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Se me hizo fácil de escuchar, podría hacerlo de nuevo, me gusta la instrumentación, no encontré mucho que destaque pero me gustó
3.75
Raiders of the Monkees, Byrds and Beatles.
A lot of fun even if they sound like every other band of the era but without the hits.
threw a bunch of sixties garage pop riffs into a blender, which was probably the best place for them, frankly
Rock
Rating: 8/10 Best songs: Kicks, Ballad of a useless man, I’m not your stepping stone, There she goes, All I really need is you
Het komt een beetje over als een wat amateuristisch klinkende Monkees en Beach Boys coverband. Met name de zang klinkt af en toe alsof het is opgenomen op een schoolfeest. Ik kom er goed doorheen (het is ook maar een half uurtje), maar ik ben totaal niet onder de indruk. I'm Not Your Stepping Stone is wel catchy.
Estuvo ok, aunque aún no sé por qué está aquí
Fun 60’s rock with a some psychedelic style, some Beach Boys pop and some country pop. I love “I’m Not Your Stepping Stone.” I’m more familiar with the Monkees’ version. In this version, the vocals go harder. Really great.
This really flew by without me even realizing. I was pretty bored listening to it and it just didn't do much for me. I feel like I'm being generous giving it a 2/5 because it might be an OK album but in the context of "greatest albums of all time" it should probably be towards the bottom if it even deserves to be on the list. It's the definition of straightforward classic rock but without any standout features that make the genre great- like great vocals, songwriting and guitar playing. It didn't really have any of that..
Very 60s, not bad.
It’s mostly ok, but they’re not offering anything that the Stones or The Beach Boys didn’t do better.
They’ve got a beach boys sound, mixed with a little bit of clash style punk. Starts of with a few good songs then kind of falls flat.
Yes, I like this a lot. Not really psychadelia, not really rock and roll, and not rock. It has a lot going for it. The songs tell stories, which I appreciate. How are these guys not better known? Actually, this album ends poorly. Melody for an unknown girl sounds like someone doing a bad Ronald Reagan impression, and it goes further downhill. SS396 is just terrible.
Man, pop in the 60s hit different huh? Stand out songs: - Melody for an Unknown Girl - Corvair Baby
grew on me after a few songs, really fun guitar tone that added a lot to songs that are otherwise not super interesting
4-
Apparently, Paul Revere & The Raiders were making the music that I hoped more well-known bands like Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and The Doors were doing instead. They all fall into the same sound, but this is better executed. The instrumentation is more interesting, the songs are varied, and the overall sound is cleaner. Standouts are Ballad of a Useless Man and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone.
It was fine. Generic 60s sound.
its the Beatles but boring
probably a bit better than it needs to be
Sounds of the 60s! Pretty good (if incredibly derivative in every conceivable way) and some decent tracks on this album I hadnt heard before. 3/5
BEST SONGS: -All I Really Need Is You -Little Girl in the 4th Row
No Revolutionary War allegory. 3/5.
Very enjoyable listen with such a 60s pop vibe to it. There are probably other better bands and albums from the period but I enjoyed it and nearly 60 years ago I can imagine it would have got a lot of air time.
Layered, sumptuous, sincere. I really enjoyed this and I did not expect to.
It's fine. Come for Stepping Stone, stay for the workmanlike rest of the record.
Sound like a Monkees cover band
It existed and it was fine.
Tight little 60s rock and roll album, honestly no complaints, just missed an extra shine or two to pump it all the way up.
För tråkigt
So cute and fun! I am dancing. Favorite tracks: Corvair Baby, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, Kicks, Take a Look at Yourself, Melody for an Unknown Girl, Shake It Up
I’m Not Your Stepping Stone always sounded a little out of place in the Monkees discography but i never thought about how it could be a cover. cool to hear the original
I love 60's music and classic rock in general, but some of it hasn't held up well over the years. This is one such album. It sounds dated and anachronistic. The instrumentation, production, and vocal style all sound hokey and simplistic. It's okay, but there are so many other great examples from the 60s that are better. 2.5 stars, rounding to 3.
just okay to me.
4.0
I tend to forget that even though it was the 60s bands like this made songs that laid the groundwork for modern (and post-modern) rock of every stripe. There are some absolute bangers on here.
legal, rockzao das antiga, animado
Good to hear Stepping Stone, but nothing else elevates over other 60s garage rock/pop.
Felt like they were throwing things at the wall to see what sticks. Some songs sound like the Beach Boys, some like the Doors.
I hadn't really listened to them but I enjoyed it quite a bit.
Ja
Very forgettable but not bad.
