Love grew out of the Los Angeles garage band The Grass Roots, changing their name in 1965 to avoid confusion with the P.F. Sloan-managed band of the same name. The band lived communally in Bela Lugosi's former LA residence The Castle, and the house forms the background to the cover of their first two album sleeves.
Love released their eponymous début album in July 1966. This was followed later the same month by the single "Seven and Seven Is/No. Fourteen", neither side of which was included on the album, and which gave the band their only U.S. Billboard top 40 hit.
Love's second album Da Capo was released in January 1967. The album is split between a more conventional first side, featuring 6 tracks (including Seven and Seven is) and a second side featuring just one near twenty-minute track, Revelation.
The band's critical reputation far exceeds the limited success they experienced: their second album to be released in 1967, Forever Changes, is consistently cited by critics as one of the most outstanding albums in the history of rock music. The album features full and complex orchestration throughout, accompanying Lee and MacLean's increasingly elaborate song writing. The album sold poorly in the U.S., reaching #154 on the Billboard charts, although it performed better in some European territories.
Although the band continued to record after Forever Changes, subsequent releases saw frequent large-scale personnel changes, and a move away from the more baroque style of that album towards traditional rock and latterly to soul and funk.
Of the later albums, 1970's False Start is notable for featuring a guest appearance by Jimi Hendrix from one of his last recording sessions.
Lee continued the band until 1975, having lost all the other members to drug problems. He formed other bands called Love (sometimes with former band mate Echols) through the 1990s.
2. Love is also an R'n'B musician based in Manchester, United Kingdom, with Zimbabwean and Malawian roots. His début singles, 'In My Tee' and '3' b/w 'Black Coffee' were released in 2018.
3. The alter ego of Japanese pop singer Ai Otsuka (大塚愛).
4. Former lead singer of disbanded CORE OF SOUL, Fukiko Nakamura's solo work's alias.
5. Love is a Japanese pop/R&B vocal duo, produced by Hiro of Exile's production agency, LDH. They debuted in 2009 with the single "First Love: Love Letter." Their song "Tada Hitotsu no Negai Sae" was certified gold by the RIAJ for 100,000 full-length cellphone downloads.
The band's name comes from the first word in their production company (LDH)'s non-acronym name (Love Dance Happiness).
The band was formed in 2008 by former Paradise Go!! Go!! member Misaki Matsumoto, and quarter Italian Stephanie. The pair met through production agency LDH, when they were given the roles of the two vocalists in a dance performance group called Real Force. When the plans for this unit fell through, the duo formed Love. Both members had been in the entertainment industry for over ten years.
The group's first activity together was releasing a cover of Zone's "Secret Base (Kimi ga Kureta Mono)" as a ringtone (as well as releasing the full version in a special CD attached to the August issue of Gekkan Exile magazine). A year later, the group released their debut single, "First Love: Love Letter," with this cover as a B-side.
The group's songs have been popular through digital markets, with all lead tracks from their singles reaching the top 5 on the RIAJ Digital Track Chart (including "Taisetsu na Kimochi" from their debut album Taisetsu na Kimochi which was not released as a physical single).
The duo have had two collaborations with Exile twice: once before their debut on the song "Love, Dream & Happiness" on Exile's compilation album Exile Ballad Best in 2008, and in 2009 Misaki recorded background vocals for Exile's song "If (I Know)" on their album Aisubeki Mirai e.
August
Love Lyrics
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The higher we both climb the further we fall
Now were under looking up into the floor
And burn each other though we're dying for more
We're stuck on this dysfunction We love it to our death
We celebrate destruction by lighting up this bed....
