Monthly Archives: January 2024

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,074) James Brown — “Out of the Blue” Well, this June 1964 Smash B-side (https://www.45cat.com/record/s1908) came out of the blue — it’s not your typical James Brown. The “twisting original . . . backtracked on the evolutionary steps Brown’s music had been making”.Continue reading “James Brown — “Out of the Blue”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 10, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,073) H.P. Lovecraft — “That’s How Much I Love You, Baby (More or Less)” This Chicago band (see #829) truly put the LSD in Lake Shore Drive. As to the song, it is “Dean Martin on acid lounge” (Prog Sothoth, https://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=2273), “[a] jazzy thingContinue reading “H.P. Lovecraft — “That’s How Much I Love You, Baby (More or Less)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 9, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,072) The Pride and Joy (The Del-Vetts) — “If You’re Ready” This ’67 B-side is the band’s “crowning moment” (Office Naps, http://officenaps.com/?p=32), “Incendiary guitar rock. Chicago fire. Smokin” psych.” (thomassmith8721, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLlFktZ0JAY), “the Fuzzed Guitar work is downright awesome”. (joegongora2200, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLlFktZ0JAY) The song has “the same bite, the sameContinue reading “The Pride and Joy (The Del-Vetts) — “If You’re Ready”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 8, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,071) New Colony Six — “Can’t You See Me Cry” “A soulful and emotionally charged ballad, “Can’t You See Me Cry” showcases [Chicago’s own’s] The New Colony Six’s (see #410) ability to convey heartache and vulnerability through their music. The haunting melodies andContinue reading “New Colony Six — “Can’t You See Me Cry”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 7, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,070) The Ides of March — “You Wouldn’t Listen” Warning: Do not read any further if you are from Chicago — this lovely and surprisingly sophisticated song launched the Ides of March’s (see #431) career and reached #7 in Chicagoland! It was the firstContinue reading “The Ides of March — “You Wouldn’t Listen”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 6, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,069) Katch-22 — “Don’t Listen” Here is an exquisite, ebullient and endearing early British Invasion number. What’s the catch? It was a ‘68 album track by Katch-22! It coulda been a huge hit — four years earlier! Who were Katch-22? Well, let’s have the band’sContinue reading “Katch-22 — “Don’t Listen”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 5, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,068)  Fresh Air — “Stop Look Listen” A captivating and upbeat UK pop rock confection with a bouncy Al Kooper-like organ accompaniment. ”No problems facing us that we cannot work out” Who were Fresh Air? ”Nothing is known of this four-piece group” (Vernon Joynson, TheContinue reading ” Fresh Air — “Stop Look Listen”: (Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 4, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,067) The Fairytale — “Listen to Mary Cry” “Superb [’67 UK] popsike” (MushroomMachineClub, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGTe7hwO4LI) from a “short-lived Lancastrian outfit who formed in . . . in March 1967 and tended to blend pop psychedelia with a taint of punk-rock on their two 45s”. (VernonContinue reading “The Fairytale  — “Listen to Mary Cry”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 3, 2024”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,066)  Sands — “Listen to the Sky” ’67 Brit psych B-side is the band’s “finest moment”, “[m]indblowing stuff” (Vernon Joynson, The Tapestry of Delights Revisited), “a pretty far-out creation, starting as a nice Carnaby Street pop sike excursion before distorting into sirens, explosions,Continue reading ” Sands — “Listen to the Sky”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 2, 2024″

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 1,065) The Bee Gees — “If I Only Had My Mind on Something Else” A gorgeous ballad by Barry and Maurice when the two brothers briefly were the Bee Gees (see #291, 353, 354, 439, 466, 484, 497, 570, 594, 717, 861, 962) ”TheContinue reading “The Bee Gees — “If I Only Had My Mind on Something Else”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — January 1, 2024″