LOVE PART 14: THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S FALSE START (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 258B)

LOVE PART 14: THE FULL STORY BEHIND LOVE’S FALSE START (7 & 7 & 7 IS: THE DEFINITIVE 21-EPISODE STORY OF ARTHUR LEE & LOVE SERIES) (Ep. 258B)

From Discograffiti by David Gebroe

May 11, 2026 · 11 min

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This episode dives into the False Start era of Arthur Lee and Love, featuring discussions on Jimi Hendrix and the band's evolving sound.

Discograffiti is the deep-dive podcast for music obsessives. Host Dave Gebroe talks with podcast OG Joe Kennedy about the classic psych band’s entire recorded output, with commentary on their history, wild stories, and star ratings for every release, including long-form interviews with both Johnny Echols and the members of Baby Lemonade, who’ve served as Love now for coming up on 35 years. 7 & 7 & 7 Is: The Definitive 21-Episode Story Of Arthur Lee & Love was consciously crafted to act as the ultimate repository of fact and opinion on one of the greatest bands to ever walk the face of the earth, the almighty Love. Part 14 covers the Hendrix-heavy moves of the False Start era, as Arthur’s Love greeted the new decade with his spirited take on the funk-inflected hard rock of the time, yet another large stylistic move away from the Forever Changes era that his fans so desperately craved. Here are just a few of the many things that Joe discusses with Discograffiti in this podcast: The rekindling of Arthur’s friendship with his old buddy Jimi Hendrix only months before his death; Details about the session during which Jimi joined Love, and what was played; The major similarities—and…

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Host: David Gebroe

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Organizations: Love, Baby Lemonade

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