My older brother had a copy of the 1st Love album and wore it out. I remember being shocked at the sound of the band and the urgency of Arthur Lee's singing. '7 and 7 is', 'My Little Red Book' and 'Hey Joe' are songs that stand out in my memory. He went to see them at a little club in Cleveland, Oh called the 'La Cave' and talked of nothing else for days. Being 9 or 10 at the time I wasn't allowed to go. Recall thinking when The Jimi Hendrix Experience's album came out(again my older bro wore it out)how much the 'look' of the album sleeve reminded me of The Love.

Guest/Ed is right about America not 'getting him' in general. There was a DJ on WMMS/FM in Cleveland named Billy Bass who used to play them quite a bit along with other 'progressive rock' not played on the local AM stations. Cream, Traffic, Spooky Tooth, etc.

RIP Mr. Lee