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Man, I really did not want to listen to this. I don’t like this stuff. The first song sounds exactly like what I expected - a Beatles wanna-be clone. But then it got a bit interesting and toe-tappy. It was like every other song was pretty good. So I don’t know what to make of it. The last song was garbage, but there were some good songs on here, so I’ll give it a 3. Probably should be 2.5
60’s pop rock vibes. It’s alright. A few of the songs were decent, others were tedious and annoying. Edgier Beach Boys sound. (3)
An American version of a British Invasion band. Very middle of the road, at best, all around. "Kicks" is a good track and luckily it's first so you can skip the rest.
This is a solid little snapshot of mid-60s American rock, which is already working in its favor since this is one of my favorite eras. You can hear garage rock starting to get rougher around the edges while the pop side is still hanging around with the harmonies, organs, and big catchy choruses. “Kicks” is a banger. I’ve heard that song a million times, and it’s still easily the highlight here. Their cover of “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone” was good too, and it was interesting hearing their version knowing the Monkees would have the much bigger hit with it later that same year. “Get It On” caught my attention mostly because Mark Lindsay sounds a lot like Mick Jagger on it. That sneering vocal delivery could’ve come straight off an early Stones record. There’s enough variety to keep the album moving, and I liked the slightly tougher garage rock stuff more than the straightforward pop songs. Nothing besides “Kicks” really blew me away but a good album from a great era.
Quite nice but I feel like there were a LOT of people like this around this time. Stepping stone ended up being covered by Ant and Dec, I met them on the tour they did of that and they were really nice.
I'd listen to it again. 3
5.0/10 Liked a few songs
One of America’s better beat groups. This album has a lot of fun, nostalgic sounds, but it’s hard to distinguish it from its peers on both sides of the pond.
I knew the first song and it brought me high hopes for some good 60s pop. I’m left disappointed and frustrated
I'm glad we got a garage rock revival in the 2000s, because if this album is a representation of the genre in the 60s, the 2000s bands did waaayyy better. There is literally nothing special about this.
This was very fun!
It was okay while I was focused on other things. Didn't even notice the album ended. I would have to give it another listen to truly give an honest opinion.
Nice old rock'n'roll ! New some songs without knowing it was them. Nice discovery here
Garage rock and early rock'n'roll built from bright guitars, pounding drums, organ, and exaggerated vocals feels like being stuck in a bar with a band that keeps turning the volume up because it assumes louder automatically means more exciting. The energy is undeniable, but for me the constant cheerfulness and forced exuberance quickly became annoying. What is meant to feel wild and infectious instead came across as grating, leaving little I wanted to return to.
nah
This is pretty cool, liked quite a lot of songs on this one.
Fairly generic 60s stuff but an enjoyable listen.
Innocent fun eh? Not that outstanding in the grand scheme of things of that era. But in the grand scheme of albums on this list, It’s more enjoyable than many.
Quite the bland 60's album. Definitely not one of the best 1000 albums ever made. 4/10
I don’t have a lot of patience for much ‘60s rock at this point, and middling, undistinguished stuff like this *really* doesn’t do it. I like that they’re not psychedelic at least, but I don’t want to listen to it.
Meh
Mid 60s holdover from the 50s. Stepping stones is almost psychedelia, the rest is singles filler. Just listen to what the Beatles and Dylan did this same year and this one fades into nothing.
Yes. Quite.
Some great fun and varied tracks. Real shmoove. Unfortunately, I have no nostalgia for this band so it's another 60s record that I likely won't come back to.
They're known for their covers, and their covers are ass.
I’ve said before I’m a Monkees man, and this felt like that same vibe
What a weird album. I didn’t mind the Beach Boys vibe on a couple of the songs
Quite fun and throwaway, but will have no staying power for me.
First song made me think I was in for a bit of a struggle. But the album starts to pick up. “I’m not your stepping stone” is where the album starts to show a bit of attitude. It’s a sensible rock n roll album from the 60s. A mix of garage, popular rock and some bluesy guitar playing. Lyrically it’s quite stereotypical including the harmonies. It’s not something I’d put on again, but not a bad album either
3.4
This one is interesting but honestly I think a lot of what it does would be done better by other people later.
A couple of good tracks. 3.5
This is #day722 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to some '60s rock 'n' roll, right? It's been a while. I haven't heard of this band before, but I don't really mind what I'm hearing. The sax on "Melody for an Unknown Girl," though. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day723.
Starts off really strong with Kicks, but basically devolves into bog standard psych rock. Not bad, but not blowing me away.
i was expecting this to suck for some reason - will admit this is my kneejerk reaction to seeing anything from the 60s that i haven't heard of - but i'm actually having a really good time! the album cover is very funny. where ARE they. Kicks is a bop. i was thinking LG4R would be ok if i didn't know what they were singing about, so it was very entertaining when they then sang it again in Italian. it was also great when they suddenly out of nowhere started to sound like the Beach Boys. the last 20 seconds made me laugh as well. just a really fun and slightly bonkers album. i'm a fan.
Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders was a fun listen. They struck me as an elevated garage band—just enough catchy hooks and musical chops to rise above the pack. I don’t really have anything critical to say about it. At one point, I could’ve sworn my dad told me these guys were one of his favorite bands from the ‘60s, but now I’m second-guessing that memory. If that were true, you’d think I would’ve heard a lot more Paul Revere & The Raiders growing up. Maybe I’m remembering it wrong. Maybe it was The Animals. At this point, I honestly can’t remember, so take that for what it’s worth.
As expected. No notes.
eh fine. a low but unmemorable 3 for me
It was alright upbeat 60s music. Nothing to really draw me back in for repeat listens.
Kicks 3.6 There's Always Tomorrow 3.4 Little Girl in the 4th Row 3.5 Ballad of a Useless Man 3.3 (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone 3.5 There She Goes 3.2 All I Really Need Is You 3.6 Get It On 3.4 Louie, Go Home 3.2 Take a Look at Yourself 3.5 Melody For an Unknown Girl 3 Score: 3.381818182
Definitive sound of a particular moment in time. Not for me.
Amazing
(7) It was good, nothing special.
"Midnight Ride" is Rock and roll genre album by Paul Revere & The Raiders from the 60's era. I found this album to be decent. I don't know what is going on as most of the tracks are very short and finish quickly. Standout tracks for me are "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", "Kicks" and "Take a Look at Yourself". There aren't good composition and vocal moment and nice sax on couple songs. Except them all the tracks are filler, worst being "Get it On" & "Louise". This album sounds feel outdated and is not relevant in today's era. Overall decent album by Paul Revere & The Raiders
Цікаво) Люблю невідомі гурти 60-х )
This is Paul Revere does Chuck Berry, Paul Revere does Beach Boys, Paul Revere does The Doors, Paul Revere does crooner... it's a 60s by numbers and feels inauthentic. It is competent enough and an enjoyable listen but that turd Melody for an Unknown Girl loses them a star. Yeck.
Good 60s sounds
I enjoyed this a little more than a normal 60'psychadelic pop/rock album. It had a little more spunk and excitement, maybe more mainstream and less totally high on something. I am sure critically that makes it worse but overall i liked it more, not necessarily 4 but easily a 3.75. Except SS 396, I didn't hate it but it felt really out of place with the rest.
