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The Good: Who doesn’t like a midnight ride? The Bad: Finding out the ride is in a two-seater… The Ugly: Paul brought along the Raiders… no space left… What? Yes! So, I’ve listened to this album a couple of times over the past weeks, and I have to say that it starts comforting you after a while. Comfort, that’s a good thing… right? Just like the midnight ride being a good thing… I guess. Anyway, if I have to listen to that era kind of rock, or pop, or whatever the cool kids might have called that back in the day, then I am okay with this. Just not certain if I want to dish out 4*...
3.75
Some fun tracks but a lot that just felt a tad corny
I’m not sure what I expected but it wasn’t this. A bit dated but some good songs.
Some good tracks but also some generic merseybeat in there
Fairly basic 60's rock and roll. Singer's voice sounds more modern than a lot of singers from the era sound. Standout is simple but catchy original "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone". Dud is "SS 396" which sounds like a lame Beach Boys rip-off.
am i high or do i just fuck with this?
Taka bardzo nieszkodliwa ta płyta. Skoczna, wesoła, niezbyt przenikliwa, ale na tyle lekka, że nóżka skacze. Na granicy, ale jednak 6.5/10 równane w dół, bo raczej nie zostanie w pamięci.
Blijkbaar was het nodig om ons eraan te herinneren dat de jaren zestig niet alleen bestonden uit de Beatles, de Stones en de Beach boys. Maar dat er ook nog genoeg generieke bandjes allemaal hetzelfde niet zo interessante poprepertoire uitventten, en dat die terecht allemaal vergeten zijn. Laatst The Electric Prunes en The Sonics, eerder The Pretty Things, Flamin' Groovies en The Yardbirds. Allemaal bands zonder eigen straat in Almere Muziekwijk.
Een half uurtje beatmuziek uit de 60s, altijd prima. Het klinkt zoals gewoonlijk wel iets gedateerd, met een zanger die iets weg heeft van Roy Orbison en Paul McCartney. Het tergend trage Beach Boys-achtige nummer hadden ze achterwege mogen laten, maar zolang het uptempo is, vind ik dit prima om te luisteren. Ik heb er verder weinig over te melden en ik ben de naam over een paar dagen alweer vergeten waarschijnlijk, dus een typische vergeetbare 3.
The himbo of albums… fun but lacks substance
So far off to a good start. I have a feeling these guys got more ass than a toilet seat in their day. Liked it more than I thought I would, a couple goofy songs but I liked the jangly guitars. Would give this another listen, 3.8 stars.
Nice garage rock. From‘66. With a psychedelic touch 😎
Their fifth album. Pop Rock / Rock. A safe, middle of the road, 60s Pop Rock album. Some nice sounds and songs. Kicks and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone being the best tracks.
Een interessant en leerzaam album dat vooral werkt als muziekgeschiedenis in actie. Je hoort duidelijk hoe 1966 een overgangsjaar is: sommige nummers voelen nog typisch jaren zestig en wat soepsappig, terwijl andere juist vooruitwijzen met folkachtige gitaarlijntjes en meer open arrangementen. Vooral de tracks met die folk-invloeden sprongen er voor mij uit en maakten het luisteren echt leuk. Geen persoonlijk favoriet album dat ik vaak zal opzetten, maar wel waardevol om te horen als scharnierpunt in de ontwikkeling van pop- en rockmuziek.
its okay i liked the start but close to the end it was all meh but ill listen again and give a better review.
Found this to be very generic 60s pop, Beatles-esque in places with a few flourishes of psychedelia, blues and even country here and there there to differentiate it but in the end it was pretty forgettable.
The British are coming! The British are coming! Just how did the American music scene respond to the British Invasion? Judging by this 1966 album, the answer was to wear revolutionary era uniforms and produce a lot of songs that sounded suspiciously like the Merseybeat sound of three years previously, by which time the Beatles had already moved on to more mystical and drug influenced pastures. Aside from a couple of cringeworthy and borderline creepy love songs (Little Girl in the 4th Row and Melody for an Unknown Girl) this album improves a lot when they stop trying so much to sound like they’re from Liverpool and throw in a bit of west coast garage rock and R&B. Their best known song on this is probably I’m Not Your Stepping Stone (later covered by bands as diverse as the Monkees and the Sex Pistols). Another highlight amongst the bonus tracks on this release is a bit of bouncy surf guitar called SS-396 which fortunately turns out to be about a sports car and not the other sort of SS (always wise to check these days). Tricorn-hat-tastic!
60s’ rock is just 60s’ rock. It’s pretty hard for me to find anything from that time period interesting. Even when they try to do something different (and technically the variety on this album is not bad at all), it still ends up sounding samey, for some reason. This album is the same. I enjoyed it a little bit, but there’s literally nothing special about it. I’m probably overrating this album because it’s short and I didn’t have time to get tired of it. If it were slightly longer, I would’ve probably deducted a point.
Pumped up kicks getting harder to find 👟👟
(61/100)
Interesting sound, feels very familiar of other sounds during this era
It's been 12 days since I've gotten an album I haven't listened to before so honestly I don't even care if this is good or not I'm just happy to get something new! This is the type of album that does absolutely nothing new but is still pretty good. It sounds exactly like any other 60s psychedelic band but its good enough for me to keep listening to. Like I said, I'm just happy to discover something new (even if it doesn't sound new). Favorite track: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
5.5/10 At time of writing, not only does this album have a perfect 3,00 stars it's also the third most uncontroversial album on the site. I can see why that is. Sixty years after its released it has become an unremarkable album. Highlights: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone Take a Look at Yourself
Starts off with a great track in Kicks but the album never really lives up to the levels of that track. Quite enjoyed their sound, some good songs and overall a decent enough record.
Decent old rock and roll album.
didn't hate this, i just love a 60's boyband man. saved: kickss, there's always tomorrow, ballad of a useless man, i'm not your stepping stone, there she goes, melody of an unknown girl.
I was literally falling asleep but I think it was rad. (Edit: I was falling asleep, it was ok.)
nice rock n roll from yesteryear
First song - KICKS - was really fucking good. Rest of the album was a bit average. Shame. It got off to a good start but then went down - so average score.
Don't know much about this band, but they sound like an American band trying to sound like a band from the UK about a year too late. By 1966, however, they are already behind the curve. I wonder if they made it.
Standard 60s sort of garage rock with a Revolutionary War schtick. Good, but nothing actually revolutionary.
Vibe Beatles
Sympa Des mélanges de plein de groupes… mais j’avoue que ça ne va pas me marquer. J’ai envie d’entendre autre chose
Er ist ein solides Album mit einigen echten Highlights, darunter der Hit „Kicks“, der mit seinem eingängigen Refrain und sozialkritischen Text überzeugt. Der Garage-Rock-Sound ist energiegeladen und typisch für die 60er, doch nicht alle Songs erreichen das gleiche Niveau. Einige Tracks wirken im Vergleich eher austauschbar. Insgesamt ein unterhaltsames Zeitdokument, das jedoch nicht durchgehend glänzt.
