{"id":2718,"date":"2019-05-05T15:16:41","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T14:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=2718"},"modified":"2019-05-08T07:07:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T06:07:37","slug":"sad-about-the-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=2718","title":{"rendered":"Sad About The Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mexican Summer\/Anthology have a superb and chilled-out early \u201970s comp due\u00a0this month\u00a0called\u00a0<em>Sad About The Times.<\/em> Read\u00a0about it and listen to two\u00a0tracks here.\u00a0Full review in <i>Shindig! #92<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"small-12 large-6 columns left\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"small-12 columns\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2720\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/ARC064_Various-Artists_Sad-About-The-Times_WEB-STANDARD.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You are alone in a hot tub on a warm summer night back in the &#8217;70s. Scarcely a week earlier she was right there with you, laughing, gazing at the stars, the FM radio playing the top pop hits as you frolicked in the gurgling water. Now she&#8217;s gone. Really gone.<\/p>\n<p>Then a song you never heard before comes on the radio. You feel like it reaches into some place that has already been prepared in your mind. It is as if the song is reading you. The song really knows she&#8217;s gone, and more. What a great hook, you think.<\/p>\n<div class=\"viewport\">\n<div class=\"overview\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2723\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maxresdefault-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maxresdefault-1.jpg 718w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maxresdefault-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maxresdefault-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maxresdefault-1-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maxresdefault-1-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/maxresdefault-1-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Boz Metzdorf - Sails Across The Sea (from Sad About The Times)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d3ZsCPqwoLQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Then you never hear it again. You remember it really captured the way you felt, it sounded sad but somehow had a healing quality. Down but not out. It seemed familiar the first time you heard it, as if it had cut to the front of the line while the other meaningful songs in your life were taking years to get there. What was that song?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2724\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000026323323-8kjhrf-t500x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000026323323-8kjhrf-t500x500-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000026323323-8kjhrf-t500x500-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000026323323-8kjhrf-t500x500-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000026323323-8kjhrf-t500x500-1-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000026323323-8kjhrf-t500x500-1-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/artworks-000026323323-8kjhrf-t500x500-1-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overview\">\n<div class=\"viewport\">\n<div class=\"overview\">\n<p>I have good news for you. It&#8217;s on this album even if it&#8217;s not on this album.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2725\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NORMA_TANEGA_IDONTTHINKITWILLHURTIFYOUSMILE-456669.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NORMA_TANEGA_IDONTTHINKITWILLHURTIFYOUSMILE-456669.jpg 500w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NORMA_TANEGA_IDONTTHINKITWILLHURTIFYOUSMILE-456669-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NORMA_TANEGA_IDONTTHINKITWILLHURTIFYOUSMILE-456669-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NORMA_TANEGA_IDONTTHINKITWILLHURTIFYOUSMILE-456669-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NORMA_TANEGA_IDONTTHINKITWILLHURTIFYOUSMILE-456669-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/NORMA_TANEGA_IDONTTHINKITWILLHURTIFYOUSMILE-456669-96x96.jpg 96w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>What we are talking about here is a time when there was only so much room at the top and limited alternatives to mainstream radio for a song to get heard. I made up the guy in the hot tub but not the nature of the song. It doesn&#8217;t matter exactly what the song is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2726\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20170126_153241-794x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20170126_153241-794x1024.jpg 794w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20170126_153241-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/20170126_153241-768x991.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"overview\">\n<p>Every song on this album is that song. They all could have been hits. Each with a different flavor, all subtly conveying universal emotions that are hard to describe but easy to feel. Little room at the top back then (another reason to be sad about the times\u2026) but we have plenty of room in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/youtu.be\/d252YZaxtAQ<\/p>\n<p>These songs come in the wake of the psychedelic \u201960s after the high-flying idealism had run its course and singer songwriters were ascendant. After the party, reality kicks in. You have to deal with yourself about how you deal with your friends and lovers.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t always work it out but you can sprinkle a little sugar on your sadness with songs like these to keep you company. You can hear echoes of folk-rock, soft-rock, even detect some psychedelic flashbacks but the atmosphere is dominated by that human being whose voice you are hearing. He&#8217;s not up on stage, he&#8217;s in your mirror.<\/p>\n<p>Have you ever felt sad about the times you are living in? Anyone who hasn&#8217;t seems to me at first lucky, but perhaps simultaneously cursed. This music reaches because it resonates with experiences in your own life that made you feel sad and alone. The artists here are dealing with difficult emotions.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a reason smiley faces don&#8217;t have ears. Sadness can be life affirming; these songs can open that door. If they couldn&#8217;t they wouldn&#8217;t be so enjoyable. &#8220;Heaven is boring, hell is where the action is&#8221; someone said but if you mix the two together you might come up with some songs like these.<\/p>\n<p>Compiled by Mikey Young (Total Control \/ Eddy Suppression Ring) and Keith Abrahamsson (Founder \/ Head of A&amp;R at Anthology Recordings), <i>Sad About the Times<\/i> is a set of North American \u201970s jammers. With a hint of (at times) West Coast jangle, these tracks traverse the border between the power pop of the times and a late-night coke jam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"\" align=\"center\"><span class=\"\"><b class=\"\">Physical Pre-Order Page\u00a0<\/b><\/span><b class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/satt.lnk.to\/outpost\">Here<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<div class=\"\" align=\"center\"><b class=\"\">Digital Pre-Order Page<\/b>\u00a0<b class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/satt.lnk.to\/stream\">Here<\/a><\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2718&#038;t=Sad%20About%20The%20Times&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2718&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2019%2F05%2FSATT_InnerSleeve_A_Sides.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Sad%20About%20The%20Times\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2718&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Sad%20About%20The%20Times&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2718\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mexican Summer\/Anthology have a superb and chilled-out early \u201970s comp due\u00a0this month\u00a0called\u00a0Sad About The Times. 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