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It's A Beautiful Day — Hot Summer Day
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helgigermany
(Germany)
Posted: Mar 13, 2013 - 11:40
 
Nice!

BBoyes
(Salt Lake City Utah)
Posted: Mar 04, 2013 - 12:11
 
David LaFlamme played a small local dive club on South State Street here years ago. He was actually born in Salt Lake City and his mother was Mormon. Didn't remember that... http://www.davidlaflamme.com/ Anyway we both happened to head to the men's room at the same time where we both peed and had a rather awkward conversation at the same time. In the show he was amazing, way better than that club deserved. He played the violin behind his back (still not sure how he did that). He and Linda played the Salt Lake Arts Festival one summer about the same time. Also present: John Prine and Laurie Anderson. That was quite a summer. He also has played with the Utah Symphony: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It's_a_Beautiful_Day 

There are other great songs on this album: Girl with no Eyes and Bombay Calling are spectacular. The album is best enjoyed whole IMO. 

dew34
(Wisconsin-quite woodsy)
Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 18:42
 
 Highspirits wrote:
This is absolutely one of the best albums of the era.  Original and well crafted rock sounds like this...IMHO.  takes me back..........
White Bird and this one!  Yum.
 
Yum is it-excellent production values-this band and Family established a more not so much doper scene, which still existed. Less color, more performance!   {#Dancingbanana}{#Dancingbanana_2}

Isabeau
(sou' tex)
Posted: Jan 09, 2013 - 18:41
 
Sounds an awful lot like a Jefferson Airplane clone. {#Shifty} jus sayin. 

lorenm4
Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 20:09
 
I had never heard this song before, but I worked with a guy who was part of the hippie scene in the 60s, he knew some of these people, so I gained a respect for the movement.  I think this song is good.

Highspirits
(the epicenter)
Posted: Dec 31, 2012 - 20:08
 
This is absolutely one of the best albums of the era.  Original and well crafted rock sounds like this...IMHO.  takes me back..........
White Bird and this one!  Yum.

funkyalfonso
(Vancouver Island)
Posted: Dec 15, 2012 - 11:23
 
 Carl wrote:
When I see the silly 60s movies with the bouffant hairdos and stereotypical Henry Mancini scores, I'm almost embarrassed to have been a part of that scene. "It's A Beautiful Day," on the other hand, for me has a sound that nails that era and thankfully persists to present. What a great group!
 

Exactly! At fourteen I was lucky enough to see them at London's Royal Albert Hall with Taj Mahal on the same bill. I had a wonderful childhood.

Phlegmaticman
(270 miles south of Paradise, CA)
Posted: Nov 30, 2012 - 11:24
 
Iconic album cover.

bluecshells
Posted: Nov 30, 2012 - 11:20
 
                                                  {#Daisy}

rpdevotee
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 02:06
 
Cool!  I love Jefferson Airplane!  Thanks...oh, huh?  Wait...
Oh, never mind... 

Bleyfusz
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 02:05
 
You won't fully appreciate them until you listen to a live recording. It happened to me. When I liked them already.

rpdevotee
(San Jose, CA)
Posted: Nov 14, 2012 - 02:04
 
Great transition from the last song...

dsd
(PDX)
Posted: Oct 07, 2012 - 15:48
 
Thanks Bill.  Had forgotten this one and it is my favorite from the album.

tkosh
(Minnesota)
Posted: Aug 05, 2012 - 15:09
 
Thanks SO MUCH for playing this great tune!  Best album cover of all time, plus great music—and it's usually White Bird that gets recognized.  My older sister brought this album home from college and gave it to me for Xmas..  I was in Jr. high school.

nagsheadlocal
(North Carolina, the new New Jersey)
Posted: Jul 11, 2012 - 06:14
 
 Master_Po wrote:

Died 1989 @ age 40 (automobile accident).
 
Well, that's sad to hear. I was not a huge fan of the band, but I enjoyed the music when it was on the radio mainly due to her vocals.

Master_Po
Posted: Jun 03, 2012 - 09:06
 
 PopKombo wrote:
Whatever happened to Patti Santos? 
 
Died 1989 @ age 40 (automobile accident).

PopKombo
(Up Against the San Gabriels)
Posted: May 25, 2012 - 10:19
 
Whatever happened to Patti Santos? 

DeeCee1109
(People's Republic of A2)
Posted: May 25, 2012 - 10:16
 
Jefferson Airplane, anyone?

neuticle
(fog fog fog)
Posted: May 25, 2012 - 10:16
 
   I'm scared...starting to like this

WonderLizard
(2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise)
Posted: May 25, 2012 - 10:15
 
 Sasha2001 wrote:
Grace Slick on backing vocals? It' too hot and I'm too lazy to look it up.
 
Patti Santos.

Carl
(The Summit City)
Posted: May 08, 2012 - 19:01
 
When I see the silly 60s movies with the bouffant hairdos and stereotypical Henry Mancini scores, I'm almost embarrassed to have been a part of that scene. "It's A Beautiful Day," on the other hand, for me has a sound that nails that era and thankfully persists to present. What a great group!

ericb
(southeastern US)
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 15:22
 
Does anybody really know what time it is?

