Saturday, January 22, 2011: Diana Ross & The Supremes - Reflections

1967.

A year before I was born.

The Doors released their debut album, Jefferson Airplane released Surrealistic Pillow, The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Are You Experienced and The Piper at the Gates of Dawn are also some of the albums released during that year.

And, of course, the newly re-titled group Diana Ross & The Supremes (after founding member Florence Ballard was booted from the group) release Reflections, one of the most amazing songs ever released by Motown.

And that's saying something.

I mean, just look over any overview of The Year In Music for 1967 and try not to be awestruck.

Ecclesiastes 7:10 says, "Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?" For it is not wise to ask such questions."

And, usually, I preach this verse. For the most part I do believe things were not "better" in the past. I believe that, on the whole, these days are much better than whatever era people talk about as "the good old days".

But then I come to 1967. And, damn.

I mean, just listen to "Reflections" and try to compare it to anything made in the last year. The last ten years. It's all bollocks, I tell you, bollocks.

Here's to timelessness. Here's to magic.

Here's to the Supremes.