Midnight Ride

I’ve always liked the song Kicks, and I am familiar with the tune I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone. The rest of this is new to me. I like the generous use of organ. Kicks is definitely the stand out track here. I didn’t love the Little Girl in the 4th Row (in English or Italian), but the bonus car songs (SS396 and Corsair) made up for those. Overall a groovy time.

Klämkäckt!

I don’t have the faintest idea why this is on the list. It’s not bad, just ugh. 5/10

This did that 60s rock sound very well, if you ever need/want to listen to that style the this is your album

A little more rocking than most bubblegum pop from that era.

Pretty nice 👌

Yeah not bad. Could've done without the spoken track but hey.

Some good tunes on here, good bit of classic nostalgia, but also some dodgy attempts to copy other bands that don't really come across

Buenas melodías y mejores hooks.

Big fun. That weird space when mop top pop started mutating into something more trippy. The instrumental is rubbish, though.

Best Song: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. I can see, especially when the vocals get rawer and more akin to a growl, how this track would have gone on to influence a lot of the bands that came later. Worst Song: Melody for an Unknown Girl. The song itself is fine, whatever, but those spoken word sections are appalling. Jesus, self-awareness was a different beast in the 60s. Overall: Definitely seems like an album caught in a transitional period of music, with one foot in the future for progressive songs like "Stepping Stone", and one foot in the past with the more tempered, rock-and-roll beats that make up the rest of the album. They can't decide if they want to be Led Zeppelin or the Monkees. More of that future-oriented music would have made this album much better for me.

Entertaining bubblegum pop with an edge as Paul Revere & The Raiders try and out do The Beatles by apeing their style. Stepping Stone is a classic.

Cool

Pretty enjoyable album and one of the better 60s rock groups I've heard. However this general era of rock just isn't my thing, especially with how far rock has come since then it just doesn't hold up quite as well.

A couple of really great tracks like Kicks, Steppin’ Stone and Take a Look at Yourself keeps this record fun throughout. A few fillers here and there is almost unavoidable on a record like this, so I’m really not that bugged about that; even though it’s a shame that two of the weakest tracks, Get It On & Louise is right next to each other. A fun record nonetheless!

eu gosto muito desse albuns da segunda metade dos 60, tem uma pegada the doors e uma marginalidade the who

Listened to on 6/26/22 3.5/5 Favorite song: kicks, there’s always tomorrow Love the 60s energy with the tambourine - very easy to listen to but nothing wildly memorable

actually not that bad

Sounded okay, but very unlikely I'll put this on again.

Eclectic but ultimately not for me

Decent 60s beat pop - very Byrds-esque chiming guitars on some songs. Not Your Stepping Stone is the famous song, covered by The Monkees and The Sex Pistols.

No täähän oli yllättävän kivaa. 3.5/5

yeah like great rock but nothing special

feels like they're copying a ton from The Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones, and the Beatles

Yeah this is from 1966.

It's okay. I want to highlight two laughably obtuse statements from the entry on the list, however. "In the period that remains the high-water mark of pop music..." No, just no. The 80s were easily the high-water mark for pop music, with artists like Michael Jackson, Prince, and Madonna towering over the genre while new wave gave us a cross-pollination of post-punk weirdness and radio friendly hooks. To think that pop peaked in the 60s is to live with your head in the sand. You shouldn't be writing about music. And second, "Pop-punk just does not get any better." No. Just no. To call this album punk is an absurd stretch - the genre was embryonic at this point - you could make an argument that it's proto-punk, but that's still a stretch. There are a couple moments here and there on this album that share a clear lineage with the punk genre. But this most certainly isn't the best pop-punk. Beyond the absurdity of calling something the best of a genre it isn't even in, it's not even as good as a Ramones album. It's about on par with the best Green Day album, but Green Day isn't the peak of anything. Fuck outta here with this jobber BS.

Mostly just typical 60s pop-rock with a few standout tracks. Classics: None Standouts: Kicks, I"m Not Your Stepping Stone, All I Really Need is You, Melody for an Unknown Girl Very Good: Little Girl in the 4th Row, Take A Look at Yourself 3 / 5

Classic 60s incl I’m Not Your Stepping Stone

3.5 - It’s got that swinging 60s “groovy, baby” vibe. Austin Powers probably shaves his balls to this music. Comes with a predictable dose of pedophilia (see “Little Girl in the 4th Row”).

I'm expecting solid 60's rock and roll. Kind of a silly cover, though. First song is familiar. Channeling future Nancy Reagan I guess. As the rest of the album spools by many of the tunes are familiar. Straight middle of the road undifferentiated 60's rock with (let's be honest) dorky lyrics. The album is fine, the group is fine, there is a reason they had so many hits. They can write a catchy tune. But to me it sounds like the are inspired by everyone else, not pushing the envelope so much themselves. Which is a nice comfortable space and can produce enjoyable music, which this is. But did I need to hear it before I die? Not especially. Paul Revere and the Raiders are the SS 396 of 60's pop.

Very conflicting deciding if its cool that their music gets featured in Tarantino movies and sounds like a time capsule to the 60s, or if it's uncool for the same reasons. Guess it depends on whether I can tolerate the psychedelic organ/keyboard sound or not. Overall it is a meh but there is some nice tracks like Kicks, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, and Take a Look at Yourself. Has a good guitar tone too which I can't fault.

This was better than I thought it would be.

This was a good if somewhat generic sounding 60’s pop-rock album. Enjoyed it even if not really breaking new ground.

Has a wildness to it with guitar sounds on KICK (the stand out track) reminding me of what the Velvet Underground sounds like a year later (it has proto-punk quality) but they are by no means as out-there as Velvet Underground and is instead more blues rocky. It is an alright listen, I'd say it is a big 3 but have a hard time going to 4.

It's a fairly enjoyable mid 60s rock album.

