Da Capo (expanded Version)

love, fronted by the charismatic arthur lee, was the first rock band signed to the '60s folk label elektra, and their wild, enigmatic sound was a big part of their unique appeal. da capo, love's second album, found the group augmented to a septet, allowing the material to shift through a variety of musical styles. the first six songs hover around the three-minute mark, employing odd time changes to touch on everything from waltzes and free jazz (in the same song) to more mainstream, pie-in-the-sky folk rock. after scoring a hit with the reverb-laden, fuzz-guitar driven "seven & seven is", their follow-up forever changes led them down the path of critical respectability.