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| Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 | 
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| Artist: Various Artists
Label: Rhino Records
Category: Music
List Price: $64.98
Buy New: $37.94
You Save: $27.04 (42%)
New (38) Used (15) Collectible (1) from $35.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 9748
Format: Box Set, Original Recording Remastered
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.7
MPN: 165564
UPC: 081227998301
EAN: 0081227998301
ASIN: B000PHX0VE
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: New sealed stock. Immediate shipment
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| Customer Reviews:
 San Francisco Nuggets November 24, 2007
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
Excellent compilation of the so-called San Francisco Sound from 1965-1970. Rare tracks include KAK's "Lemonaide Kid" and the original "Let's Get Together" by Dino Valenti among too many more to list here! Beautifully packaged four CD set, the photographs alone are worth the price of admission!
Soundtrack Of My Childhood January 31, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was immediately attracted to this collection. I was a big fan of the first two Nuggets sets, both for their eclectic track selection and detailed scholarship ( especially when so little was known about some of the more obscure groups.) Even more exciting was the fact that it was the story of the San Francisco music scene; the place where I spent my childhood and the music I listened to. Could they really get this right, I sure hoped so.
Like many great scenes, some of the most definite expressions of this cultural earthquake came early. The Beau Brummels were really the first great San Francisco band. They took the Folk-Rock style so ubiquitious in the mid 60s and fused it with the energy of the English Invasion, very much as their counterparts the Byrds did in Southern California. They were not alone, with other bands like the Mojo Men, the We Five, and the Vejtables bringing a local presence to AM radio, to mix with Motown and Liverpool. The first disc really captures this moment, when the elements combined to bring the message of folk music, the electricity of the Beatles and the awareness of generational change together. Something was definitely happening and even Mr Jones knew it. The Dead were still a bar band named the Warlocks and their great "Can't Come Down" gives you a glimpse of their unique power, before they discovered 30 minute jams. Perhaps the most psychedelic band at this point in time were Country Joe and the Fish whose magnificent original version of "Section 43" is here along with the pre-Grace Airplane led by Marty Balin.
Disc 2 brings us the wider scene, the groups on the penninsula and other parts of the Bay Area that contributed to the tapestry. Most of these groups never found the recognition beyond a fine single or an impossible to find album, and this dic is a great treasure trove for even the most hardcore collectors. The momentum is building, the revolution is almost here.
We arrive at the Haight on disc 3, begining with the best recorded moment by the legendary Charlatans, "Alabama Bound." Moby Grape, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother and the Holding Company, the Airplane and Dead in their glory; so much was happening all at once. But we also had the Mystery trend, Serpent Power, Blue Cheer and Sly and the Family Stone. It was not a monolitic sound so much as a diverse embarrassment of riches, elements of R&B, Folk, Pop, Acid Rock and outright weirdness all going on on the same stage and echoing in the ears and often-expanded minds of the locals and runaways that populated the streets.
The final disc covers the aftermath of the explosion, with bands like Santana, It's a Beautiful Day and the Sons of Champlin getting their moment in the fog, if you will. Of all the discs, this one is the most familiar in terms of track selection, the energy diminishes despite the greatness of individual efforts. The Summer is over kids, back to real life.
The packaging is really singular in the history of cd packaging, not a booklet, a bonafide book. Great and previously unseen photos along with the complete backstory on everyone, famous and one-hit wonders alike. I do agree the discs are best removed and stored in jewel cases. This is time travel to a glorious past and history of a turbulant era as well. There is certainly tragedy and wistful sadness here as well as joy and love, but that is what makes it great art as well as cherished memories. They got it right.
An excellent collection November 5, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
Love is the song we sing is a fine collection of photographs and songs from that wonderfully optomistic era. A worthy addition to the original 4 CD Nuggets collection. I knew many of the artistes featured but was pleasantly surprised at the number of songs that I didn't know. It made me dig out my old Steve Miller and Quicksilver Messenger Service albums once again.
The photographs are top quality too.
Michael B. Mellor
Headteacher of a British School in Spain
brilliant product December 26, 2007
2 out of 6 found this review helpful
After I read about this product I was sure getting it as soon as possible. Everything I've heard about the tracks was very helpful for me.
It's A Trip! January 22, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Will not rewrite all the same great 5 star comments but this is a trip in more ways than one! As for the packaging, it's first class and will not scratch the discs unless you use a screwdriver or tool (which the negative reviewer must be one) to pull from the sleeve. Venture the ride man!
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