The continuation of Arthur Lee's original band, with Bryan MacLean at the helm through two albums in the early 1970s.
For the full picture, listen to 'Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale' from 'Four Sail' alongside the earlier 'Signed D.C.' It shows what they carried forward and what they were trying to build.
When the original Love disbanded in 1969, guitarist Bryan MacLean and drummer Michael Stuart-Ware kept the spirit alive under the name L.O.V.E. Their 1970 album 'Four Sail' gave us the sprawling 'Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale,' a track that captures the band's ambitious, melancholic sound. Songs like 'Alone Again Or' and 'Signed D.C.' found a later audience, cementing their place in the story of that era's rock.
The group formed immediately after Love's 1969 breakup, releasing 'Four Sail' in 1970 and 'Black Beauty' in 1971. MacLean's personal struggles with depression and addiction made the lineup unstable, with various musicians like George Suranovich and Robert Doran coming through. They didn't last long as a working band, but those two albums and scattered recordings kept their music in circulation.
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