I swear I already listened to this one. And while it is indeed fine it hardly feels like "required listening." Don't get me wrong, there are some jams to be had here (I'm Not Your Stepping Stone, All I Really Need Is You, There's Always Tomorrow), but I can't shake the feeling that this sounds a lot like other better bands from the same era (Byrds, etc.). Far from bad, but also not great. For me this is perfect 3 territory.
Reminds of 60s Stones
Solid
These honkies can play! Got some 60's beach rock vibes in this album. This album was an interesting mix of upbeat rock, some love songs, and some other slow songs. Some pretty cool songs in here. Feels like a 3.5.
Sounds like an rock album from the 60s
Eh it's ok nothing special. Sounds all do sound pretty different which is cool I guess.
Somewhat disappointing. Not sure why. Much prefer the monkees doing Boyce and hart for example.
229 Midnight Ride - Paul Revere & The Raiders Please indulge a lack of concision here. We like music from what Springsteen so aptly named our “Glory Days”. And so, it’s hard to break through that. Its highly personal idiosyncratic and down to taste mostly, or so we think. But if we’re honest and informed about the neuroscience and genetics of our programmed preferences – what we like is also a product of time and environment but is largely beyond our own free will and volition. We like and dislike stuff based on criteria that are largely set for us, not by us. And one of those is familiarity and repetition. Or the known formulae for catchy, and the earworm… And the attention we have given it, the memories associated it with; the film, party, personal or relationship (real or imagined), a special place and time. Or maybe it’s something you find very danceable…. Where is the DANCEABLE music? This list was not, I hypothesize again, made with much input from dancers. Or women. You can tell. It’s a list overweight with introspective, male oriented, sitting on the bean-bag listening guitar rock, experimental, and psychedelic in a U.K. and US 60’s -70s stuff And then there are masterpieces. Which brings me to his album, and its about time I do. The (3) times I listened to this album... and each time it played though without any track truly grabbing me. Oddly, its the 1960s stuff that came on next due to "auto play" on my streaming services, fed by algorithm , that I liked. Every bloody time. Just when I thought, “oh I like this one, what is it?” “I'm not your stepping stone” is ok – but that was familiar because of the Monkeys’s version. So does it count? Its hard to like unfamiliar music. And unless you really have an interest in 1960's music or styles, or good memories linked to it, its risky - its hard to break through and inform our taste anew with an unknown album. And 1960s stuff is going to sound quaint and slow. So this album didn't jump out at me. I don’t dislike the band. This album does nothing special for me. So why is it hear? "Baby Please don’t go"" is not on this album NOTE TO SELF - CONCLUSION / THOUGHT - I am adding this one to the pile to be labelled "Textbook stuff", yes it was part of my musical education and broadening of repertoire. I can now name a band I was COMPLETELY ignorant of.,. I've heard the style and heard their experiments now. Tick that box. And I tried really hard to ‘get’ it. But this album, just ticks the box of making progress on the 1001 list goal. I could regret slowing down and spending hours exploring this slightly featureless flatspot of an album that presses no particular buttons for me, but you now what? I learned: 1. If its not working, after a 2nd glance SKIP the album. As an antidote, listen to a few hits from the decade. there is plenty to like in the 60’s - atime of Singles. Get the taste out… 2. There is work involved to sift and find gold and new discoveries. But it sticks out when you find if. Trust your instant reactions. While it failed to move me.. in a way THIS ALBUM HAS SOMETHIGN FOR EVERYONE. "get it on" soulful on the Hammond Organ (or send up of square culture?) "SHAKE IT UP" . could be called "pretend at home" its background music to a 70's film with a house party - except the sound of people talking in the background has been added in. "Little girl in the 4th row" - it is creepy, is it a lullaby? Is it just trying way too hard, and from an era where it seemed oddly sweet to serenade a fan so shamelessly and exploitatively ? Likewise, "melody for an unknown girl" is like an awkward musician writes a musical Personal's Ad which is innocent and hopeful, but also irksome, obvious, and immature and I dont want to be rude. So I will stop. SS396 – oh boy! a song about a car (Chevrolet Chevelle) it sounds like advertising. An interesting archaeological artefact from a more innocent time when popular music and productions were less polished, hyper aware of criticism and varnished into something indistinct. Its doesn't stand up well today. Remove from list…
