Turnip Farm by Dinosaur Jr. (1992)

Dinosaur Jr. is one of those bands with a really distinctive sound. In their case, they sound like 90's alternative/indie mixed with searing guitar solos of an earlier rock period. In fact, J. Mascis' guitar chops seems only to have gotten better with age with side projects, such as Heavy Blanket. Here he is from a much earlier period with a track that ended up on the soundtrack of one of the most "Nineties" movies there was, Reality Bites.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reZ8o-ZHxM4

When The Night Falls by The Eyes (1965)

Loved it when a garage/mod band would start to minimally shade towards psychedelia. Today's song from this English five-piece is a good indicator of that time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LZ8wIzlHdM

Nightrider by Queensryche (1982)

In my college years, my roommate John subjected me to dozens, if not hundreds, of airings of Queensryche's themed albums, Operation: Mindcrime and their follow-up, Empire. At the time, I knew that the band had some serious chops, yet the music didn't really grab me. Maybe I just wasn't ready for a heavy metal concept album. Fast forward a couple of decades, and I really enjoy Queensryche's earlier material. See if you agree.

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

Lawdy Miss Clawdy by Elvis Presley (1956)

I figured that I would play an Elvis song at some point. So, why not some young Elvis on the Fourth of July. Here he is singing the Lloyd Price classic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGF8b11WySI

Grosse Cilindrate by Daniela Casa (1971)

While Daniela Casa was a vocalist at times, that is probably the least important part of her legacy as a musician. She was also a composer creating much soundtrack/library music in Italy over the course of the 70's. While this was her nominal profession, she was also laying groundwork for the ambient and electronic music for the decades to come. There is more to her biography that you can read here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m43RsjoXD_8

Head Shop by The Head Shop (1969)

And now for some straight up psych from Brooklyn. This is one of those triple winners(band, album, and song are all the same name). They must have felt strongly about head shops...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJXk7HPKamk&feature=youtu.be

Visions of Mortality by Celtic Frost (1984)

Today's song comes from Swiss thrash/death/early doom metal pioneers, Celtic Frost. This track comes off of their debut album. The band would continue to record six albums through 1990 before finally calling it quits in 1993. They left behind quite a sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4D4B7EblzM&feature=youtu.be