I’ve never heard of PT&TR before now but have heard songs like stepping stones in the past. Certainly influences from the beach boys, Rolling Stones and Beatles, as well as blues, skiffle, a bit of C&W as well as 60’s pop. Not a bad album, as others have said it’s a shame they couldn’t have focused their sound a little more and become more individual.

Enjoyed this oldie especially SS 396 Chevelle song

One of those '60s psych rock albums that all kind of blend together. It's alright, but nothing crazy. Favorite tracks: Ballad of a Useless Man, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Melody for an Unknown Girl. Album art: I do like this cover. Much spookier than the ordinary band photo, I appreciate the effort. 3/5

Rock and roll animoso. Encajaría en alguna película de Tarantino o de Austin Powers.

Cest boon, un bon vibe rock and roll. Pour le meme genre j’ai mieux les albums rock classique de cette liste.rolling stone. 3.5

This isn't the Beastie Boys? Best track: All I Really Need is You

Some good stuff

Not very memorable

I thought it was fun and interesting. Nothing out of the ordinary but it was cool !

4 Great album. Very nice vibe. Fuckin'ell but the harmonica is back raping my ears in "Get It On" 3

Good old rock

Kinda fun I guess, although I'm not entirely sure why its on the list

Nice pop, didn't massively stand out 3.3

Nova amostra de rock clássico com boa pegada

6/10

Kinda boring. Never listened to Paul Revere and was expecting something closer to the Animals but this album didn’t really grab my attention

I'm getting a strong sense how hard it must have been to stay relevant as an American rock band in the mid-1960s. You've got to keep it hooky, keep it fresh, offer something more than the average frat band. It's pretty palpable here, listening to the Raiders try to figure out their sound. That said, this album was a fun listen, better than I expected. Stylistically it's a little wacky, like they don't know if they want to be a garage band or to try and be the Beach Boys or the Byrds, so why not all of the above. To be fair, they do a pretty good job at it. It's punchy, energetic, and musically pretty solid. No, none of these songs are especially inspired music. It is mostly an enjoyable listen though. I did not realize the Raiders actually released "Stepping Stone" prior to the Monkees. Their version is actually pretty excellent. Fave Songs: There's Always Tomorrow, Kicks, There She Goes, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone

Classic 60s album. Nothing spectacular compared to the bigger names from that time.

It has a lot to contend with in its era, nothing incredible and bit of it are pretty corny and leans into the 1950s early 60s pop cringe, but still it brings enough to the table to spice up the 60s. 3 stars because I love it and I hate it

Enjoyed the classic 60s vibe.

No está mal, se deja escuchar. Tiene un par de temas buenos: "Kicks" y "I'm not your stepping stone". Me ha gustado también la "surfera" SS 396.

Not a bad albu, starts out with some fine songs. Love their take on Stepping Stone. It gets a little silly at the end finishing with two songs about cars that are both pretty lame. All-in-all a fun listen. 3.5 stars

Dopo essere sopravvissuto alla noia mortale del disco di Sinatra, questo sembrava quasi l'album del secolo. Se non fosse che a un certo punto parte un pezzo cantato in italiano "Ma che cazzo è?!" mi son detto, poi sono andato a controllare e praticamente è stato inserito nell'edizione del 2000, quindi ho deciso di fare finta di niente. Concludendo penso che siano stati abbastanza piacevoli e che quest'album abbia un non so che di moderno, considerando che sia stato pubblicato nel '66 (e qui mi ricollego a quello che ho scritto sull'album di Dr.John.. Suonava malissimo in contronto). Per me è un 3 pieno, forse anche grazie a Sinatra!

Jamma, måst int lyssna före död dock

Good, enjoyable pop songs

Decent, fun sounds here and there.

Ok - recognised at least one song (stepping stone)

Groovy

Manages to sound like The Beatles, The Doors, and The Beach Boys all at once, while predating pretty much all of them. That counts for something!

typical 60s softrock

As 60s as it gets. Psych rock

really striking instrumentals, but the vocals are really dated

The lead off track and single were fun and well written, as is most of the album. Nothing life changing or truly memorable, but not bad by any means.

"There's Always Tomorrow" is basically the same as Bob Dylan's 115th Dream Solid meh - seems like pretty typical 60's rock. A bit copycat of the Beatles. Not offensive generally but also don't really get why this would be special.

Mmmmm, mucha variedad de géneros en un mismo álbum. No identifique el género del grupo. Las canciones son entretenidas y tan diferentes entre ellas.

Early psychedelic work. Frank Zappa vibes. Pretty good, but I’m not crazy about it.

nice... soft...

Solid, fun to listen to classic rock.

Pretty solid little 60s rock album

Did they want to be The Beach Boys? it was ok.

Not bad- definitely getting Beatles vibes. 3 stars.

Surprisingly decent - or maybe I’m desperate for this for awful run of albums to end and this was simply better than the rest recently

3.5/5 strong beatles vibes, relisten

The only 2 songs I was familiar with on this album are Kicks and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. The later more because of the Monkey's cover. I like the album, but it feels like pretty generic 60s pop rock and I'd rather listen to The Beatles

Estilo rockabilly. Bastante parecido a The Byrds. Ritmos sencillos típicos de la época. De los inicios de lo que vino siendo posteriormente el pop. Fácil de escuchar, sin sorpresas

Muy beatlesco para mi gusto. Hay canciones entretenidas como "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" que me parecieron entretenidas. Asimismo, hay buenos guitarrazos de repente y momentos muy buena onda, frescos. No obstante, no es un disco al que regresaría. 7/10

Meh

Lovely stuff

It's fine

Nice 60s Rock

Has a few of this group's great songs, but in total album was only ok

It starts off really strong, but it falls off pretty hard the last few songs, especially the last two. 3/5

What a unique intersection of rock and roll

It was interesting (apparently their gimmick was revolutionary war uniforms during the "british invasion"!) and pretty decent. Sometimes I forget there's 60s music that isn't the Beatles, but it's never quite as good.

