{"id":26154,"date":"2023-10-09T05:30:57","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T09:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=26154"},"modified":"2023-10-09T08:08:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T12:08:39","slug":"album-review-the-lost-generation-young-tough-and-terrible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/09\/album-review-the-lost-generation-young-tough-and-terrible\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: The Lost Generation &#8212; Young, Tough and Terrible"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-26155\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lost_generation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"361\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lost_generation.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/lost_generation-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>From Chicago in 1970 came The Lost Generation. Their sleek, sensuous and soulful sounds is in line with the growing symphonic soul movement of the era. Smooth, layered vocals from this group with multiple singers are layered atop sophisticated string section and such. The group released its debut, <i>The Sly, Slick and the Wicked<\/i> in \u201870, scoring a hit single (on both r&amp;b and pop charts) with the title track. \u201cWait a Minute\u201d charted as well. That record also featured some credible covers of tunes that had been hits for other acts.<\/p>\n<p>In 1972 the group returned with <i>The Young, Tough and Terrible<\/i>. Again a collection of original songs and covers, it featured \u201cThis is the Lost Generation\u201d a highlight of the album. Well-produced, featuring sturdy songs and appealing arrangements, the album failed to catch fire. It certainly deserved a better fate; in all likelihood, factors working against the record\u2019s success included (a) the limited promotional resources of Brunswick Records and (b) the staggering surfeit of quality soul releases at the time.<\/p>\n<p>True to the group\u2019s name, their second album would truly be lost in the shuffle. But a loving reissue from the archivists at Org Music rescues this gem from obscurity. Original cuts like the title track are quite good, and while the group\u2019s readings of others\u2019 hits (\u201cThin Line Between Love and Hate,\u201d a hit months earlier for the Persuaders, Al Green\u2019s \u201cTired of Being Alone,\u201d Ashford and Simpson\u2019s \u201cOne More Bridge to Cross\u201d etc.) don\u2019t offer earth-shaking variations on the tunes, they\u2019re well done and entertaining when considered on their own.<\/p>\n<p>An original song, \u201cSure Is Funky\u201d presents a simmering, sinister character and a herky-jerky rhythm that displays the group\u2019s musical ambitions. The title track features some very Stax-y guitar work coupled with Motown-ish strings and street corner finger snaps; it should have been a hit. \u201cPaulette\u201d sounds a lot like another girl-name song (The Four Tops\u2019 \u201cBernadette\u201d), and that slightly derivative quality may not have helped the group, however solid their material was.<\/p>\n<p>Alas, it was not, and the group wouldn\u2019t make another LP. Members went on to other projects, leaving this album \u2013 long out of print \u2013 to be forgotten. Kudos to Org Music for bringing it back, and on vinyl.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Chicago in 1970 came The Lost Generation. Their sleek, sensuous and soulful sounds is in line with the growing symphonic soul movement of the era. 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