Turtles
The Turtles: Happy Together (Rhino) (STAR)(STAR)(STAR)(STAR)
The Turtles were a California band that notched five Top 10 singles (and four other Top 30 tunes) during the late `60s. The band at various times offered up a folk-rock sound and Merseybeat stylings, while also indulging some progressive-rock inclinations. This lively, 90-minute chronicle of the Turtles` career includes archival footage of them performing chart hits such as ”Happy Together,” ”Elenore” and ”It Ain`t Me Babe,” plus interviews with band members, principally vocalist Howard Kaylan and tambourine-player/
onst age-clown Mark Volman. Smartly paced and rich in Turtles trivia, the documentary includes a raft of reminiscences, including the times the Turtles first met Bob Dylan and three of the Beatles.