An American version of a British Invasion band. Very middle of the road, at best, all around. "Kicks" is a good track and luckily it's first so you can skip the rest.

I knew the first song and it brought me high hopes for some good 60s pop. I’m left disappointed and frustrated

I'm glad we got a garage rock revival in the 2000s, because if this album is a representation of the genre in the 60s, the 2000s bands did waaayyy better. There is literally nothing special about this.

Garage rock and early rock'n'roll built from bright guitars, pounding drums, organ, and exaggerated vocals feels like being stuck in a bar with a band that keeps turning the volume up because it assumes louder automatically means more exciting. The energy is undeniable, but for me the constant cheerfulness and forced exuberance quickly became annoying. What is meant to feel wild and infectious instead came across as grating, leaving little I wanted to return to.

Quite the bland 60's album. Definitely not one of the best 1000 albums ever made. 4/10

I don’t have a lot of patience for much ‘60s rock at this point, and middling, undistinguished stuff like this *really* doesn’t do it. I like that they’re not psychedelic at least, but I don’t want to listen to it.

Meh

Mid 60s holdover from the 50s. Stepping stones is almost psychedelia, the rest is singles filler. Just listen to what the Beatles and Dylan did this same year and this one fades into nothing.

What a weird album. I didn’t mind the Beach Boys vibe on a couple of the songs

"Midnight Ride" is Rock and roll genre album by Paul Revere & The Raiders from the 60's era. I found this album to be decent. I don't know what is going on as most of the tracks are very short and finish quickly. Standout tracks for me are "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", "Kicks" and "Take a Look at Yourself". There aren't good composition and vocal moment and nice sax on couple songs. Except them all the tracks are filler, worst being "Get it On" & "Louise". This album sounds feel outdated and is not relevant in today's era. Overall decent album by Paul Revere & The Raiders

This is Paul Revere does Chuck Berry, Paul Revere does Beach Boys, Paul Revere does The Doors, Paul Revere does crooner... it's a 60s by numbers and feels inauthentic. It is competent enough and an enjoyable listen but that turd Melody for an Unknown Girl loses them a star. Yeck.

Ugh. So forgetable...

The hits are good, not really excited by the rest of the songs on the album. Little Girl in the 4th Row sucks.

Album #148: Paul Revere & The Raiders – Midnight Ride ⭐⭐ I was excited when this one came up because I’d never heard of the band. It’s from a period of music that I absolutely love. I’m a big fan of swinging ’60s rock and roll and garage rock, so I thought this was going to be right up my street. I ended up being pretty disappointed. I listened to it twice, and honestly, I still don’t remember much of it. I’ve definitely heard much better garage rock from other bands, like The Flamin’ Groovies, for example. There’s a lot going on here, and there’s plenty to admire. They pull together a lot of different influences and styles. I can hear The Byrds, a bit of The Beach Boys, and there’s some good songwriting throughout. Kicks and Steppin’ Stone are both very good singles, and There’s Always Tomorrow has this wonderfully thin, dissonant guitar sound that really stood out to me. My favourite track is probably Ballad of a Useless Man. I think it tackles alcoholism in a surprisingly serious and sympathetic way. It’s both well written and well sung. The problem is that so much of the rest of the album just leaves me thinking I’d rather be listening to someone else. Songs like Girl in the Fourth Row immediately bring The Beach Boys to mind. To be fair, this was released in 1966, so I’m reluctant to call anything here a rip-off. Everyone was influencing everyone else at the time. But the comparison doesn’t really do this album any favours because I think The Beach Boys simply did this style better. That’s really my issue with Midnight Ride. It’s perfectly good in places, but I don’t know why I’d reach for it when so many of its contemporaries did similar things to a much higher standard. I’d rather listen to Them, The Flamin’ Groovies or, a little later, the 13th Floor Elevators. Before you even get to the real heavyweights of the era like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and the rest of the British Invasion, this album already feels outclassed. It’s probably a decent representation of mid-’60s American garage rock, but as a listening experience today it feels fairly slight when compared with the music surrounding it.

Pretty middle of the road 60s rock. I was familiar with a couple of songs on here (I’m Not Your Stepping Stone), but overall this had little impact on me.

Fascinated that this made the cut of 1001 essential albums! I guess it is interesting to hear what other bands were doing in the mid-1960s, and that it wasn't all British Invasion dominating everything. And I note that this band had some considerable chart success in the USA. But really, this is a very minor footnote in musical history, and you can hear exactly why The Beatles were so thrilling and revolutionary if this was their competition. It's fine, and if The Beatles, The Animals, The Kinks and dozens of other more interesting R&B bands disappeared from the face of the Earth tomorrow this would be a fun record to have in their place - but I certainly don't think this will make the cut for the next edition of the book...

Dollar Store version of the Beach Boys.

Forgettable, and Filled with Derivatives, but not Unlistenable I went into this album knowing basically nothing about Paul Revere & The Raiders. I'd heard the name in passing and after I read their Wikipedia page it really sounded like they were some sort of gimmicky, fake rock band. Turns out, they were exactly that. The album is 15 songs and just 41 minutes long, so if it's trash, at least it won't be a whole hour wasted. "Kicks" is fun and pretty passable. The anti-drug message is sung with a straight face by a band dressed as Revolutionary War re-enactors, which is really fuckin funny. 3.5/10. "There's Always Tomorrow" has decent harmonies, but the drummer singing is... a choice. The sitar-sounding guitar is overdone. 3/10. "Little Girl in the 4th Row" is super slow and kind of creepy. The title hasn't aged well. 1.5/10. "Ballad of a Useless Man" has that 60s psychedelic organ sound, but it's just bland. 2/10. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" is probably the best track here. It's not bad, but it sounds like any 60s hit song. The gospel freak-out in the middle is fun. 4/10. "There She Goes" harmless bubblegum with ok harmonies. 2/10. "All I Really Need Is You" is actually decent. Decent harmonies, an interesting off-beat rhythm, and Latin horns near the end. A standout. 4/10. "Get It On" is exactly what you'd expect: 60s guitar, organ, etc. Complete filler. 3/10. "Louie, Go Home" pure 60s junk. 2/10. "Take a Look at Yourself" has a great guitar riff. (As you can tell my energy just drops even tho the album is only 40 mins) 3/10. Overall, this is a perfectly fine album. It's listenable and even has some value in a second listen, but I don't think I'll ever listen to it again. How this made the list is a mystery. This era is crazy overrepresented. Rating: 3.5/10

Decent 60s jangly garage pop rock. I'm not sure I'll remember it.

