Shin Yung Hyun & Men - It's A Lie (South Korea 1973),psychedelic rock<br /><br />A great psychedelic album with 3 long tracks and very good guitar and organ work <br /><br />'the Collection of Korean psych's golden age'. This album contains the peak of the 70's <br />psychedelia of Korea.<br /><br />The opening track '(Beautiful Country)' is the song which was originally forced to praise <br />the then-military government.<br /><br />But Shin Jung-Hyun refused to make the song like that and he made his own version which praises <br />the beautiful country. Intro led by Kim Gi-Pyo's keyboard and Son Hak-rae's oboe emits classical <br />magnificence and tragic beauty. After the indulging intro, Lee Tae-Hyun's bass which shows an <br />outstanding groove develops the main theme. It could be described as an accordance amidst <br />avant-garde discordance. There it goes, the essence of psychedelic.<br /><br />The title track '(It's a Lie)' is a jamming leviathan. Although this is not a live album, <br />this song has striking improvisations.(so these things make the album like a live or jamming <br />album) <br />The last track '(Woman in the Mist)' is also a fantastic jam. With Lee's Bass and Mun's <br />Drum trembling on and making the rhythm tight and loose, the guitar, keyboard, oboe show the <br />great jam. The endless flow of psychedelic jamming invites you to the state of complete absence <br />of ego.<br /><br />It is not so popular methodology that one can be attracted at once, but when you fell in love <br />with, this is amazing.<br />Just avoid your prejudice. Enjoy the trip!<br /><br /><br /><br /> ~ by slgma (RYM).<br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br />" Shin Jung-Hyeon is the Godfather of Korean pop/rock. He started his musical career in 1955. <br />In those days, immediately after the Korean War, there were few musicians. At 1957 he could <br />play at the US army in Korea. His psychedelic play fascinated US soldiers, and some record <br />company asked him to make an LP. His 1st band Add 4 constructed in 1962. Add 4 is the first rock <br />band in Korea. After the time SJH started to make hit songs. Kim Jeong Mi, Park In Su, Pearl <br />Sisters, Kim Chu Ja, Im A Yeong, Jang Hyeon and other singers debuted with the support of Shin <br />Jung Hyeon. They debuted with his hit songs and he became the biggest power in Ga Yo scene." <br /> ~ Folkie Jin.<br /><br /><br />Tracklist<br /><br /><br />1 Beautiful Country 0:00<br /><br />2 It's A Lie 11:34<br /><br />3 A Woman In The Mist 34:31
