When I was doing research on the rock band known as “The Seeds,” they were formed in 1965 as a “garage punk rock band” the lead singer, Sky Saxon began this band by responding to an advertisement, then as a group they moved to Los Angles performing at small clubs and soon began to grew and become more popular. They were known to be energetic and create high energy in a room, they even happened to be the first band to a keyboard bass. In 1965 The Seeds released “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” and it was very popular in the Southern California area, and even played on the radio stations. Till this day it is still considered a classic hit in the 60’s. The album “Future” released in 1967 created a major turn in the bands career. The album contained hallucinogenic style, which broadened their listening crowd in the most “experimental time in American Pop Culture.” The Seeds began to perform on national TV, and even appeared on “The Mothers-in-Law” sitcom. In 1968 when they released Raw & Alive: The Seeds in Concert at Merlin's Music Box, it showed their garage punk rock side, which did not turn out to be successful for them. I found it interesting that The Seeds even changed their name to Sky Saxon and The Seeds during their fall-out in the 1970’s.
Great band and, as you're hearing, they were an act that, like many garage bands, informed what would become known as punk music in the 1970s.
ReplyDeleteWow, it's really cool that The Seeds performed on a sitcom!
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