If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears

The sound of this record is synonymous with a specific, mythologized version of mid-sixties Los Angeles. It is the sonic equivalent of sunlight filtering through a dusty window in a Laurel Canyon bungalow.

While the foundation is rooted in the folk revivalism of the early sixties, the execution is purely professional, high-gloss pop. The four voices of John Phillips, Michelle Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Cass Elliot create a wall of sound that is both intimate and grand, turning simple melodies into complex, contrapuntal tapestries.