Very forgettable
Good album from a classic Rock & Roll band.
Quite a modest album that passes you right by without evoking much emotions at all. Feels like a mix between The Beatles and The Doors, but just not particularly interesting to me somehow. No real tracks that stood out, and the organ kept annoying me greatly. Think I’ve come to the realization that the 60s just isn’t an era for music that I enjoy particularly much.
I only have heard “I’m not your stepping stone” before and that is because my dad insisted that the The Hives song “Two Timing-touch and broken bones” is a ripoff of that song. The album delivers your typical 60s psychedelic rock. Maybe not the most essential album but if you want psychedelia that this is is a good album. Favourite song was “Kicks”. Strong 3.
𝘔𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘥𝘦 is a fun snapshot of mid-60s American rock, full of punchy riffs and clean, confident playing. The Raiders have a strong sense of pop instinct, and the record moves easily between garage-leaning energy and more polished, radio-ready hooks. Still, as enjoyable as it is, the album doesn’t always push beyond the era’s familiar formulas. The charm is there, but the songwriting doesn’t quite hit the level of the British bands they were often compared to. A solid, lively record — just not a transformative one.
I enjoyed this! A lot of really interesting ideas that didn't quite get put together right but still kept me entertained. Would've been a 4 but the lyrics were a bit cack
This are some of the most poppy emo lyrics I've ever heard. It's not something I've really thought about before, but I guess sad boy songs have always been a thing. Anyway, the songs are musically interesting and I like the vocalist's tone, but the lyrics started wearing me down after a while. Not a bad album at all, just not for me. Also my eyes started rolling into the back of my head during Melody for an Unknown Girl.
This is an enjoyable enough slice of 60s rock and roll, but not something that inspires much of a reaction in me one way or the other. I wouldn't turn off the radio if one of these songs came on is probably the most generous compliment I can give it.
Think I could have survived without hearing this. All ok just nothing special. Not sure why it’s in this list.
2.6 2x airport on way to LAS
Very good
Bet it was amazing when it first came out.
This group sounds like a mish-mash of all the other bands from this time. I hear Beatles, Beach Boys, and everywhere in between. I recognize Stepping Stone. This is a fun jam.
Solid stuff. Feel bad for not giving it a 4, but it just didn’t do it enough for me. And who knew that PJ and Duncan didn’t write Stepping Stone?!
Agree with the others. It's decent, but not a 4.
Bubblegum
Grew on me by the end
Generic 60s soft rock.
I’m Not Your Stepping Stone // There She Goes //
I forgot these guys had so many minor hits. I also didn't realize that "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" wasn't first recorded by the Monkees. This album, and this band, are fun. It's a pretty typical '60s pop-rock production. Influence 3. Quality 4. Hits 4. Intangibles 3. It's fun 3.
Safe rock and roll for the masses. Groovy.
I'd heard one Paul Revere album before starting this challenge - this ain't that. This is very similar to that though, inoffensive 60s rock with a bit of melody, a sprinkle of emotion, decent playing, nice haircuts. Nothing much memorable, no standouts, no edge. It lacks the snarl of The Stones and the polish of The Beatles. In essence, it is average. And as such, it has no real business being on this list.
I think the sound throughout is cool, just a little boring for my taste
Best wel een lekker rock album over het algemeen! Niet alles was even sterk, maar over het geheel gezien, best wel vermakelijk! Ook bijzonder dat dit al uit 1966 komt, wat natuurlijk gewoon echt een oud album is. Eerlijk? Dit album voelt meer als de surfrock die de Beach Boys pretendeert te zijn. Wel lastig om te reviewen, sommige nummers zijn echt lekkere vibes, anderen zijn ook weer echt vrij saai. De som van het gemiddelde dan maar; lekker albumpje, ga m niet snel nog een keer luisteren denk ik, maar ik ben overwegend positief! Twijfel heel erg tussen 3 en 4 sterren, ik denk dat ik dan toch naar 3 sterren neig puur omdat 4 sterren voor mij al echt een heel bijzonder album is dat ik vaak aanzet en waar ik echt onder de indruk van ben geraakt. Dat was hier helaas niet helemaal het geval al heb ik me wel goed vermaakt met het album. FAVO: Im not your stepping stone, Take a look at yourself, shake it up, SS396
This was fine. 3.2
1001 fine album you should may be check out if you have time
good 60's rock
One of those albums that sounds so much like the era. Nearly every song on here felt like it was missing that one thing that would take it over the top. You try to will it there but it never gets there and you can't really explain what's missing
Yeah, OK.
Nothing groundbreaking, but hey, it's nice enough. And it definitely didn't overstay its welcome!
OK album, very much of its time I guess, probably was big when it came out but it didn't do much for me. Fairly short, at least.
Very of its time but I could see listening to this had I been born 30 years earlier
6/10 Favorite: Kicks
Started off very strong then cooled off, outside of that one interlude that was very corny I enjoyed this
Genuinely did not expect my mom's favorite, Paul Revere & The Raiders, on this list! "Kicks" is legitimately such a fun song and represents that high energy this band exudes. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is a Paul Revere original, and oh my goodness does it pale in comparison to the Monkees' cover. Still, I appreciate the education. Aside from those songs, Midnight Ride is such a pleasant listen as you hear the typical sixties pop sound with touches of psychedelia. Maybe the songs blend in together, but I can't hate on this. 3.5
I find it pretty clever that they leaned heavily into the American revolution branding during the 1960s, which was one of the most divisive eras in American history. I'm not saying attracting the counterculture movement with their smart marketing was their primary goal, but I can still appreciate the concept and the parallels. I would never have heard of this band if it weren't for my bestie. Yes, they're "rock and roll" and maybe even "60s bubblegum pop" by some definitions, but they actually cover quite a gamut on this album; they have moments where they jump in range from The Rolling Stones to The Monkees. Also, there really is a dabbling of punk to their sound that goes a bit unnoticed. Anyway, this is a fun album!
nothing special
As soon as the album came on I thought of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. Kicks and Ballad of a Useless Man stood out. I wanted to give this a 4 after the first couple songs, but there's too many songs I didn't care for as the album went on. 3/5
Totally psychedelic 60s, complete with sitars and eastern flavors. Sounds a lot like the Beatles.
Pretty average 60's psych rock but I love that stuff so I'm good with it. Favorite track: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
This is a classic record. There are several tunes on here that had heavy rotation back in the day.
Really good album, underrated band, in a good transition from 60's rock to 70's rock. Good experimental inclination towards the new decade. Good listen.
This is a fun, goofy album that is perfectly fine but not really worthy of a list like this IMHO. Seems like they tried to do what other bands (The Byrds, The Monkees, etc.) did better. But there are some really good songs here like "Kicks" and "Im Not Your Stepping Stone" (a song the Monkees did, again, better). I forgot most of these songs as soon as they were over.