I never heard Paul Revere & The Raiders on local radio when I was in my teens. They never ever charted on the 2UE Top 40 (I just checked). (Eventually their lead vocalist, Mark Lindsay, had a Top3 hit here in 1970). But I did see them quite often on American pop music shows that were televised here. They were almost regarded as a novelty act because of the uniforms they performed in. They most famously had a regional hit with Louie Louie in 1963, before The Kingsmen had the worldwide hit later that year. Both versions were recorded in the same studio, a week apart, & The Kingsmen recorded it first. Midnight Ride was their 5th album, released in 1966 & produced by Terry Melcher, very much the go-to producer on the west coast, having produced the first 2 Byrds albums the year before (also an associate of The Beachboys & eventually a target of Charles Manson). You can hear The Byrds influence on some of these tracks ( listen to There’s Always Tomorrow). However the 2 most interesting cuts on the album are Kicks & (I’m Not Your) Steppin’ Stone. Kicks was an anti-drug song, co-written by the very recently deceased Brill legend, Cynthia Weill & offered to The Animals, who knocked it back. So The Raiders recorded it first, although it was recorded by many artists in the 60’s & is still being covered. Their version is fine, the jangly guitars reminiscent of The Byrds &, notably, the drummer on this is the Wrecking Crew legend, Hal Blaine - the only track he was called in for. I first heard Stepping Stone in early 1967 - it was the flipside of The Monkees’ smash hit, I’m A Believer, & got considerable radio play at the time. But the only Monkee on the track was Mickey Dolenz, & his vocal is terrific. Once again, some of the Wrecking Crew were called in to play the instruments. The Monkees version is similar to The Raiders’, but Dolenz’s vocal is far superior. (Ten years later, The Sex Pistols version was released on TheGreat Rock’N’Roll Swindle album). The Raiders’ album ends with the corny Melody For An Unknown Girl - spoken word over an orchestral backing - so reminiscent of Davy Jones’s Theme For A New Love, a flop in 1965, but reached #4 on the 2UE Top 40 in 1967 on the back of Monkeemania. Midnight Ride is interesting at best, but not a great record.
If I'm going to listen to 60s garage rock, it just needs to be a bit more wild for my taste. I am overwhelmed with 'meh'. 2.5, rounded up for not being too bad.
Kicks and (I'm not your) Steppin' stone are fun tracks and the rest is forgettable.
There are interesting moments featuring chromaticism and interesting chord changes, but overall, there's nothing much here that stands out to me. It's fairly generic 60s rock down to the jangly guitars and the hammond organ. The lead vocals are good though; there's a grit to them which give an edge to the otherwise bland music.
Least fav: Little girl in the 4th row/ss396 Fav: there she goes Cool
A sixties album that sounds very much like a sixties album.
This was peak American 60s pop rock and it rocks
Man this did not age well
Standard 60s fare
Nothing special, standard 60's beat combo sounds.
So benign. Would be one star, if not for I'm not Your Stepping Stone, which in turn would be great if not for the band who wrote it changing their name to Liverpool 5, to cash in on Beatlemania. They weren't from Liverpool.
Apart from the cover of Steppin' Stone I had heard of anything else by the band. My initial impression of the album artwork was the text "Featuring Kicks", with that being the opening track. Just marketing? or was that album purely a vehicle for pushing a single? Kicks turned out to be okay opener, but had a sucky fade out, and didn't flow nicely with the following track. The rest of the album is a mixed bag of 60s contemporary sounding songs, some are good, others less so. What I did find interesting was this feeling of restraint rebellion, a punky underbelly that couldn't quite punch through. Classic album, nah. Glad I listened to it before I die, yeah.
Never heard this before but was pleasantly surprised. First half is stronger than the second but still a strong 3.
A fine, generic garage rock album. Really not very notable in the slightest, though ‘I’m Not Your Stepping Stone’ is at least pretty good. ‘Melody For An Unknown Girl’ pisses me off. ‘There are no words’ vuvtx GB be am CB I’llc C c I’mcycyf T- but you’re talking RIGHT NOW! (the gibberish was anger sounds i guess) I don’t care about it, but I’d listen to over, I don’t know, dying? Okay that’s a bit far. also this was the last day of school nice
This is the FIFTH studio album. Maybe they lost one of the previous 4. Although there is a song with the word 4th in it. The sound is really 60s.
You pretty much know what you're getting into, as this is the sound of 60's rock/pop with clean melodies and harmonies. Kicks starts it strong, but the remainder is pretty forgettable. Nothing offensive but nothing exciting either.
A peaceful and cozy little listen
A fun little album that clocks in at just under 30 minutes.
Immediately thought of Quentin Tarantino.
😺
vous serez surpris de savoir qui ont été les fameux raiders (40 mecs différents)
Did not enjoy very much
I stoped listening halfway because it is very long and it didn't meet my interests.
Early rock from the 60s, yet I think has a more advanced sound to it.
Really cool, stylish sound with attitude for the time and great harmonies
meh
Sounded like a Beach Boys wanna be band.
