Joel Hill Scott, Joe Brabanta, & Chris Etheridge, made up the three piece, that was L.A. Getaway. They were all session men for the Atlantic label between 1967 & 1970 ( some gig, eh ? ). There`s a superb version of that old stinger, Promised Land, that opens up side one, & its worth getting into, because these guys knew how to play, & it is surprisingly well recorded too. The album was never meant to be a commercial venture. I`m under the impression the guys simply recorded the album together because they could. They gigged together up & down the strip opening up for more viable bands, & I guess just chose to record themselves for prosperity. Glad they did.
Yes, it is an album that I have always found myself continuously being pulled back to over the years. It keeps changing as I keep growing. Its meaningful to me.
A particular favourite of mine is Long ago. A wonderful, meaningful ballad, but without the usual mawkishness that surrounds many offerings from that period. Its masculine, but in a very sensitive way, as though these guys really were channelling some spiritual message aimed at communicating with the great feminine. Joel Hill Scot knew what he was doing, & as far as world wide recognition went, he seems to of missed the boat, but the passion he left within his music on this album, & other session works, makes up for it massively.
A particular favourite of mine is Long ago. A wonderful, meaningful ballad, but without the usual mawkishness that surrounds many offerings from that period. Its masculine, but in a very sensitive way, as though these guys really were channelling some spiritual message aimed at communicating with the great feminine. Joel Hill Scot knew what he was doing, & as far as world wide recognition went, he seems to of missed the boat, but the passion he left within his music on this album, & other session works, makes up for it massively.
It is a little similar to Harvey Mandel, on some level. Strangely enough I had him on the other night after listening to Joel & the guys. The Games Guitars Play, from `69. A good album, but I do think that it got the credit it deserved. For me, Harvey doesn`t quite dig deep enough for an album of that period, taking into account what was going on in California at the time. I guess the album just got lost among much better offerings.
If you do get a chance to listen to the album, especially on vinyl, jump at the opportunity, because it really is a superb, top heavy listen, & one that is worthy of a reissue, in fact, I cannot believe that its never been re-released. It is a shame because there is a another, newer generation, like me, that would really dig, certainly more that the generation did back then.
Hope you enjoy L.A. Getaway, from `69.
If you do get a chance to listen to the album, especially on vinyl, jump at the opportunity, because it really is a superb, top heavy listen, & one that is worthy of a reissue, in fact, I cannot believe that its never been re-released. It is a shame because there is a another, newer generation, like me, that would really dig, certainly more that the generation did back then.
Hope you enjoy L.A. Getaway, from `69.
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