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The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (1967)
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The Easybeats - Friday On My Mind (1967)
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Friday on My Mind, produced by Shel Talmy and recorded in England, captures the Easybeats at just about their peak, combining all of the best elements in the evolution of their sound under one cover. The Easybeats were still one of the most energetic outfits in rock music, with a raw, highly animated guitar attack, but they were trying (and largely succeeding with) ever more complex vocal harmony parts and some staccato guitar harmony as well that was pretty impressive, and at this stage they were working with a brace of gorgeous Harry Vanda/George Young originals. The ubiquitous title track is in excellent company, surrounded by an array of mid- to late-60's British rock treasures: a killer garage punk rendition of "River Deep, Mountain High," with a superb performance by Stevie Wright and what sounds almost like a sitar buried somewhere in the midst of the crisp electric guitars; "Do You Have a Soul," with its abrupt tempo changes, cascading choruses, chiming guitars, and hooks that seem to flow into each other effortless; "Saturday Night," with more sitar-like sounds beneath the radiant choruses and rhythm guitar hooks; the dramatic, angst-ridden "You Me, We Love," on which Vanda's guitar playing becomes as intense as Wright's wrenching vocal performance; "Pretty Girl," with its crunchy rhythm guitar sound and catchy lyric hooks and choruses; and "Made My Bed Gonna Lie in It," a punk anthem nearly as catchy and well-played as "I'm Not Like Everybody Else." Not everything on this album is as successful as these cuts, but it is all good listening, even the eerie, original album finale, "See Line Woman." In fact, only the rendition of Leiber and Stoller's "Hound Dog" may be out of place, and even it works as a change of pace. The label of "Australia's Beatles" may have proved an overstatement to some, but one can get a good look at its basis on this album -- it's loaded with actual and potential hit singles, yet it doesn't come off as lightweight in any way. The 1992 Repertoire Records re-release features six bonus cuts that adds significantly to the value of an already good release: "Heaven and Hell," the long version of "Do You Have a Soul" (from the US release of the song), "You Me, We Love," and "Lisa," all of which fit nicely into the ornate and quasi-psychedelic but completely rocking mood of the original album, while "Woman (Make You Feel Alright)" is a chugging little rock & roll number that sounds like it was a choice leftover from their very first album.

The band's line-up exemplified the influence of post-war migration on Australian society. All five founding members were from families who had migrated to Australia from Europe: lead singer Stevie Wright and drummer Gordon "Snowy" Henry Fleet were from England; rhythm guitarist George Young was from Scotland; lead guitarist Harry Vanda and bassist Dick Diamonde were from The Netherlands.

Tracklist:
01_River Deep, Moutain High
02_Do You Have A Soul (Edited LP Version)
03_Saturday Nigh
04_You Me, We Love
05_Pretty Girl
06_Friday On My Mind
07_Happy Is The Man
08_Hound Dog 
09_Who'll Be The One
10_Made My Bed Gonna Lie In It
11_Remember Sam
12_See Line Woman
13_Heaven And Hell
14_Do You Have A Soul (Long Version)
15_Women (Make You Feel Alright)
16_All Gone By (Different Mix)
17_You Me, We Love (Different Mix)
18_Lisa (Different Mix)

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This is the first time I ever heard The Easybeats (or for that matter ANY Australian singers pre-Olivia Newton John).

But at least Olivia could write and perform decent pop songs!

The Easybeats are the sorriest excuse for 1960s rock group that I ever heard....and I LOVE rock from that era. This album came out in 1967, but all of the tunes were recorded in 1966 and was dated even then!

Maybe it's just a coincidence that British rockers ruled the 1960s. The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Kinks. You name it. And I'm an American saying that! The best band we had from that era was Paul Revere and the Raiders, whose hard rock music still holds up today.

But if The Easybeats are "the best Australian rock group of the 1960s" as some reviews imply, then it's no wonder they had very few hits! Even the title track "Friday on My Mind" was a disappointment by most any musical standards.
As opinions tend to do, they differ. 'Friday on my mind' propelled the Easybeats onto the international music scene and at the end of the 20th century the title song was voted the best Australian song of all time by APRA, the Australasian Performing Rights Association. As far as their number of hits is concerned, in 1965/66 they had at least 8 hits. Anyone can Google it and those in their teens/twenties will remember them, like myself.
Thank you for this upload, Iron_Horse!!
As always, thank you!!
Thanks Iron_Horse
TheExecutive, If Paul Revere and the Raiders was your favorite band of the sixties that only shows again you have no taste in music. And I would be embarrassed to say it out loud in too many places. As with all great groups (The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Kinks)not all of the Easybeats stuff was great but they did have some exceptionally good stuff.
"Stand ans deliver" Paul Revere's biggest hit was probably one of the worst songs I've ever heard. But whatever turns you on. You like me, are entitled to your opinion even if it is poorly conceived.
Am I too young to love this band? Please seed anyway.
Thank you Iron_Horse for your upload. I grew up in this era listening to Johnny O'keefe, Easybeats, Beatles, Deltones, they were all great. Thank you for the memories and rock on Australian music!
David Bowie says that Friday on My Mind was his favourite song of that era calling it the quintessential 60's song. He proved it by doing his own version on "Pin Ups" . Harry Vanda said it was the only cover version he ever liked.Thanks for the download Iron Horse.