In A Korean Garden Of Eden (Vanilla Fudge, Rare Earth, Iron Butterfly, He 5, He 6, Shin Joong Hyun)

[koganbot]

"great music!! ive been enjoying this since i ws 18. now im 57. Korea 김광배"
--from a YouTube comment thread for Rare Earth's "Get Ready"

I saw Rare Earth when I was 15;* my cousin Larry in NYC took me to see Steppenwolf at Carnegie Hall, and Rare Earth were the opening act. And I've barely given them a thought since. I mostly remember waiting for

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[arbitrary_greay]

Taking my time going through these, but to me, "Get Ready" seemed to be all about the scorching jiazz organ. Bass probably could have done with being a little more plucky. After the organ solo rescues the song, its upbeat syncopation in the background is what plays foil to and thus justifies the bass staying steady and the guitar going with long notes. That built up good will comes perilously close to squandered during the sax solo, before thankfully the drums are allowed their turn. But I'm biased there, so I was actually paying more attention to the drum solo, which is always good for staving off spacing out. Still, I think it really was much better than the sax solo.