Album Facts
David Axelrod - Songs of Experience Vinyl LP
Necessary listening, regardless of taste. Recommended.
Price $34.00
Format 1xLP
Label Now Again
Barcode/UPC 8435395504796
Color Black
Year August 29 2025 (originally 1969)
Condition
Album Facts
Necessary listening, regardless of taste. Recommended.
Price $34.00
Format 1xLP
Label Now Again
Barcode/UPC 8435395504796
Color Black
Date August 29 2025 (originally 1969)
Condition
The second album by composer, arranger and producer David Axelrod, Songs of Experience (1969) follows his debut Song of Innocence. It was recorded after the death of his son Scott, and is, thus, a work concerned with mortality and spirituality. Again, it was inspired by the 18th-century poems of William Blake, set to the urban bombast of a full Los Angeles orchestra, with Wrecking Crew vets contributing dark funk. The album includes the hits "The Human Abstract" and "The Fly," the former later sampled by DJ Shadow. Songs of Experience showcases powerful orchestral textures, smooth jazz vibes, and experimental sounds that were ahead of it's time, remaining a timeless masterpiece.