This was nice old timey classic rock. Good vinyl vibes!
A really good album with many good songs. I Liked Kicks, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone and There She Goes the most.
Most of this was fun 1960s pop, apart from Melody for an Unknown Girl, which is unadulterated cheese.
That was alright. My favourite was All I Really Need Is You. The tempo changes made it more interesting.
Pretty inoffensive 60s music, not very memorable.
Ugh. So forgetable...
The hits are good, not really excited by the rest of the songs on the album. Little Girl in the 4th Row sucks.
As far as mid-60s albums go, this is an excellent cut. From the punky I’m Not Your Stepping Stone to the bluesy Kicks, there’s a lot of variety. Supremely catchy hooks, engaging instrumentals, and vocals that have aged well. So many great musical ideas executed really well, which is interesting because there are still the landmark 60s trends (barbershop harmonies, echoey clean guitar) throughout, but always juxtaposed with something pretty novel. Loved it!
7/10
I mean this in the nicest possible way: PRR are a second rate 60s beat band. i.e. if you love mid 60s pop/rock, and you're looking to dive a bit deeper than the obvious names, this is a great place to start. "Kick" and "Stepping Stone" are truly great songs, and the rest of the record definitely scratches the itch for soft psych garage rock. But if you're a casual listener, this album will probably sound like mostly generic filler, and you wouldn't totally be wrong.
Fun. My older sister was really into Paul Revere & the Raiders, so I was probably sorta subliminally primed for this. Heh. Charming 60s sounds. Not profound, of course. I appreciated listening to an album with so many distinct POVs (different band members’ songs). 3.5?
Hey, hey young fellas, are we uhh doin' a bit here? I want to know how to listen to this so I don't get beat up by the cool kids hanging out down in the catacombs. Are we making fun of 50's doo wop a la, Frank Zappa? Orrr are we doing the song about racin' in my SS *pause* 396, as a real genuine expression? Are we seriously serenading the UGH "little girl" in the 4th row, or is that just a rib at the man, man? Please tell me, I am lost and it's cold down here. The ballad of a useless man addressed me directly and there are some intoxicating melodies on this thing. There are moments of humour which makes me feel like they are being sarcastic, but these guys got so good at making smiley 50's music that it is kind of the best of that genre. It's like in an attempt to razz the theatre kid, you became able to portray Othello in a manner which brings a local high school gymnasium to tears. That is a repurposed (see worsened) joke from 2010 film, "The Other Guys," but what are the odds, that you are a) reading this b) aware of that and c) invested enough to care. Why am I even admitting this? Whatever. Paul Revere really stayed around an additional 200 years to record a psychedelic comedy doo-wop record and then spontaneously splintered into a pile of bone dust. That's a spicy uhh revolutionary. 3.5 HIGHLIGHTS: Are you being sarcastic, dude? I don't even know anymore.
A really nice surprise. I didn't expect much going in, but it turned out to be a pleasant listen. Interesting mix between an early Beatles / Rolling Stones sound and a rougher Vietnam-era blues-rock, with even a hint of surf rock peppered here and there. It's a bit uneven though. I did enjoy the trippy psych-rock parts, but some songs are really too close to a straight-up Beatles imitation, without the Beatles' energy or wholesomeness (Little Girl and There She Goes bored me and felt overly derivative). Not a life-changing discovery, but I really loved a handful of songs (Kicks, There's Always Tomorrow, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Get It On...). I'll probably give the album another try in a few days or weeks. 6/10
Never heard of these guys before, but it ended up working pretty well for me, mostly thanks to the deep, sometimes rough-edged vocals. The Beatles-inspired ballads are definitely the weaker moments. Surprisingly, the singles are the rockiest tracks, and they’re genuinely cool. The rest is average and not very original. Then my Deezer mix throws on Vehicle by The Ides of March… and the comparison is brutal. That’s an instant minus one star. Zero bias. :)
The Sixties gave us so much great music that it’s not easy for some of the bands of the era to stand out and be heard by later generations. I certainly had heard of Paul Revere and the Raiders, though I would have been hard pressed to recall the songs they were famous for. Midnight Ride shows what I was missing. It’s pop music, maybe almost garage rock, but not as dangerous as the full garage rock experience. Listening to it, I felt like I was listening to an oldies station back in the Eighties - when they played the hits of the Fifties and Sixties. I recognized I’m Not Your Stepping Stone, but I’d only been aware of the Monkees’ version. I can say that I quite enjoyed the album. Not sure it belongs on the project, but I’m not complaining. 3.5 stars
Couple bangers but the rest seem like cheap 60s knock offs... A band that couldn't figure out who they wanted to be.
This actually goes kinda hard sometimes. That Volk bass playing/sound is really something else. Some of the guitar and keyboard playing is cool too. Kind of a witchy twist on the psychedelic rock sound of the time. The songs are of inconsistent quality though and I dislike generally creepy patronizing vocal tone though.
Enjoyable enough, nothing super notable but felt a step above typical 60's pop
It’s ok. Some good songs, but kind of seems like a Temu version of the better music that was being put out at the time.
Album #148: Paul Revere & The Raiders – Midnight Ride ⭐⭐ I was excited when this one came up because I’d never heard of the band. It’s from a period of music that I absolutely love. I’m a big fan of swinging ’60s rock and roll and garage rock, so I thought this was going to be right up my street. I ended up being pretty disappointed. I listened to it twice, and honestly, I still don’t remember much of it. I’ve definitely heard much better garage rock from other bands, like The Flamin’ Groovies, for example. There’s a lot going on here, and there’s plenty to admire. They pull together a lot of different influences and styles. I can hear The Byrds, a bit of The Beach Boys, and there’s some good songwriting throughout. Kicks and Steppin’ Stone are both very good singles, and There’s Always Tomorrow has this wonderfully thin, dissonant guitar sound that really stood out to me. My favourite track is probably Ballad of a Useless Man. I think it tackles alcoholism in a surprisingly serious and sympathetic way. It’s both well written and well sung. The problem is that so much of the rest of the album just leaves me thinking I’d rather be listening to someone else. Songs like Girl in the Fourth Row immediately bring The Beach Boys to mind. To be fair, this was released in 1966, so I’m reluctant to call anything here a rip-off. Everyone was influencing everyone else at the time. But the comparison doesn’t really do this album any favours because I think The Beach Boys simply did this style better. That’s really my issue with Midnight Ride. It’s perfectly good in places, but I don’t know why I’d reach for it when so many of its contemporaries did similar things to a much higher standard. I’d rather listen to Them, The Flamin’ Groovies or, a little later, the 13th Floor Elevators. Before you even get to the real heavyweights of the era like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the rest of the British Invasion, this album already feels outclassed. It’s probably a decent representation of mid-’60s American garage rock, but as a listening experience today it feels fairly slight when compared with the music surrounding it.
Never heard of this band before but I liked the sound and the music! Great first song, very catchy. I have to admit that i didnt really listen to the lyrics (I listened purely for the vibe - and that was nice). It was a nice listen, but i also think i will forget about it again. Thats why i give it 3 stars.
Pretty middle of the road 60s rock. I was familiar with a couple of songs on here (I’m Not Your Stepping Stone), but overall this had little impact on me.
