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Track Listings
| 1. Rolling Home |
| 2. Leaving On A Jet Plane |
| 3. Weep For Jamie |
| 4. No Other Name |
| 5. The House Song |
| 6. The Great Mandella (The Wheel Of Life) |
| 7. I Dig Rock And Roll Music |
| 8. If I Had Wings |
| 9. I'm In Love With A Big Blue Frog |
| 10. Whatshername |
| 11. Bob Dylan's Dream |
| 12. The Song Is Love |
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By 1967, Peter, Paul & Mary were fighting to stay relevant. Toward that end, Album 1700 was not unsuccessful, yielding not only their final hit single (and only No. 1), "Leaving on a Jet Plane," but graceful folk-rock trappings for their repertoire of originals and covers by, among others, Bob Dylan and Eric Anderson. Elsewhere, the strain is showing, down to the ersatz Dylan poetics that serve as liner notes, and especially "I Dig Rock and Roll Music." At once pandering and sarcastic, Peter Paul & Mary name-check (and imitate!) their idea of rock's pantheon: the Beatles (naturally), Donovan, and the Mamas & the Papas. --David Wolf
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Peter, Paul & Mary were viewed as a legendary folk act in 1967--but everything pop ruled in '67 (this was, after all, the year of Sgt. Pepper's and the Summer Of Love), so the trio decided to do a "pop" album. And it mostly works. "Leaving on a Jet Plane" was a huge hit single--their only No. 1--and it probably gave its composer John Denver his first Colorado Rocky Mountain high, at least from a financial standpoint. Peter, Paul & Mary, of course, draw on their initial connection with Bob Dylan, this being '67 and all, even covering "Bob Dylan's Dream" here, and utilizing sometimes "electric" Dylan cronies like Paul Butterfield and Harvey Brooks. Originals like "Weep for Jamie" and "No Other Name" shine, but it's "I Dig Rock 'n' Roll Music" that takes PP&M into the pantheon of popdom, as they name check and imitate some of the biggest popsters of the day--the Mamas & the Papas, Donovan, and the Beatles--in a song that is the very definition of cultural ambivalence. --Bill Holdship
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Album 1700, Peter, Paul & Mary,
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This review is from: Album 1700 (Audio CD)
Album 1700Album 1700 by Peter, Paul & Mary is simply another great music sample by this great American folk trio of iconic artists. Their fame exists because of the energy, style and professionalism that they exhibit on every album they perform and this album is no exception. You may find songs that you particularily enjoy over others, but I personally can't find a song that isn't well worth the listen. Enjoy.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Making a Statement,
By Cara (United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Album 1700 (Audio CD)
This is my favorite Peter, Paul & Mary album; it's one I've listened to my whole life, many, many times. I want to respond to those reviewers who classified Big Blue Frog as a "silly children's song." I hear it as a very clear commentary on inter-racial marriage. "The neighbors are against it and it's clear to me, and it's probably clear to you -- they think value on their property will go right down, if the family next door is blue." As in The Great Mandela (an anti-war song), and I Dig Rock & Roll Music (a parody), PP&M are making a statement, as they did with many of their songs. Another reviewer said they were pop more than folk. While folk music became popular music when the album first came out, they certainly carry on the folk tradition of telling it like it is and taking a stand on issues.
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My favorite PP&M album,
By Hugh C. Haynsworth IV "Libertarian, a believe... (Rock Hill, SC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Album 1700 (Audio CD)
"The House Song" is my all time favotite song by them, yes they wrote it. What makes it great is the complete lack of any frivoluos songs. This is the second must have album, along with "Live", in the entire PP&M catalogue. 'I Dig Rock and Roll' and 'Big Blue Frog' are probably the best "pop" songs they sang, but this album is as close as you are going to get to their best studio album.
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