I'd like to read the description in the book about why this was included.. not that its bad, i enjoyed some of the songs here, like Ballad of a Useless Man and Get It On. But it just seemed like pretty run of the mill 60s rock and roll, nothing groundbreaking or memorable
"Okay Paul Revere" - Hannah. This was entertaining. Felt VERY 60s. Pretty enjoyable. It grooves Liked Songs: "Kicks" , "Ballad of a Useless Man" , "Im Not Your Stepping Stone" , "There She Goes" , "Get It On" , "Louie, Go Home" , "SS 396" , "Corvair Baby"
Not bad 3.5
Bastante adelantados a su tiempo los colegas. No puedo evitar pensar de dónde sacaron todas sus referencias musicales, porque está claro que en las iglesias mormonas de Idaho no gastaban estos ritmos... Igualmente muy disfrutón y sí parece bastante imprescindible por la época. Bangers: There's Always Tomorrow, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Shake it Up
After getting a Beatles album from this era, this just comes off as pretty mindless pop fluff from the 60’s.
A US 60s act that didn’t travel well beyond their own shores, so unlike much of the 60s music this is first time hearing, there’s a few kicking tunes and a fair amount of filler, garage rock n pop, that obviously embraced the British Invasion but unlike others seems to have remained totally eclipsed by it. from this I can kind of understand why they don’t get the press over the years, initially I was going with it but it quickly got fairly stale. It just sounds quaint and non essential compared to so many other albums from 1966, from both sides of the pond. Couple further plays it's OK 60s, if it had come out in 63-64 maybe but this was revolver/petsounds time and it just seems like many other bands of the time, also rans. I'm not sure why it's here. 3 Star
Dated but still solid and darn good.
Less garagey than expected.
Very fun 60s pre-psychedelick. The melodies are there, creative drums, a lotta surf rock. Little more ambitious than the other projects of this type, it feels like. Would definitely listen again.
Couple of hits
Light 3,5
The only time I do it is going into the new year.
Fun and short album. 3/5
Sounds like the love child of many different prominent '60s groups: parts Kinks, parts Beach Boys, parts Rolling Stones, and parts The Sonics. Honestly, most of it was pretty good if you ignore how derivative it comes off at times. 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone' was cool to hear in one of its classic forms (I think it's a Monkees song originally), seeing as it's covered by one of my favorite bands ever, Minor Threat. This version was pretty raw and punchy for the time, honestly. The song 'There She Goes' was also really nice - a short, sweet '60s pop track loaded with sweet old-school harmonies and this cutesy little piano line. And uneasy dissonance aside, I feel similarly about the following, 'All I Really Need Is You'. And for as cheesy as the concept is behind it, 'Melody For an Unknown Girl' was just too damn cute. So yeah, pretty decent and harmless, but not something I'd revisit much in the future.
Highlight Song/s; Kicks and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone A brief and simply nice garage rock album with beatles-esque melodies, it has this wildness to it that I like. The riffs are solid, given the time period. All I Really Need Is You sounds a bit middle-eastern The song, Louie, go home sounds a bit like Day Tripper (Beatles) or Pretty Woman (Roy Orbison) or BOTH. Melody for an Unknown Girl is QUITE a departure from the 10 songs before it. I quite like the album cover, it gives a nice warm feeling. I always thought they named the band after the historical American figure Paul Revere who warned the colonialists that the British are coming, But no! (per se) But instead they are named after a founding member and leader of the band whose birth name is literally "Paul Revere Dick." I'm like okay... The dressing up in the American Revolutionary War-era outfits definitely gave the band a a bit of character.
So many of the sounds of the Beatles and the beach boys. If I'm being cynical then it feels like a deliberate attempt to elbow in on their sound - I should give them the benefit of the doubt though, there was a lot of those kind of sounds around. Seems like some nice enough songwriting but certainly doesn't grab me like those super famous 60s acts.
I was going to rant about how it was 65' brit invasion music that was old a year later. Then I found out they were American. I've always been a fan of the Monkees song (I'm not your steppin' stone). It was nice to hear the original, yet I was not overwhelmed. . There were some cool parts linked in between a fair bit of 'meh'. Not offensive, but not exciting. 3 stars.
This is like a man fresh off a divorce, trying back into the dating scene. He’s pulling out all the moves that got him his wife Bethany back in the day, but the moves just don’t work anymore. He meets a girl online that shows interest, but he comes on way too strong and she gets scared off. He goes to the pub to try his luck, but ends up over-indulging on cocktails and goes home alone for a lasagne-for-one and a depressing glass of scotch. When he wakes up he finds that he has written a rampant succession of aggressive messages on his ex-wife’s wall. “Hi Bethany, thanks for the chlamydia! Love from Evan” “Dear Bethany, your herpes medication arrived at my house. Let me know a forwarding address to send it to” “Hey Bethany, just making sure you got that rash checked out? I know you’re out and about sleeping with every man in Hokitika these days, just want to make sure you’re not passing anything on. Again. Ha ha!” “Bethany. I am sorry. I know you made some mistakes, but I can admit I could have been a better husband. We had some wonderful times. Please, let’s not throw away something special. Call me.” “Behrany iz a whore” No response from Bethany yet.
First off. If you gonna have Raiders on your name tou should be a haedcore or metal band. So -1 right there. These kinds sound like they couldnt decide if they were ghe beach boys, the who ir the Beatles. Not bad but nothing great or original.
Better than yesterday. These guys made music like they were jealous of the Beatles but just not as good. Probably won’t listen again
It was okay.
This is a good album, probably a great one when it came out. It’s full of fun, catchy songs with a few fillers mixed in. “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone” is easily the highlight. Even my 4-year-old knew it the moment it came on and asked me to add it to his playlist.
# 593 : Midnight Ride Midnight Ride - A joyride through vintage rock and roll. I’ll admit—I hadn’t heard of Paul Revere & the Raiders before this, but Midnight Ride was a pleasant surprise. Classic rock and roll vibes, 12-bar blues foundations, and some genuinely foot-tapping singalong moments. It’s right in my wheelhouse. The melodies are strong, the lyrics are solid, and the production has that unmistakable 60s charm. Most of the tracks are good, a few are just okay, but overall it’s a fun listen. It’s not groundbreaking, and it’s not going to change your life, but it’s got enough groove to keep you entertained. Best Track (if you must): Kicks – a standout anthem with punch and purpose. Verdict: 3 Stars. A fun 60s jam with catchy tunes and solid energy. Not essential, but definitely enjoyable. Closing thought: Midnight Ride? More like a joyride through vintage rock and roll—with a few bumps along the way.
Cover 4 On the fence with Kicks. I like the guitar hook/riff. The lyrics are ok. It's really the chorus that just a bit... I don't know, too "cool?" Anyway, that kinda sums up a lot of the songs here. They're about something but not about anything really.
The highs on this are SO high... but the rest is pretty whatever. Always loved Stepping Stone. The OG, Monkees version, Minor Threat version... all great.
A bit Beatles-ish.
A couple of classic songs, a few turds, and a weird spoken track in the middle
Watered down beach boys
Beatles-like 1960's rock. Does the job but nothing stands out.
