2003 MARCH 14 #073
The Mystic Zephyrs - It's Much Too Soon
Situated somewhere between the theatricality of David Bowie and T-Rex, the existential searching of The Velvet Underground, and the naiveté of The Shaggs, we find the teenage family band The Mystic Zephyrs 4.
With this tune, we share the painful realization
that the human species is a pitiful self-destructive thing,
unable to resolve the conflicts which arise from blind
acquiescence to authority and the false separation of
our spirits, thus not soon to escape from the ruts
carved by our past mistakes.
In addition to all that, we thrill that the drummer is only 12 years old.
- John K Fitzpatrick
Lynne (age 18) - guitar, vocal, flute, songwriter
Keith (age 16) - bass, vocals
Gayle (age 14) - organ, vocals
Joyce (age 12) - drums, vocals
TT-2:34 / 3.5MB / 192kbps 44.1khz
from LP, "Maybe" (Two: Dot Records HRH-6873)
1974
Mark Hill writes:
As a child I lived in Ventura California, and remember
a "band" called The Mystic Zephyrs, with the
mom and kids playing... they performed live for us at
Poinsetta elementary school.. I think us 2nd graders thought
it was pretty hokey, even then...Must have been the late
60's... As I recall they lived on "Candy Cane Lane",
one street over from where I lived back then (Byron Ave
in Ventura CA).