TURTLE SOUP...flo & eddie

Post by **jamestkirk** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:08 pm

Two of my favorite artists and a seriously favorite band of mine--along with their spoofs (such as "ELEANOR").

Such great music by these great friends and collaborators in insanity & great GREAT music!

They backed Zappa, RAY MANZAREK, Springsteen, John Lennon, T-Rex, Hoy Axton, David Cassidy, Roger McGuinn, Steve Stills, Blondie, Alice Cooper, the Ramones and many others!

Their last album "Turtle Soup" is my favorite along with their masterpiece "The Turtles Present The Battle Of The Bands"

So what are your Turtle favorites?!! Two from battle of the Bands....

You Showed Me (Gene Clark/Jim McGuinn)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBBj82YC ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CQh0_2b ... ftroH_GHuX

And from Turtle Soup...click the pic of Turtle Soup
http://www.we7.com/#/song/The-Turtles/S ... iday-Night

or play the whole album...good site--at "We7"
http://www.we7.com/#/album/The-Turtles/Turtle-Soup

Post by **BallroomDays67** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:26 pm

"Turtle Soup" is one of my favorites too. Have you heard their last album, "Wooden Head"? It's surprisingly good, considering that it's made up of leftovers and other odds and ends. Rhino reissued it in the 1980's, and included a few excellent bonus tracks. I think it's even better than "Battle of the Bands." Those two along with "Happy Together" are my favorites.

Post by **jamestkirk** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 9:57 pm

BallroomDays67 wrote:"Turtle Soup" is one of my favorites too. Have you heard their last album, "Wooden Head"? It's surprisingly good, considering that it's made up of leftovers and other odds and ends. Rhino reissued it in the 1980's, and included a few excellent bonus tracks. I think it's even better than "Battle of the Bands." Those two along with "Happy Together" are my favorites.

I just found "Wooden Head" and was surprised and pleased with the seriously good music...not the odds and ends and leftovers as advertised...the kind that usually make up such compilations.

I figured you would like 'em. bally!
Glad you posted your thoughts...

Cheers,
Scott

Post by **silentseason** » Wed Mar 30, 2011 10:31 pm

They had a great appearance on the Smothers Brothers Show in early '67, goofing and miming to Happy Together. Beautiful harmonies from them. Turtles and the Association were great bands for that type of music.