Very High Frequencies Episode 169: Arthur Lee & Love

This week on Very High Frequencies 168 we're tripping out with  legendary Laurel Canyon singer, songwriter, imaginative lyricist and ground breaking musician, Arthur Lee and his multi racial  psychedelic band, Love. Their 1966 Proto punk classic , 7 & 7, still rocks hard. The third Love album, Forever  Changes has been widely acknowledged as a milestone work of the '67 Summer Of Love. The band's communal dilapidated mansion in the  hills of Laurel Canyon was the subject of the song The Castle. Most of the group got very strung out on heroin while  living there. Unwilling to tour far from their dealers the band preferred multiple night shows at one location, like the Fillmore West. Live shows in the  early days were very popular must see events with all the cool members of the Stones and the Yardirds among their fans. Eventually drug busts and the strong arm of the law led to
 incarceration for  much of the band. Even mainman Arthur Lee spent some time in prison, but enjoyed much success later in life, mainly performing in England and Europe, always big markets for the  music of Love. This week hear some of Not Dead Yet Mike's favorite songs that Arthur Lee and his Psychedelic band Love put out between '66 & '74.