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The Human Expression was an American garage and psychedelic rock band from Los Angeles that released three well-regarded singles, and made additional demo recordings between 1966 and 1967.〔Deming, Mike. "The Human Expression. Artist Profile." ''Allmusic.'' http://www.allmusic.com/album/love-at-psychedelic-velocity-mw0000075613〕〔Human Expression. Sixties Garage Bands.com http://www.60sgaragebands.com/interviews/humanexpression.html - are given a biography at Garage Bands.com〕〔The Human Expression. Discogs. - states garage rock and psychedelic as descriptors of genre〕 ==History== The band formed in 1966, with the members coming from Westminster, California, and Tustin, California (both in Orange County).〔MySpace profile of the band, profile.myspace.com〕 Jim Quarles came up with the name "because it had a mystical and otherworldly ring", and the father of one of the band members (Jim Foster) served as their manager. The two then began writing songs for the new band: "I didn't know what I was doing at the time. I just wrote the songs with Jim Foster. I didn't have any prior experience." The band would start performing in local venues and school dances to create a more cohesive unit.〔Liner notes, Love at Psychedelic Velocity, Collectables Records (also the source for the other information on the band that is not cited)〕 After rehearsing for six months, they went to a recording studio and cut the demo recordings for their first single, eventually securing a recording contract with Los Angeles-based Accent Records. While the "A" side of the demo single was selected, the "B" side was replaced with a song that is probably their best known recording, "Love at Psychedelic Velocity." Two more original compositions made up the second single; the demos and the released recordings of each side have survived. Both singles were mixed by Wally Heider, famed for his work with the Grateful Dead. Perhaps due to the slow sales of the band's own songs, their manager brought demos of two songs by then-unknown songwriter Mars Bonfire to the band to consider for their third single. They selected "Sweet Child of Nothingness" as the "A" side of their third single, to be backed with another original composition as the "B" side. The other song was "Born to be Wild," which did not impress Jim Quarles; in 1968, this would become a smash hit by Steppenwolf. The band, at this point, also began playing across the Sunset Strip but were limited in venues due to still being minors.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Human Expression )〕 Before the band's third single was released, lead guitarist Martin Eshleman injured his hand. The band was practicing, and were taking a break when Tom Hamilton accidentally slammed a door on Eshleman's hand, lodging it in glass. Eshleman had severed tendons and an artery, and was forced to leave the band.〔 Although a new guitarist was brought in, Quarles left almost immediately: "This move kind of destroyed the chemistry of the band. I felt it was time to move on".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Human Expression」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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