I love how this is so cheesy even Quentin Tarantino had to make fun of it
Fascinated that this made the cut of 1001 essential albums! I guess it is interesting to hear what other bands were doing in the mid-1960s, and that it wasn't all British Invasion dominating everything. And I note that this band had some considerable chart success in the USA. But really, this is a very minor footnote in musical history, and you can hear exactly why The Beatles were so thrilling and revolutionary if this was their competition. It's fine, and if The Beatles, The Animals, The Kinks and dozens of other more interesting R&B bands disappeared from the face of the Earth tomorrow this would be a fun record to have in their place - but I certainly don't think this will make the cut for the next edition of the book...
Day923 - honestly this is a good album with some good songs but my cynical self says we’ve heard all this before from five other bands
Kicks is a great single. Nothing else here is at that level, but it's solid.
Dollar Store version of the Beach Boys.
iskreno, dosta neloše! ugodno i zabavno slušanje. budući da je dosta bolje od albuma koje sam dobivao u zadnje vrijeme i da namjeravam ponovo slušati, mislim da je zaslužilo jednu četvorku EDIT: malo sam bio prenabrijan jer nisam dobivao baš dobre albume, ovaj je solidna trojka, ali četvorka baš i nije...
This album sounds like it could have been recorded by the Monkees even if you left off Not Your Stepping Stone. (Nice cover though.) I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. The sound and vibe bring me back to my younger days. 3.5/5
A respectable album, but I think I preferred them in their "Louie Louie" years, when they were a bit more of their own band and not so much a British Invasion imitator. Though, I must admit, they were one of the best imitators of the British invasion sound. They are well regarded around these parts, as their career broke when they relocated to Portland, Oregon. But I'll admit that this album, while a guilty pleasure, is probably not an essential album. Favorites: "Kicks", "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", "Louie, Go Home", "Melody for an Unknown Girl" (I'm the target market for sax and vibes in a pop song and I enjoyed the humor)
Really easy listening. No standouts but nothing bad. Really good "average" album. Sounds clean for a 60s album. Nice cohesive sound while still having plenty of variety. Probably SS 396 being the only song that was close to a turn off (song about a car), but I'll give them some slack as a product of their time.
Forgettable, and Filled with Derivatives, but not Unlistenable I went into this album knowing basically nothing about Paul Revere & The Raiders. I'd heard the name in passing and after I read their Wikipedia page it really sounded like they were some sort of gimmicky, fake rock band. Turns out, they were exactly that. The album is 15 songs and just 41 minutes long, so if it's trash, at least it won't be a whole hour wasted. "Kicks" is fun and pretty passable. The anti-drug message is sung with a straight face by a band dressed as Revolutionary War re-enactors, which is really fuckin funny. 3.5/10. "There's Always Tomorrow" has decent harmonies, but the drummer singing is... a choice. The sitar-sounding guitar is overdone. 3/10. "Little Girl in the 4th Row" is super slow and kind of creepy. The title hasn't aged well. 1.5/10. "Ballad of a Useless Man" has that 60s psychedelic organ sound, but it's just bland. 2/10. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is probably the best track here. It's not bad, but it sounds like any 60s hit song. The gospel freak-out in the middle is fun. 4/10. "There She Goes" harmless bubblegum with ok harmonies. 2/10. "All I Really Need Is You" is actually decent. Decent harmonies, an interesting off-beat rhythm, and Latin horns near the end. A standout. 4/10. "Get It On" is exactly what you'd expect: 60s guitar, organ, etc. Complete filler. 3/10. "Louie, Go Home" pure 60s junk. 2/10. "Take a Look at Yourself" has a great guitar riff. (As you can tell my energy just drops even tho the album is only 40 mins) 3/10. Overall, this is a perfectly fine album. It's listenable and even has some value in a second listen, but I don't think I'll ever listen to it again. How this made the list is a mystery. This era is crazy overrepresented. Rating: 3.5/10
This A side absolutely rips, it’s just brought down a little by the B sides. A VERY HIGH 3
Some cool end of the 60's vibes. Not great but not insufferable.
Decent 60s jangly garage pop rock. I'm not sure I'll remember it.
If you took every album that came out in the 60s and put it in a meat grinder, you'd get sausage that tastes like this album. Not great. Not terrible. LarryDavid_eh.gif
Pretty good
gives me old rolling stones vibes!!
The most 3 star album I’ve ever heard
1 if by lame, 2 if by see me dump this record in the harbor.
This is so dated. I bought most of Paul Revere & The Raiders singles. I still enjoy those. But their albums are mostly made up with second or third rate fillers.
Very good 60’s record
Happy Fourth of July to me... this is fine I guess
I thought I was in for an all-timer after the first two tracks, but the album quickly turns into a mess. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone manages to shortly bring things back halfway through, but the majority of the second half feels dull and hollow. I do have to point out the mixing, though, it's surprisingly great. I've definitely found a couple of tracks I'll save for the future, but I really didn't care for the rest.
Tá ok.
That was fun, especially Stepping Stone.
It’s alright. Nothing bad about this album, but nothing spectacular either. 2.5/5 Might listen again
2.73
This album would have made me a loyalist. Anyway, happy July 4th.
It was fairly generic for me and I already don't care about this rock style.
Ehhhhh..../10 Inoffensive music but nothing really stood out and left an impression on me. I was anywhere between a 1 or a 3 on any song here. I'd probably be willing to bust this one out again if me and the boys were spotting br*tish for the revolutionary army. It really did feel like this dragged on for such a short album. Though, I also failed to read the wikipedia entry to see that there were only 11 tracks. not sure how they lost the plot enough to do Little Girl in the 4th Row in Italian.
To me, indistinguishable from lots of other 60s/70s rock groups minus what makes all of its competitors interesting
Being named Paul Revere and deciding to make a band in response to the british invasion is committing to a bit at a level I've never seen
One of the reviews on the Wikipedia page called this a "package of hard driving, pulsating rockers," but I have to disagree. It honestly left me a bit sleepy.
My house is hot and I’m in a terrible mood this album is fine maybe even good but I’m so angry that it is getting punished.
Hudba aj spev v pohode, nič výnimočné, až na 1 hit. Za mňa to tu nepatrí...
It's a fine example of this era and type of music. Should it be on a list of 1001 albums? Sure. Will I ever listen to it again? I doubt it.
Good. Stepping Stone is great
Cute, but…
we got the beach boys at home
Liked it
I liked this more than I imagined I would. Great listen, good find in this list. Wouldn't have listened to it any other way, glad I did.
Groovy pop, it definitely sounds like its era and it doesn't initially feel like a must-listen. Midway through the record I felt cohesion, but not enough to win me over. I'd normally argue for the decade they're really talented, but I heard a Neil Young effort yesterday that blows this away. It's listenable of you want a throwback sound. It's mostly unimpressive with occasional sparks in the production. Occasional. 2.2/5
3/5. Pretty meh. Incredibly average
spaßige 60er band, aber nicht super besonders
jamen jaja da. Stor 2
Gik ind med temmelig lave forventninger, synes det var en great time!
Nice from a 60s album
9/10 Best songs: Kicks, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Get It On What an interesting album. It has that super 60s sound to it - lots of harmonizing, catchy choruses, vibey guitars and compelling drums. Simultaneously it has some really dark lyrics, awesome guitar solos, and great that psychedelic, distorted tone to the guitars in quite a few songs. While I don't think it's a perfect album (the songs don't really work together as a cohesive album, which is something I put a lot of weight on as I listen), I think the strengths of the album far outweigh any weaknesses it might have. This is definitely an album I'll listen to again.
