1965
Noah’s Barks pages covering things relating to the year 1965.
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Red Beard
Red Beard suffers from a loose overarching storyline (it was adapted from many short stories and it shows) where things sometimes progress sporadically, and certain significant plot details come into play surprisingly late, but good can be said about nearly everything else. Red Beard radiates the warm humanism that defines Akira Kurosawa‘s strength and appeal,… (read more)
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Repulsion
The first of Roman Polanski‘s so-called “apartment trilogy,” Repulsion explores much of the same themes of the succeeding two films in its own way. Paranoia and phobia run the show here, with some astonishing camerawork during the dream sequences. Chico Hamilton’s chaotic jazz score raises your blood pressure through all the thrills. Both fascinating and… (read more)
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Stan Getz – João Gilberto – “Getz/Gilberto #2: Recorded Live at Carnegie Hall”
As of writing, Getz / Gilberto is currently my favorite jazz album, and it has met consistent critical acclaim from just about any person or publication over the years since its release, but Getz/Gilberto #2 somehow seemed to fly under everyone’s radar, including my own until now. There’s a fair reason for that. A few of the… (read more)
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Astrud Gilberto – “The Astrud Gilberto Album”
Fairly typical ‘60s easy listening pop. But as an album, The Astrud Gilberto Album is better than most. Beautiful arrangements are accompanied by a sweet voice sophistically explaining feelings of love and loss as if they were gospel. You know—the usual. Of course, this isn’t musically gospel. It’s primarily bossa nova, albeit with a stronger… (read more)
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The Byrds – “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
A solid album by The Byrds, but I’d have to say this one is only for fans. There are a couple of great songs on here, but an equal or greater amount of material are merely decent or good. The Byrds started to write more of their own material on Turn! Turn! Turn!, but they… (read more)
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The Sonics – “Here Are the Sonics!!!” (1965)
Here Are The Sonics!!! is the 1965 debut album by The Sonics. Considered very influential to both punk music and garage rock, the album receives near universal acclaim. But helping to pioneer some burgeoning genres does not alone make this a great album. For starters, 8 out of its 12 songs are covers, and while… (read more)