Midnight Ride

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.

Interesting time capsule, but nothing I feel the need to listen to again. Maybe a 3.5, if that were an option.

Perfectly good classic psych rock. Enjoyed it but probably not one to return to.

Fun midsixties pop rock.

Now this was not bad, but it definitely had nothing that made me think to listen to it again.

direi un 3

A decent wee collection of songs - but some right shockers in here

Quite enjoyed this for the most part. Kicks is good and it's the first time i've heard this pre-Monkees version of "I'm not your steppin' stone" However, "melody for an unknown girl" sounds like something Telly Savalas would have done in the 70s! A shocker!

This album sounds very much like its era. There are some good moments and solid songs, but overall it just sounds a little bit dated to me. I would listen again, but I would not say I am in any rush to do so.

Pretty much your straightforward 60s garage rock sound.

Solid outing.

Paul Revere & The Raiders always reminds me of how insanely fast music in the late 60s changed No disrespect for that swingin’ 60s sound. Its cool. Its fun. Its…. dare I say it… groovy. I still like early Beatles, Stones, Donovan, Kinks, Beach Boys, Mamas & Papas. Hear me out though man (exhales blowing out smoke), something weird happened in late 66’/67’ where some bands decided to find a bit more of an edge than Little Girl In The Fourth Row has In 67’ we get The Doors, Hendrix’s Are You Experienced, Sargent Pepper (after Revolver), Pet Sounds (technically 07/1966). Things were changing and I think Midnight Ride is smack dab in the middle. Kicks is a decent song. Im not your stepping stone is alright too. Sonically, it all feels the same. I dont think it aged as well as some of the other 60s tunes in this list

Sounds like these guys were really throwing stuff at the wall, with no consistent style. Hearing some early Beatles, some Pet Sounds, but none of it nearly as good. I laughed out loud at the intro speech for melody. Always love a sincere “hey listener”. Not sure we’ve had one since Ray Price. These guys almost made it out alive without a horrible car song, but eventually were like cantfuckingtakeitanymore we gotta tell the world about this SS 396. Kicks and a few others are nice.

Big 3

Rockzinho legal. Gostei do rockzinho de All I Really Need Is You. Achei muito interessante também Melody For An Unknown Girl. E o single SS 396, que é sobre carro, graças a Deus.

rockzinho bom dos anos 60, me agrada. 3,5

Average rock album. I've heard better.

classic

This album started off really well. My first thought was that this must have really been an underrated band because some of the tracks could stand right alongside the Stones or the Doors at the time. I have a penchant for bands that are just a little off center and with a meme name of Paul Revere (apparently the guys real first and middle names) I felt like this band would have been I liked at the time. Eventually it turned more into concern the band was a bunch of phonies during the beach boys style track SS 396. Were they really just experimental or copycats of styles and closer to the Monkees in terms of authenticity? Whatever the case may be, the first half carried this album well enough to a solid rating, and I'll be interested in looking more into their stuff to find out my answer. Favorite track "I'm not your stepping stone" 3/5

A perfectly fine album. It's from the 60's so I'm sure you can imagine exactly what this sounds like. There's a slight edge and roughness to it though. Some nice melodies and guitar playing throughout. Though there is nothing particularly outstanding about this album, it is half an hour of fun. Just enough time before it starts getting a bit boring and samey. I can't really think of much more to say about it really. It's inoffensive and a good time but doesn't excite me like other albums have done.

I don’t hate this, but it also feels very average compared to other similar groups from the era.

Not my cup of tea. But they are a classic band. The music fits with the times for sure.

Good album. Variety of musical styles.

Solid album I could see myself listening to again

Good mid-60s rock and roll/garage rock album with a few hits, though it's not something revolutionary or outstanding, there are a lot better albums from the era that could be included on this list.

Healthy mix of pop bops and rippin' bangers.

***An ok album

This feels like some classic surf rock, somewhat reminescent of the beach boys

Like the Beach Boys but not to the same degree

It was nice sounding but unremarkable. Totally mid 60’s pop album. Don’t really know what’s so special about it but whatever at least it wasn’t painful.

it was ok. stepping stone & kicks best tracks. was nice to listen to something from the 60's that was not psych rock or folk music.

