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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.
Unfortunately, by 1966, the British had already come. I'm sure this was good in its time, but outside of "Kicks" and "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" I don't remember anything that stood out (and I tried listening to it 3 times). Much like the New Wave albums - I like Psych Rock, but I don't think I need to hear EVERY record in the genre before I die.
Better than yesterday. These guys made music like they were jealous of the Beatles but just not as good. Probably won’t listen again
Standard 60's pop rock. Nothing too special, but maybe was really good at the time. 5/10
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.
East Coast Surf Rock, the good kind.
# 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 Beatles
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
You just need help, girl.
Y'know, there's no reason why I should take it easy on Paul Revere & The Raiders. Although I've never let it affect my end rating too much, I've never exactly **not** groaned whenever a random 60's psych album or an obscure British album pops up. I see where the people who rate 'em so lowly come from. So my group gets an album from a random 60's bubblegum group — it'd only stand to reason I groan at 'em all the same, huh? I mean, what makes **them** so special, huh? Why should I treat 'em any differently than, I'unno, The Beau Brummels? Simple, sis: because I enjoyed them. I'm sure I'm not the only one who knows about Paul Revere & The Raiders thanks to 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'. The movie includes three songs from the group, and I tell yah, they're good tunes. Especially "Good Thing"! It's always sounded to me like a KISS song, and, dang, if that don't make the tune that much better to me. Heck, I even went and once listened to the album it came from, 'The Spirit Of '67'. Shame it's not on here, because, again, seriously "Good Thing" **is** a good thing. So is "Hungry", which I think is their bigger hit. And that enjoyment carries over well here. Sure, in the grand scheme of things, besides one song, this music isn't anything very special, or maybe even particularly notable. And that one song might only be notable because a bigger band covered it the following year: The Monkees. But, look, when music is fun, it's damn fun. I don't care how particularly unique it is in their field. Sure, Paul Revere & His Raiders may be one of a dozen or so garage bands that sprung up in the wake of The Beatles, but dang it, they're a **good** garage band. A damn fine piece of Juicy Fruit to chew on, y'know? I mean, honestly, what's wrong with liking bubblegum music? I'm all for "Sugar, Sugar", let me tell you. Not everything has to be "greatest of all time" material. So they ain't actually The Beatles — so what? They sing catchy songs and have a bit of that raw garage energy. I'm completely satisfied. And, y'know, like with similar tangents I've gone on, I'm not advocating to not think about what you listen to. By all means, be critical and dig into the weeds about it. But as far as I'm concerned, if it's fun, that's really all that matters in the end. And 'Midnight Ride' is absolutely fun. Maybe more 60's psych should take a page out of Paul & The Raiders' book. All that Summer Of Love seriousness... Maybe trade your LSD for some Double Bubble! Maybe then I wouldn't groan so much whenever you guys show up. And seriously, reader, go listen to "Good Thing" and "Hungry". Fun stuff, lemme tell you.
Pretty damn good 60's pop. 4.5 bumped up to 5.
I’m at a 4.5 that I’m somehow having to talk my way into bumping one way or the other, though I’m leaning towards a 5. Genuinely, I’m surprised at how varied that was for 1966 – the influences of just about everyone else in the genre is pretty apparent here, especially when it comes to the Beatles, the Beach Boys, & the Doors, but with flashes of the Rolling Stones & Johnny Cash in there. This album jumps from spot to spot, and yet the energy the band brings is pretty consistent, making this whole thing feel like a strong, cohesive record. There’s some big highlights here; “Kicks”, “(I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone”, “Get It On”, & “Louie, Go Home” are probably my top songs after a first listen. “Get It On” in particular feels well ahead of pace for 1966, even if it’s a cover. Overall, there’s not a bad track here, and for a 29 minute album, this thing is packed pretty damn well, and I enjoyed it a lot. Why the hell am I even considering bumping it down to a 4, then? As always, a bunch of little piling nitpicks for me that just build up. “Little Girl in the 4th Row” is probably the weakest track here, and that “Little” in the title certainly doesn’t help much. The harmony has a nice Beach Boys-y tone to it, but the track feels a little slow & it just doesn’t really go anywhere. “Ballad of a Useless Man” has a great instrumental & good lyrics, but the disconnect with the vocals having a twangier, country tone (especially frustrating with “Steppin’ Stone” right after) just nags at me a little bit. “All I Really Need Is You” is a cool track, especially with the surprise beat switch at the 2 minute mark that feels ahead of pace for the time, but the vocal structure is too loose, too Dylan-y, & loses a lot of coherence by the third verse. It’s a good track, it just probably needed a little more work to really tie it together. Past that, I have the extreme nitpick that some of these tracks should’ve ended on an actual finish instead of a fadeout, but given that my issues boil down to 1 mediocre song, 1 that needed work & some production choices that I just disagreed with, can I really bring myself to bump down an album that I enjoyed this much? No, not really – the floor here is definitely a 3, especially if you’re not into the amalgamation of ‘60s styles present on this thing, or if you just get sort of bored for whatever reason. I’ll bump this up from a 4.5 to a 5; if there was another dud track on here, I’d probably be at a 4, but this is a quick burst of energy that just feels great to listen to for my ears. If anything, I’m still riding the intense percussion from “Get It On”, so maybe in the future this could go down, but right now, I feel inclined to bump it up. Fun stuff for 1966.
