As proven by Crack The Sky, rave reactions from the press don’t always guarantee healthy record sales. You May Also Like: Wilco (The Album) echoed, but didn’t quite live up to Sky Blue Sky Producer Don Was on Bob Dylan’s ‘Under the Red Sky’: ‘I was maybe a little outRead More

Composed of studio musicians, most notably the late great guitarist Hugh McCracken, who played with everybody from the Monkees to Simon to Garfunkel to Van Morrison to Steely Dan to John Lennon You May Also Like: Just Us, “I Can’t Grow Peaches on a Cherry Tree” (1966): Forgotten Series ThollemRead More

Formed in 1962, the Standells were seasoned professionals by the time they obtained widespread visiblity. The song that did it for them was “Dirty Water,” which peaked at No. 11 on the national charts You May Also Like: The Cretins, “Haven’t Got a Clue” (2019): One Track Mind

Several bands throughout the decades have been called the Outsiders, but the group we’re looking at now hailed from Cleveland, Ohio and is best remembered for “Time Won’t Let Me,” a Top 5 hit You May Also Like: Timothy B. Schmit and Glad – ‘Feelin’ Glad’ (1968): Forgotten Series QuestionRead More

Featuring the multi-talented John Pantry in his various guises as singer, songwriter, musician and recording engineer over a period from 1966-71, Upside Down World of John Pantry is jam-packed You May Also Like: How the Bee Gees Overcame It All to Produce the Magical ‘Odessa’ Pop Co-Op – ‘Factory Settings’Read More

Springing forth from Portland, Oregon, the Kingsmen dashed to the No. 2 spot on the national charts late in 1963 with a tune that was totally different than anything else going on at the time. You May Also Like: Tell It to the Judge – Cases of Misguided Muses: OddRead More

Rocking to attention, ‘Serious Fun’ proved the Knack still had the knack.

Formed in 1969 by Cub Koda, who later reaped the title as an honorable music historian, Brownsville Station issued a trio of albums prior to harvesting honey with this disc. You May Also Like: Bob Dylan’s wrongheaded Knocked Out Loaded was almost saved by epic ‘Brownsville Girl’ Motley Crue –Read More

What do thrash, Cheech and Chong, Mozart and some of the greatest riffs in hard rock history have in common? This sadly forgotten gem of an album. You May Also Like: Pantera – ‘Power Metal’ (1988): Forgotten Series Anthrax – ‘For All Kings’ (2016) Australian Crawl – ‘Sirocco’ (1981): ForgottenRead More

A collectible psychedelic album from this one-off studio-only group consisting of UK songwriters, The Five Day Week Straw People was originally on Saga Records and features your standard British underground psychedelia You May Also Like: Grand Funk Railroad – E Pluribus Funk (1971): Forgotten Series Procol Harum – A SaltyRead More