DAEVID ALLEN & EUTERPE
''GOOD MORNING!''
1976
46:48
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1 Children Of The New World 03:40
2 Good Morning 05:15
3 Spirit 04:45
4 Songs Of Satisfaction 02:15
5 Have You Seen My Friend? 03:34
6 French Garden 03:23
7 Wise Man In Your Heart 11:26 (Daevid Allen, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen)
8 She Doesn't She 02:36
9 Euterpe Gratitude Piece 09:51
Tracks By Daevid Allen, Except 7
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Arranged By – Euterpe
Double Bass – Toni Ares
Guitar – Toni Tree Fernandez
Guitar (Glissando, Solo), Vocals, Arranged – Daevid Allen
Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Charango, Glockenspiel – Pepe Milan
Synthesizer (Moog), Keyboards, Strings, Guitar – Toni Pascual
Vocals – Ana Camps
Vocals (Spacewhisper) – Gilli S'Myth
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REVIEW/AMG
Peter Kurtz
Daevid Allen's flights of fancy and cheerful hippie proselytizing have given birth to projects as diverse as the progressive rock of Gong as well as naturalistic solo works such as Good Morning. This record was recorded in 1976, six years after Allen's last solo outing, Banana Moon. It differs markedly from that record, as well as his group work with Gong. Good Morning is more acoustic, with no drums, and was recorded on a four-track tape machine at Allen's Majorcan home, "Bananamoon Observatory." As with Gong, Allen plays his cosmic-effected "glissando" guitar, and he calls on girlfriend Gilli Smyth for her signature "space whisper." Additionally, he employs an unknown Spanish group called Euterpe. The songs here merge together well and have a childlike wonder, punctuated by Allen's singsong delivery and some peaceful synth. Side one is the quiet, poetic side, whereas side two comes closest to Gong, with the moody 11-minute "Wise Man in Your Heart." Where previously Allen leaned on the compositional skills of Smyth, Christian Tritsch, and others, all of the songs on this record were written by Allen. The word that best describes his songwriting would be relaxed. Allen doesn't strive for profundity, and in so doing creates a work filled with humility and charm.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
William Ruhlmann
Daevid Allen was one of the founders of the British progressive rock band the Soft Machine in 1966. After recording just one album with the group, he became the founder/leader of Gong, which he left in 1973 to begin a solo career (though his first solo album, Banana Moon, was released in 1971 while he was still in the group). Allen explored his quirky, folky take on rock throughout the '70s and '80s on albums like 1976's Good Morning and 1983's Alien in New York. His solo work also included collaborations with underground rock impresario Kramer like 1993's Who's Afraid? and 1996's Hit Men, which was released on Kramer's Shimmy Disc label. Allen returned in 1999 with Money Doesn't Make It, followed a year later by Stroking the Tail of the Bird. Nectans Glen also followed in 2000. In 2003 Allen formed a new version of Gong with members of the Japanese collective known as Acid Mothers Temple, as well as playing and releasing material with his California-based band University of Errors. He continued to release numerous live sets and one-off collaborations in limited editions on various independent labels under his own and various group names. A best-of, Man From Gong, which only scratched the surface of his lengthy discography, appeared from Snapper Music in 2006. After a battle with cancer, Allen died in Australia in March 2015 at the age of 77.
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WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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''GOOD MORNING!''
1976
46:48
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1 Children Of The New World 03:40
2 Good Morning 05:15
3 Spirit 04:45
4 Songs Of Satisfaction 02:15
5 Have You Seen My Friend? 03:34
6 French Garden 03:23
7 Wise Man In Your Heart 11:26 (Daevid Allen, Mike Howlett, Pierre Moerlen)
8 She Doesn't She 02:36
9 Euterpe Gratitude Piece 09:51
Tracks By Daevid Allen, Except 7
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Arranged By – Euterpe
Double Bass – Toni Ares
Guitar – Toni Tree Fernandez
Guitar (Glissando, Solo), Vocals, Arranged – Daevid Allen
Mandolin, Acoustic Guitar, Charango, Glockenspiel – Pepe Milan
Synthesizer (Moog), Keyboards, Strings, Guitar – Toni Pascual
Vocals – Ana Camps
Vocals (Spacewhisper) – Gilli S'Myth
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REVIEW/AMG
Peter Kurtz
Daevid Allen's flights of fancy and cheerful hippie proselytizing have given birth to projects as diverse as the progressive rock of Gong as well as naturalistic solo works such as Good Morning. This record was recorded in 1976, six years after Allen's last solo outing, Banana Moon. It differs markedly from that record, as well as his group work with Gong. Good Morning is more acoustic, with no drums, and was recorded on a four-track tape machine at Allen's Majorcan home, "Bananamoon Observatory." As with Gong, Allen plays his cosmic-effected "glissando" guitar, and he calls on girlfriend Gilli Smyth for her signature "space whisper." Additionally, he employs an unknown Spanish group called Euterpe. The songs here merge together well and have a childlike wonder, punctuated by Allen's singsong delivery and some peaceful synth. Side one is the quiet, poetic side, whereas side two comes closest to Gong, with the moody 11-minute "Wise Man in Your Heart." Where previously Allen leaned on the compositional skills of Smyth, Christian Tritsch, and others, all of the songs on this record were written by Allen. The word that best describes his songwriting would be relaxed. Allen doesn't strive for profundity, and in so doing creates a work filled with humility and charm.
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BIOGRAPHY/AMG
William Ruhlmann
Daevid Allen was one of the founders of the British progressive rock band the Soft Machine in 1966. After recording just one album with the group, he became the founder/leader of Gong, which he left in 1973 to begin a solo career (though his first solo album, Banana Moon, was released in 1971 while he was still in the group). Allen explored his quirky, folky take on rock throughout the '70s and '80s on albums like 1976's Good Morning and 1983's Alien in New York. His solo work also included collaborations with underground rock impresario Kramer like 1993's Who's Afraid? and 1996's Hit Men, which was released on Kramer's Shimmy Disc label. Allen returned in 1999 with Money Doesn't Make It, followed a year later by Stroking the Tail of the Bird. Nectans Glen also followed in 2000. In 2003 Allen formed a new version of Gong with members of the Japanese collective known as Acid Mothers Temple, as well as playing and releasing material with his California-based band University of Errors. He continued to release numerous live sets and one-off collaborations in limited editions on various independent labels under his own and various group names. A best-of, Man From Gong, which only scratched the surface of his lengthy discography, appeared from Snapper Music in 2006. After a battle with cancer, Allen died in Australia in March 2015 at the age of 77.
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WIKIPEDIA
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WEBSITE
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TO THE TOP
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