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
шлак шестидесятых
Generic 60's Rock. Nothing more, nothing less.
Felt very 60-generic-rock to my ears as a first time listener, I’m sure I would have felt differently if I’d heard it when it first came out, but as something that I MUST listen to before I die? It’s a pass 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
Comme si les Beatles n'avait jamais sorti Revolver. Quand même pas mal du coup.
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
I’ve heard of Paul Revere & The Raiders, but the only song of theirs I know is “Steppin’ Stone,” which I’m grateful to see on this album’s track listing. I’ve found myself pretty underwhelmed with a lot of the albums I’ve reviewed from the sixties, so I don’t really have high hopes for this album. However, I’m trying to approach this with an open mind, and I’ll remain hopeful that I’ll find something that I really enjoy here. My trepidation with this album was well warranted in my opinion. PR&TR didn’t really provide much substance on this album. There were a few fun tracks, when the band really leaned into the garage rock sound, but the rest of the album felt like run-of-the mill pop rock. Even the best parts of the album, save a couple of tracks, were pretty forgettable. These guys sound like pretty competent musicians, but it feels like this album is something the record shop would try to push on customers when Beatles or Stones albums were sold out. “I don’t have Revolver, but you might like this. It also happens to be music, like The Beatles!” I searched some of the top reviews, and no one mentioned the similarities between the guitar on “Louie, Go Home” and “Daytripper,” so maybe the similarities I heard were just me. I got the impression that PR&TR were pretty competent musicians, but when it comes to songwriting and composition, they mis the mark. When it comes to the things on this album that I liked, “Get It On,” Take A Look At Yourself,” and “Kicks” were pretty good, with some solid rhythms and guitar playing. However, “Steppin’ Stone” was easily the best song on the album, and the only song I found memorable. The growling vocals and the garage-y breakdowns were really excellent, and the organ gave a nice psychedelic feel to the song as well. As an entire work though, this album fell pretty flat with me.
No estuvo tan mal, medio normalón realmente. Sin stand-outs y no lo escucharía de nuevo porque no es mi género favorito, no por el álbum en sí.
Generic rock.
Decent
Bit Beatles - bit beachboys - bit okay
Крепкая четверочка - и открытие нового исполнителя для себя. Отличный альбом, хорошие песни
Kinda sound like mash up of a bunch of other Monkees-esque bands of the 60s.
I'm a big fan of this weird era of pop rock. A bunch of bands trying to ride the wave of success The Beatles found by getting on TV and reaching the hearts of teenage girls across the country. But they had to find their gimmick that set them apart and for Paul Revere & The Raiders it was dressing up like the founding fathers. Bizarre but endearing. As far as this album goes, I really enjoyed it. Plenty of soul and funk influence while being fun and catchy. Maybe not as much soul as The Animals, but also not as cheesy as The Monkees. Just a fun time all around. (Also, I know it's a product of the time, but referring to your crush as "little girl" is just so creepy. So many bands from this era do it and it makes my skin crawl.)
For some reason I expected this to be more, like 60s bubblegummy. If that makes sense. Pleasantly surprised.
At first I thought it was fun, but by the end I was annoyed by this album. I like a lot of the stuff going on around this time - the Beach Boys seem to be a relevant touchstone - but there's something here that feels off.
