Children of the Sixth Root Race Songs from the Source (Drag City).[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OK, to keep it short: Father Yod was a hippie who owned a vegetarian restaurant in Laurel Canyon in the '70s. He came up with his own religion that promoted vegetarianism vegetarianism, theory and practice of eating only fruits and vegetables, thus excluding animal flesh, fish, or fowl and often butter, eggs, and milk. In a strict vegetarian, or vegan, diet (i.e. and natural birth, and a lot of people got into it and they all lived together in a mansion that was supported by the restaurant (see also: they were a cult). It just so happened that a bunch of the people living there were really, really good at making improvisational jazzy jazz·y adj. jazz·i·er, jazz·i·est 1. Resembling jazz in form or nature; rhythmical. 2. Slang Showy; flashy: a jazzy car. psych-funk. It would be easy to write this record off as a too-positive "Age of Aquarius Age of Aquarius n. An astrological era held to have brought to the world increased spirituality and harmony among people. " novelty, but it holds up really well (with the exception of the drum- and-flute-backed spoken word part on "Go With the Flow"). The highlight is "Godmen," which features an impossibly tight rhythm section full of skittering drums and meaty organ runs. All things considered All Things Considered (ATC) is a news radio program in the United States, broadcast on the National Public Radio network. It was the first news program on the network, and is broadcast live worldwide through several outlets. , these dudes were living pretty well. |
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