This is so dated. I bought most of Paul Revere & The Raiders singles. I still enjoy those. But their albums are mostly made up with second or third rate fillers.

I thought I was in for an all-timer after the first two tracks, but the album quickly turns into a mess. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone manages to shortly bring things back halfway through, but the majority of the second half feels dull and hollow. I do have to point out the mixing, though, it's surprisingly great. I've definitely found a couple of tracks I'll save for the future, but I really didn't care for the rest.

It was fairly generic for me and I already don't care about this rock style.

Ehhhhh..../10 Inoffensive music but nothing really stood out and left an impression on me. I was anywhere between a 1 or a 3 on any song here. I'd probably be willing to bust this one out again if me and the boys were spotting br*tish for the revolutionary army. It really did feel like this dragged on for such a short album. Though, I also failed to read the wikipedia entry to see that there were only 11 tracks. not sure how they lost the plot enough to do Little Girl in the 4th Row in Italian.

One of the reviews on the Wikipedia page called this a "package of hard driving, pulsating rockers," but I have to disagree. It honestly left me a bit sleepy.

My house is hot and I’m in a terrible mood this album is fine maybe even good but I’m so angry that it is getting punished.

Hudba aj spev v pohode, nič výnimočné, až na 1 hit. Za mňa to tu nepatrí...

Cute, but…

we got the beach boys at home

Groovy pop, it definitely sounds like its era and it doesn't initially feel like a must-listen. Midway through the record I felt cohesion, but not enough to win me over. I'd normally argue for the decade they're really talented, but I heard a Neil Young effort yesterday that blows this away. It's listenable of you want a throwback sound. It's mostly unimpressive with occasional sparks in the production. Occasional. 2.2/5

jamen jaja da. Stor 2

It struck me how short and varied the songs were. Made it difficult to really get a feel for the kind of music the band made. Didn’t really capture my attention but not wholly unpleasant, but a bit dull.

I know this is an artifact of a time, and I may have really enjoyed it had I been born twenty years earlier, but there's this mysogynistic aggression underpinning everything here. It's creepy, and it makes me uncomfortable.

I feel like I should know, but I don’t? Well, yeah. This period and its offerings are beginning to bring me down, man. At some points, I actually considered giving it a 4, the vocals are strong, the use of both channels interesting, the bass well placed in the mix… but then… it’s all over the place stylistically without reason, it’s hits are hits but it’s filler is… straight up car commercials? By the end I believe I may be giving this a 2. Yeah… it’s not the offering I am looking for in the history of Rock and Roll. I think it should be forgotten and left for the crate diggers. 2 Boolean: False

Kinda mid. I can see the vision before, but it falls into this repetitive vibe and stays there.

Shitty generic 60s "rock"

Another album that's perfectly fine and decent, but in no way a must listen.

The kind of album that makes me give up on the project. It's not bad, it's just fine, so very fine.

