote to this being one of the finest, greatest, superb albums ever made.
A legend!!! Heard them last Sunday in Berlin on the roof of "Haus der Kulturen der Welt"...just overwhelming!
One of the greatest albums ever made - absolutely love it - LISTEN TO IT NOW!
Love the Zombies. Our band does Time of the Season. This is a beautiful album. I agree with the influences of Beatles and Beach Boys. However; The band most influential on the Beatles, Zombies and Led Zeplin at the time, is, the nearly unheard of "Incredible String Band". Search for "My Father Was A Light House Keeper" its a fun song. Rumour has it all the great British pop bands bought 2 albums and played the hell out them Pet Sounds and anything by "The Incredible String Band". If you are a songwriter I suggest listening to every Incredible String Band song you can find. Some are rough as stones others are diamonds. You will be less afraid of writing your own songs.
Thank you MonaLisa Twins for recommending this album. How on earth did I miss this album in the 60's (in my 20's at the time) and appreciating this kind of Beatles/Beach Boys music which is still my favourite. Brilliant.
Mona Lisa Twins! Great covers from the Beatles they have
I attended their last Odessey and Oracle tour it was amazing! Top 3 favorite album.
FUCKING LOVE THIS ALBUM MORE THAN ALMOST ANYTHING
In love with this album!
One of the top 5 albums in rock history. God, I never get sick of listening to this record.
Joe Bloggs YES. Just curious though. What would the other four?
Thank you for upload this álbum!
It's amazing, all the songs are so good, it almost feels like it was a greatest hits album.
happy 50th birthday. this album has aged truly well.
Thanks for this.
A rose for Emily, beechwood park, hung up on a dream. butcher's Tale, and Time of the Season, are probably the best songs in this LP. All the couples of "friend of mine" were real Friends of the Zombies, that were happy in love when the LP was recorded. Six months later, when it was released, all of them were separated. It's real! Funny thing...
I always loved "Time of the Season" when I heard it on the radio, after I finally listened to this album about 15 years ago "Time" is about my 6th or 7th favorite on the record. Absolutely essential
Absolutely one of the most magical albums ever. I saw them live in Nashville last month and it was like time traveling back to '68.
These guys, if only for a short time, were up there with the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
Well The Beatles spend a lot of time copying the Beach Boys and The Zombies, so I'd say that they're just below them.
My Autobiography A Fanfic The Beatles were influenced to some degree by the Beach Boys, but no way did they copy them. And they definitely did not copy the Zombies.
they were influenced massively by the beach boys, if it weren't for pet sounds Sgt pepper's wouldn't exist. and they recorded Sgt pepper at the same time this album was recorded in the same studio, so they probably heard some of this music
In fact, according to Colin Blunstone, they used John Lennon's Mellotron that was left behind in the studio.
Peep Peep Odessey was recorded after Sgt Pepper's. The Zombies hit it out of the park with this album but it's safe to say that the Beatles weren't influenced by them
I love this masterpiece!
I'm Brazilian and I was born in 1978, and this was the album I've heard the most in my life. Beautiful, perfect!
I had this album back in the day. I guess I never realized how good it was (I love the sound of the Mellotron!). Too bad these guys didn't stay together longer...
Seen The Zombies play this last night live. It was amazing. WoW, I can't stop thinking about what a great show it was. If you have a change to see them live do it now. It was a two hour show and was worth every penny.
A jewel. Thanks.
Great from start to finish
Gorecki ty 4ja
This album is like a time machine, thank you zombies.
Amazing album. Butcher's Tale is pretty harrowing in contrast to the other songs on the album. Incredible song. Beechwood Park too, very ethereal mood.
2 of my favorite tracks on the album. Beechwood Park sounds like I dropped acid under water
Fantastic album... one of my favourite ever
like a person stated earlier..... Good music is timeless,,, even if it is almost 50 year old......... its like you hear certain melodies and such for the first time with each listen.... Long live the decade of the 60's.... Simply the best..!
This album is great, super trippy. The Zombies' answer to Pet Sounds I think
Great album, great music, still works now!!!!!!!!!!
Saw 'em live last year in Florida-great show.
Amazing in every way possible.
Paid a dollar for this album a couple years ago for Time of the Season, loved the whole album ever since.
Feel like the remaster does it no justice.
A timeless work of art, a legacy for the universe
That was great, thanks.
Amo esse álbum, marcou muito minha vida em 2007...
Ouço esse disco há uns 12 anos e a cada vez me surpreendo com a maravilha que ele é, parece que a cada vez entro num portal de felicidade que nem sei explicar
I love this album. One of rocks all time greatest masterpieces.
I've decided this is my favorite album ever
But I don't WANT to cry every time I hear A Rose for Emily.
I just love it..