Monthly Archives: July 2026

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,033) The Motions — “Everything (that’s Mine)” The Netherlands’ Motions (see #1,224, 1,260) give us a “[s]uperb song, [a] real garagekiller” (Nederbeat, https://rateyourmusic.com/music-review/Nederbeat/the-motions/everything-thats-mine-theres-no-place-to-hide/49130142). It is “scorching . . . a mod masterpiece . . . just as exciting as the early Who [see #119, 548,Continue reading “The Motions — “Everything (that’s Mine)”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 11, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,032) Powder — “Turn Another Page” Before Thomas and Richard Frost had a minor hit and created Visualize, one of the great lost albums of the 1960s (see #209, 211, 247, 385, 595, 775, 967, 1,733, 1,865), these Who-bsessed brothers ignited Powder (see #789,Continue reading “I Shall Be Released: Powder — “Turn Another Page”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 10, 2026”

“McKinley Morgan the Deep Sea Diver” is available here: https://s-the-deep-sea-diver.mp3.pm/. THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,031) Focal Point — “McKinley Morgan the Deep Sea Diver” From one of the greatest coulda/shoulda-beens in the annals of British pop psych (see #4, 43, 198, 538, 747, 991, 1,094, 1,549, 1,732) here isContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: Focal Point — “McKinley Morgan the Deep Sea Diver”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 9, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,030) Val McKenna and Lesley Duncan — “Something’s Coming Along” This joyful “funky soulful sweet tune” (Patrick, https://www.gullbuy.com/buy/2005/8_16/dreambabe6sassy.php) by Val McKenna (see #988, 1,181, 1,258) and Leslie Duncan just sweeps me away. Whenever you need a little push in life, just remember “YouContinue reading “I Shall Be Released: Val McKenna and Lesley Duncan — “Something’s Coming Along”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 8, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,029) The Eighth Day — “Building with a Steeple” Sugar, this is a sweet sunshine pop B-side written by the Archies’ Ron Dante (and Gene Allan). Yes, the building is a church. Buckeyebeat tells us about the Eighth Day: The story of theContinue reading “The Eighth Day — “Building with a Steeple”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 7, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,028) Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown — “We Find Him Guilty” Chuck Jackson (see #405, 1,174) and Maxine Brown (see #1,047, 1,360) team up for one of soul’s great “jury of love” songs, up there with O.V. Wright’s “Eight Men, Four Women” (seeContinue reading “Chuck Jackson & Maxine Brown — “We Find Him Guilty”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 6, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,027) Spirit — “Nature’s Way” Here’s a Spirit (see #1,092) song that wasn’t nicked by Zeppelin, but probably should have been — “lilting”, a “most endearing FM standard” (Richie Unterberger, https://www.allmusic.com/album/twelve-dreams-of-dr-sardonicus-mw0000651040), “driven by a positively gorgeous folk-jazz melody; its bittersweet beauty is easilyContinue reading “Spirit — “Nature’s Way”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 5, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,026) Dr. John — “The Patriotic Flag-Waiver”* Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (see #177) was a true American original, but here he borrowed the “Let It All Hang Out” riff and Dylan’s “Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues” rap and stirred them up into aContinue reading “Dr. John — “The Patriotic Flag-Waiver”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 4, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,025) Buffalo Springfield — “Flying on the Ground Is Wrong” “Flying” is an impossibly gorgeous song written by Neil Young and sung by Richie Furay on Buffalo Springfield’s (see #1,555) first LP. “Although Neil Young has only two lead vocals on the record .Continue reading “Buffalo Springfield — “Flying on the Ground Is Wrong”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 3, 2026”

THE GREATEST SONGS OF THE 1960s THAT NO ONE HAS EVER HEARD 2,024) The Six Deep — “Girl, It’s Over” Boy does boy tell girl it’s over — a classic snarling garage kiss off song. “I like how he tells her off! Teen love at its best!” (HemiVic, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d9-jPRjM8kc&list=RDd9-jPRjM8kc&start_radio=1&pp=ygUcVGhlIHNpeCBkZWVwIGdpcmwsIGl0J3Mgb3ZlcqAHAQ%3D%3D&ra=m) Indeed. From Beaumont, here is “oneContinue reading “The Six Deep — “Girl, It’s Over”: Brace for the Obscure (60s rock)! — July 2, 2026”