Super Sixties!
Solid bluesy rock. But nothing that stands out too much
I really liked the Italian song that was on this album. It was completely unexpected but really added to it.
It's certainly old fashioned but it's one of the better of the old fashioned ones.
Generic 60s boop bop rock
I was torn between a 2 or 3. I’m going 3 because i’m not your stepping stone is a good song. rest of the album kinda meh
It was alright. It had that 60s pop feel to it. Reminded me a lot of the Monkees in fact one of the songs is later sung by the Monkees (it's true they didn't even write their own songs). I will round up.
Not a bad album, but it just did not do it for me. Should deserve a 5 star, I just don't want the algorithm to think I enjoyed this album a lot therefore I'm giving it 4 stars.
decent rock album
Huh? 3/10
Meh. 2/5
Psiiiiah
One if by land, Two if by Paul Revere & the Raiders
Not terrible, but kinda lame.
Mostly lame as fuck. Uninspiring overall. Might be just a few years ahead of it's time because it's like they are almost getting to a good groove.
Des petits cons à première vue qui s'avéreront finalement être d'une extrême gentillesse.
Paul Revere et les Raiders ne viennent nous proposer rien de bon, il m'est malheureusement difficile de vous dire pourquoi, ayant déjà absolument tout oublié de ce que je viens d'écouter
Never heard of these before. If I was explaining them to someone who’d never heard of them before, I’d just say ‘1960s pop/rock’. Canny enough, do very well as a US Kinks / Beatles type band. Not enough to keep me bothered though
This was more interesting than I expected, their sound is varies, sometimes like Beatles/kinks, sometimes beach boys, sometimes stooges. Not sure they do any of it better than those bands but I enjoyed it.
I really enjoyed this - it was a bit bland and not memorable, but that was the charm. I fell asleep twice listening to it.
The album has a definite 60s sound for better and worse. It's abit of mixed bag but there are plenty of enjoyable tracks. Highlights: Kicks Ballad of a Useless Man I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
Never heard of these before... Quite a mix of styles here and I enjoyed some of it. Other bits of it not so much! Some felt very dated and others I wouldn't have placed as being from the 60s. Stepping stone and take a look at yourself were the best tracks. Not bad overall but probably won't be going back
I expected a much darker sound from this album just based on the cover, but I liked it nonetheless. Nothing too different, and it reminds me of earlier Beatles and Beach Boys. Overall pretty alright. Fave track(s): Kicks, I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
So long ago, so dated, so much ear bleeding.
Always liked Minor Threat's Stepping Stone cover. The original isn't bad either, but this album is all over the place. Too many cooks in the kitchen here, but it does give a view into how trippy crazy the 60's were. These guys were kinda nuts, doing their best to break the molds they were forced into and I can respect that.
“There’s Always Tomorrow” painfully slowed things down and made me worried for the rest, but overall Paul Revere & The Raiders’ “Midnight Ride” is much more like the opener, “Kicks.” I think it's the Monkees version of “Stepping Stone” that I recall, but that’s a great song and glad to hear the original.
Is it just me or was every other song about a car
There is a small mercy in the speed that they whip through each song. But that is also part of the problem, seemed like they just wanted to pump some tracks out, nothing much of substance to be found.
More 60s pop. Exactly like the other ten thousand 60s pop albums on this list. Fucking wow. 2/5.
Okay admittedly this kinda washed over me
Kicks and I'm Not Your Stepping Stones are good tracks. This album didn't really click for me though.
Classic early rock and roll, very much of its time and pretty darn good. 4 stars.
This is a really good 1960s rock sound and I expect they had the same musical influences as the Beatles, Stones, Animals, etc. It must have felt strange being American and having to play second fiddle to the British invasion bands. There's Always Tomorrow and several other songs show that they were quick to incorporate the nascent Psychedelic sound. (Eight Miles High was released just a few months before this Raiders album.) Since I never really followed this band it's hard to get too excited about them almost 60 years later.
I find it amusing that a band with a name linked to Paul Revere and dressed like American revolutionaries would be cashing in on the British Invasion. When I started listening my gut reaction was “Kicks” is a great song, and oh, so is “Stepping Stone”. But those are Brill Building songs and it was The Monkees (due to marketing dollars, maybe), not these guys, who made the latter a hit. The Raiders’ original compositions have few redeeming qualities, the ballads with “Girl” in the title brought my score from a 2 to a 1.
The only song here that I really enjoyed was Stepping Stone and that was actually written by Boyce and Hart who were the songwriters for the Monkees. The rest of the album was fairly unremarkable 60s pop.