ScottN
(Condo in Gaza full time now. Thank TFSM I saw the divot where the landmine was placed.)
Posted: May 02, 2012 - 15:20
 
 MiracleDrug wrote:
okay...

this one is LESS vomit inducing than White Bird...
Yes, a bit more tolerable, perhaps.  I didn't much care for this album when it came out, and still don't.



gusthemonkey
(Southwestern Ohio)
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 16:45
 
 Shesdifferent wrote:
I might have to bump this to a 10 for me, because this song is timeless and I've never gotten tired of it......Beautiful arrangement....thoughtful lyrics, ambient in the picture it paints..I wish I could be in such a place again...
 
Yeah... what SHE says !   um hmmmm

Shesdifferent
(Just visiting this planet)
Posted: Apr 23, 2012 - 16:43
 
I might have to bump this to a 10 for me, because this song is timeless and I've never gotten tired of it......Beautiful arrangement....thoughtful lyrics, ambient in the picture it paints..I wish I could be in such a place again...

cohifi
(Denver)
Posted: Mar 31, 2012 - 22:07
 
Hey Bill !  I gotta mention a cool dude from college turned me on to this album.  I forget his name but I'm sure glad you like this too! {#Clap}

MiracleDrug
(Earth)
Posted: Feb 20, 2012 - 06:09
 
okay...

this one is LESS vomit inducing than White Bird...

skyrunr
(Central NY)
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 - 13:34
 
Interesting controversy about the band members getting screwed out of millions of dollars by the producer Mr. Katz  Full post in amazon reviews of this album.  Interesting that some reviewer disliked it so much, I thought it was nice.

helenofjoy
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 - 13:32
 
Nice segue (I don't know how to spell that.)

helenofjoy
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 - 13:31
 
 siandbeth wrote:
This is the era I cannot abide. Totally personal. 
  It had it's moments.  For myself a time of gaining an incredible amount of knowledg in a short period of time.  Wouldn't go back though.


bluecshells
(EARTH)
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 - 13:30
 
Great!

helenofjoy
(Lincoln, Nebraska)
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 - 13:28
 
 Kimbolini wrote:
Wow I haven't heard this group for many years.  Brings back some memories {#Sunny}
  Holy Mackerel......I am transported .



Kimbolini
(Vancouver Island, Canada)
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 - 13:27
 
Wow I haven't heard this group for many years.  Brings back some memories {#Sunny}

dw
(PHill, CA)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 12:29
 
Discovered she died in 1989 - only 40 years old. How sad.

dw
(PHill, CA)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 12:07
 
Does anyone know whatever happened to Pattie Santos of It's A Beautiful Day?  I used to know her when I was 15, many moons ago.
 

siandbeth
(Santa Cruz California)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 12:06
 
This is the era I cannot abide. Totally personal. 

coding_to_music
(Beantown)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 12:04
 
 Quasicoonass wrote:
{#Dancingbanana}  Bring back great memories... and reminds me of summer
 
I remember this back in the day...

oldsaxon
(United Kingdom)
Posted: Jan 19, 2012 - 12:02
 
 More_Cowbell wrote:
put this away forever...{#Hand}
 
phhhtttt!

HazzeSwede
(Vinyl Land)
Posted: Nov 26, 2011 - 01:16
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
This would be one of my "Desert Island" lps choices for sure
 
Yup,not a bad track on it !


johnjconn
(chicago land)
Posted: Oct 25, 2011 - 10:40
 
Nap time

On_The_Beach
(The Blue Planet)
Posted: Sep 14, 2011 - 22:55
 
Yes, it's easy to make fun of this ripe cheese, but I don't mind saying I liked it then and I like it now.

Alexandra
(Here and Now)
Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 09:23
 
Now I know who this group reminds me of!


Giselle62
(many bear, big rock, estuary California)
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 - 14:09
 
i'm starting to realize there were quite a lot of 60's vocalists who had a slickian voice—-this one's pattie santos it says—-there were even some fellas who sounded like her—-maybe
because they were often folkies before psychedelia kicked in.

Sasha2001
(I can see Zabars from my window)
Posted: Aug 14, 2011 - 14:08
 
Grace Slick on backing vocals? It' too hot and I'm too lazy to look it up.

sirdroseph
(Yes)
Posted: Jul 14, 2011 - 05:14
 
Yea, I am not too crazy about this.

Alexandra
(Hopefully, departing the Gem City VERY soon)
Posted: Jul 14, 2011 - 05:14
 
 contractor07 wrote:
looked this up in the dictionary and it says "see also sucks, crappy"
 

{#Lol}   {#High-five}  Don't forget ANNOYING.

Randomax
(Wimberley, TX)
Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 10:16
 
Wow, this song is soooo apropos!  It's been 106 here in central/Austin Texas....this is SOOOO much a SUMMER song!!!

nanrad
(San Francisco,CA)
Posted: Jun 12, 2011 - 13:19
 
Groovy! I've never heard this song before...made me pause and look it up.

michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Apr 10, 2011 - 08:17
 
 DaveInVA wrote:
This would be one of my "Desert Island" lps choices for sure
 
agreed

michaelc
(Walnut Creek, CA)
Posted: Apr 10, 2011 - 08:16
 
Dated but in such a good way !
I think I just had a Peter Max  flashback