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“He confounded his fans and his record label. Most of his band jumped ship after it”: When Arthur Lee steered Love into uncharted waters
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The phrase “da capo” means “from the head” – and that’s exactly where Arthur Lee was coming from when he created Love’s second album, 1967’s Da Capo.
For Da Capo, lead singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Arthur Lee decided to sail uncharted territory.
She Comes in Colors - YouTube Watch OnDa Capo means ‘from the head’ and Lee’s was very much at the creative controls.
The most divisive aspect of Da Capo is Revelation, nearly 19 minutes long and taking up all of side two.
The imaginative intensity of Da Capo set in motion a seismic shift from the rock’n’roll framework, incorporating jazz, Latin, baroque, enigmatic lyrics and peculiar tempos.