This garage rock album is pretty catchy. The first side is very good, riff filled and energetic. The second one is less good but still enjoyable. Pretty good album overall but not essential. 7,4/10
Just a really good rock album. A couple bangers. Solid 3. T3B 1. Kicks 2. I’m Not Your Stepping Stone 3. All I Really Is You
Really thought I would enjoy this more. Pretty mediocre album for a genre I usually really Love.
There's the hits which sound great and the production but overall this is second rung stuff compared to other music of the era. On the production side, it is hard to pick if this is cutting edge or throwing all the tricks of the time and hoping they form something cohesive.
All I Really Need Is You was the only real highlight here, everything else was very generic and underwhelming. I also hate the 60s trend of speaking to the audience over the final track, on this song especially it's just aggressively cringe
A rather mixed bag of an album. I loved the garagey uptempo tunes - especially Stepping Stone, which I have loved since I heard the Pistols version all those years ago. And the keyboard driven songs work well. But the mix of styles here got a bit disorienting after a while, and some of these tracks were very of their time. May give it another listen at some point.
This plodded with some very pedestrian chord changes. The only comfort was the Johnny Cash two chord bass. Stepping Stone came close to rescuing it. But it's one of those rare occasions when so many other covers are better than the original. Definitely of its time, not for me.
cool story, dad
Really fun listen. The ways in which it's aged poorly are more endearing than distracting.
The first track was a banger so I had high expectations for this album; however, there were some questionable choices... girl in the 4th row, the instrumental dedicated to some girl he hasn't even met and the song with the Spanish lyrics sung phoenetically all suck, and what's with the weird Beach Boys ripoffs near the end? I'm giving it an average rating because I did enjoy some of it.
Kicks- 7.8 There's Always Tomorrow- 8 Little Girl in the 4th Row- 7 Ballad of a Useless Man- 7.2 I'm Not Your Stepping Stone- 7.4 There She Goes- 6.8 All I Really Need Is You- 7.5 Get It On- 6.1 Louie, Go Home- 6.0 Take a Look at Yourself - 7 Melody for an Unknown Girl- 8 Shake it Up- 6
4/5
Plutôt bien exécuté mais aucune originalité. Toutes les chansons ont leur équivalent en mieux ailleurs (the Beatles, beach boys, kinks, zombies...). Le temps les a oublié, c'est assez compréhensible. D'autant qu'il est sorti en 1966, et il devait déjà sonner un peu daté à ce moment là.
This was pretty cool. I had never heard of this band but they have that classic 60s rock/psychedelic sound like The Stones, The Who, The Doors, etc.
Pleasantly surprised by this one.
High 3
enjoyable rock and roll! some songs I really enjoyed. a fun record through and through.
- Cool songs but also boring songs - I like the style though - Kinda old feeling - 6.2/10
Beatles influenced for sure. Guitar riffs are completely Harrison inspired, especially the Ticket to Ride-esque, Kicks. Then it devolves into a Beach Boys-ish sound, especially with Little Girl in the 4th Row. Inspiration is in the right place, and the band jives well, but organ chords and derivative songs aren't ingredients in the recipe for greatness to me. Stand out track is I'm Not Your Stepping Stone. I think this is the closest they come to pushing some boundaries. That song really hits. Also, I'm pretty sure the guitar filler in "There She Goes" is identical to the one in "Take a Look at Yourself," by the end they are ripping off themselves!
For how old the album is, surprisingly good, but like all these old rock albums, lots of the songs are very similar and it gets old quick.
Just overall boring
A fun, rowdy little album. Very upbeat with really quick and catchy songs which makes it a very easy listen. Almost feels like if The Strokes made music back in the '60s. 6/10
That's very good. Most of the tracks are amazing, some are just a bit less, so I was not 100% sure about the 5th star.. but then the little girl in the 4th row (Italian version) happened. I'm Italian. I've never laughed so much. Made my night, I would listen to this album again anytime knowing what's waiting for me at the 13th track
4th January 2022 Listened while working from home. Chilled evening, watched fisher king then an episode of 1971. A heady mixture of 60s garage, country, folk. Saw Tarantino has used them in one of his films which feels right. 3.5 if I could.
A real mixed bag, but a fun slalom through mid-1960s R&B for all that. The lesser material is mawkish dreck - the album originally finished on 'Melody for an Unknown Girl' which is nauseating slush of the ripest variety. But the best - by which I mean 'Kicks', with its ringing Rickenbacker riff, and the frantic 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone', is five-star stuff. The latter features an especially impassioned vocal from Revere; at one point he's almost choking on his words. Ups and downs, then, so a high three stars seems about right.
Pretty fun listen and enjoyable overall. Does it sound like the Beach Boys a lot of the time? Yes. Yes it does. There are worse things a band could do... Coincidentally, I'm reading the novelization of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (which is actually really good, fyi) and this band comes up a lot in it for whatever reason. I'll throw 'em a star for that.
Fun 60s rock
good sixties things
Strong mid 60's fayre. There is no distinctive sound to define the band. Much a case of sounds like this band, no its that band. I suppose get this and save yourself buying others thinking you have an album by those other bands.
One of those “clearly representative of an iconic sound of an era” pieces but where I only actually recognized one song. Altogether it’s a fairly weird album, some psychedelic leaning parts, a couple pretty out there experimental numbers, but then some super lazy “I got a dope car” numbers as well. Extra point for the bizarre swings in vibe.
I had trouble figuring out what kind of band this was. Which is probably fair given that the band themselves didn't know what kind of band they were. The tracks jump back and forth from genre to genre like the frog in Frogger dodging traffic. And, just like that frog, most of these attempts didn't quite manage to make it across the road.
Alright
Doors tyyppistä röckiä
2.5
3.5
Nothing spectacular about it...generic 60's rock pop. Meh. 1.5/5
Allt í lagi miðsjöundatugar rokk, ekki leiðinlegt, hvorki leiðinlegt né eftirminnilegt.
Super classic. I put this on when my father in law visits.
Midnight Ride is the fifth album by American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. It was promoted by the US top 5 single "Kicks" which made the album popular. This album has been certified gold in the US and is considered the band's pinnacle. This was a great rock and roll album that gave me nostalgia, even though I wasn't born until about 30 years after the album. I'm glad I had a chance to listen to it.
Did not know the band and found the album pleasant but not special. So 3*
Goed
Classic
2.5/5. This music is strange. At times I get some Beach Boys sounds, but then some of their other songs are just not that good. Overall, this is fine, just a little boring for me.
I really enjoyed this late '60s fun (if sometimes quite dated). Hey, they're from Boise!
This definitely sounded like a 60s jam and I had a lot of fun listening.
Mostly great fun. Exemplifies the 60s in my mind. I can even excuse the myriad issues with Little Girl in the 4th Row as relics of a bygone age. Ballad of a Useless Man is oddly catchy for a song about an alcoholic living on the streets. And Melody for an Unknown [Woman] could have used even fewer words if you ask me. But overall, this is a good time capsule and just a good time.
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!
7/10. Liked a few songs quite a bit, and the rest were generally pleasant
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.
Cool!
Great, sounds a bit like they're riffing off the Beatles and the Stones at the same time! Very 60s, very British Invasion sounding (but from the US), very very good.
Pretty nice 👌
I likeee
What an odd collection of songs…can’t tell what this band wants to sound like because they’ve replicated all the styles of their day.
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.
Basic bitch 60-tallsshit
Pure bubblegum pop. Which is fine, I guess. But most of it doesn't really move you the way it did in the 60s. There's more than a little Beach Boys influence here. But the Beach Boys definitely do it better. I guess this KINDA makes sense if you think of this list as 1001 historically significant albums. But not 1001 of the best albums. Because this isn't it.
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.
Really enjoyed this listen, and had no clue that they sang 'Stepping Stone'
Un poco repetitivo. Las canciones lentas son un poco de tortura. Kicks es la mejor del disco. 2.5 que no puedo subir a 3 porque en general no me atrapó.
Curiosidad musical de esas que le gustan a Tarantino (lo digo porque son parte del soundtrack de Once Upon A Time In Hollywood) con todos los componentes de una banda de los 60 incluyendo detalles al estilo de los Kinks, de los Monkees y obviamente de los Beatles. La verdad es que el disco me gustó y aunque quizá no sea la nueva piedra angular de mi colección, le alcanza para la 4ª estrella, por la calidad de su sonido en 1966.
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
This was good
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.
This album has some good songs but nothing special
FUN record with some great tracks in 'Kicks', 'I'm Not Your Stepping Stone' and 'Take a Look at Yourself'. A good portion of non-memorable tracks and 'Little Girl in the 4th Row' is a bit tedious. For a band who, according to their name, should oppose the British Invasion, they sure do sound a lot like their contemporaries - just almost breaking out into 'Day Tripper' on 'Louie, Go Home'.
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!
Very dated 60's garage rock. No my thing but could see why this stands above similar bands - some good hooks and deviations in the songwriting.
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
A very enjoyable 60’s rock album. Best song was Kicks.
actually not that bad
This is blue-eyed something-or-other, not overdone which is a mercy. One of those projects that balances pop with sonic stretches, not so long here, just enough for a half hour.