All right
This is one of those albums from the time when record labels would sign just about anyone with the audacity to pick up a guitar. Yes, Paul, you made this record, but after adjusting for musical deflation it doesn't mean much, does it? Key tracks: All I Really Need Is You
listening to this and finding out there was a manson connection to even this trite piece of fluff really contextualizes how insane the 60s were overall
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.
It's good but not classic. More evidence that this project should have been 500 albums, not 1001. Paul Revere and the Raiders were just a typical band that some hits. That's more than you can say about 99% of musicians, but there are a lot of musical acts remaining in that 1%, and Paul Revere is nowhere near the top. Simply a band that had some hits. No business being on this list. This album is a 5 out of 10. I'm rounding rounding down because it doesn't belong in the same group as albums that are 7 out of 10 (and that also got rounded down.) 2 stars
Quintessential 60s. Fun memories of hearing all this on the radio when I was a child.
Meh
Pretty decent 60's rock.
Sounded similar to a lot of oldies I like
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. ★★★
Yawn
This album has a lot going for it, especially when you consider the time it was released. While it’s tempting to label it psychedelic rock, at its heart it’s still very much garage rock. Psychedelic elements were just beginning to emerge around this time, and this record was definitely ahead of the curve. The track “All I Really Need Is You” even touches on Indian and Middle Eastern musical influences, making it an underrated and early example of the kind of experimentation that would eventually lead to the 60’s raga rock movement.
Heel prima album, beetje country soms
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
Surprised how much I enjoyed this. Thought it was going to be another mostly skippable bit of 60s rock but there’s some great song writing, fun energy, and nice range in genres in here. Fun time!
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.
brit rock ok
Listening to this album is like listening to a Nuggets or Teenage Shutdown compilation. Garage-y, psychedelic and poppy. Not every song is a winner, but the two first tracks and tracks 6-7 are really strong. Love the Cramps-like solo on track 2
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
The first album ever bought as a kid was a Paul Revere and the Raiders album from the discount rack. I honestly don’t remember which album but it possibly could’ve been this one. Given that, I had high expectations for this album, but it fell flat. I found it markedly uninteresting with a couple of exceptions.
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.
Groupe inconnu. Rock basique, vraiment rien d'original qui donnerait envie d'y revenir. Il n'est cependant pas désagréable à entendre (+1). =>2/5
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
The songs felt like a worse version of a bunch of other bands.
It sounds like everything else released at that time. It seems like all the artists of the time were in pure musical and creative effervescence. Listening to it almost 60 years later, with my ears completely "addicted" to the more distinctive and grandiose sounds that would emerge in the following decades, this album ends up sounding incredibly average, even when compared to its contemporary releases. But it's good music, undeniable.
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.
Good 60s tunes. Goes off the rails with the beach boys homage / parodies at the end but good up to that.
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.
bruh i just rated this and it got rid of it, really really loved it and it’s not even that popular, a mix of the doors and the stooges two of my favs, really on point from the 60s guitarist is extremely talented, all songs have their own thing to it whilst sticking to one main genre, got a LITTLE bit repetitive toward the end but i’m not mad, fav song- there’s always tomorrow
Not going with this one. The opening song Kicks is the only one that slightly holds up due to some nostalgia. The rest of this album showcases mediocre talent and a lead singer who can't hold a note. Does not belong on any lists of great albums.
5/10 - it's alright, a Beatles like sound but more american
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.
Cheesy. This is no for me.
At times some of this works. A lot of it doesn’t. If the British Invasion bands of the 60s were the elite, then their American counterparts might be bands like the Byrds or Buffalo Springfield. I might be excited if I were a teenager in the 60s and Paul Revere et al came to my local community hall, but they are clearly a league below the Who, the Kinks, and the Animals.
It was pretty good, so intresting ideas excecuted with an old style that I didn't mind like I thought I would
solid 60s psych pop
The first song is still fresh, but the rest of the album, not so much. 2/5
84% Best: Kicks; There's Always Tomorrow; I'm Not Your Stepping Stone; Get It On Must-Hear? Sure
This was a good album not my favorite but the first half is very good, though I will say it falls off a slight bit in the latter half of the record. Overall a fun album
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.
mixed bag for me. I didn't think the first couple songs were anything special. "I'm Not Your Steppin Stone," "There She Goes," "All I Really Need Is You", "Take a Look at Yourself" are the better ones. "Melody for an Unknown Girl" was painful. Really they just sound a lot like the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
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
L Songs 1-4 Stepping Stone is Aight Very boring for me 😴😴😴
Kind of a bop
Grew on me as it went. The psychedelic stuff is cool, but a lot of it is pretty corny.