This was whatever Playlist add: "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
Good garage rock is always a fun listen, and this definitely is good and fun. Alongside the garage staples like stepping stone there’s some great jangle and really pleasing harmonies too. Ignore the lyrics as they a little problematic but stay for the power chords (ignore the closing track though, it’s like Acker Bilk)
It struck me how short and varied the songs were. Made it difficult to really get a feel for the kind of music the band made. Didn’t really capture my attention but not wholly unpleasant, but a bit dull.
5/10
I know this is an artifact of a time, and I may have really enjoyed it had I been born twenty years earlier, but there's this mysogynistic aggression underpinning everything here. It's creepy, and it makes me uncomfortable.
Como todo álbum de los '60, tiene sus canciones que se me hacen tediosas, y es por eso que no esperaba pasarla tan bien con este álbum. Siempre es divertido escuchar canciones de hombres sufriendo y con el corazón roto... ↑: Kicks; Ballad of a Useless Man; There She Goes; All I Need Is You; Shake It Up; SS 396 ↓: Little Girl in the 4th Row; Louie, Go Home; Melody for an Unknown Girl
I feel like I should know, but I don’t? Well, yeah. This period and its offerings are beginning to bring me down, man. At some points, I actually considered giving it a 4, the vocals are strong, the use of both channels interesting, the bass well placed in the mix… but then… it’s all over the place stylistically without reason, it’s hits are hits but it’s filler is… straight up car commercials? By the end I believe I may be giving this a 2. Yeah… it’s not the offering I am looking for in the history of Rock and Roll. I think it should be forgotten and left for the crate diggers. 2 Boolean: False
I really liked their very 60’s style. Good stuff.
This is terrible. Derivative (even for 1966) and bland. White folks were driven to this nonsense in the mid-60s because the true artists of the day weren't played on radio or sold in record stores. What excuse could there possibly be for continuing to lionize this cynical hokum in 2026??
Not bad, but not great either. Every musical idea has been done better both before and after by other artists.
Me gustó mucho el disco. Me encanta este estilo de música.
Ho hum
Kicks
A 60s band I've never heard of, which is rare on this list. Revere's keyboards make "Midnight Ride" a bit better. The best song on the album is "Kicks", the track that's used to sell the album. You know "Midnight Ride" has nothing else special when the other singles aren't mentioned on the cover. At least the album is only half an hour long. 3 stars for "Midnight Ride".
Kinda mid. I can see the vision before, but it falls into this repetitive vibe and stays there.
I know this band… pretty standard 60’s fare. Jangly. Wholesome. Feels like trouble brewing in the sock hop parking lot where the bad kids went to smoke.
Shitty generic 60s "rock"
Ok
OK
A bit of a sampling of different 60s vibes. A fun listen.
This is an album from 1966 but it sounds like something closer to 56. not a knock its a fun little album.
Another album that's perfectly fine and decent, but in no way a must listen.
I had no idea Minor Threat's "Stepping Stone" was a cover of "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone". Paul Revere & the Raiders sounds pretty typical of a late-60's English rock band, but they're Americans. The songwriting puts them over the edge for me. Very listenable. Probably not essential, but quite good!
Typisk 60s rockpop. 5/10
Sounds catchy. But not enough for me to save any of the songs
Good but very standard. Blissfully short
This was a bit fun, not sure how the artist outsold everyone but the Beatles and Rolling Stones
The kind of album that makes me give up on the project. It's not bad, it's just fine, so very fine.
It's fine. It's probably not fair because it's like rating a Beatles album without understanding their full evolution, but it basically feels like early Beatles if they never showed their full range.
I certainly didn’t expect to see a Paul Revere & the Raiders album on this list. I thought they were some sort of gimmicky, fake rock/pop band. The album is 15 songs and just 41 minutes long, so if it’s trash, at least it won’t be a whole hour wasted. Actually, the original album had 10 songs, so depending on how good a time I’m having, I might just stick to the original album. This album was the band’s fifth album, and they had two hit singles, one called Kicks and the other (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone. Steppin’ Stone later became a top 20 hit for the Monkees, who covered both it and Kicks. I’ve heard both singles, I’m sure, though I only for sure remember Steppin’ Stone. The album is the first in the band’s history to feature songwriting from everyone in the band. They are a rock band from Iowa, and according to our good friend Wikipedia, “The band was known for including Revolutionary War-style clothes in their attire.” Fun. Track 1 is Kicks, the first single off the album. Okay, I remember this song. It’s definitely in that 60’s rock vibe. I hate that vibe. It’s so dated. The band has pretty good harmonies. The song is about a girl getting her kicks from drugs and short-lived thrills. The singer warns her that those thrills won’t work and she’ll need to find other kicks, more dangerous kicks and it not worth it. It must have been hilarious to see a band dressed as Revolutionary War re-enactors warning kids about the dangers of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Track 2 is There’s Always Tomorrow. It’s a bit better than Kicks, I think. The guitar has a bit of a harder edge. The chorus showcases the band’s harmonies. The drummer, Smitty, sings this song. He’s not a great singer, but he wrote the song, so why not let him sing it? The guitar solo is pretty good, though it sounds like the band was trying to make it sound like a sitar. I love the Beatles, but I’d like to punch them right in the mouth for introducing the sitar to these less-than-genius rock and roll bands. Track 3 is Little Girl in the 4th Row. This is a super-slow song. Lead singer Mark Lindsay is back on vocals, though it sounds like his vocals were either double-tracked or another band member is singing harmony. Can you guess what the song is about? The singer sees a girl in the 4th row, but once the show is over, he has to leave town for the next show. Maybe one day, he can get closer to her than the 4th row. I wonder if Paul Revere and the Raiders got groupies? This album is a mystery to me as to why it was included in the 1,001 list. Track 4 is Ballad of a Useless Man and it has that 60s psychedelic organ playing. It sounds like this band was created by a music producer who thought he could take anyone and write bland 60s songs for them and make them stars. Hmmm, I guess it worked. Track 5 is (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone. I immediately remember this song. It’s not bad, but it sounds like any number of “hit” songs in this time period. It kind of turns into a gospel church service in the middle, with a bit of a freak-out. That was fun. The song is pretty bland except for when they hit their freak-out. Track 6 is There She Goes, and I'm guessing this isn't the There She Goes from The La's and later covered by Sixpence None the Richer. And it's not. ThePaul Revere There She Goes sounds like a Statler Brothers song. As in, it’s a harmless, bubble-gummy type song with good harmonies. It’s really clear during this time how genius the Beatles were as the record industry tried and tried to copy their success, and they never could even come close. Well, the people making the real money were successful as the lemmings fell for all these poorly constructed faux-Beatle bands, which stuffed their suit pockets. But all those bands were cookie-cutter outfits that, once they figured out they were being used, couldn’t write their own music or find their true sound if they tried. Track 7 is All I Really Need Is You and here we are with more sitar-sounding guitars. Hmmm, I kind of like this song. Great harmonies on the chorus. It’s got an interesting beat through the verses. It’s 4/4 time, but it feels off. Interesting. This song was written by the band. Oh, they added some Latin-sounding horns near