The Rascals - Freedom Suite (1969 Rhino) torrent

Artist: The Rascals
Title: Freedom Suite
Year Of Release: 1968
Country: US
Label: Rhino
Genre: Psych soul jazz
Audio codec: FLAC | lossless

The Rascals propounding a musical philosophy that love can change the world seems a little preposterous on the surface. But listening to these songs moves me to a better place, where the troubles of our day seem to melt into the beat. And maybe that’s the point – commiting yourself to love won’t change other people, but it will change you. This music makes me happy, and if it makes you happy too, then there’s two more people on the right side of the bed. Freedom Suite didn’t really change any minds (Richard Nixon was re-elected in a landslide a few years later) but it’s enough that this glorious music combined with a soaring, positively-oriented worldview, can still thrill the listener, moving both feet and heart. God Bless the Rascals!
by Steven Knowlton

Tracklist:
1. America The Beautiful (Katherine Lee Bates, Samuel A. Ward) - 2:52
2. Me, My Friends (Gene Cornish) - 2:44
3. Any Dance'll Do (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) - 2:22
4. Look Around (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) - 3:04
5. A Ray Of Hope (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) - 3:46
6. Island Of Love (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) - 2:24
7. Of Course (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) - 2.43
8. Love Was So Easy To Give (Gene Cornish) - 2:45
9. People Got To Be Free (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati) - 3:01
10.Bai'm Blue (Felix Cavaliere) - 2:50
11.Heaven (Felix Cavaliere) - 3:26
12.Adrian's Birthday (Felix Cavaliere, Gene Cornish, Dino Danelli) - 4:50
13.Boom (Dino Danelli) - 13:49
14.Cute (Felix Cavaliere, Eddie Brigati, Gene Cornish, Dino Danelli) - 15:17

Personnel:
Felix Cavaliere - Organ, Piano, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Eddie Brigati - Percussion, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Gene Cornish - Guitar, Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals
Dino Danelli - Drums