Week 6 - Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies

Hello and welcome to week 6 of the Great Spotify Listenathon.

Last weeks' album was Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies which you can listen to online using spotify by following this link:

The Zombies – Odessey & Oracle 40th Anniversary Concert Live

In actual fact, the version available on Spotify is the 40th Anniversary Concert, which was problematic for us.

Both being big fans of 'Time of the Season' we were hoping for some lovely 60s tunes with a bit of a darker edge, they are called The Zombies after all.

Unfortunately, the album is a bit self-indulgent and irritating. I think that we should probably track down the original version as this live version left a big gaping hole where any emotional content might have been. It's a shame becasue songs like 'Time of the Season' and 'She's Not There' (However, She's not there is not on the original album) are really perfect pop songs, but it feels as though this album has just been plonked on Spotify to suit die hard fans who might have missed them live, for someone encountering the songs for the first time this really doesn't add to the experience.

When we track down the original we will let you know what we think, but here are our scores for this particular version.

Sam, 4 out of 10.
Stephen, 4 out of 10.

In other news, we both purchased our tickets for Glastonbury 2010 at the weekend and are growing quite excited (yes already) about the prospect of going for that 40th anniversary... the lineup is bound to be a blinder.

We have also just entered Week 8, which can only mean one thing, Otis Redding!!

Check out the Spotify link for a little more R.E.S.P.E.C.T, woop!

Otis Redding – Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition]