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OXIDIZED GROOVE
Although First Taste was the only Juicy Groove album, most of the same crew recorded another album under the name Rainbow Red Oxidizer. This quintet consisted of Neal, Bonfire, Marker, Ed Cassidy, and...
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LOVE UNDER COVERS
Another listen to Love as played by others. There are some unusual versions done by some intersting artists. 01 7&7 is - souls slain02 can't go on(signed dc) - souls slain03 can't explain -...
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SUMMERTIME HARMONY
The Landlocked Sessions were recordings made in 1969/1970 after the Beach Boys left Capitol records and signed on to the Warner/Reprise roster. The Boys’ new label rejected these recordings,...
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SURFER, SINGER, & SONGWRITER
Dennis Carl Wilson (December 4, 1944 – December 28, 1983) was an American drummer, singer and songwriter. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band The Beach Boys, alongside his brothers,...
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WHERE THERE'S SMOKE.......
01 where there's smoke there's fire - johnnie taylor02 smoke gets in your eyes - platters03 smoke smoke smoke - commander cody & the lost planet airmen04 up in smoke - cheech and chong05 smokin' -...
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THERE'S FIRE
01 i don't want to set the world on fire - ink spots02 ring of fire - johnny cash03 great balls of fire - jerry lee lewis04 this wheel's on fire - byrds05 light my fire - touch06 play with fire -...
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I BOUGHT A COW
The post title comes from a discussion with Gary Brooker about the meaning of the band's name. Upon hearing where and what the name Procol Harum meant (named after the band manager's cat) Gary...
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DERRINGER AND COMPANY
The McCoys go psychedelicBest-known for their 1965 number one hit "Hang On Sloopy," the McCoys provided the quintessential model for garage band success. Young, fresh-faced, and sporting an audacious...
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EARLY PIERCINGS
Golden Earring is a Dutch rock band, founded in 1961 in The Hague as the Golden Earrings (the 's' was dropped in 1969). They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in...
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I FIRST SAW YOU IN A MAGAZINE
01 sugar and spice - cryan' shames02 when it comes to your love - beau brummels03 i wonder what she's doing tonight - boyce & hart04 pretty ballerina - left banke05 groovy kind of love -...
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DIDN'T IT SEEM NICE
01 sorrow - mc coys02 younger girl - critters03 i think we're alone now - tommy james & the shondells04 you baby - turtles05 me about you - lovin' spoonful06 didn't want to have to do it -...
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AMAZING PSYCHEDELIC TEENS
The time.......late 69 -early 70The place.......Detroit MichiganThe Band......Four teenage youthsThe music......Pristine Psychedelic When the band began no one was old enough to drive – the keyboard...
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THE REBEL KIND
01 what makes you so bad(you weren't brought up that way) - outsiders02 don't shoot me down - brogues03 (would i still be)her big man - brigands04 get on this plane - premiers05 you i'll be...
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THE MUSICAL COLLAGE
I thought I would take a couple of moments to shed some light on comps.Not everyone likes comps but others find them interesting as I do. When I put together a compilation it exposes many...
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BUTTERFLY 74-75
An Iron Butterfly Rebirth The band reformed in 1974 with Ron Bushy and Erik Brann joined by bassist Philip Taylor Kramer and keyboardist Howard Reitzes. (Kramer later made news with his 1995...
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METAMORPHIC LIFE SPAN
Having posted the two unsung Iron Butterfly LP's it somewhat inspired me to put together a set of 24 IB tunes that are some of my favorites while as usual not including the ones that you hear all the...
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WOODSTOCK NATION'S LOST ARTISTS
The next few selections will be focused on some bands and artists who may have been lost in the movement. Some of these artists may have made one or two Lp's as contributions to the times. They...
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NOTHING TO FEAR BUT....
Fear Itself was a short-lived psychedelic blues-rock band formed by Ellen McIlwaine in the late 1960's in Atlanta, Georgia. The band featured McIlwaine singing lead vocals as well as performing harp,...
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HARD HEART SINGERS
Douglas Fir began as the Portland, Oregon trio of Douglas A. Snider (drums, vocals), Tim Doyle (Hammond B-3), and Richie Moore (guitar) in the late-'60s. Originally known as the Sun Trio, they played...
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ROCKIN' FOR JESUS
Original art (above) by Rick Griffin from his Gospel Of John works. From Lansing, Michigan band, although their rare album is on a Tennessee label. The 45 cuts are on the album. Both records are...
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