I certainly didn’t expect to see a Paul Revere & the Raiders album on this list. I thought they were some sort of gimmicky, fake rock/pop band. The album is 15 songs and just 41 minutes long, so if it’s trash, at least it won’t be a whole hour wasted. Actually, the original album had 10 songs, so depending on how good a time I’m having, I might just stick to the original album. This album was the band’s fifth album, and they had two hit singles, one called Kicks and the other (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone. Steppin’ Stone later became a top 20 hit for the Monkees, who covered both it and Kicks. I’ve heard both singles, I’m sure, though I only for sure remember Steppin’ Stone. The album is the first in the band’s history to feature songwriting from everyone in the band. They are a rock band from Iowa, and according to our good friend Wikipedia, “The band was known for including Revolutionary War-style clothes in their attire.” Fun. Track 1 is Kicks, the first single off the album. Okay, I remember this song. It’s definitely in that 60’s rock vibe. I hate that vibe. It’s so dated. The band has pretty good harmonies. The song is about a girl getting her kicks from drugs and short-lived thrills. The singer warns her that those thrills won’t work and she’ll need to find other kicks, more dangerous kicks and it not worth it. It must have been hilarious to see a band dressed as Revolutionary War re-enactors warning kids about the dangers of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. Track 2 is There’s Always Tomorrow. It’s a bit better than Kicks, I think. The guitar has a bit of a harder edge. The chorus showcases the band’s harmonies. The drummer, Smitty, sings this song. He’s not a great singer, but he wrote the song, so why not let him sing it? The guitar solo is pretty good, though it sounds like the band was trying to make it sound like a sitar. I love the Beatles, but I’d like to punch them right in the mouth for introducing the sitar to these less-than-genius rock and roll bands. Track 3 is Little Girl in the 4th Row. This is a super-slow song. Lead singer Mark Lindsay is back on vocals, though it sounds like his vocals were either double-tracked or another band member is singing harmony. Can you guess what the song is about? The singer sees a girl in the 4th row, but once the show is over, he has to leave town for the next show. Maybe one day, he can get closer to her than the 4th row. I wonder if Paul Revere and the Raiders got groupies? This album is a mystery to me as to why it was included in the 1,001 list. Track 4 is Ballad of a Useless Man and it has that 60s psychedelic organ playing. It sounds like this band was created by a music producer who thought he could take anyone and write bland 60s songs for them and make them stars. Hmmm, I guess it worked. Track 5 is (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone. I immediately remember this song. It’s not bad, but it sounds like any number of “hit” songs in this time period. It kind of turns into a gospel church service in the middle, with a bit of a freak-out. That was fun. The song is pretty bland except for when they hit their freak-out. Track 6 is There She Goes, and I'm guessing this isn't the There She Goes from The La's and later covered by Sixpence None the Richer. And it's not. ThePaul Revere There She Goes sounds like a Statler Brothers song. As in, it’s a harmless, bubble-gummy type song with good harmonies. It’s really clear during this time how genius the Beatles were as the record industry tried and tried to copy their success, and they never could even come close. Well, the people making the real money were successful as the lemmings fell for all these poorly constructed faux-Beatle bands, which stuffed their suit pockets. But all those bands were cookie-cutter outfits that, once they figured out they were being used, couldn’t write their own music or find their true sound if they tried. Track 7 is All I Really Need Is You and here we are with more sitar-sounding guitars. Hmmm, I kind of like this song. Great harmonies on the chorus. It’s got an interesting beat through the verses. It’s 4/4 time, but it feels off. Interesting. This song was written by the band. Oh, they added some Latin-sounding horns near the end. I’m adding this to my singles list. Even the guitar as a sitar isn’t bugging me. It still sounds like it’s from the 60s, but it’s also different. Great song. Track 8 is Get It On, and we aren’t banging a gong. This sounds exactly like what I’d imagine someone today would write if asked to write a 60s rock song. It’s got the 60s guitar playing, the 60s organ, the 60s chanting chorus- get it on! Get it on! Get it on! Then here comes the one string BB King type solo. As much as I loved the last song, I have no feeling at all for this one. I think that’s my feeling toward the whole album. I don’t hate it. It’s a perfect example of what I expected to hear from a 60s rock band that dresses like Revolutionary War re-enactors. Track 9 is Louie, Go Home. This sounds like the record company told the band, “We need a song that sounds like the Beatles’ Day Tripper.” Okay, how about this? And the riff for Louie, Go Home was born. Just pure 60s junk. Though I will admit, the harmonies during the chorus are fun. Wait, the song just went from Day Tripper to Norwegian Wood. What in the hell? This is like a sound-alike greatest hit of the Beatles' Rubber Soul. Oh, this makes sense. Rubber Soul was released late in 1965, while this Paul Revere album was released in 1966. By that time, the band or their producers would have heard the Beatles’ Rubber Soul. Track 10 is Take a Look at Yourself. Okay, now this sounds a bit like Last Train to Clarksville, but that’s a rip-off of a Beatles tune as well, so I'll leave it. I really like the guitar riff to open the song. This song isn’t bad at all. Wait a minute….Terry Melcher was a producer/arranger on this album. Holy Helter Skelter! Melcher was the producer who was interested in Charles Manson’s music after Manson was introduced to Melcher by Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys. Melcher also wanted to shoot a documentary on Manson and his family who lived on Spahn Ranch. Melcher got spooked by Manson and abandoned him completely. Depending on which conspiracy you believe, Melcher was the one Manson was trying to kill the night of the Tate-LaBianca murders. Just read CHAOS: Charles Manson, the CIA, and the Secret History of the Sixties, if you want a deep dive into a huge government conspiracy….or not. I really digressed there. Anyway, this album is just bland to me. It’s not bad, but it’s not great. If you want to hear what most bands in the 1960s were playing after the Beatles blew up, then this is a perfect example. Plus, there are actually a couple of good tunes on the album, but it’s not worth the squeeze for me.

I don't know where to begin or how to review this album. All of these songs have their place. Maybe not Little Girl in the 4th Row, that song is quite bad. I don't know if this album suffers from being disjointed. I can't tell if the songs should be in a different order. Maybe they just sound way to similar to songs by other artists from the time. No matter what the issue is, I know the album as a whole just does not work for me.

Utterly forgettable

I can see Baby's parents dancing to this at Kellerman’s Mountain House.

Meeeeeeeeeeh. meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh

An album of decent quality and songwriting, but pretty milquetoast on the historical scale. Not going to blow your mind, but not going to offend, listenable for sure, but I didn't REALLY have to hear this one before I died.

I found this really bland, what a great bass sound though

Not for me

An album that does a lot, but also nothing at the same time.

This might have been good forty years ago? Kinda bland beatles/monkees knockoff. IDK why this is on the list, tbh.

Just wasn’t feeling it today

Not really!

Opening track was good, everything else was painstakingly average

5/10

Nah

Generally unremarkable 60s rock n roll sound. Not a lot to note, but was at least short and sweet. Wouldn't hate hearing a song or two on the radio, but boring as a whole album. Top tracks: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Melody for an Unknown Girl

Family member gave me this in vinyl years ago, solid Album but isn't super memorable for me. 5/10

This was an album, with music, and a band playing it. It had melodies and harmonies, chords, bass and drums. And every garage band in America could kick these twee costume motherfuckers in the ass to get them up to 1966. Just boring.

Album 78 Top 3 favorites off the album: Ballad of a Useless Man, There She Goes, There's Always Tomorrow I think I've said it before, but I love it when I have no idea what to expect from a band's name or the album title. This was one of those albums and bands. This was also one that gave me some trouble while settling on a top 3. It's a good problem to have. It's alright. This was remarkably short. Under 30 minutes? Light work. I didn't opt to listen to the remastered version with what are technically bonus tracks, I just cut off after Melody For an Unknown Girl. I can see why Kicks was a top five single. There's Always Tomorrow was better, though. It feels very "coming-of-age montage before everything goes to shit"-esque. Ballad of a Useless Man was also a banger. All I Really Need Is You was delicious. The dissonance, the time signature changes, the change in tone, fun. In another departure from my usual preferences, I got sick of the slow and sappy stuff here. That style from this era is best in moderation in my opinion. This album had more driving songs to it than slow, but the slow were so. Slow. I gave this album two listens since it was so short and skipped the slow ones after ~30 seconds. Decent listen!

