![]() Whether the public was paying close attention anymore or not, the members of SAC, even with Ed King moving to bass and Thee Sixpence/”Incense And Peppermints”-era drummer Gene Gunnels rejoining the band, were always improving.īy Good Morning Starshine the players had evolved into a compelling mastery. Both tracks allow Strawberry Alarm Clock to indulge in their well-practiced pop craftsmanship. Pitman shows his softer side on “Write Your Name In Gold” and “Dear Joy”. The gentler side of Good Morning Starshine The photo of Strawberry Alarm Clock that became the cover of Good Morning Starshine. These three songs make up a sort of hard rock trilogy. Later, the final song on the album, the long, slow blues “Changes”, was co-written – as was most of the album, in fact – by all five musicians. The equally grimy guitar jam “Off Ramp Road Tramp”, like the first track, was co-composed by Pitman. It shocks listeners expecting a continuation of The World In A Sea Shell. Good Morning Starshine begins with “Me And The Township”, a startlingly crude blues-rock anthem. The album even finds time for some new Clock-ish experimentation, just to spice things up. There are brilliant performances and well-crafted songs here. It neatly presages the era of gritty 1970s guitar rock, while revisiting the band’s well-known harmonic and baroque psych-pop. That’s because overall, artistically, Good Morning Starshine triumphs. Looking back, if Good Morning Starshine had been called something different rather than being named for its weakest and silliest song, it might today enjoy a much better reputation. And it’s a song the band hadn’t wanted to record at all. But that song is an anomaly on the album, one that sticks out like a sore thumb. The only song to make an impression in the charts was the title song “Good Morning Starshine” (from the musical Hair). ![]() So how did the album do? Commercially, well, not great. The public reaction to Good Morning Starshine Good Morning Starshine, for better or worse, is a true Strawberry Alarm Clock statement. It was almost all their own work, compositionally and musically, with which they would fail or succeed. Without the crushing influence of boneheaded management decisions and the reliance on outside writers, Good Morning Starshine is something the Clock could be more proud of. It features new lead singer, guitarist and songwriter Jim Pitman, who helped lead the band away from the lustrous sentimentality of 1968’s The World In A Sea Shell and into more immediate and entertaining blues-rock grunge. ![]() one of their opening acts was the young Lynyrd Skynyrd who bassist Ed King later joined in 1972, playing on their first three albums.Good Morning Starshine is Strawberry Alarm Clock’s fourth album, released in 1969. They released a single of 'Good Morning Starshine' from the hit musical Hair. ![]() With the arrival of Jim Pitman and Gene Gunnells, this album has a decidedly harder sound too, with the rollicking long version of 'Miss Attraction' and the bluesy 'Changes'. It featured a considerably altered lineup and a departure from the sound on the group's past psychedelic pop works, toward blues rock. Although Good Morning Starshine sounds way different from the previous three of the band's albums, it is nonetheless a masterpiece. Strawberry Alarm Clo - Good Morning Starshine Holland - ImportĬD reissue. ![]()
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