THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD I’m not sure I would have believed when I started this blog in July of 2021 that I would hit the 1000 non-hit (in the U.S.) song mark in a little over two years. But here I am. I just hope you haveContinue reading “#1,000 Special Edition!: The Namelosers/The Electric Banana/Millennium: The Namelosers — âLand of 1,000 Dancesâ; The Electric Banana — “A Thousand Ages from the Sun”; The Millennium — âThere Is Nothing More to Sayâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â November 1, 2023″
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Halloween Special Edition: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown/The Laurels/The Bunnies: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown — âDevilâs Gripâ, The Laurels — âThe Devilâs Well”, Takeshi Terauchi and the Bunnys — âLittle Devilâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 31, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 997) The Crazy World of Arthur Brown — âDevilâs Gripâ “Devil’s Grip” is “a haunting and powerful track that showcases [Arthur] Brownâs [see #783, 797] ability to captivate listeners with his unique blend of rock and theatricality. . . . [It] delves intoContinue reading “Halloween Special Edition: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown/The Laurels/The Bunnies: The Crazy World of Arthur Brown — âDevilâs Gripâ, The Laurels — âThe Devilâs Well”, Takeshi Terauchi and the Bunnys — âLittle Devilâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 31, 2023″
Jimmy Campbell — “Forever Grateful”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 30, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 996) Jimmy Campbell — “Forever Grateful” This blog oâ mine gives me great joy, as when I played as my 22nd song âMichel Angeloâ, by Jimmy Campbell (see #22, 648, 736-38) and his band at the time the 23rd Turnoff. I called theContinue reading “Jimmy Campbell — “Forever Grateful”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 30, 2023″
Bobby Fuller Four — âLittle Annie Louâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 29, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 996) Bobby Fuller Four — âLittle Annie Louâ Bobby fought little Annie Lou and Annie won! Bobby and his brother/bandmate Randy wrote this firecracker of a number that ârattles with rockabilly inspirationsâ (Beverly Paterson, https://somethingelsereviews.com/2015/02/01/the-bobby-fuller-four-krla-king-of-the-wheels/) and is a fitting B-side to âI FoughtContinue reading “Bobby Fuller Four — âLittle Annie Louâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 29, 2023”
Tidal Wave — âSpider Spiderâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 28, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 994) Tidal Wave — âSpider Spiderâ This soaring â69 A-side reached #1 in South Africa. Jay-Z, you need to sample this one! Brian Currin tells us: The Tidal Wave was one of South Africaâs foremost exponents of psych-influenced pop music in the lateContinue reading “Tidal Wave — âSpider Spiderâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 28, 2023”
Poet and the One Man Band — “The Fable”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 27, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 993) Poet and the One Man Band — “The Fable” Utterly magical and haunting folk rock by some future musical luminaries, including guitar legend Albert Lee and two future members of Sandy Dennyâs Fotheringay. “The Fable” has â[s]imilarities to the late-period Zombies, thoughContinue reading “Poet and the One Man Band — “The Fable”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 27, 2023″
Edge of Darkness — âMean Townâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 26, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 992) Edge of Darkness — âMean Townâ Sort of a mashup of Springsteen’s “Darkness on the Edge of Town” and Scorsese’s Mean Streets. No, really! This A-side from the upstate New York (Oswego) band’s only single, is “[b]rooding ’68 . . . guitar/organContinue reading “Edge of Darkness — âMean Townâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 26, 2023”
Focal Point — âFar Away from Foreverâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 24, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 991) Focal Point — âFar Away from Foreverâ Focal Point is one of the greatest coulda/shoulda-beens in the annals of British pop psych (see #4, 43, 198, 538, 747). This âlanguid, introspectiveâ (Len, https://therisingstorm.net/focal-point-first-bite-of-the-apple/) and trance-like number was a favorite in Beatleland. Co-bandContinue reading “Focal Point — âFar Away from Foreverâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 24, 2023”
The Heirs — âYou Better Slow Downâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 23, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 990) The Heirs — âYou Better Slow Downâ I love my moody teenage 60’s garage rock, and here is a fabulous example from Eugene, Oregon — “delicious jangle introduces a moody, melodic beat ballad with haunting backing vocals” (maxmyndblown, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJp8nFMlJks) that “conjures anContinue reading “The Heirs — âYou Better Slow Downâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 23, 2023”
Boudewijn de Groot — âAeneas Nuâ/âAeneas Nowâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 22, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 989) Boudewijn de Groot — âAeneas Nuâ/âAeneas Nowâ A â[t]roubadour with a Dylan-esque impact, who shoots to fame in [the Netherlands in] the ’60s and ’70s” (https://en.muziekencyclopedie.nl/action/entry/Boudewijn+de+Groot) (see #107, 161, 305), gives us the only A-side I know about Aeneas, Trojan hero fromContinue reading “Boudewijn de Groot — âAeneas Nuâ/âAeneas Nowâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 22, 2023”