I've never heard of this album or band. It looks like a throwaway pop record-exactly the opposite of essential listening. It is, unfortunately, exactly what it looks like. There is nothing on this record that better groups such as the Kinks and Beatles haven't done before and done better. I genuinely hate getting these records because they're just so forgettable and vapid. They all sound identical, and this album is no different. It's basic 60s-pop-by-the-numbers that refuses to do anything even remotely interesting, instead settling for basic barely-3-minute songs that have generic lyrics, a generic singer, and a generic backing band. It shouldn't be anywhere near this list.

Favorite Song: Kicks

Generic jangly blues-pop. Music was about to get a whole lot better in the next few years but this was pretty average.

This album sounds very derivitive of 60s music. Listening through it was almost like "alright now here's the Beatles song, here's the Beach Boys song, here's the standard Blues song etc." Just not that groundbreaking or interesting overall.

It was ok, I didn't mind listening to it, but it bored me.

Big old album of knock of beetles filler used to sell two semi interesting songs- biggest type of sin of any album on this list.

236/1089 not “bad” and it was fine for a single listen but it just didn’t spark much interest in me unfortunately. maybe i’d like it as background music in a show or something but a full album of it isn’t for me Corvair Baby Remix was the best imo 42/100

It’s listenable but nothing special

i liked 1 song! the rest gave me a headache ngl

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So many of these albums are just fine. Almost completely unremarkable and of their time. I barely remembered this by the time I was finished listening.

By doing this list I'm beginning to realize that I don't like that much 60s music. That or the garage rock and slightly psychedelic trend is really not for me. Or that most of the bands from this are very workmen-like, like Paul Revere. Not matter which answer is correct though, it doesn't change my opinion on thsi album, which is a bbigold mediocre to uninteresting. There are a couple good songs here, but most of the album is either not very good or bland and forgettable. Overall, probably won't listen to this again, though a will revisit the hits on he album. Highlights are Kicks and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone.

2.5 rounded down

I will listen but can’t today ❤️‍🩹

2.3

This album has some songs I like and some that were meh. There is some rock and country/folk influences on here and while both influences exist, they are never really combined. Some songs have a rock feel and even lean toward bluesy and some songs have a country/folk feel. For a lot of the songs it works and it sounds good. My only complaints is that there are some songs where the vocals sound a little low and its hard to hear and the surf rock songs felt really out of place with the rest of the album. I thought the Spotify auto play had come one when that song started. Other then that I liked this album, but its probably not something I would go back to.

Whenever I hear Paul Revere, I immediately think of the Dave Clark 5, the two bands will forever remain connected, in my mind at least. While they had a handful of songs that still make me feel good to this day, not exactly sure how this album made the cut as I do not view this as their best album, and even that one, probably doesn't make the cut. Nice trip back down memory lane though.

5/10 - just a lot of meh

There are other 60's bands that are more interesting and unique. It's not bad but it isn't that great either. 5/10

Meh

I really try to go into these unbiased but this whole album just feels like it was stolen from black rock artists and repackaged for a white 60s audience. The organ playing was sick tho -- probably my favorite part. Paul Revere had some sauce with that Highlights: Kicks, Shake It Up

Most tracks sound like pastiches of other bands. It's ok, has Stepping Stone but the last track is awful.

I like the bones of quite a few of these songs, but I don't honestly like any of them. I think I would if someone else were singing them, because I generally love this kind of music. Maybe I'm in the mood to be harsh today, idk, but the performances of these songs feel almost phoned in, like, where is the passion, the earnestness, the individual artistic voice shining through? I think the best song is I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, but The Monkees just did it better. Actually I just wrote that sentence and then listened to their versions back to back. The Monkees bring so much more energy and dynamics to the song, and they have me singing along. I feel good about giving this a fair shot, even listened to some songs twice, but it's just a drag.

An interesting album. A couple songs I was into it but this is definitely one of those albums where you can ten different albums in it. Stylistically this album is kinda all over the place. I had to keep checking if it had ended and another band had started playing but it was them each time. I mean they do what can only be called a beach boys song at one point

Not in my wheelhouse.

Прочитал, что в конце 60х эта группа была третьей по продажам, после The Beatles и The Rolling Stones. Интересно, конечно, как история всё расставляет по местам и разрыв по известности между этой группой и теми двумя титанический. Интересно, что будут помнить в 2070ом о нашем времени. А сам альбом такой, довольно забывающийся и малоинтересный. Я буду твердить своё - это всё оттого, что нет хитов! Хиты наше всё.

Guys from Boise, Idaho wearing Revolutionary War costumes trying to be a British Invasion band. Okay then.

Efter att ha hyllat 60-talet igår börjar jag nu få en 60-tals psykos. Det här är ju typ det bandet som låtit mest 60-tal hittills. Asså det är ju inte kefft, men är det något som verkligen sticker ut? Tvåa!

det stod på qobuz att det här var opretentiöst vilket är synd för jag gillar bara pretentiös musik :/

Bjääääring

Very boppy 60's style

Didn’t enjoy much. Prob would’ve eaten it up in 1966

Beetje ouderwets, wel chille liedjes, voor mijn gevoel niet heel vernieuwend ofzo.

