Soulful Feeling by The Floating Opera (1971)

The Floating Opera was a short-lived psych/prog/pop/rock band from Ann Arbor, Michigan who managed to release one self-titled LP. The musical quality is a bit uneven, but the album closer(here) smokes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSVEZkWBtc8

(Some of Us Have) Adrenalized Hearts by Livids (2013)

Sometimes, you just need a shot of good old fashioned punk, even if it was recorded a mere five years ago. Here are Brooklyn's own Livids off of their 2013 EP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZbDhWT6Y4w

Wasted Union Blues by It's a Beautiful Day (1969)

It's a Beautiful Day's debut album can be found pretty easily in the wild. I see one at least once a weekend when I'm searching for vinyl. As a result, it is also not very valuable. It took a while for me to grab a copy and put it on the turntable. While it's not all my cup of tea, there are a few really good tracks. Here is one of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EIYL7yzUFE

Gáz (szöveg) by GÁBOR AND THE GÁBOR GÁBORS (2017)

And now for some modern day Hungarian punk!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hd94Jrt7x-Y&feature=youtu.be

Earthquake by 13th Floor Elevators (1967)

One of the very desirable rock records in vinyl collecting circles is the debut LP of 13th Floor Elevators, 1966's The Pyschedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators. It is something to talk about whenever anyone lands a copy of that album. Me, I think the album is slightly overrated, although still very good. So, this leads me to feature a track from their follow-up, Easter Everywhere, from a year later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpUJ6yCURzM

Old Songs, New Songs by Big Wheel (1969)

And now for some hard rock from the Netherlands that sounds a bit like proto-glam rock, should such a sub-genre ever exist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFz1P9kiBoU

Assassin by Pinnacle (1974)

Pinnacle, to me, sounds like a hard rock band with a punk singer. Not sure I love the combination, but I really love the music on this 1974 release by a short-lived British band. By the way, If you ever find their only album's original pressing, you'll likely have to pay big money due to its rarity. In any case, here is the title track from that album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJbtEp9xOgI

Came Without Warning by Scream (1983)

Dischord D.C. hardcore punk rockers Scream lasted a relatively long time, nine years. The produced a lot of fast and furious tunes over that time. Later in their existence, a young Dave Grohl would play drums. Here is a track from a few years before Dave joined the band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qXaKadDFns

What? by Jukka Hauru (1972)

For what could be finer that some Finnish fusion on this fine Fall day....My apologies for the attempt at alliteration. Truth be told, I don't know much about Jukka Hauru, but I sure like the music that appeared on his 1972 debut, Information.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtL5Nwp_WsQ

Waiting, Hesitating by Kingdom (1970)

And now for some California psych/hard rock from a short-lived band that was actually discovered by Dr. Demento. Good stuff.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mz6RrVpBTVA

No Reason to Complain by The Lyres (1986)

And now for some 80's Boston garage rock from a band that was born out of the dissolution of DMZ, the Lyres. This is from their 1986 release, Lyres Lyres.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CdAEnkRFJQ

Explosion by Chico Magnetic Band (1971)

The Chico Magnetic Band was a French psych rock band that lasted just a short time. Fortunately, they produced an excellent self-titled album in 1971. Check out this track that kicked off the album along with the amazing latin backbeat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oskTP4qhU7I

Like That by Mr. Airplane Man (2002)

In the late 90's/early 00's, I was listening to a lot of minimalist Detroit garage rock led by the White Stripes. At the time, I was unaware of a similar sounding Boston duo of garage blues rockers, Mr. Airplane Man. Thanks to a recommendation on a friend's Facebook page(thanks John!), I checked out their music online and am now a fan. Here is a track from their fourth LP, 2002's Moanin'. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWCUaWyYWog

Tousaw by Blind Ravage (1971)

Writing this post, it occurred to me that I haven't featured much music from Montreal over the years. A quick search of this space only found one post from The Haunted, a Montreal-based garage band from the 60's. Well, it's time to add another. Here is a blues rock band that formed in the late 60's and would call it quits by 1973. In that time, they put out one self-titled LP in 1971. Here is a swinging number from that album.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FrA8_7e_NA&feature=youtu.be

Rocks In My Head by 8th Day (1972)

8th Day was a Detroit funk band with an ever changing line up. This band featured lots of the same members as 100 Proof Aged in Soul. Here they are from one of their early singles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4UHid0nglg

1975 No Taboos by The New Order (1975)

No, not that New Order. This is The New Order, a band formed by Ron Asheton after the Stooges fizzled out. It also featured one Dennis "Machine Gun" Thompson from the MC5 on drums. The band would release one LP in 1977 before Asheton would go on to form The New Race. It wouldn't be until 1989, when some more rehearsal material from early in the band's existence would be released(then under the band name Ron Asheton's New Order). I'm not quite the sure the music works on this release, probably due to the manic vocals, but I appreciate the energy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQm0DfdVaus

Nothing in the World by Blue Planet (1970)

After writing this blog for a few years, I've come to the conclusion that 1970 is probably my favorite year for music. I keep coming across great music from this era. I find myself thinking that it must have been a great time to be alive and listening to music. Then I wonder, without the internet, it may have been impossible to even know about all of these bands as they were happening. I fear I may have been stuck listening to the Carpenters and Blood, Sweat, and Tears as that was what was playing on the radio. I'm glad I can look back now. In any case, here is a short-lived hard rock outfit from the Netherlands with another great tune from my favorite year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNv5sMnXmB0