the end. I’m adding this to my singles list. Even the guitar as a sitar isn’t bugging me. It still sounds like it’s from the 60s, but it’s also different. Great song. Track 8 is Get It On, and we aren’t banging a gong. This sounds exactly like what I’d imagine someone today would write if asked to write a 60s rock song. It’s got the 60s guitar playing, the 60s organ, the 60s chanting chorus- get it on! Get it on! Get it on! Then here comes the one string BB King type solo. As much as I loved the last song, I have no feeling at all for this one. I think that’s my feeling toward the whole album. I don’t hate it. It’s a perfect example of what I expected to hear from a 60s rock band that dresses like Revolutionary War re-enactors. Track 9 is Louie, Go Home. This sounds like the record company told the band, “We need a song that sounds like the Beatles’ Day Tripper.” Okay, how about this? And the riff for Louie, Go Home was born. Just pure 60s junk. Though I will admit, the harmonies during the chorus are fun. Wait, the song just went from Day Tripper to Norwegian Wood. What in the hell? This is like a sound-alike greatest hit of the Beatles' Rubber Soul. Oh, this makes sense. Rubber Soul was released late in 1965, while this Paul Revere album was released in 1966. By that time, the band or their producers would have heard the Beatles’ Rubber Soul. Track 10 is Take a Look at Yourself. Okay, now this sounds a bit like Last Train to Clarksville, but that’s a rip-off of a Beatles tune as well, so I'll leave it. I really like the guitar riff to open the song. This song isn’t bad at all. Wait a minute….Terry Melcher was a producer/arranger on this album. Holy Helter Skelter! Melcher was the producer who was interested in Charles Manson’s music after Manson was introduced to Melcher by Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. Melcher also wanted to shoot a documentary on Manson and his family who lived on Spahn Ranch. Melcher got spooked by Manson and abandoned him completely. Depending on which conspiracy you believe, Melcher was the one Manson was trying to kill the night of the Tate-LaBianca murders. Just read CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, if you want a deep dive into a huge government conspiracy….or not. I really digressed there. Anyway, this album is just bland to me. It’s not bad, but it’s not great. If you want to hear what most bands in the 1960s were playing after the Beatles blew up, then this is a perfect example. Plus, there are actually a couple of good tunes on the album, but it’s not worth the squeeze for me.
Great psychedelic pop. They should’ve been much bigger
Ok
I don't know where to begin or how to review this album. All of these songs have their place. Maybe not Little Girl in the 4th Row, that song is quite bad. I don't know if this album suffers from being disjointed. I can't tell if the songs should be in a different order. Maybe they just sound way to similar to songs by other artists from the time. No matter what the issue is, I know the album as a whole just does not work for me.
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Like most old rock albums, I feel a need to revisit this one to give actual thoughts on it. On first listen it's pretty standard stuff, but who knows, maybe it'll grow on me. 3 for "wouldn't skip, but wouldn't go out of my way to listen to."
3 1/2
I love how this is the consensous average album pick, being perfectly at 3 stars. I can see why people would rate it such, but I fucking loved every bit of this. Definitely has a stronger second half, by like a huge margin, but I really enjoyed all the songs on the first side too. Seems like a super early prototype for pop punk, especially on "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone". This band is cool
Utterly forgettable
I can see Baby's parents dancing to this at Kellerman’s Mountain House.
Meeeeeeeeeeh. meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh
Muy buen album, me gustó mucho.La verdad que no lo conocia pero disfrute escuchandolo.
Muito bom. Têm tudo que alguém pode desejar de um álbum da década de 60. Realmente é uma fusão de tudo que há de mais fascinante desse período. Sem contar que é um achado raro, um grupo pouco discutido da época, um dos muitos que merecem mais reconhecimento. As composições são simples por si só, mas todas possuem uma leveza e descontração natural amáveis. É perceptível que esta era uma banda que já dominava o palco em apresentações ao vivo, e seu trabalho no estúdio traduz isso magistralmente. LP forte, sem tempo perdido, repleto de hits estrondosos. Uma nota perfeita fácil. 5/5
Not Familiar with Paul Revere & the Raiders First Listen, Kicks is a brilliant start. Such a catchy song and my exact energy when it comes to Rock and Roll. The vocals, especially the lead vocals from Mark Lindsay, are excellent and compliments the upbeat nature of the tracks. Highlight of the album, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone showcases my exact tastes when it comes to Rock and Roll and Lindsay's vocals here, as well as the supporting chorus, are addicting. My whole impression of the album stays consistently good. The album had me bobbing my head for almost all the tracks. Though, I wasn't expecting an, almost, Ronald Reagan impression followed by a soothing sax-solo. Take that voice-over out of Melody for an Unknown Girl and it'll be fine. First half of the album had me for the whole ride. The other half left me a little *disappointed. Overall, this album caught me by surprised. I'm really fickle when it comes to my Rock and Roll but this album pushes all the right buttons. Almost a 5/5 but some of the later tracks bring it down. T3: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Kicks, There She Goes
An album of decent quality and songwriting, but pretty milquetoast on the historical scale. Not going to blow your mind, but not going to offend, listenable for sure, but I didn't REALLY have to hear this one before I died.
I really struggled with this album. There’s much to love about it, but it also often sounds like a band trying to copy the sound of the Beatles and the Beach Boys. There’s some great songwriting on this album, and some really bad songwriting as well, so I’m a bit torn. I don’t think I would include it in my personal list of 1001 albums you need to listen to before you die.
Tämä oli ihan kelvollinen 60-luvun rock-levy, mutta ei mitään ihmeellistä kuitenkaan. Samantyylistä musiikkia ovat muut tehneet paremmin, esimerkiksi Rolling Stones.
3 - decent
Beatles wannabes.
Well mixed well made
Kind of a nondescript psychedelic rock album. Perfectly fine and didn’t stand out
I found them sort of a copy cat of various 60s bands sounds - Beach Boys, The Monkeys, etc. they weren’t bad but just very generic 60s that if wasn’t mention the was Paul Revere I wouldn’t have known any better.
Incredible 60s psychedelic pop. Need to add this to the collection.
Now this was a collection of songs... Felt like a compilation or a mixtape, not so much an album. At times it felt like songs from different bands. I can see why this would make someone want to leave the band.
Definitely strikes me as a hits grab. Throw everything at the wall and hope we get a hit. I hear Beatles, beach boys, kinks. The thing is though, they are pretty good and their rockabilly stuff with an edge is fun.
old school. classic. vibes.
Based on the band name and cover, I was expecting some old-fashioned rock and roll. I was half right on that assumption, as they drag classic rock and roll from the fifties into the sixties by taking influence from bands like the Beatles and the Byrds. The guitars are jangly and the bass pops in the mix. They take aim on drug use on 'Kicks'. Whilst it may have been bold move to make an anti-drug song when so much innovative music was coming out in part by people experimenting with psychedelics, the song is good enough that you overlook the preachy message. They stick to their sound and don't stray from it too much, but the added grit that they add to their take on 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone' is welcome and I can see why future punk bands like Sex Pistols and Minor Threat would make that a staple. This is nothing ground-breaking, but it is enjoyable for it was and the short running time doesn't allow the record to stagnante.
