It’s a shame this guy didn’t get the recognition he should have. He was obviously influenced by the Beatles and Paul McCartney especially.
Emitt was turned down by A&M Records so he built a studio in his parents garage. Rhodes recorded his first album (Emitt Rhodes) in that studio. ABC/Dunhill Records signed him and they released his album as well as the next three albums he recorded.
He played all the instruments himself and recorded on a four track tape machine. ABC/Dunhill then transferred the tapes to 8 track and Emitt redone all of his vocals.
This song is on his debut album Emitt Rhodes and every song is quality. The first single Fresh as a Daisy peaked at #54 in the Billboard 100 while his album Emitt Rhodes peaked at #29 in 1970.
The album was a critical success – Billboard called Rhodes “one of the finest artists on the music scene today” and later called his first album one of the “best albums of the decade“.
Unfortunately Emitt passed away in 2020 in his sleep.
From Wiki: Italian director Cosimo Messeri shot a documentary movie about Emitt Rhodes’s vicissitudes: life, past, present, troubles and hopes. The movie, titled The One Man Beatles, was selected for the International Rome Film Festival 2009, and it received standing ovations. In 2010 The One Man Beatles was nominated for David di Donatello Award as Best Documentary of 2010. Its US premiere screening was scheduled for May 29, 2010, at the Rhino Records Pop Up Store in Westwood, California.
Long Time No See
It’s been a long time, I remember you well
It’s been a long time no see, where you been keeping yourself?
You’ve been staying all alone when you should be playing
Been feeling all alone when you should be praying
It’s been a long time no see.
It’s been a rough road to ride, says the sun in the West
It’s been hard but I get by with a moment to rest.
Been thinking all the time that things will get better
And living all alone can’t make me much sadder
It’s been hard but I’ll get by.
Oh oh oh oh, yeah
Oooh…
It’s been a long time, I remember you well
It’s been a long time no see, where you been keeping yourself?
You’ve been staying all alone when you should be playing
Been feeling all alone when you should be praying
It’s been a long time no see.
Oh oh oh oh, yeah
Oooh…
Oh oh oh oh, yeah
Oooh…
Oh oh oh oh, yeah
Oooh…
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That is really special when you ban play all of the instruments in a song and I can hear some Beatles sounds on this song.
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I hear Paul in his voice.
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Interesting…definitely Beatles influenced. The guitar, the voice. Yeah, it sounds like Paul. It sounds like late 60s Beatles. Not as good, of course.
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He was really interesting and had a cult fan base. No not as good no… but I have listened to the album…all are good quality songs. His music was pretty much homemade.
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I’m glad he persisted in getting his music out to the public. That guitar really Beatlesesque!
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That’s quite good. Quite good indeed. The name is familiar (although I’d thought it was ‘Roads’ not “rhodes’, figured it was a band)… but I can’t put it in context. I think someone told me about them and liked him/them years ago, but right now, can’t remember who
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He really likes Paul I can tell by the way he writes and sings. He had some quality albums.
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I need to spend more time with the debut – this is good. It’s a shame he never broke through to the mainstream properly.
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I’ve listened to this album and yes…the quality of songs are consistent.
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Wow, Max, Emitt Rhodes sounds like he was super-talented. Your comparison to McCartney is spot on. I’ll be sure to check him out further!
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His first album was something else…it’s really good man.
I’m just now being able to read again.
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I’m planning to check him out over the Labor Day weekend!
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I think you will like it Christian… some very good McCartney type pop
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I definitely hear Paul’s influence. The sound is nice.
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