Time Has Come Today-The Chambers Brothers

I saw them perform this live in the late sixties at the Grande Ballroom in Detroit. It was one of the most memorable performances there I can recall (although Cream and Jeff Beck trumped them). The intense percussion, strobe lights and echo loops took it over the top, just fantastic live.

Funny thing though, today it's used as background music for umpteen TV commerials; my wife and I start reaching for our "Air Lugers" to shoot the TV whenever we hear it. It has now become the equivalent for me of squeaky chalk on a dry chalkboard.

Actually, almost all of the songs on the album are great. I saw them perform in Boston way back when, but not all of the band members were there.

"Time has come today" is the devil's work if I ever heard it. To think these guys were gospel singers!

I always used to think that the words were "Time Has Company...;)