A fun romp back to the mid 60s for unoffensive rock.

Funnily I’m not your steppingstone seems more of a hit

more good times rock sound

Had a decent time listening to this. "Kicks" is one of the best songs ever, "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" is also really good. I also liked "Louie, Go Home" a little bit. Otherwise, it's just a pleasant time with no real standouts. 3.5 stars

My opinion of these historical reenactment dorks has been forever altered for the better by Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, and I’m not afraid to admit it.

Lost me at “I wrote this song for a girl I don’t even know yet….” Predatory ass music

Psychedelic rock me likey

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.

Bang average 60s pop/ garage rock, stepping stone is a highlight rest is fairly forgettable 3*

I've never heard of these folks before. I'm not sure how groundbreaking the music is, but it was pretty enjoyable. Personal enjoyment: 3/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5

It’s another bargain bin find, but this time it’s slightly obscure mid-sixties garage rock. The sort of archaic stuff that The Monkees produced sounds similar and in fact was inspired by this, and therefore it holds up just as well as you’d expect it to - sounding like a recording someone found of their dad’s unsuccessful band in his record collection. And from what I can tell these guys weren’t all that successful, at least not to the effect of similarly-oriented bands of the time. There’s no gold in here, but there is some silver, if you will, in the form of Kicks, a great opener to an otherwise mundane sub-half-hour album.

last track walked so bob ross could run

Incredibly mid. Low 3

alright. that album is done. 895 to go

Earlier in the week I got The Beatles' 'Revolver' which was released in the same year as this album. What that seems to reveal to me is how far ahead of the game the UK was at this point (ignoring a handful of interesting artists like The Beach Boys). Maybe that's harsh but it does feel like Americans needed a year or two more to catch up (insert some joke about Paul Revere being the response to a British Invasion). Nothing against The Raiders in particular. It's fine, just not particularly interesting. It has a few good points though, especially 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone' which is easily my favorite track here. Otherwise it's ok, if a little forgettable.

This was solid. Enjoyable. Classic song in Stepping Stone.

It's fine. Likable enough.

All I Really Need Is You was pretty cool but mostly this was just standard 60s fare with not too much to set it apart.

Sometimes it's hard to listen to albums before you were born. So many of them seem so dated. I mean, I listen to Cream a lot, and there are other bands throughout the 60s and 70s (CSNY, Zeppelin) that have great works. But the farther back I go, the harder it is to be excited about the rock music of those early times. I listen to it for novelty's sake, and yet some of them just don't hold up well. Which brings me to Paul Revere and the Raiders. Songs like "Little Girl In The 4th Row" and "Ballad Of A Useless Man" just... don't do it a lot for me. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"... I knew of the song from the Monkees, did not know it was technically Paul Revere and the Raiders' first. "There's Always Tomorrow"... the singer had a feel of Ringo Starr and Bob Dylan for me (maybe because it was the drummer singing?). I was just not overly impressed, and maybe it had to do with it being the mid-60s, I dunno. Top tracks: "There's Always Tomorrow," "I'm Not Your Steppin' Stone"

Yawn. And the sound is so dated - total campy or quasi-psychedelic 60's stuff. I know who these guys are, but were they ever more than an average talent band? I don't think so. Average sounding album. Because I like rock I didn't hate it. But it's not overly memorable.

This feels like an album you need to hear mainly because they were big in the 60s - but I don't think they've achieved the timeless status of other bands from that era. You can hear the proto-punk sound here, but the Kinks did it better. There were definitely some good tracks, but it seems a bit like they were a "you had to be there" kind of band. Favorite tracks: Kicks, There's Always Tomorrow, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Get It On.

a fun time , a good listen. I def seem to have a soft spot for 60s rock/ pop rock. A lot of songs are catchy , not beatles catchy but a good time. It doesn't stand out anywhere to warrant a 4 or above for me but I also did enjoy bopping my head and dancing around all morning to it too much to rank it lower. KICKS JUST KEEP GETTING HARDER TO FIND

