Hardin and York – ‘The World’s Smallest Big Band’ (1970): Forgotten Series
Featuring ex-Spencer Davis Group members Eddie Hardin and Pete York, Hardin and York could be favorably compared to Traffic and Procol Harum.
Featuring ex-Spencer Davis Group members Eddie Hardin and Pete York, Hardin and York could be favorably compared to Traffic and Procol Harum.
An obviously titled second album by the Toledo, Spain garage/psych band Los Immediatos, Second Chance was a pleasant album of nine originals and two covers. You May Also Like: Forgotten series: Where You Gonna Go?: Motor City Garage Bands 1965-1969 (2008) The Ugly Beats – Brand New Day (2014) ForgottenRead More
Hailing from Pennsylvania, the Buoys visited the national Top 20 charts in the spring of 1971 with “Timothy” that sounded innocent enough, but ruffled feathers in certain corners. You May Also Like: Bulldog – ‘Bulldog’ (1972): Forgotten Series Question Mark and the Mysterians – Action (1967): Forgotten Series The MillsRead More
It’s amazing to me that, after all these decades, there are still unknown bands putting out great music. England’s Hi-Fi’s rest firmly in that category. You May Also Like: The Everly Brothers – Two Yanks in England (1966): Forgotten Series The Left Banke – ‘Walk Away Renee / Pretty Ballerina’Read More
Few CDs scream summer to me the way most of the albums Dragon released in the 1980s do. I’d argue that no other band captured the overall atmosphere and spirit of summer in musical form the way Dragon did. You May Also Like: Dragon – ‘O Zambezi’ (1978): Antipodean AprilRead More
In 1993, I had little to no interest in Shotgun Messiah. I considered them one of the also-rans of the late 1980s glam metal scene. Their previous two albums hadn’t connected with me You May Also Like: Indigo Girls, “The Rise of the Black Messiah” from One Lost Day (2015):Read More
Zal Yanovsky’s lone solo album, released after his unceremonious firing from the Lovin’ Spoonful in 1967, announces a new sense of freedom.
Coming to be in 1979 and known as the Flirts, this Houston, Texas-based band gained a rabid local following with their bang-up breed of rocking guitar pop. You May Also Like: B-Leaguers – Death of a Western Heart (2016) The Modulators – Try Try Try (2015) The Jeanies – TheRead More
During the latter half of the 1960s, Willie and the Walkers experienced phenomenal success throughout their home turf of Western Canada. To give you an idea how special the band was, they nabbed a deal with Capitol Records You May Also Like: Fotomaker – The Fotomaker Collection (1995): Forgotten SeriesRead More
Prior to gaining the reputation as an ace jazz guitarist, Larry Coryell honed his skills playing in blues and rock bands. But the Free Spirits were the first band he ever recorded with. You May Also Like: Larry Coryell – ‘Last Swing With Ireland’ (2021) Mashmakhan, “As The Years GoRead More