Story of
the Rip Chords
by Ernie Bringas,
Original Member
Homestead &
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H&W Album
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San
Diego Village Voice
Homestead & Wolfe makes the year list!
http://www.villagevoice.com/music/0451,eddy,59379,22.html
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KFJC
89.7 FM www.kfjc.org
(Los Altos).
Hi Karl - here's that review and a huge thanks for releasing
this masterpiece....I love this so much, and am still just
amazed at what these kids did - wow. Favorites = 1, 3,
6, 7, 8, 10, 12, 13. These tracks originally saw only a
private release – until now. Surpassing and
revelatory genius. MITCH |
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From:
Cesar Montesano
Date: May 27, 2005 5:40:27 AM PDT - psychedelica@yahoogroups
Subject: Re: [psychedelica] Re: HOMESTEAD & WOLFE
(mini-view)
Karl !!! & !!
Ooops, but the psych mafia should be praising him heavily for
H&W ! Whweee, thanks for the info, the CD hath me
MESMERIZADO-MIKADO. Now to figure out a little time
adjustment and listen. My favorite discovery of the
year! A little background on my listening habits:
The influx here is absolutely ridiculous, dozens of new things
a week! I listen liberally to different albums ad
infinitum. Very rarely doth something get sticky in the
player. When it does, watch out, swingle-sister - I tend
to want to sing its praises. Being a member of the
Gnosis Project, I am always ranking music. This BADMOFO
(H&W) has charmed me to my bones. I am going into
the database and giving it the highest honors: 15 out of
15 = Perfect. Karl: I would like to get in touch
with the band to offer a review. Truly blessed
now, Cesar |
NewBrutonTown
From: "moecurlythanu"
Date: May 9, 2005 9:08:18 PM PDT
Subject: [NewBrutonTown] Homestead & Wolfe
"Our Times." Just got this CD in from Karl, and
listened to it for the first time. Only a first
impression, but I'm really knocked out by this CD, and
amazed that there isn't a buzz about it. Not what I expect
from American Folk/FolkRock, especially xian. I wouldn't call it
wyrdfolk (though I'm starting to wonder if I really have the
term pinned down after looking at Mark's 'History of'
pages) but for the most part is brilliant 70s Folk/FolkRock
that I would expect would appeal to almost everybody here. Who
to compare it to? Well, I vastly favor the UK scene, and am
less enamored of the Dylan/Guthrie US wing of American
Folk, and the tendency to interject country elements by
many US artists. Having said that, there are a couple
songs that do tend to the countryish side, and one rock
track, (which is good, btw.) They are not part of the Dylan/Guthrie
wing, however. Other than those 3 tracks it's a mix of dreamy
Folk and outstanding FolkRock, drawing comparisons at times with
Tudor Lodge, the 1st Bread, Love & Dreams, and faint hints
at some of what Spriguns did later on (think "Time
Will Pass.") Also, much of the female vocals bear
some resemblance to Sandy Denny, in the phrasing, and
especially when notes are sustained. I also hear a bit of
what the Byrds might have sounded like if they hadn't relied
on 12 string, in some of the uptempo numbers. Again,
a first listen, but it's among my favorite American Folk/FolkRock/FolkPsych
albums. Like it better than These Trails at first listen
(not that that's my fave American Folk album.) My favorite
tracks at first listen are "Mary Jane" &
"See The Children Die." I would think this CD
would be of interest to most folks here. If it wasn't for
the country-ish tracks (2 out of 13 on the original album,)
I would call this an unqualified masterpiece. Very much recommended.
(And no, Karl didn't put me up to this.) - Mark
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From: Phil X Milstein <pm@philxmilstein.com>
Date: May 3, 2005 2:21:18 PM PDT
To: spectropop <spectropop@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [Spectropop] Rip Chords counterrevisionism
Reply-To: spectropop@yahoogroups.com
Someone here recently posted a link to a Rip Chords history, at
http://www.ripchords.info
- I reiterate it now just to make sure that no one who
might be interested inadvertently overlooks it. It's
written by Rev. Ernie Bringas, co-founder of the group, and
aims primarily at clarifying who exactly sang what on the group's
recording sessions, in order to correct the historical record
on those matters. The richness of Bringas' detail, his pride
in the group's accomplishments, and his lack of bitterness at
what seems to have been a somewhat inimical aftermath, are commendable,
and the autographed photo of Doris Day is real fine, as
well. Gone, --Phil M.
Ernie, JoAnne, Brian, Janice, Dave, Ted at Gold Star Studios |
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AcidSanctuary
From: "LamaSivartDoz"
Date: October 18, 2004 1:43:01 AM PDT
Yeah, there is a certain similarity with all those items, but
H & W has a strong urban westcoast finish to it IMO,
not rooted in rural soil like most Brit-folkers tend to
be... Mellow Candle is perhaps the closest of those, but
I would really be inclined to compare it to California-style
bands from a slightly earlier era... they did have trad
folk moves too, often. The most rocking tracks on H & W
remind me of Ill Wind, both in terms of the powerful
female vocals and the flowing band. Also Yankee Dollar,
Carolyn Hester Coalition, even Neighbrhood Childrn. 8.5 /
10 at this point, really hard to find any weaknesses in
it. Great stories in the liner notes about the talented
young lady handing out sheet notes to Hal Blaine & Al
Casey on how the music should be played :-)
// Patrick
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- Homestead & Wolfe: Our Times - The
Gold Star Tapes (1973-75) CD
- cat #: Anopheles 008
- $15 ppd in the US
- genre: folk-rock-country-psych-pop
- Available at www.AnophelesRecords.com
- Karl Ikola / Anopheles Records
- See what the critics have to say ==> Critics
responses to this album
Listen to some short 30
second selections of a few of the songs:
A
list of countries that I now know have a H&W CD in their
borders: S. Korea, Japan, Greece, Sweden, Cyprus,
Australia, New Zealand, UK, Portugal, Canada. -
Karl |
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