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The Seeds
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Los Angeles, California, United States (1965 – 1972, 1989 – 1993, 2003 – 2009)
The Seeds were a 1960s rock and roll band based in Los Angeles, California, United States, whose raw and abrasive energy, and simple, repetitive lyrics came to exemplify the garage rock style. The band was active from 1965 to 1972. The group reunited in 1989, split again in 1993 and reunited once more in 2003. The band’s future is in question after the June 2009 death of its only constant member, singer Sky Saxon.
Lead singer Sky Saxon was heavily influenced in style and appearance by Mick Jagger, and the group promoted the fact that Blues great Muddy Waters once called them “America’s own Rolling Stones.” Keyboardist Daryl Hooper was a major factor in the band’s sound; the band was one of the first to utilize keyboard bass; guitarist Jan Savage and drummer Rick Andridge completed the original quartet. Vocalist Saxon also played bass guitar.
The Seeds’ first single, “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine,” was a regional hit in southern California in 1965. The band had their only national top-40 hit, “Pushin’ Too Hard”, in 1966. Two subsequent singles, “Mr. Farmer,” (also 1966) and “A Thousand Shadows” (1968) achieved more modest success. Though musically primitive, one album was devoted to the Blues (with liner notes by Muddy Waters), and another (Future, 1967) was full-blown psychedelic rock, with ornate flower-themed graphics to match. The original Seeds disbanded in 1970, shortly after the release of Raw and Alive at Merlin’s Music Box.
Lead singer Sky Saxon was heavily influenced in style and appearance by Mick Jagger, and the group promoted the fact that Blues great Muddy Waters once called them “America’s own Rolling Stones.” Keyboardist Daryl Hooper was a major factor in the band’s sound; the band was one of the first to utilize keyboard bass; guitarist Jan Savage and drummer Rick Andridge completed the original quartet. Vocalist Saxon also played bass guitar.
The Seeds’ first single, “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine,” was a regional hit in southern California in 1965. The band had their only national top-40 hit, “Pushin’ Too Hard”, in 1966. Two subsequent singles, “Mr. Farmer,” (also 1966) and “A Thousand Shadows” (1968) achieved more modest success. Though musically primitive, one album was devoted to the Blues (with liner notes by Muddy Waters), and another (Future, 1967) was full-blown psychedelic rock, with ornate flower-themed graphics to match. The original Seeds disbanded in 1970, shortly after the release of Raw and Alive at Merlin’s Music Box.
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No Escape
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Evil Hoodoo
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Nobody Spoil My Fun
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Girl I Want You
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You Can't Be Trusted
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It's a Hard Life
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Try to Understand
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Excuse, Excuse
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Tripmaker
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Rollin' Machine
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Fallin' in Love
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skinnyxbriches wrote:
this rules
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marcinrr wrote:
Like rockabilly, psychobilly, garage rhythms and simillar tunes? Check out brand new uncomercial off stream music group Cazumbi (http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Cazumbi) / wisp for more info.
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luckystoned wrote:
one the best garage / psychedelic bands. forever!!!!
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TikiMonk wrote:
great band. love it
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IAJP wrote:
the music machine are not better than the seeds, nor are the seeds better than the music machine. it's all about those 2, the sonics and the pretty things, as far as proto-proto-punk goes anyway...the main difference between the 4 is obviously the vocals, all of which are equally unique, though my favourite would probably be sean bonniwell of the MM.
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Lord_Krichian wrote:
not good. music machine is better
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IAJP wrote:
the seeds are properly cool...really underated i feel by the proto-punk community as a whole, and even more so by the actual punk movement that followed
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Lady_Vendetta wrote:
I wish I could have seen them live once more.. Rest in peace, Sky Saxon. Your music rules!
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Profilus wrote:
'Mr Farmer' is one of the most charming songs ever made, and 'Tripmaker', one of the punkiest. The Doors, The Stooges, and so many others took off from where this band finished. RIP Sky.
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marytod wrote:
R.I.P. Sky Saxon.
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Hugo_A-Go-Go wrote:
One of the greats.
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Nochek wrote:
bye Sky.
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theblazingskulk wrote:
creative brilliance!
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Lawrencecass wrote:
awesome stuff...
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Dani_Gabarrot wrote:
Sky Saxon RIP :( ...60´s garage rules
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WyattNight wrote:
World class.
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filpaz wrote:
New post on the music blog Orangeskies, about the Seeds and Sky Saxon http://orangeskies.wordpress.com/2009/06/29/pushin%E2%80%99-too-hard/ Check it out!
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ripplemusic wrote:
If you dig music like these guys, come check us out at the From the Garage Group, a new group dedicated to rocking music from the world's garages. We're new and growing. http://www.last.fm/group/From+The+Garage
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dmakhovikov wrote:
RIP Sky Thanks for all
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JRoar wrote:
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Rocknroll Legend Sky Saxon's L.A. Memorial July 24th The Echoplex 8pm UPDATED 07/18
14 Jul 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/theseeds
UPDATED July 18th at 6:10pm PST:ROCKNROLL LEGEND SKY SAXON'S L.A. MEMORIAL WITHTHE SEEDS' DARYL HOOPER & JAN SAVAGE, BILLY CORGAN, THE ELECTRIC PRUNES, STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK,NELS CLINE 07/24/09 ECHOP. …
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