Forum

The Forum were a one-man, two-woman easy hearing vocal group with sunlight pop overtones, getting lots 45 hit with “The River Is Wide” in 1967 (the song also became a high 40 hit for the Lawn Roots a year or two later on). “The River Is definitely Large” sounded something similar to an easy hearing spin within the Righteous Brothers, especially in Phil Campos’ deep and somewhat operatic vocals. An recording from the same name also made an appearance featuring (as experienced the solitary) creation by easy hearing maestro Les Baxter, who also published about half from the materials. While intricately created and boasting creamy smooth California pop harmonies, the tunes and arrangements had been at most saccharine end of sunlight pop, filled with oh-so-slight psychedelic details on “Trip on Me” (which became the follow-up solitary to “The River Is definitely Wide”). Made up of Phil Campos, his long term wife Rene Nole, and teen Riselle Bain, the Discussion board were created in 1966 by Campos, who experienced made an appearance on several hootenanny folk albums through the folk revival. The group didn’t last lengthy after “The River Is definitely Wide,” with Bain heading single while Campos and Nole wedded and created a duo. The recording The River Is definitely Wide was reissued on Compact disc in 2002 with several alternate requires, unreleased songs, and B-sides appended as reward cuts.