Motor-Cycle (album)

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Motor-Cycle
Studio album by
Lotti Golden
ReleasedMay 1969
Recorded1968, Atlantic Studios, New York City, New York, United States
GenreRock
LanguageEnglish
LabelAtlantic
ProducerBob Crewe
Lotti Golden chronology
Motor-Cycle
(1969) 		Lotti Golden
(1971)

Motor-Cycle is the debut album by singer-songwriter Lotti Golden released on Atlantic Records in 1969. The album is a semiautobiographical account of Golden's immersion in the life of New York's LES and East Village, written in music & lyrics because, according to Golden, "a book is too flat.” "[1] Motor-Cycle describes the underground world of the late Sixties counterculture, “down to the last seconal capsule.”[2]

Music and lyrics

Musically, Motor-Cycle is a synthesis of

stream of consciousness confessional poetry, R&B infused vocals and a "sometimes satiric mélange of rock, jazz, blues and soul".[3] The album was composed by Golden as memoir recounting the time she spent in New York's East Village.[4] describing the underground world of the late ‘60s with lyrics that evoke "a Kerouac novel."[5] Golden's coming of age saga is likely the first rock concept album by a female recording artist.[6] On an album of "restlessly epic roadhouse suites"[7] Golden uses the story-based format, featuring a cast of archetypal characters while playing the part of "emcee" of her own "aberrant cabaret."[7]

Critical reception

Village Voice critic Robert Christgau was less impressed, giving it a "D+" in his consumer guide[9]
Motor-Cycle [Atlantic, 1969] “I don't like this myself, but I also don't like Laura Nyro. If you do, you might glance at the lyrics on the back of the jacket.”

‘‘Motor-Cycle’’ continues to be referenced as a groundbreaking album as in a 2017 piece in The Guardian referencing the seminal female singer songwriters of the Sixties.[10] Golden's song, from the LP, “Get Together (With Yourself)” appeared on the 2022 Hulu TV miniseries and soundtrack, Pam & Tommy.[11]

In a retrospective review, music critic Path, of

Velvet Underground recorded for Motown."[7]

Track listing

  • All songs written by Lotti Golden, except track 5 (Golden/Bob Crewe). Copyright Saturday Music.
  1. "Motor-cycle Michael" 8:14
  2. "Gonna Fay's" 8:31
  3. "A Lot Like Lucifer (Celia Said Long Time Loser)" 6:32
  4. "The Space Queens (Silky is Sad)" 7:21
  5. "Who Are Your Friends" 5:52
  6. "Get Together (With Yourself)" 5:36
  7. "You Can Find Him" 5:13

References

  1. ^ a b Hentoff, Nat (July, 1969) "Cosmo Listens to Records". Cosmopolitan, p.74.
  2. ^ David Edwards, Patrice Eyries, and Mike Callahan. "Atlantic Album Discography, Part 5". 8000 Series (1968-1972) SD-8198 to SD- 8305
  3. ^ Barry, Thomas (Sept 9, 1969). "The Salty Socking Soul of Lotti Golden". Look, pp. 76,76,78
  4. ^ a b Saal, Hubert (July 14, 1969). " The Girl's-Letting Go". Newsweek, pp. 68,71.
  5. ^ Otto, Amanda (August 25, 2009). Needle Points, "Who The #@%! Is Lotti Golden"[permanent dead link], Gutter Magazine
  6. ^ Baker, Robb, (June 8, 1969). "The Sound" Chicago Tribune p.S2
  7. ^ a b c PATH ( May 29, 2008). 1969 "Lotti Golden- Motor-Cycle", Delorean, Tiny Mix Tapes
  8. ^ Hentoff, Nat (March 8, 1970). "The Best of Rock: A Personal Discography". Sunday Section: Rock Recordings, The New York Times, p. M3.
  9. ^ Christgau, Robert (1969). "Consumer Guide (1)". The Village Voice. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
  10. ^ Barton, Laura (January 26, 2017). "From Joni Mitchell to Laura Marling: how female troubadours changed music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  11. ^ https://www.nylon.com HULU ENTERTAINMENT “EVERY SONG FEATURED ON HULU'S 'PAM & TOMMY' SOUNDTRACK”

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