I found this really bland, what a great bass sound though
This album didn’t change my life but I enjoyed it a lot
Not for me
I like it.
Vette 60's, doors/deep purple achtig
An ok album
Well, that was fun. I was in 8th grade, and in a garage band made up of best friends. Not really good, but great memories and a bunch of fun. Only really know two songs on here, Kicks and I'm not your stepping stone. I guess that's all you need back then, one or two really good songs, and a spot on Dick Clark.
Lekkere nummers, maar voelt wel een beetje als B-tier.
3.4 As far as the 60s generic pop bands go this was a pretty good outing, two stand out tracks (Stepping Stones and Get It On) amongst a sea of pretty generic pop. Too many early Beatles rip offs like Little Girls and There She Goes stop it from being anything greater. Still, a decent band, a nice mix of Beatles/Stones/Beach Boys vibes, and a fair bit better than other 60s outings from this list.
Never heard of them or the album but some real gems in here
There were some good songs. A good blend between early sixties and late sixties
Good classic. Reminds me of listening to 45s with my uncle.
ok
Very cool late 60s early 70s vibe. Solid 3 leaning towards 4.
This is my first time hearing this group and their music. I'm guessing they're the US response to the British Invasion? The album cover explicitly says that this includes the song Kicks... which made me figure that I had probably heard it before. But that was not the case. But I'm guessing from the context that the song is not about shoes. There is definite influence from the Beatles and the Stones, but it feels like they're going out of their way to be safe and non controversial -- It feels like they were going for mass appeal. This album is fun, but I don't know that it will be particularly memorable moving forward.
This was fine. Not as noteworthy of a 60’s release. Not an unenjoyable listen but not pushing the envelope either. 1 listen
Expectation: -> My American history books did not tell me that Paul Revere made music. After listening: -> This is fun, whimsical at times, mostly energetic/up-tempo, and at times almost goofy. I like most of this album and the rest I didn't mind. I could forget this album a year from now but when listening I'm happy. Was leaning 3 but a couple more listens pushed this to 4. Track ranking: Stone There she goes Kicks Louis Get All I Take a look Shake Tomorrow SS Melody Ballad (isn't a ballad!) Girl Corvair
Great album! It’s nothing new considering what time it was released, very similar to The Beatles, The Monkees and The Beach Boys. Had so much fun with this one!
Maybe like 3.5, not bad but didn’t really stand out
I liked a lot of the songs, but almost all of them reminded me of another song from the era. Some in name and some in melody, mostly the Beatles, but also others. “Take a look at yourself” kinda sounds like “these boots were made for walking” and they were released the same year. I added a ton of songs to my liked playlist though, because they are fun. I’d definitely listen to more of them
It was fine.
An album that does a lot, but also nothing at the same time.
#928. These guys sound like they're impersonating seven different bands at one. 3/5: acceptable
S'alright, bit samey.
Short and fun
This might have been good forty years ago? Kinda bland beatles/monkees knockoff. IDK why this is on the list, tbh.
Classic 60s rock.
I don't know if im getting a bit more cynical in this process but the 60s is over represented with very similar sounding records.
Back to back songs about cars means that I can't rate this higher than a 3. There are some interesting songs though, mixed in with super average ones. I really like All I Really Need Is You. The changing meters and modal harmonies & guitar riffs are cool.
This gave me beach boys crossed with the Beatles
Just wasn’t feeling it today
Al igual que todo el pop de los '60s la influencia de The Beatles es palpable. Paul Revere & The Raiders logran construir una colección destacables de canciones, sin embargo, no logran ser tan innovadoras como sus contemporáneos (The Beach Boys & The Byrds) o adelantarse a la fusión de americana con invasión británica como Buffalo Sprignfield. Es un buen trabajo, y a momentos suena incluso genial como en "All I Really Need Is You", sin embargo los momentos de grandesa se ven afectados por una producción algo torpe - sobretodo en las armonías vocales. En canciones peligrosamente cercas del plagio se encuentran "Louie, Go Home" (Day Tripper). Buen disco pero se ve opacado por una década de aciertos demasiado grandes. ¿Lo volvería a escuchar? Tal vez. Pistas destacadas Little Girl in the 4th Row I'm Not Your Stepping Stone There She Goes All I Really Need Is You
Some song were catchy. 60s pop album Standout songs: Kicks Im not your stepping stone Take a look at yourself
1. kickz - 1 2. tomorrouu - 1 3. girl - 2 4.man - 1 5. ztone - 2 6. goez - 1 7. Need - 1 8. Get - 2 9. Louie -1 10. Look - 0 11. Girl - 2 12. Shake - 1 13. Row - 2 14. 396 - 1 15. Baby - 1
A very solid '60s album.
Perfectly fine Jangle pop
Not really!
Its pleasant enough and easy to listen to but I'm struggling to see what's influencial enough about it to see it included on this list.
Like it 3/5
Opening track was good, everything else was painstakingly average
Midnight Ride es un despliegue de energía sesentera que invita inevitablemente a moverse. El álbum destaca por una producción de gran claridad, donde cada elemento instrumental tiene su espacio, permitiendo apreciar detalles fascinantes como la guitarra arabesca en "All I Really Need Is You". Este toque exótico, sumado al drama de la composición, le otorga un aire de música de época muy sofisticado, transformando una balada en una verdadera alabanza emocional. La interpretación vocal de Mark Lindsay es sumamente versátil: posee una voz agradable y pop, pero con la capacidad de saltar hacia el rock más agresivo cuando la canción lo requiere, como se nota en el desafío de "Stepping Stone". Entre el cinismo de "Ballad for a Useless Man" y la devoción romántica de sus cortes más melódicos, el disco se consolida como una pieza clave que sabe ser rebelde y accesible al mismo tiempo.
its what i've been missing from the 20th century
5/10
Old school rock not bad have heard similar stuff before
Very well of an era
Mid
How this made the list is a mystery. The amount of absolute shit within this 1000 albums astounds me.
Don't know their name, but had heard some songs. Eh, the wear their influences blatantly. Another album where a man singing about little girls, yuck. Definition of mid 3 Heard before? Some Owned: No 65/263 (25%) Will I get: No
Με εντυπωσίασε το γεγονός ότι είναι απο το 66. Μεγάλη πικοιλία και γενικώς κλασική ροκ μαζί με άλλα στοιχεία. Πιστεύω κάθε κομμάτι δένει πολύ καλά με τα υπόλοιπα κρατώντας την ιδιαιτερότητα του. Im not your steppin' stone
This was fun!
Nothing terrible, certainly not mandatory
It's ok I guess, but nothing to write home about. This is my last album on this list. Good luck out there, it isn't easy everyday, but we manage.
This is pure 3 stars. Paul Revere & The Raiders were a good band, a few psychedelic passages here and there, okay songs. A pleasant listen, but nothing so genius that it is logical to find it on this list.
This album mostly sucks, but Kicks is a great fuckin' tune. I had a live album from these guys that sounded like the Sonics. This does not.
A completely unnecessary album on the list. Nothing on here was worthy of listening to, and the whole thing was forgettable. It's a bunch of love songs, a boring instrumental, and a couple of car songs. gimme a break. My Rating: 0/5
I liked it more than I expected but man mark lindsay creeps me out
Nah
They sounds like a band I should have heard all through my childhood but all the songs were new to me. A definite Beatles aspect. I liked it.