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.
Couple of good tracks but too much variety. Seemed unfocussed
Fun et léger, exemplaire de son époque
Helt grei garasjerock med et hint av psych. Fornøyelig mens det går, glemt så snart det er over. Hvorfor ble denne gravd opp av kuratorene og inkludert blant det som i grunn er en veldig liten andel av gode album fra pop-historien?
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.
I utgangspunktet burde ikke dette albumet funke. Her har vi en stor samling låter som sjangermessig tilsynelatende ikke har noe med hverandre å gjøre. Det høres ut som at de har kynisk hoppet på hver eneste «fad» på 60-tallet for å prøve å lage noe populært. Det burde ikke funke, men det gjør det! Hver låt virker autentisk og ærlig av en eller annen grunn. Og med god driv og fantastiske vokalprestasjoner!
This was surprisingly varied
Didn't recognize the band name but I recognized a good number of the songs. There were some really great tracks and the whole album holds together. I enjoyed this one, maybe more than I should have, but definitely a worthy listen.
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
Today I learned Minor Threat's "Steppin' Stone" is a cover.
“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.
Idk, nothing special to me. I hate songs about cars.
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
I was hoping I'd like this better, but the best songs were the radio hits. Melody for an Unknown Girl was so bad that it took my rating from a 3 to a 2.
reminds me of being a kid. and my dad. that is always a good thing
Didn't write anything down for this but its just pretty mid 60s stuff. I recognized one of the songs.
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.
Forgettable
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.
Some more cool old hippy rock and roll. Some pretty good vibes to jam to.
Another great album that takes me back to my youth.
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
That was fun, looking forward to this on vinyl next record store day.
As a child of the 60’s have heard a lot of what’s on this album but if you had asked me yesterday would not have heard of the band. Good music made in a time when things were simpler and when I was young. So reminds me of that great time and wish I was back there now instead of this stinking, woke ridden, hell hole we endure now. 4/5 8/8/25
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
Really? This one? Ugh. They couldn’t figure out if the want to be psychedelic or The Beach Boys
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.
Nothing particularly sticky about this album. It is fun, but probably should not have made this list
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.
Любопытная пластинка, яркий представитель 60-х. 7 из 10.
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.
Besides 'Kicks' and a few other songs 'Midnight Ride' is pretty forgettable.
I liked it but it felt very de-revere-tive of the Rolling Stones until the penultimate song, SS 396 which is literally just a Beach Boys song.
loved it! The first song 'Kicks' was a banger! And overall a very nice casual album to listen to
Such a banger album. So nice variations of amazing vibes
Straightforward early rock and roll. Nothing particularly inspired, but also pretty inoffensive.
Very Beatles esque - I liked the rasp of the stepping stone song. Also the as 396 song was like very American graffiti
В целом неплохо, но мимо кассы
A pleasant surprise. Incredibly British sounding for a US band, and you can start to see the emergence of something like the stooges or early punk. Stepping Stone is a classic, but there's a handful of other good songs. Drifts into beach boy 'look at how nice my car is' stuff for a bit, but otherwise laudable. A weak 4
Groovy so W great songs. Fun addition to punk play list and a precursor to many bands sound
Didn't know this group at all, but I really liked listening to this album. Loved the harmonising (shades of Beach Boys in places) and the experimenting with the stereo channels with different instruments. Preferred their version of Stepping Stone as well. Definitely worth more listens.
They sound like the Monkees but with the fun stripped out. It’s all reasonably enjoyable for what it is (other than Melody for an Unknown Girl which was unspeakably dire - I almost cringed myself inside out listening to that) but others clearly did it better and more memorably. They sound to me more like an interesting footnote than anything especially essential. Surprised I’ve never heard of them though.
I don't care if you wrote the passable Steppin' Stone. You wrote Melody for an Unknown Girl. There is no redemption from that abortion of a song.