Imagine it’s 1966, and it’s finally your birthday. You’ve spent months dropping hints, practically begging your parents for that sleek LP player with a couple of records so you can finally stop hearing Pet Sounds and Revolver secondhand. You’re convinced that, any day now, you’ll be joining the ranks of cool in the privacy of your room, under the watchful eye of your Bob Dylan poster. And there it is: a square-shaped package in colorful wrapping, your parents beaming with pride as you tear it open. Only, instead of Pet Sounds or Revolver, out pops Midnight Ride by Paul Revere & The Raiders. So, not exactly what you were hoping for. You try to smile, but let’s be real—the day’s taken a slight turn. Midnight Ride is classic garage rock: loud, fun, and packed with catchy, rebellious energy. Kicks is a standout, with its anti-drug message and infectious groove, and I’m Not Your Stepping Stone packs attitude—a tune The Monkees would later make iconic. But the rest? Some fun, some filler. Where albums like Revolver are shifting into psychedelic and introspective territory, Midnight Ride sticks to simpler rock and roll vibes, the sound of teens looking for trouble without quite crossing the line. While Midnight Ride may not have reached the same heights as its more experimental contemporaries, it remains a significant artefact of the garage rock era. It captures the raw energy and youthful rebellion of a generation on the cusp of change. Entertaining, yes—but not a game changer. Did/Do I own this release? No Does this release belong on the list? No Would this release make my personal list? No Will I be listening to it again? Kicks is pretty cool.

This album is a 3: standard surfy, garagey music from the 60s. Every once in a while, a moment jumps out that makes it a little better. And every once in a while, you get something that makes it a little bit worse. I'm gonna play this for my kids.

Idk if it’s because I saw David Gilmour on the same say but nothing was very memorable good or bad… should probably come back for a better review

Whichever editor thinks this is punk and as good as the Byrds or the Beach Boys is joking, right?

Straight up 60's garage/bubblegum rock. Nothing fancy or groundbreaking but still enjoyable.

Didn't mind this. Not sure if this is the original Stepping Stone but it was a good version.

It’s fine. Nothing revolutionary, nothing repulsive.

Standard 60s pop rock, but I like 60s pop rock and this is pretty fun. It has some good moments, but also some really forgettable songs. "Little Girl in the 4th Row" reminds me of that awful "Go Away Little Girl" song. What was it with men referring to women as little girls back then? Favorites: "Kicks", "Ballad of a Useless Man", "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", "Louie, Go Home"

ok early rock and roll.

60’er rock, det er nice nok, mangler måske lidt ekstra

3/5

Good one but still pretty average for me

Thé uptempo one’s aren’t bad.

Psychedelic Rock man, it's my true weakness, and this kicks off with a great vibe in "Kicks" that continues on with "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" and "Take A Look At Yourself".

Pretty standard mid-60s sound. Very well done, but a half-step behind the people who were actually inventing it and writing the songs. I bet they were a blast to see in a club, though. Here's what I really want to add: Mike "Smitty" Smith, the drummer, sings the second track "There's Always Tomorrow" and sounds like a combination of Jim Morrison and Ringo Starr, which I find pretty hilarious.

Classic 60s album, all the elements are in place, jangly guitars, easy drumming, slightly unhinged singer. But it's good fun and I recommend it thoroughly.

This is a fun ‘60s rock album that has personality, which a lot of albums from this period don’t have

This was fine I guess.

Standard 60s stuff with a weird beach boys car song at the end

This one was a weird mishmash of things. It felt a bit like a ripoff of a bunch of other popular 60's sounds.... but it was actually a pretty good ripoff? haha The SS 396 song felt a little /too close/ to the Beach Boys 409 for me, but otherwise this record was enjoyable.

Component if not interesting British Invasion also-ran. 2.7 stars

I always used to goof on Paul Revere and the Raiders. Maybe it was growing up in Boise and then moving and living in Portland. It wasn't until 2019 when a few of there songs were on the soundtrack for "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" where I really started to listen to them in earnest. What a fun band. Just hit after hit. This isn't my favorite record of theirs but a good listen nonetheless.