Did not know this album / band - not sure if it belongs to the list but I quite liked it: good-sounding 60s garage rock except for the last song (Melody..), which I would give 5 stars.
Sounded okay, but very unlikely I'll put this on again.
Eclectic but ultimately not for me
Mediocre garage pop.
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.
Great! There were enough songs I wanted to return to to make this album a 4/5 for me
Tuntematon platta mutta aika tiukkaa jopa aika Kinks henkistä garageajeluu! Siis täähän oli ihan munan kova! Miten en oo kuullu tätä aikaisemmin??? I’m not your steppin’ stone on todella väkevä 4/5
No täähän oli yllättävän kivaa. 3.5/5
Letkeää ja suoraviivaista useampi biisi autoista :D ei kuitenkaan maailman kiinnostavinta, 2/5
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.
Fun sixties album, but nothing it stands out. It is not a must listen to record.
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
A band I wasn't familiar with, but I like this album. A bit pop, a bit garage, a bit psychedelic, with a bit of soul thrown in.
Classic 60s incl I’m Not Your Stepping Stone
If '60s rock is a class then this album is that one kid who nobody remembers after graduation. PS. Is it just me or are '60s singers a bit too fond on calling women "little girls"? I guess it's another '60s feature that got mixed in this generic album.
Una época que mereix revisions periòdiques, perquè està plena de petites troballes que valen molt la pena. El garage rock és un génere especialment procliu a això i aquest disc és una de les seves joies. Meravellós
Bold, unpretentious 60s pop rock. Not a lot not to like. enjoyed it as an album in 2022 so its prob worth an extra point for being written in 1966. 4/5
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”).
Fun 60s rock. A few real bangers on here, especially Shake It Up, Kicks, and I'm Not Your Stepping Stone
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.
1,001 albums... There was a time when I had little or no interest in post-British invasion garage rock but I really dig this stuff when I'm in the mood these days. I don't know a great deal about Paul Revere and the Raiders beyond the fact that they had plenty of hits in the USA in the mid- sixties and that they used to dress up in American revolution gear - something which no doubt gave them a bit of attention but affected their credibility long-term. Anyway, I enjoyed this album for the large part. The garage rock stuff is energetic and fun and there are more than hints of the Beach Boys in the mushier numbers. A keeper.
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.
A LOT of filler
Enjoyed this oldie especially SS 396 Chevelle song
I don't know if they are british since their name and discography heavily implies American roots, they certainly feel british. I just googled and they are from Boise Idaho. Regardless, this shouldn't be on the list. One more "rock pop" band banging tambourines and keeping their keel as even as possible is not something to be honored on this list. I can almost guarantee the real Paul Revere was much more interesting and I pray that this midnight ride does not indicate that the british are coming in our next albums this week.
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
First listen. I really like Melody for an Unknown Girl. Other than that, pretty forgettable. 2/5
Rock and roll animoso. Encajaría en alguna película de Tarantino o de Austin Powers.
Great groovy album love the 60's pop rock organ sounds. A very rock n' roll feeling.
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
Good time.
Crazy that I had never even heard of this band before today. Super-into the classic 60s rock'n'roll vibe; miss this kind of music that just doesn't get made anymore. Maybe not a truly "5" album, but it's so refreshing to listen to.
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 !
My first exposure to music came probably before I could walk as my parents had one of those massive 8000lb stereo consoles - about 7 feet wide, speakers embedded, turntable AND... an 8-track player. Worst music format ever? Some songs would be playing and *CLICK!* right in the middle of a damn song... more of a pause....then another *CLICK* and the song would continue. Apparently it could only play a few minutes (10 maybe?) at a time before clicking to the next "track" - brutal. This long annoying intro is only to state that one of the 8 tracks my dad had was a Paul Revere & The Raiders album. Funny how the band was apparently quite big in the late 60s/early 70s but you never hear of them now. I never really gravitated towards them; I was more into the CSN but I suppose one could do worse for late 60s rock. "Kicks" and "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" are the hits, and I'd be fine hearing another song or two but in the end I'm still not getting a lot out of this - the simple twangy music is just not my bag. I did find the 180-turn funny that just yesterday a live ELP album was the album of the day...just a little different. 4/10 2 stars.
4 Great album. Very nice vibe. Fuckin'ell but the harmonica is back raping my ears in "Get It On" 3
Taustalla soi ja ei oikein millään tavalla jäänyt mieleen.
Viihdyttävää, mut ei maata mullistavaa. Kyllä se sen kirjan vaatis, että lukis näistä miks löytyy listalta
Ok. 5/10
Pure 60s pop. Very much forgettable, so-called "hit song" "kicks" is super weak sauce considering what else was coming out at the time. This is like the Maroon 5 of today, popular but irrelevant long term.