You can take your love away but don't you ever leave alone
Come on touch me show me your imperfect too
These broken lights they shine on us tonight
We don't talk much when there's so much to say
We don't listen but yet we try anyway
My stomach sick bitter and open
Reveries of helplessness have left me all but hopin'
We strip each others beauty and we push it to the end
We face each other smiling and leave it all unsaid
We kiss till we bleed
We Feel So much its killing us
We fight till were free
And he threatens to leave but won't let me
We cry till we see
Infatuations Break Us down
Were healing at three
We dance inside this tragedy
You can take your love away but don't you ever leave alone
Burn the ghosts we've carried home
Come on touch me show me your imperfect too
These broken lights they shine on us tonight
The lyrics to Love’s song “August” paint a picture of a dysfunctional and tumultuous relationship that is filled with passion, pain, and moments of vulnerability. The singer warns their partner to put their swords away because they are already down, emphasizing the power dynamic in the relationship. As they climb higher, they fall further, leading to a situation where they are both stuck in dysfunction but love it nonetheless. Their love is akin to celebrating destruction, evidenced by their tendency to burn each other even when they are dying for more.
Despite feeling sick and bitter, they try to communicate their feelings but don't talk much, leaving things unsaid. They strip each other's beauty, pushing it to the end, yet they still manage to find moments of tenderness, crying until they see infatuations that break them down. Ultimately, the song reinforces the idea that they dance inside this tragedy, finding a way to heal at three.
The lyrics explore the complex and often painful nature of relationships in a raw and honest way. The tension between love and destruction is palpable throughout the song, as the couple struggles to balance their intense emotions with the practicalities and challenges of staying together. The song touches on themes of vulnerability, power dynamics, communication, and love as a force for both creation and destruction.
Line by Line Meaning
Put your swords away I'm already down
Don't hurt me anymore, I'm already vulnerable.
The higher we both climb the further we fall
The more we invest in this relationship, the greater the risk we face.
Now were under looking up into the floor
Our relationship has taken a turn for the worse, and we feel trapped.
And burn each other though we're dying for more
We hurt each other even though we crave more love and affection.
We're stuck on this dysfunction We love it to our death
We recognize our relationship is dysfunctional, but we can't give it up.
We celebrate destruction by lighting up this bed....
We make love to celebrate the destruction we cause to each other.
You can take your love away but don't you ever leave alone
If you're going to leave me, at least do it together and not alone.
Burn the ghosts we've carried home
Let go of our past and the things that haunt us.
Come on touch me show me your imperfect too
Let's be real and vulnerable with each other, imperfections and all.
These broken lights they shine on us tonight
Our flaws and mistakes are on display, but we're still here together.
We don't talk much when there's so much to say
We struggle to communicate even though there's a lot we need to say.
We don't listen but yet we try anyway
We don't always listen to each other, but we still make an effort to understand.
My stomach sick bitter and open
The pain and bitterness in my heart is overwhelming.
Reveries of helplessness have left me all but hopin'
I feel helpless and hopeless about our relationship.
We strip each others beauty and we push it to the end
We tear each other down and push our relationship to the brink of destruction.
We face each other smiling and leave it all unsaid
We put on a facade of happiness and ignore the issues in our relationship.
We kiss till we bleed
Our passion is intense, to the point of pain.
We Feel So much its killing us
Our emotions are overwhelming and detrimental to our well-being.
We fight till were free
We argue relentlessly until we can escape from the tension.
And he threatens to leave but won't let me
We both threaten to end things but can't bear to actually do it.
We cry till we see
Our tears help us see the true extent of our pain.
Infatuations Break Us down
Our fleeting passions only serve to worsen our relationship.
Were healing at three
It takes time for us to recover and move on from our fights.
We dance inside this tragedy
Despite the turmoil, we try to find joy and comfort in each other.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: ARTHUR LEE
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Tonewall Jaxon
beyond its time and timeless....and this drummer can flat smoke it down.
Juan Avena
The guitar solo is one of my favorites of all time
mixterooney
psychedelic classic by the last great line-up of Love -- the mood changes in this song blow me away....
rsands9
mixterooney I prefer Baby Lemonade if it’s not the true classic lineup with Johnny Kenny Bryan etc
Israel Muñoz
This is heavy progressive
Sluggh McGee
This and "Robert Montgomery" from the same album are so keenly conceived and executed.
Francis DiMenno
One of the finest codas in all of rock.
André Oliveira
Spectacular music.
David Mance
One of my "first lay" albums. It happened in August.
jsamc
Is this what it means to be an obscure legend ?