Another album that's pretty bang average. I'm sure this may have been excellent at the time (1966) but it has too much of that early rock sound for me. Short songs go by quick but end up feeling kind of hollow. 4.75/10 (2.375/5)
Pretty solid
Always a sucker for mid 60's R&B. Paul Revere & The Raiders was the American answer to the British invasion, although they don't really sound that American besides the name. The nice part about albums from this era is that you can easily compare them to one another, since they all cover each others songs. I'm not your stepping stone was done better by The Flies, but this version is still fun. I like the album, not the best from the era but good nonetheless.
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
Never took these guys seriously and nothing about this album suggests that I should regret that except the trivia that the Monkees didn't originate Stepping Stone (not that these guys did either).
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).
I generally love music from this era but I couldn't get into this album. Stepping Stone is a great song but their version isn't the best, and they didn't write it. Kicks is pretty good, but the rest is so underwhelming I'm sticking with a 2. Sorry, Paul.
Haven't heard of them before. This American take on the British Invasion doesn't sound good at all. Deeply mid. The only good track here is I'm Not Your Stepping Stone but I'd heard the Monkees version before and prefer it over this one. 2/5
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
Got some okay stuff and "I'm not your steppin stone" is pretty good but not great. Just a solid 2.
A couple good tunes, but pretty standard 60s fare.
Pretty unremarkable, inoffensive, generic...barely noticed it was playing.
Has everything I want from a mid-60s rock album. It feels a tiny bit dated but considering its age it's remarkably fresh still. Lots of variety.
- 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.
Przyjemny rock
Surprised the is album isn't talked about more when discussing 60s music. This is the first time I've heard it, and although it's no Pet Sounds, it's not trying to be. It's just a fun record and should be more known for sure
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.
https://youtu.be/beia7-DRWTY?si=bl9VOF-WQdKWRv6M
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
Easily one of the most mediocre, nothing albums I've been forced to hear. It is completely unoriginal. It is boring, unimaginative. I don't understand why it was imperative to hear this nothingness before I die. I would've died happy never hearing this. Wasteful to include this. The music isn't actually bad, just very dull and mediocre. Not great, not memorable. Nothingness. I was originally going to give this 3 stars (because the cover of stepping stone is good, and Kicks is a half decent song) but I think that's too generous. It's boring, ok?
Forgot about these guys and thought this album was very Monkey-esque. Surprised by how much I liked (some of) it.
It was fine
This was hard to get through. Just not my type of music.
Pretty average 60's rock. Nothing outstanding here.
forgotten hits
I am so bored
I was surprised how much I actually enjoyed this album. Sunny, raucous riffs and a consistently bouncy rhythm section make this feel almost proto-punk (helped a long by bona fide punk classic "Stepping Stone"). Even the bits in the middle where the album, admittedly, drags a little, are interesting in a slightly experimental way. Big fan of this album!
Not bad. Solid 60’s rock album with a little splash of surfer/psych. Sounds like something that would be in a Tarantino flick. That album cover photo is lame as shit, tho, and the disinterested dude in the bottom right kind of looks like Dave Coulier. 3.5⭐️ rounding up despite that cover 😒
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.
I’m not even 200 albums into this list and I've come to realise that ‘influential’ on the list just means ‘had a hit’ or ‘had a song written by someone who had a hit’ or ‘appeared on tv or video’. Another generic 60s-sounding band with lots of little nuthin’ much tracks. Pass
Fantastic! Just added to my collection. A mix of the Byrds, the Kinks, the Beatles and the Stones with their own thing added. Fabulous!
Getting tired of 60s and 70s rock. US pop rock band.
It was quintessential oldies, it did have a few bangers that I will rotate, but it did not super jam for me. This is not because it was bad, just because I'm not in a super oldies mood yet lol.
enjoyed a lot, nice listen
fyreee
Knew this album, it’s okay but not my favorite
-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
Really enjoyed. Will listen again for sure.
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
Do I give this more than one star because it has "Stepping Stone"? No, I do not.
Good
Pretty good, unbelievably cool, ultimately forgettable. Perfect for Tarantino soundtracks
Dang, instead of playing a 60s mix, I'm just putting this on.
4/5. Just a great mid-60s groove. Good harmonies, fun instrumentals. Surprising edge on some of the lyrics, but shmaltz on others.
Sounds pretty good for the 1700s
3/5, Stones again
Typical of it’s time.
Stellar classic rock and roll. 12-bar blues. Great melodies, lyrics. Recognized a few songs.
Enjoyable garagey romp.