Generally unremarkable 60s rock n roll sound. Not a lot to note, but was at least short and sweet. Wouldn't hate hearing a song or two on the radio, but boring as a whole album. Top tracks: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Melody for an Unknown Girl
This album started off great, but it's a weird ride of fun songs and oddities, especially by the last two tracks. I like a lot of what these guys are going for, but I often wish I could like them more. There's something missing in a lot of tracks that stops them from being great, like they're all a little undercooked.
I found this one pretty engaging, though a hits compilation is probably more useful since the songs individually don't feel like they have a ton of nuance. I randomly saw these guys live in the 90s as a legacy act a local music festival. The chorus to "Indian Reservation" is permanently stuck in my head for all time.
Precious?
Pretty good classic rock album. Enjoyed every song.
I'm very surprised that something this ordinary, this mundane, would appear on a list of apparently unmissable albums. To my ears, this is perfectly serviceable 60s pop, played stone-cold sober and completely straight. Was there something exceptional in the lore of Paul Revere and the Raiders that warrants their inclusion here? While it might not be the most thrilling album to listen to, with its sound so squarely stuck in the mid-60s, this is a surprisingly eclectic release that veers between beat music, surfy garage rock, R&B and pure pop. It's also shockingly well-produced for its time, so it doesn't suffer from the same under-production as even the better albums of the 60s did at the time. There just isn't much in the way of standout, memorable songs on this thing. Everything is played well, every song comes and goes without leaving much of an impression. It's 60s pop rock in a paint-by-numbers format.
Ребята на приколе
Interesting, good vibes, good lyrics Favs: “There’s Always Tomorrow,” “All I Really Need Is You,” and “Get It On”
Pleasant. The Italian version of a song was a nice surprise.
60s rock moment, I'm slightly over it
5/10
Not really my thing but certainly listenable.
Family member gave me this in vinyl years ago, solid Album but isn't super memorable for me. 5/10
Pleasantly surprised
Groovy, baby. Spotify now has the ability to tag a song so you can listen to it without it being counted heavily towards your listening algorithm. I think the mark of whether or not an album gets at least three stars now is if I don’t feel the need to tag any/all songs. This album made the cut, but just barely.
only listening 5 months late on backlog lol--9/14/2026 solid post-stones post-beatles rock. all i really need is you has that *exotic flare*. lowkey hate the spoken word last song. i dunno, 3? 4? i guess i'll listen to revolver again before rating.
Good 60's vibes. Easy listen. A couple of good tracks
This was an album, with music, and a band playing it. It had melodies and harmonies, chords, bass and drums. And every garage band in America could kick these twee costume motherfuckers in the ass to get them up to 1966. Just boring.
I ain't sold. This didn't make a case for itself beyond the simulacra of 60s pop-rock.
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.
Voy por la mitad del álbum pero ya me animo a decir que por lejos fue de las mejores recomendaciones hasta el momento, realmente son el rock de los 60's. Los banco un montón.
Well, it’s garagey and it’s 27 minutes… sure! I should’ve guessed that this was an American band… seeing that they’re called “Paul revere…” but they sound so British! And that is absolutely to a fault! They seem to be some sort of Herman’s hermits types, super huge in their time, but no one remembers them now because what is there to remember? I mean, “I’m Not Your Stepping Stone” is pretty awesome, and “There She Goes” is very pleasant, but for every stroke of interest there’s a song that just feels… eh. This album also really doesn’t do that much novel stuff anyway, to the point where it makes one wonder why it’s seen as something seminal. However, even though I don’t intend to return to this much, the garage elements end up cutting through some of the more elementary parts of the music and lyrics to the point where I can say it’s at least not bad. 6.9/10
Started strong and then petered out
8/10
Day 235 Fine if pretty throwaway 60’s pop. Highlight I’m not your stepping stone
As generic garage rock this album might be, I think it is fun, catchy and has a great charm. A lot of the essence comes from the pleasant and sometimes with attitude voice and occasional great riffs. The best example I can give is the song "I'm Not Your Steeping Stone", which is my favourite from this record. It has a rather energetic choruses where the voice is screaming and the rhythm is very frenetic in comparison with the rest of the track list. Another examples of songs I liked are "Kicks", "There's Always Tomorrow" and "Ballad of a Useless Man", which basically translates as the first half of the album having the best moments, while the second one has the most forgettable and generic parts. In opposition, a couple of songs I didn't like are the creepy "Little Girl in the 4th Row", as once again, people really liked to sign about how the love little girls back in the day, and "Melody for an Unknown Girl" with its corny lyrics, even though the saxophone was quite soothing. So in the end, a good album. Its length might also had to be a contributing factor to not make the experience feel too tedious or monotonous, as this lasts about 27 minutes.
Unremarkable, caught in the in-between of like psych and the early 60s
ngl, this was fun
Very generic mid sixties rock
Kicks (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone
A decent 60’s album with a few songs I liked. Overall nothing special to me.
3.5
3.5
3.5
I really kind of get into the 65 to 66 pre psychedelic era where you can see the wheels turning even though they don't match what comes even less than a year later. I can't say that this is a prime example of that sound either. The two best songs on the album were the ones written by outside sources, "Kicks" and "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone" (and as far as I'm concerned this should have been the definitive version of "Stepping Stone" over the Monkees version released later that year) Even though this is not to me a prime example of innovation, there's some things that I kind of noticed about this album. "Get It On" it's probably one of the best Doors knockoff songs I've ever heard... Except this was 1966. And the verses of "All I Really Need Is You" sound like what Jefferson Airplane would perfect by the beginning of 67 (even though the chorus firmly lands in Mamas & Pappas territory) There are also a couple of absolute dog tracks here "Girl from the 4th Row" which is a generic 60s ballad slog, and "Unknown Girl" which actually sounds like 1961 dreck more than it sounds like 1966. (7.2) ★★★½
Very typical of its era, but not really anything standing out. 3 stars
There's a few good songs on here, but some real clunkers too. "Kicks" and "Stepping Stone" are pretty great. The less said about "Melody for an Unknown Girl", the better. 3 stars.
I don’t know about ‘Revere’. Everything about them seems dorky and not essential in any way. Very derivative of British Invasion groups, there’s still a couple of decent cuts or so. I’m Not Your Stepping Stone is a halfway banger that you can kinda shake your moptop to. I’d much prefer a Moonlight Drive from the Doors than a Midnight Ride from Paul Why-Is-This-On-Here and the 1001 List Raiders though. Get Strange Days on this list instead.
Decent album
Not really my thing but enjoyable
Are they your stepping stone? They say no. I’m not convinced. This band probably would have been great to see live back in their prime, but I’m just not motivated to seek out more of their jams.
Fun, but not essential. Not one I’ll revisit but I’m happy to have checked it out.
A couple of great hits, a few more good songs, and then the majority is pretty underwhelming. It’s a nice listen, but didn’t blow me away.