Perfectly unoffending album. I guess it might a bit heavier than it's contemporaries, but I totally understand the middling rating on this. Right in the middle for me as well.
A pretty mediocre imitation of beach boys at best
we have the beach boys at home. the beach boys at home:
decent album with a couple of fun tracks, but doesn't do enough to break out of the primordial ooze that is 60s psych rock. to their credit, few bands from the time suddenly remember that they're supposed to be aping the beach boys and squeeze in two convincing pastiches at the end of the album. i think the monkees did stepping stone better though. favorites: kicks, i'm not your stepping stone, ss 396, corvair baby
109/1001 Paul Revere and the Raiders - Midnight Ride Heard before? ❎ Revisit? ❓ A solid enough psychedelic record that takes inspiration from the blues. Never outstayed its welcome.
some songs are quite boring and filler-ish but the highlights ('kicks', others) are amazing
Decent
Bit Beatles - bit beachboys - bit okay
For some reason I expected this to be more, like 60s bubblegummy. If that makes sense. Pleasantly surprised.
All right
i actually liked this LMFAO the songs weren't offensive sonically! the lyrics? uh ok! LMAO but i really liked all i really need is you
Classic good album
There have been so many of these '60s rock albums that all sound the same. It's incredibly boring to listen to on the whole
Totally fine and some bright spots for sure, but I was mostly just above bored.
Pretty decent 60's rock.
Groovy, perhaps forgettable at times, but I've soft spot for this sort of Americana - even if these folk give into the temptation and start singing about their cars. A much stronger first half, or perhaps just an album that wore a bit thin.
Not bad. ★★★
Not my typical thing, but I don't hate it (with some exceptions below). I'd heard the name before, but never thought to listen to any of their stuff. I thought they were 60's pop, and that's not really wrong. They do have a little bit more edge on most of the songs than I'd expected. I do like this version of "Stepping Stone" as it's a little grittier. "There's Always Tomorrow" and "Little Girl in the 4th Row" are annoying to me. "SS 396" is a flat-out Beach Boys song. "Corvair Baby" pretty much is, too. While I know some folks like that stuff, I find it boring. The other 9 or so songs were not bad. If it was playing at a place where I was eating, I'd think it was fine. But I don't imagine I'll be seeking it out anytime. Let's call it a 3
Pretty nice to listen to.
Never heard of these guys, specifically at least. Pretty generic 60's music. Could've been and Austin Powers movie track or the Monkee's
one of you folks who was around for this has to explain to me why I needed to hear this album before I died. standard 60s pop that mainly alternates between mediocre Beach Boys impressions and mediocre Beatles impressions. Kicks and Stepping Stone are better here than their more famous Monkees renditions. Otherwise, this is not that interesting. But it’s pleasant enough.
njoo semmosta taas kolme päivää jäljellä ja tämmöstä tulee montakohan näitä saatanan influenttiaalisia paskoja tähän aikaan olikiin. nii olisse bändi ja se ja se ja kaheksantoista muuta ja nyt lisäksi tämä one of the. niin mitsä onko ne nyt sitten niin influenssa sitte oliko muka. noh olen 70 vuotias ja muistan kuin kuuntelin paul rever ja the raiderssit ja nyt kuuntelen uudestaan wau minun elämääni voi rinnastaa tähän bändiin ja musiikkiin wau hyvä elämä elätty taas vaihteeksi doo doo doo dooooo. ja spoken word alkaa siitä ei koskaan ehkä tehty tähän aikaan ihmiset mietti että mitä vittua= good album. nii. im not yor stepping stone
3.3
I noticed that Terry Melcher produced Midnight Ride. Terry Melcher was the son of Doris Day and an important figure in the book CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties. Melcher lived at the house on Cielo drive where the Tate murders occurred. Vincent Bugliosi made Melcher an important part of the motive angle of the Manson trial--for rejecting Manson's music. However, the book shows that Melcher, along with Beach Boy Dennis Wilson, were much closer to the Manson Family--especially the Manson girls--than was previously known. Thus, calling into question Bugliosi's prosecution arguments. "Kicks" and "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" are the best songs on the album and they weren't written by the band. The latter is an alright cover, but I like The Monkees' version of "Steppin' Stone" better.
Oldies radio classics you've absolutely heard. Not my fave but not bad either.
This is one of those albums that, for me, makes no sense to be on this list. It's fine. Even enjoyable. But also quite disposable as it just sounds like many of the bands of that time period. They weren't breaking any new ground or adding anything to the conversation. If all it takes is to be an inoffensive set of mostly fun songs, then I guess that must be good enough to warrant status on the list? The funny thing is, it'll get a 3 star rating from me, which is higher than many "better" albums that are at least taking a swing but ultimately missing.
3 stars. Missing any sort of 'wow' factor. - Bit of a beatles / beach boys sound. Let's see where this goes - Wait now it's country? What is this? - Faded to background music. 60s music done well, but I'm missing what makes this interesting
Groovy beat with a couple of good songs and a 29 minute run time. A perfect listen if you're ever trying to figure out when your next take-out is ready for pickup.
Rock and roll. Old school. 3/5
Of all the 60s rock and roll albums in existence, Midnight Ride is definitely one of them. Yep. That's about it. This is certainly the 60s rock album of all time. There's something interesting about this album pertaining to this website. You see, there's a controversial stats page for albums that widely vary in what scores people give them on average. That page also has the least controversial albums mentioned. This is one of those, but unlike other albums high on that list like Rumours and Abbey Road, this one just seems to be stuck in the middle, and I'm going to be adding to that. This album is just kind of okay. The sound is pretty good, but not as spectacular as that of an album like Odessey and Oracle. The writing is quite basic. There's an anti-drug song at the beginning, but, other than that, it's basically just 11 tracks of "Oh, I Love You, Girl." It's more of a cultural thing than anything. The singing is alright. One of the more interesting things about Paul Revere and the Raiders is that they're American, so while it kind of sounds like it, this is not a British Invasion album. Speaking of Paul Revere, why are these guys called that? Why is the album called Midnight Ride? I was expecting some level of colonial shenanigans, but got nothing. I'm mildly disappointed by this. The album's not bad, but it's also not interesting in any way, shape, or form. 3/5.
Kind of a weird random mix of knock-off Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, and The Beatles.
Not the most psychedelic of this era, falls a bit short for me.
Pretty good, fun tracks. The tone and earnest melodramatic voiceover on Melody for an Unknown girl, and the harpsicord and distant insane laughter on Shake It Up are very like something the Bonzo Dog Band would play. This, or something like it, has to be an inspriation for them, right? And SS 396 was so like Fun, Fun, Fun from the Beach Boys it's almost a rip-off, but still a fun time. Still, I enjoyed this album quite a lot.
Good album by the best band from Boise, ID.