In the undying words of a Mamas and the Papas review I saw ages ago at this point, you have three choices as a rock band in the 60s: copy The Beatles, copy The Beach Boys, or touch kids. I can't find any source on anyone in the band doing that last one, but my ears are definitely enough of a source on the first two to say that these guys are, in fact, just like the other 60s Pop Rock bands on the list. For crying out loud, "Beach Boys" and "Beatles" are the second and third most commonly used keyword in reviews of this album. Anyways, sometimes they sound like some other guys, I guess. It's kind of hard to form an opinion on them because of how many damn bands on this list sound exactly like this. Half of my thoughts on this album are just exhaustion from the amount of "let's copy the Beatles/Beach Boys!" We have seven Beatles albums and three Beach Boys albums, that's enough.

Groovy: twangy guitars, swirling organs, and a creepy song to an unknown girl: classic 60’s pop-rock!

corny

Pretty much just throwaway 60s bubblegum rock. I knew Stepping Stone but the rest ran together. Louie Go Home sounds like store brand Daytripper. Pretty forgettable.

It’s a record that “feels” cool. Kicks and Stepping Stone are highs, but front-to-back it’s not a super consistent effort.

This one just didn't really engage me at all. Not that it was even bad, it just disappeared into the noise for me. It's pretty generic 60s rock; guitars and organs and all. 2/5, next.

Starts promising, with some Zombies-esque modpop, but loses steam towards the end.

One of the most generic albums I’ve ever listened to.

Favorites Get it On Take a Look at Yourself

i just, im over this stuff man. this, the beatles, the who... it all mushes together for me man. I cannot tell you a single song that stood out to me. I may need to listen again but i just dont want to. sorry not sorry lol

Ik heb de jaren '60 inmiddels wel uitgespeeld door deze lijst. Ik hoor werkelijk niets nieuws meer in dit album. Het strafpunt leek mij naar het typische jaren '60 verlengde-lettergreep nummer There she goes te gaan. Tot mij in een heleboel woorden wordt uitgelegd dat het nummer gaan woorden heeft en die woorden ook nog eens herhaald worden. Alsof die melodie iets voorstelt...."Toe-doe-doe-doe-doooooeeeeee."

Very dated sounds, not bad but not very interesting

This was a very popular album when I was quite young. Love the song Kicks. Paul Revere was a heart throb for that period. The music was ok but it was a good memory.

I found this to be so overwhelmingly uninteresting that I have nothing to contribute by reviewing this.

Bang average.

The main draw of Paul Revere & The Raiders seems to be they're actually led by a guy called Paul Revere. Aside from that little quirk, they are about the most middle-of-the-road generic garage rock band that sounds like pretty much every other band from this era. Their biggest claim to fame was Midnight Ride, one which they would be the first ones to record I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, a track that would later be popularized by The Monkees. Kicks is also a great single, standing out alongside Stepping Stone from a sea of mostly forgettable garage rock. Little Girl in the 4th Row and Melody for an Unknown Girl make me uncomfortable to say the least, someone needs to travel back in time to tell hundreds of 60s bands that writing love songs that include the word "little girl" will not age well. Overall, this record is just so generic, there are so many better garage rock records to choose from this period. I might grab Kicks for a playlist, but that's about all I get out of Midnight Ride.

1/3. A bit harsh perhaps, but is this really something you “have to listen to before you die”? It just sounds like generically 60s rock to me. Cool to hear the different lead singers track by track and I did really like Girl in the 4th Row, but overall it didn’t really do much for me.

Encore du rock zzzz

boring boring boring boring boring boring boring boring boring boring boring boring Best Song: I'm Not Your Stepping Stone Rating: 4.0/10 Stars: 2

this was trash for me. I listened to it but idk, I'm all about the Beatles and any branch breakaway had better compliment them and sound good this just felt too similar like copying rather than emulating or hat tip I guess. Idk it's just not as nuanced. But they did a thing and I can't just disrespect them like that all and all some cool bits and bangs out of them. little more trebly than I wanted.

Like this genre generally--60's surfy pop. But this record seemed to be one run-on sound.

Rock, 1966 -> 2

No thanks.

It was fine, no takeaways for me.

Psychedelic rock is not for me.

Mid as fuck

this generator has a heavy preference for this era of music... just an okay album

Tuned out on this one - 1960’s mediocre rock’n’roll, much lesser version of Beach Boys?

Kicks is a tremendous song.

Some OK songs, a lot of filler though. Feels very much included to capture a certain period or sound. This one mid 60s garage rock/pop

Not my style

A big ball of whatever from a time where much more interesting music of this genre was being made.

holy snooze

This is completely fine, I really have no strong opinions on it either way. Guess I didn't dislike any of it really, but pretty forgettable.

Not my cup of tea … maybe it’s yours?

No se si estoy loca pero suena a alguien que escuchó los Beatles una vez y quiso repetir la estructura de memoria. Que embole estos albumes, no son lo suficientemente malos como para insultar pero tampoco lo disfrute. Súper monótono, solo guarde la primera

Alright. The little girl song was icky.

There were some OK tunes here but also some dogs. I just found it all pretty 60s sounding and one dimensional. I would give it three stars but I hate the band‘s name so I’m subtracting one with vengeance.

Can't decide on what I like more - this album or the new UI

I enjoyed Kicks, There's Always Tomorrow and Steppin Stone, but the rest did very little for me. 2 Stars.

I can’t say I really LIKED this, but I’m coming off four consecutive 1⭐️s , and in that context this album at least sounded like something adjacent to something I might like. High praise.

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.

Standard 60's pop rock. Nothing too special, but maybe was really good at the time. 5/10

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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

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.

Kinda sound like mash up of a bunch of other Monkees-esque bands of the 60s.

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.

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

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

Meh

Yawn

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.

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

The songs felt like a worse version of a bunch of other bands.

5/10 - it's alright, a Beatles like sound but more american

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.

The first song is still fresh, but the rest of the album, not so much. 2/5

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.

Grew on me as it went. The psychedelic stuff is cool, but a lot of it is pretty corny.

Couple of good tracks but too much variety. Seemed unfocussed

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?

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.

Didn't write anything down for this but its just pretty mid 60s stuff. I recognized one of the songs.