This one looks quick and easy. I think I've heard one song off it before? When i was a teenager making spotify playlists of songs that charted the billboard top 100 in past decades. The cover looks familiar, but I might be mixing it up with something else? 1. Kicks - Yeah, I think I've heard this one before. It's fine. I like the guitars 2. There's Always Tomorrow - Why does this remind me of Elvis at the beginning? I like the chorus/refrain, it's fun. This okay is okay overall. 3. Little Girl in the 4th Row - Oh, well I HATE this one. Bad bad vibes. Production wise, I like it. Lyrically, no thank you, goodbye. 4. Ballad of a Useless Man - I like this one, it's fun 5. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone - This one is fine. I like it for the most part 6. There She Goes - This one is fun, I like the sound. Actually I really like this one. it's a vibe 7. All I Really Need is You - Oh, I actually love the sound of this one? 8. Get It on - This one is okay 9. Louie Go Home - Meh, not caring too much for this one 10. Take A Look At Yourself - Okay this one is really fun, I like it a lot. 11. Melody for an Unknown Girl - Oh, no thank you on the spoken word, bestie. Melody is pretty tho. Once again wishing this site had half stars cause this is the perfect 3.5 album. Okie dokie, so where the fuck do I put this? 3 or 4? Hmmm...okay so while I did actually really really enjoy some songs and will 1000% becoming back to them, thank you very much, for the most part I think this album was mostly okay/fine? I'll give it a 3, but it's a high 3. This was pretty fun at times.
Like The Rascals, The Animals, the early Kinks, & Them (V. Morrison), Paul Revere & The Raiders straddle two musical worlds of the sixties, one that's simply pop music, the other that's pop qua soulful rock 'n' roll. Bands such as these tend to be forgotten b/c they didn't go as 'far' as The Beatles, The Stones, The Beach Boys, or The Kinks, & they don't have a classic album to their name. Mostly, they're remembered for one number & only one, in this case the classic 'Kicks.' But having listened to Midnight Ride thru, reveling in Mark Lindsay's voice, which sits somewhere between Burdon & Jagger, I'm convinced that this is one of the more underrated releases of the sixties based on the fact that it never misses. Let's celebrate that consistency.
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Album 78 Top 3 favorites off the album: Ballad of a Useless Man, There She Goes, There's Always Tomorrow I think I've said it before, but I love it when I have no idea what to expect from a band's name or the album title. This was one of those albums and bands. This was also one that gave me some trouble while settling on a top 3. It's a good problem to have. It's alright. This was remarkably short. Under 30 minutes? Light work. I didn't opt to listen to the remastered version with what are technically bonus tracks, I just cut off after Melody For an Unknown Girl. I can see why Kicks was a top five single. There's Always Tomorrow was better, though. It feels very "coming-of-age montage before everything goes to shit"-esque. Ballad of a Useless Man was also a banger. All I Really Need Is You was delicious. The dissonance, the time signature changes, the change in tone, fun. In another departure from my usual preferences, I got sick of the slow and sappy stuff here. That style from this era is best in moderation in my opinion. This album had more driving songs to it than slow, but the slow were so. Slow. I gave this album two listens since it was so short and skipped the slow ones after ~30 seconds. Decent listen!
Very little here in the way of originality, but they deserve all the props in the world for giving us "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone". 3.5/5
I can’t tell if this is derivative of several other, better bands from that era, or if this is a “Seinfeld is Unfunny” situation where something hugely influential has been riffed on so much that people lose sight on what was great about the original.
I've never heard of this album or band. It looks like a throwaway pop record-exactly the opposite of essential listening. It is, unfortunately, exactly what it looks like. There is nothing on this record that better groups such as the Kinks and Beatles haven't done before and done better. I genuinely hate getting these records because they're just so forgettable and vapid. They all sound identical, and this album is no different. It's basic 60s-pop-by-the-numbers that refuses to do anything even remotely interesting, instead settling for basic barely-3-minute songs that have generic lyrics, a generic singer, and a generic backing band. It shouldn't be anywhere near this list.
It was okay. It felt like it hit on a little bit of everything popular in 60s music: psychedelica, rock, pop, folk, The Beach Boys…etc. If nothing else, the variety kept it from feeling too stale, even if I don’t particularly like any of that. Even where I found myself getting annoyed (in many places), I didn’t whole-heartedly dislike it. It’s kind of fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously. 2.5
A good listen, with some nice tuneful 60s rock. Early songs especially are quite compelling, with a balance between good hooks and forceful energy typical of the best of this era. But overall, I’m not sure it feels like much more than a nice example of the genre. A good listen, but probably without the distinctive or unique qualities that might make it a more notable album.
This is a fun collection of short, catchy garage-rock/R&B tracks, featuring some nice vocal harmonies and just an occasional hint of psychedelia. Though the songs are of mixed quality, it certainly doesn’t outstay its welcome; the eleven tracks add up to barely 29 minutes in total. ‘Kicks’ and ‘Steppin’ Stone’ are the best songs, and I doubt it’s a coincidence that these are the only tracks not written by the band. ‘Ballad of a Useless Man’, ‘There She Goes’, ‘Get It On’ and ‘Take a Look at Yourself’ are the best of the rest. A decent 3 stars.
It’s a solid record and one of those that I’m glad I listened to thanks to this project. It’s not a great album in my opinion and I don’t think it was the most forward looking album even for its time (the song Kicks is annoyingly square lol) but it’s a nice snapshot of a band that was important for a short time and largely forgotten by the masses.
Solid rock pop. Liked Songs Added: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
Favorite Song: Kicks
Quite enjoyed this, it's a fun album - nothing too serious and very 60s. Significantly better than the Monkees though, and also several Rolling Stones and Beach Boys albums from the same era.
lowkey fux with it
Fav: I'm not your stepping stone. 5/10 = 3
Paul Revere would be insulted by this. 60's psychedelic/British invasion is my most hated genre so this never stood a chance of me liking it but I didn't hate it either. Stepping Stone rips.
Ok I think this is one of those albums where I check the reviews and people are like "Why is this album even here!??!" But I'd like to make a case for it - I can easily see this being someone's favorite album they've never heard until now. If you like early Stones records, you'll probably love this, and if you keep an open mind you might enjoy it more. It's punchy, and tight, and "Kicks" and "Steppin' Stone" are killer singles. I'll put this one on again, for sure. THREE STARS
Generic jangly blues-pop. Music was about to get a whole lot better in the next few years but this was pretty average.
This album sounds very derivitive of 60s music. Listening through it was almost like "alright now here's the Beatles song, here's the Beach Boys song, here's the standard Blues song etc." Just not that groundbreaking or interesting overall.
This is actually a pretty good album. I’d never heard of the band before but they have some good tracks here, and a few a that feel a little more experimental than many of the other artists around at the time. I initially thought this would just be another of the apps background albums that is over before you realise it’s playing its so bland. But this got an enthusiastic second listen from me. Impressed.
Another really good album by a band I'd never heard of.
It was ok, I didn't mind listening to it, but it bored me.
Nothingburger album. Not your stepping stone is fun but that's all that's worth bringing up. 3/5
Big old album of knock of beetles filler used to sell two semi interesting songs- biggest type of sin of any album on this list.
еще один старо-рокенрольный альбом, таких я слышал тут уже два или три не скажу что он чем-то выделяется, но есть хиты для меня это CityGrill music правда звучание заезженное динамика проседает, казалось бы ударка хорошая, но она не дотягивается до ушей классно звучит I'm not your stepping stone 2.9