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
why is this here
The style is not very unique, but the execution is great. Nice basic rhythms to dance to, but each song is distinct enough that it doesn't get boring. This goes for the lyrics too, they aren't very deep, but each song tells a different story. Listening to the album just made me happy, so five stars.
"4 speed tranny" *sniggers*. 60s pop with harmonies and Hammond Organ. It is incredibly unlikely I will ever listen to this again
Nova amostra de rock clássico com boa pegada
6/10
Weird 60z rock
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
Nice but nothing to write home about
Classic 60s album. Nothing spectacular compared to the bigger names from that time.
Enjoyable 60s rock that sounds very Beatles esque
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
Haha these are the anti-drug losers. "Kicks" sounds ok, nothing great, but it's just an anti-drug message written by producers for the public to nod in approval. Lame. The Monkees did "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" better. A generic 60s album that sounds like they're copying the top pop rock and garage rock bands of the era, like The Sonics and The Kinks. Bad songwriting, but there is diversity in the tracks, and only a little more than half of them sound truly awful. I really liked their "Indian Reservation" song from several years later, but not much else.
PRETTY COOL 60´S SOUND
pretty good, I loved how much they messed with time signatures, regularly jumping between a 4/4 and 3/4 I’ll give it a 7/10
Took me a while to get into it but eventually I zoned out and made do through 1.8
Pretty good - never heard this before…
That was cool, though first half was better
Enjoyed the classic 60s vibe.
Bluesy rock from the 60s. Sounds at times like The Beatles, Doors, Beach Boys, Animals..... super unoffensive, moderately enjoyable.
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!
Quando è partito il primo pezzo (Kicks) un po' mi sono acceso perché l'ho trovato interessante e moderno, soprattutto la costruzione della voce. Ho anche pensato subito che però ormai ho capito per esperienza che spesso questo tipo di musica non regge un album intero e in effetti penso che anche questo album non faccia eccezione. Una volta tanto mi trovo d'accordo con la popolarità e penso che Kicks è probabilmente il pezzo più interessante dell'album. Il fatto che è il primo sicuramente non aiuta. Gli altri pezzi sono sicuramente godibili ma molto meno originali e passano un po' sullo sfondo. Ci sono vari tentativi di fare qualcosa di diverso (All I Really Need Is You) ma non sono sicuro che siano riusciti. Ho fatto anche un'eccezione alla regola e mi sono sentito la versione italiana di Little Girl in the 4th row, cringe! E' un 2.5 che non mi sento di promuovere a 3 (devo ammettere che la batteria pannata quasi hard left ha contribuito).
Some pretty good 60's songs mixed with some pretty mediocre 60's songs. This is punctuated with the strange smooth jazz instrumental with a spoken word piece in the beginning and end about some random girl. Weird.
Love this album! A great slice of mid-60s psych.
Just not really my thing. Dated and not particularly good. 4/10.
Jamma, måst int lyssna före död dock
Good, enjoyable pop songs
Decent, fun sounds here and there.
This is a really sweet album. Kind of reminds me of the Yardbirds. I especially love the closing track!
I'm more familiar with the Beach Boys, and maybe that's why, but this album seems like a Beach Boys knock-off, down to the "car" songs. I dug it, but all I could think of was this was like K-Mart Beach Boys. Nothing wrong with that, but not exactly sure why this album is included in the list. 2.5/5.
Ok - recognised at least one song (stepping stone)
Leuke verrassing. Ik vond de nummers heel afwisselend, en erg opgewekt
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.
cheese
"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.
When aliens arrived on planet earth in 1965, they listened to the top forty and thought, yeah we could have a crack at that. And that ladies and gentlemen is how Paul Revere and the Raiders were formed. A band so devoid of originality but what do you expect from an algorithm from outer space.
Very cool early-Beatles sort of thing. Catchy and fun. I could happily listen to this any day
Total bubble gum bullshit. I didn't like them in the 0's, still don't.
nope
- Nice breadth of genre - feels influential, almost white stripes-esque? - strong musicianship
Stellar classic rock and roll. 12-bar blues. Great melodies, lyrics. Recognized a few songs, even though I’d not heard the name Paul Revere and the Raiders before. Right in my wheelhouse
Never heard of it before today. not surprised. wont be returning to it.
Not terrible, but also not that enjoyable
A perfectly fine album, very garage rock for the time. Can see some modern albums that fit within this framework in some stylistic and sound choices. Best: Kicks Worst: Melody for an Unknown Girl 2.5 Stars
Few good tracks. Has different styles that I associate with various bands from this era. Seems like they have good range.