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== Legacy and influence == The staff of ''[[BrooklynVegan]]'' wrote, "Few bands epitomized the [[Flower power|flower-power]] West Coast scene as much as Love, whose name alone kind of said it all."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=BrooklynVegan |title=The 50 best psychedelic rock albums of the Summer of Love |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/best-psychedelic-rock-albums-summer-of-love-1967/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref> Today, Love's critical reputation exceeds the limited success they experienced during their time;<ref name=":0" /> their 1967 album ''[[Forever Changes]]'' is held in particularly high regard and often appears on lists of the best rock albums of all time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laweekly.com/music/loves-forever-changes-at-50-arthur-lees-masterpiece-still-transcends-its-era-8829608|work=laweekly.com|title=Love's Forever Changes May Be the Greatest Album Ever Made in L.A.|author=Jeff Weiss|date=November 8, 2017|access-date=June 24, 2018|archive-date=June 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624232828/http://www.laweekly.com/music/loves-forever-changes-at-50-arthur-lees-masterpiece-still-transcends-its-era-8829608|url-status=dead}}</ref> During their late-1960s heyday, the Rolling Stones and the Doors were known to be Love fans.<ref name=":7" /> Many bands of the 1990s that were influenced by [[psychedelic rock]] list Love as a major inspiration,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/entertainment/music/article/Arthur-Lee-influential-musician-in-the-band-1887394.php|title=Arthur Lee, influential musician in the band Love, dies|last1=Goodman|first1=Dean|last2=Reuters|date=August 9, 2006|website=Houston Chronicle|access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref> such as [[Primal Scream]],<ref name=":6">{{Cite news|last=Hodgkinson|first=Will|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/18/popandrock.shopping10|title=Soundtrack of my life: Bobby Gillespie|date=May 18, 2008|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 18, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> [[The Stone Roses]],<ref>{{Cite news|author=Guardian Staff|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/mar/15/stone-roses-flashback-march-1989|title=Flashback: March 1989: The Stone Roses|date=March 15, 2009|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 18, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and [[The Jesus and Mary Chain]].<ref name=":6" /> [[Robert Plant]] cites ''Forever Changes'' as one of his favorite albums.<ref name="Rolling Stone Magazine">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-robert-plant-228745/ |title=Q&A: Robert Plant|last=Rolling Stone Magazine|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=May 5, 2005|access-date=April 19, 2009}}</ref>
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