Forgettable

Really? This one? Ugh. They couldn’t figure out if the want to be psychedelic or The Beach Boys

Besides 'Kicks' and a few other songs 'Midnight Ride' is pretty forgettable.

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

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.

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)

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).

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

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.

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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?

It was fine

This was hard to get through. Just not my type of music.

Pretty average 60's rock. Nothing outstanding here.

I am so bored

Typical of it’s time.

2,3/5

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

the potato famine is coming

Fine, americanah

Just not into it.

Argh! There's way too much f*ing 60's music on this list.

• 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.

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.

Very 60s, nothing special.

it's sixties pop rock. unremarkable, but not awful. kind of boring is the biggest problem- also the rinky-dink organ that pollutes the songs isn't helping. there's a nice variety of styles here, but they're all aimed in the same direction. I guess if I were twenty years older than I am, and I heard this as a kid, I'd be nostalgic for it, it is redolant of that era- but it's far from the best the era offered. 3 stars (2.5, rounded up)

Kicks is great. It is like one of those songs that appear in a Quentin Tarantino movie and you’re like, wow, what is this song? Of course, another Paul Revere tune, Hungry, was used in exactly that way. There are a few other bright spots on the album and it’s definitely of its time with influences of the British Invasion and The Beach Boys very evident. This is a step down from those other bands though and unfortunately much of the album is a bit dull.

Strange listen. I couldn't help but try to place them in a context, and I kept failing. I expected a Buddy Holly thing at first (I know this is stupid, but I think because of the name formation?) and was surprised when it was more of a Donovan thing. But then you got from Stepping Stone to the more Buddy Holly-style There She Goes. I couldn't pigeon hole it, which is usually good, but in this case I wasn't especially excited for any version of the band's output. Melody for an Unknown Girl made me laugh out loud. First, it sounds like a parody. Second, they needed a vocal introduction to explain that the song didn't have lyrics. What is this album? Oh holy shit, they repeat it at the end? wtf? Surf too? I think I actively hate this album I was going to give this album a 1, but I looked into the album more and it was originally released as an 11-track, 28 minute album. I think it would be much more palatable in that form, especially considering I went from 2 to 1 because of the end of the album. That said, I can't believe Melody For An Unknown Girl was an original album track. I think I would have given a 2.5->3 if that track wasn't on it. With it, the album gets a hard 2

I’m surprised how many songs I recognized but must be more familiar with another band and/or version. Truthfully I skipped through most of it. 1.5, rounded up to 2 because I’m trying not to let my shit mood today completely torpedo this review.

Wait, Stepping Stone wasn't written by Minor Threat ? (just kidding). This album is ok/fine, but keep in mind, the Beach Boys put out Pet Sounds in 1966 too. I don't love that album either, but compared to PR&TR, it's a Beethoven symphony. The whole time I was listening, I was comparing it to the '62-'64 era Beach Boys and it wasn't even a question of who did it better. Stepping Stone is a good song, but I realized that it's the Monkees cover that I actually prefer. And of course, Minor Threat did a great cover too.

Kinda felt like "The Monkees" but if they were chain smoking and hard-drinking but reformed juvenile delinquents. I liked a few songs -- didn't like many.

idk it was fine

60s psych pop isn't my thing. Dated and blah.

They feel like their chasing their contemporaries sound than forging their own. Cool to read about their outfits and being from Idaho. A couple I liked towards the end but mostly forgettable for me. Rating: 2.5

Unimpressive.

...

2.5 maybe. Good boyce and hart cover

Como la mayoría de esta lista, es rock, y como la mayoría de esta lista, es bastante mid. No me parece ofensivo, pero debido a la continua repetición de este tipo de discos le voy a quitar a este una estrella. Canción destacada: I'm not your stepping stone

Couple of good songs in here - kicks, I'm not your stepping stone and there she goes probably my faves. Some of the rest of the album is pretty forgettable imo

Basically what ChatGPT would produce if you asked it to make a pop rock album from the 60s

Very average rock and roll record. Sounded a lot like British Invasion even though these guys are from Idaho.

Pretty basic 60s pop, only recognized a couple of songs

More generic 60s pop-rock. Totally forgettable imho

A competently made albeit forgettable experience. I’m struggling to say a lot about this album, good or bad, it kind of washed over me blankly. It’s a shame to not really connect with anything on an album but I can’t force myself to enjoy it. Production and mix was well done though and nothing jumped out as being bad, just not particularly good or original. 2/5

I’m hungry Mr album generator!! Ah… slop again. Ok, thank you sir.

This kinda sucked. Want to give it a 1 but giving it a 2 because I’ve noticed that I tend to be either all or nothing with these reviews on wednesdays because that means I’m listening while sitting in traffic after work. So I’m either taking out my frustrations on an album or giving it way too much credit for pleasantly distracting me. That’s how you end up calling people who like the beastie boys subhuman or giving a random screaming trees album a 5 and texting Sean and palantoni multiple times about how disappointed I am in them for not sharing my enthusiasm. Anyway I turned this off after like 6 songs because the songs sound like a cheap Rolling Stones knockoff and the mix sounds like shit, and instead cranked ‘white pepper’ by Ween. I give that album 11 out of 5 and if you don’t agree you’re a FUCKING PIECE OF SHIT USE YOUR FUCKING BLINKER.

Not great. At its peak it was tolerable (3/5), at its nadir it was irritating (1/5), so it's getting a 2 from me. I'm tempted to give it a 1. The two car songs (parodies?) at the end were baffling – were they Beach Boys parodies or real songs?? I genuinely can't tell. SS 396 isn't over the top enough to feel like a parody, so I think it's just a shitty ripoff. Feels like someone at their record company told them they had to make a car song Some fun nuggets from Wikipedia: - One of the founding members was actually named Paul Revere - They were known for wearing Revolutionary War clothes - They have had 37 band members at various times