In all of the media attention that was given to the passing of Michael Jackson, a couple of other passings failed to be noted.Sky Saxon, the founder of the garage band the Seeds, passed away Thrusday morning in Austin, Texas. He had been hospitalized since Monday with an internal infection. Saxon's age is not officially known as he listed his birthday with various years.Saxon started his care...
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Sky Saxon,Lead vocalist and bass player for "The Seeds",an early psychedelic band formed in California in 1965,died today in Austin,Texas of undisclosed causes. Influenced by the Rolling Stones,Saxon-born Richard Marsh-put out 2 albums;"The Seeds"and "A Web Of Sound",and 2 hits;'Can't Seem To Make You Mine and Pushing Too Hard by 1967,and 2 albums,Future,and Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues-proceeds f...
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With no disrespect to the passing of 70s girl power icon, Farrah Fawcett (so iconic that even a punk rock bad girl took her name... that woman was no angel tho).... 60s garage rock legend Sky Saxon also shuffled off this mortal coil. He had recently moved to Austin, TX and began to resurface in the rock scene that he never really left. Read more about it here.I worked recently with music pr...
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I saw all these wars going on so I thought I'd start one of my own! KA-BOOOOOOM! I hope other people will join in too. The 60s Garage Rock aka Psychadelic Era is one of my most favorite periods of pop music. The bands had such a wild, raw and timeless quality. They were really the second wave of true punk rock after the 50s rockabilly movement. Here's my first pick: The Seeds singin' that down ...
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He died today. Thought I would post some tracks. You can read about him on Wikipedia HERE. At times I think he sounds more like a cross between Reg Presley (Troggs) and Dylan than what the Wiki says. Whatever. Rest comfortably Sky Saxon. You and the Seeds made some good tunes.
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Sky "Sunlight" SaxonFounder of the seminal garage rock band "The Seeds" A very bright point on the music tree of evolution.From Wiki:Sky "Sunlight" Saxon (1946 - June 25, 2009) was an American rock and roll musician who was best known as the leader and singer of the 1960s Los Angeles garage rock band The Seeds.BiographySaxon was born Richard Marsh in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Different sources su...
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On 1966's 'A Web of Sound,' the second album by The Seeds, the one with 'Mr. Farmer' and 'Rollin' Machine,' there is a track called 'Up In Her Room,' which, along with the opus on side 2 of Love's 'Da Capo,' marks a turning point in the annals of garage-rock, where it wasn't enough to simply snarl for three blistering minutes, but to keep up with the Stones (in particular, "Goin' Home" from 'A...
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With no disrespect to the passing of 70s girl power icon, Farrah Fawcett (so iconic that even a punk rock bad girl took her name... that woman was no angel tho).... 60s garage rock legend Sky Saxon also shuffled off this mortal coil. He had recently moved to Austin, TX and began to resurface in the rock scene that he never really left. Read more about it here.I worked recently with music pr...
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Rules for rocking, 1965 and 66 style: You need a fuzz guitar. You want two chords; maybe three. An organ helps. Long hair is A Statement. Beatle Boots are essential.The Seeds – Pushin’ Too HardMusic always sounds better when played wearing a lace cuff shirt.The Troggs – Wild ThingLeader Reg Presley spends his money researching UFOs and crop circles.Count 5 – Psychotic ReactionCool bands come fr...
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| 1 Can't Seem to Make You Mine |
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| 2 Evil Hoodoo |
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| 3 Mr. Farmer |
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| 4 Nobody Spoil My Fun |
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| 5 It's a Hard Life |
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