Fun

Some crisp and vintage British Invasion pop here ("Kicks," "All I Really Need"), but also some badly dated, leisure-suit equivalents (e.g., "Stepping Stone," "Get It On," references to 30-cent bottles of wine). The basic issues are 1) be the second vocalist, who's very much second rate. 2) mostly rudimentary playing (despite some uber-groovy guitar licks ("Always Tomorrow,") and 3) the massively derivative nature of the overall vibes/feels (e.g., "SS 396" which is outright Beach Boys plaigarism and embarrasing beside; the same could be roughly said of "Little Girl in the 4ht Row" however charmingly sweet it is). The other major plus is that they dropped the Revolutionary War outfits. One doesn't in the least feel they were worthy or greater success or recognition, however au courant it might've seemed in the late mid-'60s, which is indeed where this is best left.

Difficult to give it just one rating, as it covers a lot of ground. Think Doors, Beach Boys, psychedelic, folk…

This album had a lot of different styles, that made it hard to distinguish this bands style compared to its contemporaries. All around a pretty good album though. I liked the personality of the lead singer. 3/5

OK 1001 albums, I see you coming in with the deep cut, you thought I'd let my guard down after the 10th Bowie and 8th Beatles albums didn't you? Well, I kinda did, but nevertheless, this unearthed little gem is much appreciated.

It's very 60's. I enjoyed it.

Sounded nice

Classic 60s sound, includes a couple of tracks I have heard.

Cool

The more I look at this band, the lamer they look. There’s something about a band dressing up like revolutionaries and singing bubblegum pop that seems uncool even in the 60’s. But to be honest, that could have been way worse. The singer is a bit better than he has any right to be and I think this album feels like a guilty pleasure. The lyrics are a little lame though (wtf even is Little Girl in the 4th Row), so it was a close call between 2 and 3 stars. But in the end, I’ll give it three…barely. Favorite track: (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone Other hits: Kicks, All I Really Need Is You, Melody For An Unknown Girl

Afgerond naar boven maar voor mij is dit 2,7 max

It's OK. It reminds me of my mom. I love the style but the song selection could be better.

I own a pair of Paul Revere & the Raiders albums, that are both disappointing and fun to listen to, but I haven't listened to Midnight Ride. Clearly, this is the album I should have purchased as it contains their best known song, Kicks and another hit, Steppin' Stone. The twelve-string guitar twang sound makes this record appealing, but beyond a few songs, the rest is fairly typical, mid-60's British Invasion inspired rock. Overall, a solid album from an often overlooked American band.

Good mid 60s rock, not much more to say than that.

This is a fun listen Not especially earth shaking but some well crafted songs

Still holds up

Det här kickar ju igång redan på första låten. Okända för mig men jag gillar det direkt. Svängig 60 -tals rock. Känner ju igen soundet men kul med en ny grupp.

usually don't enjoy old rock and roll music very much, but liked this surprisingly. ill never listen it to this again, but i enjoyed it.

Have a sweet spot for harpsichords in pop songs so "Shake it Up" was my favourite but the rest was nice but not sure I'd revisit

The Raiders don’t always have the full sound you want for these songs, but they’re decent performers nonetheless. They remind me a bit of the Monkees, if the Monkees were less interested in musical experimentation (funnily enough, just as the Raiders cover “Steppin’ Stone” here the Monkees would cover “Kicks” in the 80s).

This album is all over the place. A mix of pre-psychedelic Brit pop along with stuff that sounds like early Beach Boys surf rock. Strange.

This is a perfectly nice, jangly 60's record. Lots of nice upbeat songs, with some good variation in music and instruments. 3.5 rounded down.

3.5 solid

Not really my thing, but not bad

Midnight Ride is sprightly 60s fayre, a familiar sound but quite polished in places, inconsistent in others, enjoyable enough for a middling 3 but forgettable quite quickly. Just like tens if not hundreds of bands who had the same sound at the same time for the same reasons.

This is decent 60s stuff, bit more edge in places than most similar bands managed at that time. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone I recognised, but this was a much better version than the Monkees managed. They're better when there's more oomph there, there are a couple of songs where they get too ballady and it's just a bit twee. A mixed bag, but enough for a low 3.

Yeah it's okay

Ended up liking this album more than I’d thought going into it, pretty good listen.

Okay.

