The Rose Garden Archive
Gene Clark – Gene Clark Sings for You – Omnivore Records
Early unreleased Gene Clark session for your consideration… Gene Clark – Gene Clark Sings for You – Omnivore Records OVCD 280 – 1967 – 53:12 ***½: (Gene Clark – guitar and vocals; Alex del Zoppo – electric piano; other other musicians are unknown) For many fans of the early Byrds catalog, Gene Clark was the songwriter whose lyrics were most intriguing. His tenure with the group was only two years long but for rabid fans, his influence greatly exceeded that time period. He is credited with having a major influence on the merging of rock with country, bluegrass, and baroque orchestral motifs. Before joining the Byrds he was a member of the New Christy Minstrels for two albums. The pressures of touring and rifts between band members caused Clark to leave The Byrds in 1966. Over the next year, Gene concentrated on writing songs and reportedly built up 200-300 unrecorded tracks. It was during this time period that he went into the studios at Larrabee, and Gold Star, in Los Angeles, and laid down eight new tracks, mostly with minimal accompaniment. Clark also privately recorded additional material for his own use. The eight tracks on acetate laid dormant in Liberty […]
The Rose Garden – A Trip Through the Garden/ The Rose Garden Collection – Omnivore Records
A brief time in the limelight, revisited… The Rose Garden – A Trip Through the Garden/ The Rose Garden Collection – Omnivore Records OVCD 281 – 1968 – 78:24 ***1/2: (Diana De Rose – vocals and acoustic guitar; John Noreen – lead guitar (Rickenbacker 12 string electric), vocals; James Groshong – vocals and guitar; William Fleming – bass; Bruce Bowdin – drums) Rock and pop bands that have just one hit record or album usually are just a brief footnote in music history. However, there are often times an interesting story in how they caught the public’s fancy. The Rose Garden, an LA folk rock band, in 1967, were in the right place at the right time. They were talented, especially for a largely high school age group. Their mentor was the great Gene Clark, a founding member of The Byrds, who wrote many of the the super group’s iconic songs during his tenure from 1964 to 1966. Clark heard the youthful band, then called The Blokes, at an afternoon club audition and was moved by their vocal talents, and the 12 string electric guitar prowess of John Noreen. He introduced them to talent managers and provided them with a […]
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