TCCDM Pulls One Out..."The Time Has Come" - The Chambers Brothers (1967)
"The Time Has Come" - The Chambers Brothers (1967) It is the psychedelic "in-your-face" "Time Has Come Today" that punches everyone's ticket. Written by Joseph and Willie Chambers , "Time..." is an eleven-plus minute psychedelic tour de force filled with revelry and pronouncement. It has a wonderful middle freakout with dripping time all powered by some of the most definitive cowbell ever put to wax. The song is a fun, but blistering warning to those who promote war and inequality. It's a polaroid of the times. It is why the song has been used a gazillion times in films and television and documentaries. The rest of the album is mostly straight r&b in various shades of pretty good, but nothing comes close to touching this tour de force. "The Time Has Come" (back) Other favorites are the first three tracks on the album. The fun and energetic opener "All Strung Out Over You." The oft-covered "People