Once we get back to bands I haven't heard of from the 60's, it's a little hard to hear what makes a band essential (maybe excepting Blue Cheer - that was self-evident). The vocals get a little growly at times (just a distorting belt, nothing in the Death lineage), the rhythms get quick and the bass follows some R&B conventions, and 'All I Really Need Is You' gets a little interesting with a sort of middle-eastern, chromatic thing going on. Though this gets occasional credit as being proto-punk, I think that's more in the pace and simplicity which are just band-driven pop of the era. There's no backbeat to speak of, the time changes ('All I Really Need Is You', again) are just between a march and a waltz and the lyrics are largely pretty vapid teen stuff. If I had to guess, this is a pretty palatable example of a random band from 1966 that was a little better than the others. It's telling that there weren't any revival tours on the scale of AC/DC or the Stones. This is a mildly interesting footnote in the history of rock & roll (in fairness, most of us don't merit even a mention). Not sure it'd make the list if I were writing it. But: it's more pleasant to listen to than Kid Rock. 3/5; it's fine.
This really is just "Americans do British Invasion". But somehow, it's good, and I like it a lot. The end starts to lose me a bit, but the first half definitely gives it a solid footing on this list. If I had to listen to it again, I wouldn't listen to the back end of the album, though. I had heard "Stepping Stone" by The Monkees before, but I think they do it better! Favorite Song(s): Kicks, There She Goes
Kind of a bop
Pas mauvais...mais rien d'extraordinaire à mes yeux.
Good 60s pop rock. Good guitar and vocals. I could listen to this again.
I liked it. Some of the songs were surprisingly ahead of their time, I thought. Beach-Boys-esque but a little rougher around the edges (in a good way)
"Kicks" right from the start for me. ;) A real pleasant listen although it is from the 60s.
THEY wrote Stepping Stone??? not Minor Threat??? hahaah. Brill Building music publishing house? who tf cares. i don't know if this is great or the band falling apart, in tandem with the changing rock scene. it seems like a template of band name, verse-chorus-verse, same old style kinda watered down. i don't know what tf that ending is, its funny but not supposed to be. there is some good stuff here, and the pace is decent in a couple tracks. their version of Step Stone is better than the Monkees, but not Minor Threat. its a cover of a cover of a cover of a cover of a.... the tone is all over the place like every fucking guy in the band had to have a song. it's almost a 3 for some catchy, cover worth songs that are here, but there is a smug attitude about the album art and the overall production. back when this shit came out, and you didn't know all the stuff we know now, I'm sure it fit right in and maybe was liked a little bit, but looking at the whole picture, its a bit mid.
Fun et léger, exemplaire de son époque
Har likt flere av låtene på albumet her lenge, men aldri hørt hele. Det er et par sterke låter her, såklart "Kicks" og interessant å høre hvor ulik deres versjon av "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" er fra The Monkees. Ellers plasserer de seg i mid tier av alle album som gjorde 1966 til et sterkt musikkår, rett og slett fordi det er for mange fillers på album og lite som skiller dem ut.
It was a great piece of music, somewhat gave me the vibe of Heard Ir Through the Grapewine and Raiders on The Storm, however it was not completely my piece of cake. Did not listen fully.
Paul Revere & the Raiders kick up a horseload of momentum with their Midnight Ride, bucking their way towards a rush of immortality with their blend of Brill Building compositions and their own original tunes that signaled a new way forward for a group that doesn't intend to be pigeonholed. While one need not to trace their way back to the American Revolutionary War to feel connected to the struggle, this collection can do much to make smoke come out of the cannon. Favorites: Kicks, There's Always Tomorrow, Ballad of a Useless Man, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, All I Really Want is You, Take a Look at Yourself, Melody of an Unknown Girl.
Often sounded like the Beatles, sometimes the Beach Boys. Not bad
Mid-sixties garage/beat band fun. Really glad to hear this, and the Monkees didn't so much cover Stepping Stone as photocopy it. 3.5
“My head is high and so am I.” I had a childhood friend that really liked this age of rock and he probably would have liked this album. It’s a good rock and roll album but not something I would put on.
Midnight Ride isn't an album i have too much to say about but it is still a pretty solid album for what it is. It still does seem to be one of the many albums in the psychedelic rock movement that was going on a lot during the 1960s and because of that, it has the general sound of a psych-rock album. The songs here aren't the most diverse things around but they do enough to set themselves apart from each other. The songs here sound pretty good and the album just breezes by without feeling like it's going by at a pace that's overly fast. I wouldn't say it's a great album but it does what it does pretty well. Best Song: Kicks Worst Song: Ballad of a Useless Man
Solid 60s fair
Classic 60s sound and harmonies. I like the funky vibes of the faster paced songs, and the chilled vibes of the slower paced ones. Quite enjoyable to listen to.
Pretty average run of the mill 3 here IMO. Had a couple of hits/ catchy songs. Consistent sound with the time period. I always thought “Stepping Stone” was a Monkeys original.
I put these guys up there with similar bands of the time like The Animals, Dave Clark 5, etc. thanks to my dad’s record collection. Any Friday night I might hear their other hits like “Just Like Me” or “Hungry” blasted down the hallway. This was a solid listen as well with Kicks and Stepping Stone as obvious standouts. Outside of the last track which was just silly, the rest of the songs made for a good listen too. A sound truly indicative of the times.
If you asked me what music sounded like in the mid-60s, I would say this. Good listen but fairly middle of the pack. Sometimes sounded like the Beatles. Sometimes like The Beach Boys.
This is pretty good... Little Girl in the 4th Row is, um, creepy AF. And it officially lost any hope of a 4* rating with the last song. Corny BS. 3/5
I'll admit, I'm a sucker for the electric organ sound of the mid '60's. It was just such a cool sound that really hasn't been used much since. I also really like the beats with the snare, tom, and tambourine coupled with the sharp guitar riffs. It just captures the shift of sounds happening at the time.
gave this one two listens. realizing I haven’t listened to many 60s full albums, other than the beatles. gap in my listening! fan of their shtick of revolutionary dress. cool that this album has songwriting credits from all members of their band, i feel like the variety comes through. i like the italian version of little girl in the 4th row. to me that seems like such a self-insert song for fans of theirs, I wonder whether the 4th row at their shows was sought-after seating. overall relatively neutral towards it
It’s ok mid 60s rock. Clearly aping the British Invasion
honestly meh. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. It left no impression on me.
Feels less old than the other things from the 1950s-60s. I really liked Kicks, and it kinda went downhill from there. I know they set it up so more people would hear it, but imagine how much of a stronger album it would be if it came later. I liked the lengths of the songs, did not feel like they were dragging on. It sounds really upbeat to me, and I find it hilarious that this would've been considered to be what metal is these days. I bet people would've had a heart attack if they heard metal. I love listening to artists like this who know how to use their instruments. Like, there are so many cool sounds you can make with a guitar, and this album has so many. I really enjoyed this album, even though it's not what I normally listen to. 5.5/10
Pleasant 60s album with a few standout tracks. Better than the monkees but falls short of the ‘giants’ from this era everyone knows and loves.
A great example of 60s garage rock with plenty of energy, but I found it a bit repetitive overall.
Eh, it was fine. Throw it in the box of 3s.
