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http://www.weirdomusic.com/index.html - 11/21/09 17:37:51 - 05/12/09 11:04:16
Timothy Leary - Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out There I was thinking that I was more than qualified to write a snappy little review of turn on generation guru Tim Leary’s 1967 acid drop. “If you're over the age of 40, I'm not sure that you should listen to this record,” he intones. “What I'm going to say might make you mad... I particularly don't like to get people over the age of 40 mad because these are the people with guns and handcuffs and prisons…” This was the generation who didn’t trust anyone over 35 which makes you wonder why they trusted 47 year old Timbo, but I digress. As a hip young 40-something that grew up watching my parents and their friends sway and grow with the psychedelic times I’m a tad perplexed by this platter. The album I’m not supposed to be listening to…