CHET NICHOLS
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Creative Director - Content Producer - Composer - Sound Design - Writer - Designer
Creative Director - Content Producer - Composer - Sound Design - Writer - Designer
Chet Nichols - The CD, Time Loop
 TIME LOOP by Chet Nichols THE SONGS: Horses and Eagles Electra Water Sand Castles Who Stole The Ivy Lonely Woman The Ballad Of Diamond Joe (Spinning On The) Time Loop * Tell Me What The Count Is The Offing The Beetles Are Coming Quasar Sleeper All Music and Lyrics by Chet Nichols. Produced by Stephen Barncard and Chet Nichols, except "Time Loop" produced by Nick Gravenites. Engineered by Stephen Barncard. Instruments on all songs played by Chet Nichols except on “Time Loop” as follows: Piano-Nicky Hopkins Drums-Dave Garibaldi Electric Guitar-Leo Colligon Bass-Pete Sears Guitar-Chet Nichols Recorded in ‘70 at Wally Heider’s in San Francisco, CA. Photography by Gary Petersen. Cover Design by Chet Nichols and Gary Petersen Released in 1972 Old photos from the record session: http://wallyheider.com/gallery2/v/Historica-Photos/Barncards-Photo-Collections/Chet_Nichols/ :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: All songs published by Chet Nichols and Time Loop Music and Magic Garage Music (ASACP), Copyright by Magic Garage Productions. All rights reserved. You can use the music player below to listen to many of Chet's songs and compositions. We'd like to suggest that you wear a good pair of headphones. Enjoy! You can listen to some of Chet's music by scrolling through the music player below and making a selection. Or you can listen to ALL of Chet's song in their entirety at Chet's music site. You can also purchase CDs and MP3 downloads at Chet's Music Site. Click Here To Go To The Music Site. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Here is a Music Player that you can use to listen to Chet's various CDs. If you like a song, just click on the "Buy" icon and you will be taken to Chet's music site at iTunes where you can purchase the song as a digital music file. Pick up a song, today. ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: CD REVIEWS "Time Loop" record review Chet Nichols : Time Loop (Kama Sutra - 1972) Category : criminally overlooked 4,33 stars If you're into smart and poetic Folky singer/songwriter stuff, then this obscure release is a must have because of the high quality of the songs and the driven yet pleasant way in which they are performed. But as several of these Chet Nichols songs also have doses of Rock, I guess the album could also be of interest to fans of Classic Rock and Folk Rock. 'Time Loop' has a pure and honest and at the same time slightly melancholic feel that's reminiscent of James Taylor or, to name someone more recent, José Gonzales. And it's just as good as the best material either of these artists released, which raises the question why this album didn't get the attention it deserved and why it didn't propel Nichols to stardom. One listen to the album highlights 'Electra' and 'Who stole the Ivy' is enough to make you understand what a gifted composer and lyricist he was. In fact, there's only one average track on the entire album (not counting the superfluous outro 'Quasar Sleeper'). Highly recommended. A RECORD REVIEW: “Time Loop” – a review “Amongst the obscurest LPs on the Kama-Sutra label, bent loner outsider folkie like a disturbed Tim Buckley at times, has a raw underground edge that it gaining a big following with collectors. But it is still a bargain having been released in the waning days of this semi-major label. Weird song titles like "Who Stole The Ivy", "The Offing", "The Beetles Are Coming", “Water Sand Castles” and "Quasar Sleeper, give an indication that this guy was out there. But he makes the acoustic guitar really sing and he creates some of the most unique guitar tunings ever created. His voice is melodious and multi-faceted. His lyrics are spacey, yet, thoughtful in an abstract way. The lyrics are borderline poetry. This record really grows on you. Chet’s Co-Producer and Engineer, Stephen Barncard, states at his website that Nichols was his guinea pig to help create the acoustic guitar sound made famous by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. Nichols is also quite a musician and plays all the instruments on this record, something very rare in the early 1970s. He combines a Richie Havens feel, a Donovan attitude with a Dylan prespective. The production is minimalist, yet dynamic. On the title tune, "Time Loop", he has San Francisco's Nick Gravenites producing and he brings in a back-up band that includes piano by Nicky Hopkins (Rolling Stones-RIP), drums by Dave Garabaldi (Tower Of Power) and bass by Peter Sears (The Airplane). Quite a supporting cast. The record was recorded at Wally Heider's studio in SF, so maybe he's outta California. This is a necessary LP for fans of outside folk, since Nichols appears to be one of the pioneers of this unique genre. I caught a concert that he played at Long Island University and he was the best solo performer I saw play back in the 1970’s.” A RECORD REVIEW: "TIME LOOP is one of the BEST FOLK PSYCHEDELIC ALBUMS EVER MADE! Thank you CHET for this KILLER ALBUM. Warm Regards, ......Miguel - Germany" "I picked up a copy of your album, "Time Loop" on Kama Sutra yesterday. I had never heard of you, but it looked interesting. When I listened to it, I realised that it was a tragically overlooked album. There isn't a bad song on it. Thanks for making such great music!" Sean Gaston.....04/09 ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Chet Nichols Stage Performance Resume Chet has performed as a solo "Opening Act" in concert with: The Jefferson Airplane Jethro Tull The Grateful Dead George Carlin Steve Martin POCO The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Big Brother & The Holding Company Linda Ronstadt B.B. King The Charlie Daniels Band Dan Hicks & The Hotlicks Brewer & Shipley The Ozark Mountain Daredevils It's A Beautiful Day Pacific Gas & Electric Commander Cody & His Lost Planet Airmen Mary Travers Country Joe McDonald The Grassroots Hot Tuna Mason Proffit Blue Oyster Cult Southern Comfort John Lee Hooker Richard Pryor John Denver The Guess Who Steve Goodman The Mary Clayton Band The Kansas City Philharmonic ... and more He has worked in recording studios with.................. Stephen Barncard (David Crosby) Spencer Dryden (The Jefferson Airplane) Nicky Hopkins (The Rolling Stones) Dave Garabaldi (Tower of Power) Pete Sears (The Jefferson Airplane) Nick Gravenities (Big Brother) Sal Marquez (The "New" Tonight Show Band) The New Riders Of The Purple Sage Jack Shoerer (Van Morrison) Henry Lewie (Joni Mitchell) Don Preston (Wings) Bill Bradley (Madonna) .........and more To watch Chet perform the song "Electra" on a recent TV show in Chicago.....Click this link ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuaibZoVsuw Chet's music is available at Broadjam.com, iTunes, Amazon, eMusic and most Internet music sites. Listen to Chet's Music :: Contact Chet |
