I mentioned this album a couple posts back. It was my example of how the advent of the Compact Disc had ruined my linear Musical Evolution. I loved the new Compact Disc format. I still do. I was driven to collect as much of My Musical Evolutionon CD as possible.
I bough this Compact Disc during The Roach Days because I was pursuing Horse With No Name which was a favorite from The Scratchy 45 Days. This is where things sort of get out of control and my linear evolution becomes a tangled ball of yarn like String Theory as described by that Quantum Leap guy. Horse With No Name belongs in The Scratchy 45 Days but this album belongs here.
It was during The Roach Days that I discovered that America had a lot of great songs beyond Horse With No Name. I played this CD a lot on those hot, lazy and air conditioner-less days of summer.
Ventura Highway made me think of life in Vermont. The acoustic mellowness has made this my favorite America song and a staple of the mix tapes of the future. There is something about this song that calls me to a long road trip. The rest of this album follows along with melodic simplicity. It is soft and easy to digest and makes me wonder why I never purchased any other America albums.
A Horse With No Name
I Need You
Ventura Highway
Only In Your Heart
Tin Man
Lonely People
Sister Golden Hair