"an audacious and occasionally brilliant attempt to mount a fully orchestrated, classically minded work within the context of contemporary pop. As indicated by its title, Song Cycle is a thematically coherent work, one which attempts to embrace the breadth of American popular music; bluegrass, ragtime, show tunes -- nothing escapes Parks' radar, and the sheer eclecticism and individualism of his work is remarkable. The album is both forward-thinking and backward-minded, a collision of bygone musical styles with the progressive sensibilities of the late '60s; while occasionally overambitious and at times insufferably coy, it's nevertheless a one-of-a-kind record, the product of true inspiration"
01 - Vine Street 02 - Palm Desert 03 - Widow's Walk 04 - Laurel Canyon Blvd 05 - The All Golden 06 - Van Dyke Parks 07 - Public Domain 08 - Donovan's Colours 09 - The Attic 10 - Laurel Canyon Blvd 11 - By The People 12 - Pot Pourri