Val McKenna — “House for Sale”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 21, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 988) Val McKenna — “House for Sale” Northern soul doesnât get much better than this âmarvellous and baroquely atmospheric” self-penned â68 A-side. (Kieron Tyler, liner notes to the CD comp Sassy and Stonefree: Prime Late ’60s Brit Girl Rock & Soul) Of course,Continue reading “Val McKenna — “House for Sale”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 21, 2023″
Ottilie Patterson — âSpring Songâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 20, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 987) Ottilie Patterson — âSpring Songâ Ottilie, “the world’s only Irish blues singer”, wrote this totally unexpected and magical ’69 B-side and album track — “jazzy, laid-back pop that flirted carelessly with psychedelia in the genre’s dying days” and was produced by GiorgioContinue reading “Ottilie Patterson — âSpring Songâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 20, 2023”
The New Dawn — âDark Thoughtsâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 19, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 986) The New Dawn — âDark Thoughtsâ A stunning dark psyche/garage cut from the Pacific Northwest that “is the ultimate in doomy bumblebee fuzz guitar”. (Ron Moore, The Acid Archives (2nd ed.)) Ron Moore calls the New Dawn’s album: Dreamy downer LP withContinue reading “The New Dawn — âDark Thoughtsâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 19, 2023”
The Renegades — âThirteen Womenâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 18, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 985) The Renegades — âThirteen Womenâ The Renegades â[s]avage[ly] maul[]â (https://www.nortonrecords.com/158-the-renegades-thirteen-women-cant-see-you-158/) Bill Haley and the Cometsâ pondering of the age-old question: What happens when there are âThirteen Womanâ but âOnly One Man in Townâ? The accompanying promotional video is âa brilliant maniacal clipContinue reading “The Renegades — âThirteen Womenâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 18, 2023”
P.K. Limited — âMy Imaginationâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 17, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 984) P.K. Limited — âMy Imaginationâ As to this sparkling gem that seemingly appeared out of nowhere, Tony 879 says: [It] is a lovely summery little pop psyche number with plucked guitar and wistful harmonies that sounds like something off one of thoseContinue reading “P.K. Limited — âMy Imaginationâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 17, 2023”
Peter and the Wolves — âWoman on My Mindâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 16, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 983) Peter and the Wolves — âWoman on My Mindâ Oh man, does John Pantry (see #494) kick ass. OK, since he followed his calling and embarked on a notable career in Christian music and broadcasting after the 60âs came to a close,Continue reading “Peter and the Wolves — âWoman on My Mindâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 16, 2023”
Episode Six — “Jak DâOr”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 15, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 982) Episode Six — âJak DâOr” This ’69 B-side is an ultra-hip and “[g]roovy” (Sids60sSounds, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OY_VhAMaZBs) near-instrumental from Episode Six’s (see #811) last single before Ian Gillan and Roger Glover left to join Deep Purple. Why they didn’t score hits is a mystery.Continue reading “Episode Six — “Jak DâOr”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 15, 2023″
I Shall Be Released: The Knight Riders — âWhere Did I Failâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 14, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 981) The Knight Riders — âWhere Did I Failâ A moody garage classic, unfortunately never released in the 60âs, from a bunch of San Carlos hell raisers! Alec Palao tells us that: Hailing from San Carlos on the San Francisco peninsula, the groupContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: The Knight Riders — âWhere Did I Failâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 14, 2023”
Chris Britton — âHow Do You Say Goodbyeâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 13, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 980) Chris Britton — âHow Do You Say Goodbyeâ Troggs’ guitarist Chris Britton released a little known but stunning solo album, As I Am (see #15). âGoodbyeâ is gorgeous, longing, pop psych gem, languorous in a good way. Vinyl Kiosk tells us that:Continue reading “Chris Britton — âHow Do You Say Goodbyeâ: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 13, 2023”
Johnnie Taylor — “Time After Time”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 12, 2023
THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 979) Johnnie Taylor — “Time After Time” Staxâs âPhilosopher of Soulâ (see #191, 390) gives us a âmesmerizing and very unorthodox spin on the Hollywood classic and Sinatra hit âTime After Timeââ(Soulmakossa, https://www.funkmysoul.gr/albums-no-review/johnnie-taylor-1970-one-step-beyond/), âan amazing reading of the jazz standardâ. (Cook, https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-step-beyond-mw0000185795) OfContinue reading “Johnnie Taylor — “Time After Time”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! â October 12, 2023″