Persecution Smith by Bob Seger & The Last Heard (1966)

Long before churning out hit after 1970's/80's hit molded for the masses, Bob Seger was just a garage rocker out of Detroit. Here he is with one of his first bands, The Last Heard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boWq3kvbi4g&feature=youtu.be

Go, I'm Never Gonna Let You by Skid Row (1971)

No, not that Skid Row! This was the original Irish Skid Row featuring none other than legendary guitarist Gary Moore. In Googling around for this post, I found out that once the 80's hair band Skid Row got signed, they had to pay $35,000 to Moore to buy the name. Funny. In any case, check out the original band's handiwork and Moore's prowess on this track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFMgVY7OCag

Mucky Pup by Puncture (1977)

Puncture was a short-lived London-based punk band who managed to only release one single. But what a single it was. Nowadays, if you came across that 45 record at a show, it might cost you $50. Don't know if I'd pay that, but I'd listen to the downloaded track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A38G0H1YqyQ

Bike Boys by Fàshiön Music (1979)

Fàshiön was one of a number of post-punk bands to come out of Birmingham(England) in the late 70's. As there were so many, it was hard to get recognized. Still, the band managed to put out three albums between 1979 and 1984. Here they are off of there debut with their own twist on the post punk genre.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luF9Re52ToQ

Kerosene by Big Black (1986)

Before becoming a very successful audio engineer working with the likes of Nirvana, Jon Spencer, the Jesus Lizard, and the Pixies(to name just a few), Steve Albini was in a band. Big Black released a couple of albums of industrial noisy punk in the late 80's. Here is a track off of their debut release, Atomizer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuO3wwLuF0w

When Will I Be Loved by The Everly Brothers (1958)

When I was a kid in the late 70's/early 80's, my mother often would play records and tapes of music that was popular when she was a teenager. I heard a lot of music from Fabian, Dion & The Belmonts, and Freddie Cannon. But my favorite was the Everly Brothers. There is something about Phil and Don's harmonies that get me right in the feels. This is no more evident in any other song as it is in this 1958 hit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmJg7PpAqxg

Hold Tight by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich (1966)

Today, I'm featuring another song introduced to me by a Quentin Tarantino movie. In this case, the movie was Death Proof, part of the 2007 double feature Grindhouse(along with Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror). As you might expect, this peppy bubblegum 60's tune was the lead in to a terrible car accident. In any case, the original tune was from way back in 1966 by a British band with a lousy name(Dave Dee, Dozy, ....).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBGBnJhkaQA

So, You Have Chosen Death by Saturn (2014)

Now for some old-fashioned style heavy metal from a Swedish band. Here is Saturn with a track off of their first album, Live in Space.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKxCZyYfG8s&feature=youtu.be

Love and a Molotov Cocktail by The Flys (1977)

Sounding a lot more like post-punk in the age of punk, Coventry's The Flys released a couple of EPs and an album in the late 70's before calling it quits. Here they are from their first EP, Bunch of Five.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdooKC_vyDM

Archive From 1959 by The Buff Medways (2002)

Alright, time to simplify things a bit. And what better way to simplify than with garage legend Billy Childish and one of his bands. The Buff Medways were an incarnation that was around for about seven years, starting in the early 2000's. Here they are off of their second LP, Steady The Buffs. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Kfd52OVD6k

Surprise Truck by Camper Van Beethoven (1986)

Having recently posted a couple of entries from 1986, I was curious how much other interesting music was released in that year that I had previously maligned as a wasteland of hair bands and terrible pop music. I quick internet search reminded me of Camper Van Beethoven's third album, a self-titled release. I remember hearing this quite a bit a few years later when I was at college. One track that stands out for me is today's musical selection. I can't say that it is representative of the rest of Camper Van Beethoven's work, but I really like this track.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbRT_7z8RWc

In Between (Reprise) by The Feelies (2017)

It's rare for me to gravitate towards more recent music of a band that's been around for over thirty years but, truth be told, I was never much a fan of the Feelies' early material. I guess have still haven't been pulled too far into the Indie pool. This recent work, however, has a drone-like appeal mixed in to their indie sound that draws me in. See if you agree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4bgjpGEsW4

Love is the Slug by Fuzzbox (1986)

Staying in 1986 for another day, here is Fuzzbox(which is the shortened name of We've Got a Fuzzbox, and We're Gonna Use It). This English foursome seemed to arrive about five years too late. Their look at sound would have fit well in 1981. As it stands, the group recorded a couple of albums of pop/alt rock material before breaking up in 1990. Thankfully, they left us with this hi-res 80's video that demands watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXWqfxj-mlU

Cotton Top by High Rise (1986)

How have I never heard of High Rise until now! These Japanese heavy psych guitar maestros are something to audibly behold. It seems like their music was a precursor to bands such as Earthless and Heavy Blanket. I can't believe that this was 1986, a year I couldn't find good music on the radio. In any case, enjoy this smokin track from their High Rise II LP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXCGeO6YRrY