It's fine. It's also a lot like a band that plays various covers of unknown The Rolling Beatlebyrd Kinks' songs.
3.5
Kind of a fun throwback. Has never heard the majority of this. Terrible band name, though.
A band that I often forever about when thinking about this era. Sure it’s not the most talented players or memorable songwriting but it’s solid
Very 60s. Personally not a fan, but no fault either.
Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & the Raiders is a fun, radio friendly slice of 60s rock with plenty of catchy tunes even if some stand out more than others.
When I picture a hippy girl dancing in a field, the guitar for “kicks” would pop in my head. I get Velvet Underground vibes with these guy. They have better vocals and less poetic meaning behind their words. Little Girl in the Fourth Row could be a Beach Boys song. It’s such a different feeling when someone uses the words “little girl” in a song, I’m not even woke and it feels weird to me. I get what they are saying, hell, I have songs that I’ve written that have the words little girl in it. I need to change those to “of age” girl I think. This album really comes in with an upbeat tone and doesn’t seem to let off the gas. It’s not too fast, it’s at a 6 maybe, where 10 is like thrash metal and 5 is The Doors. Well, this is decent. If you come in to it expecting to hear late 60’s early 70’s rock and you know what that represents, this won’t disappoint. It’s right there in the middle of the pack. Not close to terrible and not close to blowing people away. Choice cut: I’m Not Your Stepping Stone
A couple cool songs
Felt like I needed some bell bottoms and mop top cuts to listen
It must've been tough trying to be a beat pop band in the 60s and not being The Beatles. You're doomed to be compared constantly. I mean, it doesn't help when you seem absolutely committed to the idea of trying to sound more like The Beatles than they do themselves. Ironically, the best song on it is the one that sounds more like The Beach Boys and you can't help but think they should've tried a bit harder to carve out their own sound as they seem like they have the ingredients but just lack a bit of originality. It's a decent album either way.
Weak end drops this one down
60er-Sound. Wodurch hebt sich dieses Album von tausenden anderen aus dieser Epoche? Nicht schlecht, aber beliebig!
A nice rock album, but I don't see anything fancy beyond other stuff of the time.
This album was fine. Not spectacular, but not bad either. Very '60's. I'm realizing that this list leans very heavy on the '60's rock, and I don't think I agree that the cultural relevance of these albums today warrants their outsized influence on it. It's albums like this that make me consider abandoning the project.
Straightforward early rock and roll. Nothing particularly inspired, but also pretty inoffensive.
This is quite an enjoyable album. It’s nothing very special and it times it sounds like every other guitar band in 1966. It has a very British Blues Boom sound, which appeals to me. At times it sounds like the Monkees, and at times like the Beach Boys. Melody for an Unknown Girl was horrible, but overall it was quite an enjoyable album.
Good enough but a bit too long for the type of music.
Pretty fun and Kicks is a great song. 3.5/5
It's undoubtedly fun, but what I do like, the Beach boys did it better
Good old school RnB! Not life changing but pretty enjoyable
It's hard to find too many faults on an album with 11 compact tracks lasting only 30 minutes. And a fine choice to start out the gates with their big hit "Kicks", although a bit disappointing that they didn't actually write the lyrics to that song and a few others on the album. Their overall style isn't really to my taste, but I enjoyed a few other songs aside from "Kicks", especially the 1-2 combo of "Ballad of a useless man" and their version of "(I'm not your) Steppin' stone" (which isn't as good as the Monkees' version, I'll admit, or even the much later version by The Farm; same for "Take a look at yourself" vs The Monkees), as well as "Get it on". And I liked the backstory to "Louie, go home" as a sequel to "Louie Louie", probably more than the song itself; too bad they didn't use their far-better-and-much-more-creative single version of this song on the album. Thankfully, though, there aren't too many serious duds, and none of them last more than 2-3 minutes in any case (although "Little girl in the 4th row" felt like an eternity).
Go drive through mountains and listen to this. Nice time.
Pretty good actually. Enjoyed listening to almost all the songs. Fave song: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
The album felt incohesive and mostly unremarkable. A few songs carried the album. Favourite Song: Kicks
Pretty unremarkable, inoffensive, generic...barely noticed it was playing.
- Solides Album mit Höhen und Tiefen. Nichts Herausragendes, aber auch kein Totalausfall. 2-3/5
Not bad for a mid-60s pop album. But certainly remarkable.
++: Kicks, There's Always Tomorrow, Ballad of a Useless Man, (I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone, There She Goes, Get It On, Take a Look at Yourself +: Louie, Go Home +-: Little Girl in the 4th Row, All I Really Need Is You, Melody For an Unknown Girl 7,2/10
Sehr "Standardmässig": Meischtens es Schlagzüg, e Rockgitarre ond ei zwöi Sänger. Dör das wärded gwössi Teil vom Albom scho fascht e chli langwiilig. Zom glöck geds de eint oder ander song wo sies probiered e chli ufzbräche. So zom Biispel am Afang met em Song Kicks. Dete hend sie ned ergend es misch masch us e chli Instromänt, sondern es ged zersch e klaari Gitarre-Linie, de öbernemmt of e reffrain de Sänger met em Schlagzüg im Hendergrond wo dem ganze e ganz eigeti Strukur ged. Au es paar sanfteri Lieder chömed vor. Die send meischtens aber au rächt verschwomme. Erwähne wett ech do nome Melody for an Unknon Girl wo tatsächlech es neus Intromänt (näbscht de schnörregiige einisch) inebrengt. Söscht heds ned gross Instromänt sondern t Stemme wo t Melodie belded. Das stöck esch mer i dem ganze Beach-Boys ähnleche so rächt ufgfalle.
Pretty simple but catchy riffs. Of the time
Very enjoyable compilation of Beach Boys B-sides. It makes sense they used to open for BB. This is largely a mix of straight-out 60s rock with the occasional deviation. Little Girl in the 4th Row is thus for the right reasons, SS396 for the worst.... (Tranny hehe). I didn't mind this. 6/10
Carbon copy of The Beatles. It's tolerable, but that's about it. A nothingburger of an album.
Probably went hard as fuck back in the day, reminds me of that one picture of Mike Love looking deranged at a Beach Boys performance to the degree where people wonder what the fuck in The Beach Boys discography requires them to go that hard. The Beach Boys are a pretty good metric for comparison as their styles are fairly similar yet this album feels quite a bit more dated in comparison. Songs like Kicks and I’m not your stepping stone stick out a bit more for me to the rest of this as a result of their more aggressive edge.
Kicks - This is a nice, catchy radio pop-rock banger. Quite fond of this one, and it certainly bumped the album out of the doldrums. I’m Not Your Stepping Stone - Best song writing on the album I reckon, along with some neat guitar, bass and drum sections. The rest of this album is corny and not really memorable, it sounds like very plain 60s rock slop. None of it is bad on its own in a technical sense, but outside of my 2 highlights, it just melds together. This is the sound that Paul McCartney was rightfully trying to escape around the time this came out. I guess Indian Reservation is a better album, with a great title track and more instrumental interest. But it took them 5 years to get there.