All five band members picked up writing credits on Midnight Ride, which is neat. Revere and the Raiders present a psychedelic garage rock sound with a pop shine. It’s a good sound, I just prefer a bit more grime with my garage. Kicks, Stepping Stone, Get it On are all great. The closing track felt out of place and fell flat for me. Pretty decent though not quite a 4 though 3.5 stars

Sounds like the Monkees

A bit of fun, nothing particularly remarkable but a very easy listen. A couple of stronger tracks but nothing that really sticks for me. I like it tho. Fav songs: - Kicks - Get it On - Melody for an Unknown Girl

3.5/5. Kicks is a cool and weird song, anti drug message during one of the subculture’s peaks.

Eh

Das Album zeigt den energetischen Stil und die solide Musikalität der Band, indem es Rock mit Elementen von Pop und Garage-Rock verbindet. Stücke wie “Steppin’ Out” und “I’m Not Your Stepping Stone” heben den dynamischen Sound der Band weiter hervor. Insgesamt wird “Midnight Ride” als solides Werk des Mid-60s-Rock angesehen und bleibt eine denkwürdige Arbeit dieser Ära.

This album has the classic sounds of the mid 60s. Easy to listen to with plenty of variations across songs. I liked it as a very good representation of a time. Kicks was by far the biggest hit on the album, nothing else really rose to that level. Although I’d like to score it higher as I enjoyed the listen - just not enough timeless classics. Although I enjoyed it, it’s also not something I’d go back to just to listen to, so in my mind a very high 3 but not enough to score higher!

Beach boys meets the animals

As 60s rock goes, this wasn't bad

A cool blend of styles. I can see why it's on the list but also why it's not a massively popular album.

Agréablement surpris pour un album rock des années 60. Rien d'épattant, mais un bon divertissement tout de même. 7/10

Some cool old school with some advertisement music sprinkled in 3/5

Obv 60s music. Hammond organ. Recording is actually pretty good and instruments are clear.

Whenever I hear this band’s name, I’m unable to associate it with a particular sound or song (except maybe an organ?) I read their Wiki page and saw that there have been dozens of different band members, so maybe that’s part of the reason. I liked it but it doesn’t stick with you. If I hear this album somewhere 6 months from now, I’m pretty sure I won’t be able to identify it or the band. Even the hit, Stepping Stone, I identify with the Monkees rather than them. Regardless, I did like it, so it’s a 3.0.

I expected a sort of schmaltzy 60s radio pop, but there are some rockin’ numbers on here. I didn’t know they wrote “Stepping Stone”. The songs are catchy and have good musicality to them. I enjoyed it – it was fun and had me grooving. It must have been impossible to compete against the Beatles, but they hold their own pretty well. I might re-listen to this. 3.8

Favorite Track: Kicks

“Little Girl in the 4th Row” gave me Beach Boy vibes.

Good listen - I've always liked their version of "Stepping Stone" and heard bits and pieces of this band but never gave one of their albums a listen. It's a British Invasion album with some depth and a bit of an edge to it. Definitely a departure from the more saccharine/copycat acts of the time.

This one was disappointing - just didn’t live up to its potential. The opening song “Kicks” will be recognizable and “Not Your Stepping Stone,” but even these don’t have much staying power for me. It’s OK.

Groovy, Baby! Excellent representation of the mid-60s sound. Also, Stepping Stone is totally punk. Even if, IMHO, The Monkees did it a little bit better. Still rad as shit, though. The rest of this is fun, if a little heavy-handed at times. They really tried to do something here. Ultimately, this is easy and nice. There’s Always Tomorrow might be the best track. Melody for an Unknown Girl is sweet and kinda weird. There’s a good chunk of the record that’s an obvious cash grab, but it’s not terrible.

Fun and mostly innocent 60s garage/bubblegum rock record. You know you're in this era when you hear a prominent combo organ sound all throughout. A few of these tracks sounded familiar to me (namely "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone") and then I realized that the Monkees had actually covered some of these tracks. I think I prefer those Monkees covers too.

I had never heard of this group and their brand of bubblegum 60s pop. It was pretty neat with some standout songs, like Kicks, There She Goes, and All I Really Need is You. The rest is overshadowed by the titans of their era, but fun album either way.