They were good musicians! Who knew!
Fun record that's very much of it's time. Clearly influenced by the Beatles earlier output but not to the point of coming off as derivative. There's enough variety between tracks to keep it interesting, but unless you keep this in rotation, you'll likely forget most of it because there's nothing that really stands out beyond the 2 singles and maybe a couple of other tracks, but I enjoyed it all the same.
Quite listenable
Almost surf music, with some more esoteric stuff mixed in, I feel. It's a chill listen in the background.
Great sound!!
Very strong start with some quality tracks, mellowed out into slightly less good stuff later into the album.
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.
Some good tunes
2,3/5
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.
This has not aged well
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.
Really strong album, never have heard of the band. 8.1/10
This was pretty bad, very 60s boys bandy, many creepy lyrics about little girls, didn't really enjoy any of the songs.
Decent enough. Worthy of 3 stars.
I grew up listening to this type of music, but for some weird reason I didn't find this band until much later in life... I want to give this album 4.5 stars, a couple of songs slightly underperformed.
This is quite catchy and ok, but two things I don't like: It heavily wears its influences on its sleeve, to the point of it's distracting. And the other is the best songs are covers, which I don't really approve of
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.
Very brave to put "Little Girl" so early on. I almost didn't make it any further. I would bet I'm not alone in that aspect. If I HAD turned it off I would have missed out on such hits as the SECOND version of Little Girl - this time con espana! Mierda !
Un album OK, alcuni sprazzi di gioia ma nulla più
the potato famine is coming
The Coast Chaps
It’s actually a vibe. I like it.
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
The songs on this album were so catchy across the board. They weren’t very long, for the most part, but they had me coming back for multiple listens. I thought the vocals were great, but the music was the real star of the show. I’m surprised I didn’t hear about this band prior to this. Perhaps I’m unfamiliar with the “sound” of 60’s music, but this seemed more modern than that. Like something from the 80’s.
Fine, americanah
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
Just not into it.
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.
Great times
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.
Argh! There's way too much f*ing 60's music on this list.
I really enjoyed this record. Great 60s production, catchy riffs and good vibes. Melody for an Unknown Girl is delightfully cheesy. Favourite tracks: Kicks, Little Girl in the 4th Row, Ballad of a Useless Man, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Take a Look at Yourself.
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.
• 2/5 • wholly unoriginal • sounds like a second derivative of the Monkees
Midnight Ride aims for catchy, radio-friendly rock, but its romantic songs often land with an awkward thud rather than genuine charm. Even by the standards of its era, many of the lyrics and melodies feel overly saccharine and embarrassingly corny, stripping the material of emotional weight.The band’s performances are energetic enough, yet the songwriting leans so heavily on clichéd sentiments and simplistic hooks that the album quickly starts to feel stale. Instead of timeless teenage drama or heartfelt romance, Midnight Ride frequently comes across as shallow and kitschy, making it a weaker and less enduring entry in the 60s rock canon.
There are some interesting moments here, but nothing excites me about this. I guess it’s an indicator album, and that’s all well and good, but other people seem to have gone on and done more interesting things with the genre. Not dreadful, although the spoken one where he’s talking about a girl he’s not met yet would be better without any of the speaking and loses the album a point by itself.
Eh. Mid. Decent sound. Love the group name.
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
A pastiche of Beatles, Stones, and Beach Boys. Every song sounds like a desperate attempt at making a hit. Utter commercial rubbish, just 60's white kids who learned a few blues progressions. They're not artists, they're laborers. This might as well have been an Archies album.
These guys are all over the place. At one point I get the Doors vibes, the next I get Rolling Stones, and then they're going off talking about a car and sounding like the Beach Boys. Either way, no matter what they did, these 60's classic rockers sounded pretty good. Couple of sloggers though so only 4 stars
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.
Listening to this album is like eating at a white castle. The experience is fine but it's hard to forget that you are eating at a themed restaurant. In this case it's more like Bubba Gump Shrimp in that it is an overt cosplay. In any case I didn't notice the theme really come through on the music or lyrics, but what did come through was that it was boring. So yeah all this to say that I can overlook the weird tribute to Paul Revere, but I can't overlook the stale music. I guess this is what above average bands from the 60s looked like.
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
Very 60s, nothing special.
inače volim ovakvu muziku, al ovo me malo ugnjavilo