Their WHAT is starting to whine 7/10
Probably fairly heavy for the time it was released, but really this felt like the musical equivalent reading a novel as part of an academic syllabus rather than something you actually want to read. Kicks was good, Side B was better than Side A and it didn't exactly get better on repeat listens. Highlights: Kicks, Get It On
At its best this is good, solid, melodic mid-60s guitar pop. It's less successful when it strays into uninspiring blues rock or slightly odd sentimental numbers. 2.5 / 3
Forgot about these guys and thought this album was very Monkey-esque. Surprised by how much I liked (some of) it.
Not bad for a band from ***checks notes*** Boise, Idaho. 3.5 stars
It started off pretty good with Kicks, but everything else was just an average 60s pop album, which I don't like too much as a genre. 2.5, and I'll round it up to 3 because the grade bacd sound is a step above normal 60s pop.
Album 819 of 1089 Paul Revere & The Raiders - Midnight Ride (1966) Rating : 3 / 5 This one’s a wild trip. The band has that unmistakable 60s hippy energy—fuzzy guitars, punchy hooks, a little garage rock grit—but you can’t help but wonder: who were they really trying to be? They show real talent and great sound throughout, but the direction is all over the place. One minute it’s proto-psych cool, the next they’re closing with “Corvair Baby” like it’s still 1962. It’s fun, it’s weird, and it kinda rocks—but feels like they never fully saw it through. Still, definitely a time-capsule worth cracking open.
Getting tired of 60s and 70s rock. US pop rock band.
-thank god this site is working again i thought i was gonna have to go a day without an album 💔 -anyway this was a decent listen. not really anything groundbreaking for 60s rock but it had some really good songs, most notably I’m Not Your Stepping Stone. very definitive 3 stars -Favorites are There’s Always Tomorrow and I’m Not Your Stepping Stone
reminds me of when i was a kid and mom's car only had an AM radio and all we could pick up was oldies rock. good album
Pretty good, unbelievably cool, ultimately forgettable. Perfect for Tarantino soundtracks
Sounds pretty good for the 1700s
3/5, Stones again
Stellar classic rock and roll. 12-bar blues. Great melodies, lyrics. Recognized a few songs.
Enjoyable garagey romp.
Quite listenable
Almost surf music, with some more esoteric stuff mixed in, I feel. It's a chill listen in the background.
Great sound!!
I like the funky tunes but none of the songs really have the wow factor that me and my company are looking for.
I liked this. Reminded me of the Doors.
it's good but not very impressive never heard of this band before fav tracks: Kicks, All I Really Need Is You
It was more fairly groovy 60s music
Little surprised that I knew three Songs, but not the Band. Nice Beat/-Popmusic. Fav: Kicks
The Beachles. Best tracks were written by others.
a fun album with some wide ranging influences and a general enjoyable sound.
Going into this, I had never heard of Paul Revere & The Raiders or their album Midnight Ride. But with the late '60s artwork and vibe, I was curious to give it a listen. Midnight Ride is a fun and energetic rock and roll record that captures the spirit of the '60s. At times, it channels a very Beatles-esque sound, which was a pleasant surprise. Standout tracks for me were “There She Goes” and “Get It On”—both catchy and full of that classic vintage charm. That said, not every song hit the mark. A few tracks felt like filler, with “Melody for an Unknown Girl” standing out as the weakest—it just didn’t hold my attention and felt out of place with the rest of the album's energy. Favourite song: Get It On Least favourite: Melody for an Unknown Girl – it’s just a bit dull. Album artwork: I really love the cover. It sets the tone well and has that cool, retro appeal. Overall, Midnight Ride is an enjoyable slice of '60s rock, even if it’s a bit uneven at times. Definitely worth a listen if you're into that era.
This is one of the nice things about this album, getting to hear paul who is otherwise forgotten. 60s pop by somebody not the beatles
Kicks är ju en asgo låt. älskar även gitarrljudet på take a look at yourself. i övrigt blir det lite för mycket 60-tal.
Decent enough. Worthy of 3 stars.
I respect classics but I’m not a 60s rock guy
Meh
Yeah, Midnight Ride is unmistakably from the 1960s. It's a trip through many popular genres of the era — garage rock, pop, blues, and psychedelia — without any one of them as the final destination. And, while I'm often the most skeptical of the music on this list from the '60s, this one mostly works. The tracks are short, fairly focused, and the songwriting holds up. Maybe the band avoided getting lost in any one scene or maybe they were playing to their strengths all along. Either way, I'm surprised by how much of this three star listen I enjoyed. If the back half of the record was as strong as the opening it might've reached four stars.
Un album OK, alcuni sprazzi di gioia ma nulla più
The Coast Chaps
hey this was actually a treat to listen to! A pretty great example of the music of the era. None of it really reaches the high of Kicks, but its just all around good American 60's pop rock. I can put this on and go to work on a project and just enjoy the day.
Out of all the albums that sound exactly like this one on the list… this one’s pretty good. Kicks is a groovy tune baby yeah
Interesting piece of history, but no need to go back to it
Siento que esto pudo haber sido hecho en los 50. Pero por lo menos se molestaron en que la música sea buena. Ningún highlight pero todo muy lindo. Nota: 3.0
Música vintage, hay mejores, pero este esfuerzo vale
It's not a bad album, very classic rock and roll, sounds a bit Beetle-esque at times. It wasn't great, but it wasn't bad at all. They mix slow ballads with more energetic tracks pretty well, the former being where the record works best for me. They're also not afraid to get a bit weird. They're really innovative, particularly for the 60s. My favourite was "Ballad of a Useless Man" and "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone". I also loved "All I Really Need Is You", the guitar is pretty weird and the scale they use is quite interesting. Same with "Louie, Go Home". "Melody for an Unknown Girl" is very pretty, it's also funny with the whole "this songs has no words...".
Not bad for a 60s poprock type album
Pretty standard 60's psych, good stuff but not mad memorable IMO
I'd never heard of this band but I quite like it. It's extremely 60s, but that isn't a bad thing. Some cool instrumentation going on with the brass section in All I Really Need is You.
Pleasant. I think it could benefit from more Paul Revere references, though.
Good stuff here. Growing up in the Boston area in the 80's one of my childhood memories were lazy weekend mornings of my mother doing household chores or making lunch while listening to "Oldies 103" and Paul Revere and the Raiders were a staple. "Kicks", "Good Thing", "Indian Reservation", "Louie Go Home"... all pieces of my childhood nostalgia and this album very pleasantly dug some of those memories up for me.
A mostly by the numbers 60s rock slog. At least some of the vocals had a bit of an edge to 'em.
It's poppy 60s garage rock. I really like bands like The Zombies a lot so this had its moments. If it sounded like Kicks all the way through it would be a 4 or 5. It does not sound like Kicks all the way through so it was just fine.
Veel nummers hebben potentie maar halen toch niet het niveau wat het lijkt te beloven. Weinig uitblinkers, veel relatief gemiddelde nummers.
Serviceable 60's garage rock, not quite wild or ambitious enough to elevate itself beyond its peers. Standouts: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Kicks
Just when this list had me thinking I don't like 60"s music, I get this album that reminds me there is some really good stuff from that era. This is a solid album with some really great songs, like Kicks and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. Some of it is that bouncy 'thin' 60"s pop-rock that's just kinda annoying, but it had me back for a three-peat listen. Will I ever listen to it again? Probably not, unless maybe I pick up the vinyl somewhere for a few bucks.
It's the monkees or the beatles or the kinks....but american, and less memorable! "Im Not Your Stepping Stone" is killer, but the rest of it is pretty bang average. It's not bad, just like "hey we're kids in high school in the 60's and this is on the radio". Also funny to me that it took five albums for them to make an album called "Midnight Ride". Maybe they just didn't want to be too obvious.
I'm certain I've heard Stepping Stone in a movie or TV show and I can't find it and it is literally killing me.
Muy bueno
inače volim ovakvu muziku, al ovo me malo ugnjavilo
Fora šezdesete. Im not your stepping Stone je puno poznatiji u verziji moneysa
Not sure who the band are or who they're trying to be. It flips between beach boys, and Dylan, and Beatles, and Kinks. Odd one, but not terrible
Wasn’t my vibe at the time of listening but I can definitely see some fun stuff in here.
This is a decent album, great band name. My fave radio show, the Hoodoo Party (third Saturday of the month at 11 AM), was talking about this band and album over the weekend
Pretty fun, not groundbreaking
Decent mid 60s pop. Shows how well the producers of the Monkees captured things.
Kinks Animals vibe… played a lot of bands in this year. I hear Beatles influence didn’t realize I’m not your stepping stone was theirs..
Not too bad, I feel like this is slightly outdated now but overall has a good vibe. It's okay having the album playing in the background, you may even jam to parts of some songs.
Just a simple, straightforward 60s sound. Pretty similar to the Doors' material from the same period, but with hooks that are less catchy and less passionately delivered. The riff in Louie, Go Home sounds like a half-Day Tripper. A Morning Tripper, perhaps. SS 396 sounds exactly like the Beach Boys (circa 1964). It's almost uncanny. In fact, the more I listen, the more this feels like a mash-up of all of Midnight Ride's contemporaries. It's a shame, really, that they ended up being some of the less successful of the British/American Invasion crowd, because this sound is clearly pretty good. It just doesn't have the fame (at least, judging by charting and Spotify stats) to really justify its place on a list of the 1001 most important albums of all time. Now, if the overall sound were excellent despite all this, it would still eke out a 5-star rating. But the sound isn't excellent. The song All I Really Need Is You has a distractingly bad percussion line. It's... well, terrible. Like an elementary school marching band during warm-up period. The guitar and bass are also amateur in this song, and not entirely played in time with the drums. In general, the instrument-playing is unusually poor for the musical powerhouse of the late 60s. Even Kicks, easily the best song on here, sounds half-baked and incomplete somehow. 3/5 Key tracks: Kicks, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Take a Look at Yourself
Easy listening. Inoffensive
Yet again I'm listening to another band that sounds like the British Invasion from the 60s and I'm comparing them to the Beatles. Interestingly in this case, these guys are American, but they certainly have that sound. Here's the thing: it's not that I don't like this. I do. Actually I really enjoyed this album! "Kicks" was a great opening track, and I loved the sound in "There's Always Tomorrow" and "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" was a bop to name a few. But I just feel like by 1966 there were much more interesting things happening in music. This album just sounds like everything that came before it, especially for something labeled "psychedelic". Songs like "There She Goes" are the most generic crap of this era. Consider you had Beatles releasing Revolver, Simon and Garfunkel with The Sounds of Silence, Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, and the Doors starting to do their thing. So final consensus is: good music, enjoyable listen, but nothing innovative or noteworthy happening here, and also nothing special about this band to warrant putting this release on a list of "must hear" albums.
There are too many albums that sound like this one, this is a good one above average though
So generic 60’s
60’s
Early 60’s rock feel
Pleasant.
This is fine. Nothing really stood out, but I do 100% understand this being on the list as an example of a basic 60s band that's not Rolling Stones or The Beatles.
Some hits, but the rest are not up to the same quality
OK, a 2.5 rounded up
Ok. N?othing spectacular
Classic 60's fare, not bad but probably not something I'll listen to a lot
Aside from the hits, I'm a sucker for car and songs, and this album has 2 of them. Even if ss 396 sounds like it's straight off of a beach boys album.
sounds like so many other things but solid could i write poetry to this? n
To me, this sounds like a Pop album that bites from the most popular artists of its time and puts it all together in an easily digestible package. At various points, I thought I was listening to The Byrds, The Beach Boys, and The Monkeys. If I were a TV exec in 1966, I'd be pushing the network to have Paul Revere & The Raiders host a weekly music variety show. Would've made a killing. I guess this album is essential as an example of the "Brill Building Sound."
This band is very underrated
kicks- 5 theres always tomorrow- 4 little girl in the 4th row- ??? its weird to call your dream girl a little girl ballad of a useless man- real. 5 im not your stepping stone- 3 there she goes- 5 all i really need is you- 5 get it on- 4 louie go home- 5 take a look at yourself- 5 melody for an unknown girl- 7 shake it up- 7 wasnt very good save for the very end
Came back to this album after a long time off listening to the first half. Overall a 3 star album I think, some of it sounded just like the Beach Boys
This was okay, enjoyable with a few nice songs. Ahead of its time with very good sound quality if we compared them against the Beatles. 6.5/10.
3/5
A competent early rock album. Kicks is a pretty good single. Nothing in here felt revelatory, but I still enjoyed myself.
Mildly psychedelic 60s US pop. Manages not to be embarrassing in current ears.
Oof. Melody for an Unknown Girl really would have been better without any words. Kicks and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone are great. I loved me some Monkees back in the Nickelodeon days.
Some nice tunes, very 60s, huge influence from beatles, a bit of surf and blues mixture too.
Not particularly a fan of this style of 60s rock.
Ok, this was kinda fun. The music was good, the hooks were clean and this skipped along pleasantly. Got a bit weird at the end but why not. A good example of the time and a worthy inclusion in the list.
Pretty good. I still don't know why the Beastie Boys named a song Paul Revere. Or who these were. Stepping Stone is pretty great, better than the Monkees one, possibly. The rest of it is, you know, good? Like listening to mid 60s Beatles without knowing any of the songs.
Bra 60 - tals pop album med några highlights o trevliga harmonier
I like the sound of 60s pop rock and there are some great moments here, but it’s all just a little quaint. Then the last song is pleasant but almost impossibly corny. Best song: I’m Not Your Stepping Stone
Not an album that I was familiar with. I quite enjoyed it.
Not bad easy listening
This feels like the epitome of 1966 rock and roll. Kicks kicks off the album ok, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone certainly is a highlight. I wasn't going to bother with the bonus tracks on my second listen but SS 396 is my fave and my TIL.