Favorite Songs of the 1960's!

[Beatles Guy]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Jason- Pet Sounds is a truly amazing album. It was # 2 on Rolling Stone Magazine's All-Time list.

I loved the results of the competition between The Beatles and The Beach Boys in that era. "Sgt. Pepper" may not have been what it is without "Pet Sounds".

[Robextend]

One of my favorite groups is The Byrds who definitely have some Beatles and Beach Boys in their sound. What a great time for music....

[Writehooks]

Blurring the line between '60s and '70s a little, my faves include:

R. Dean Taylor: "Indiana Wants Me"
The Buoys: "Timothy"
Zager & Evans: "In the Year 2525"
Paul Revere & The Raiders: "Kicks"
BeeGees: "Gotta Get a Message to You"
Beatles: "Paperback Writer" & "Back in the USSR"
Rolling Stones: "Paint It Black" & "19th Nervous Breakdown"
Theme song from "Tennessee Tuxedo & His Tales"

[Robextend]

Murr The Blur: R. Dean Taylor!!!! I have that song as well as "Taos, New Mexico" on my Ipod! In fact almost every song you listed is on my Ipod. I saw Mark Lindsay perform a few years back with a couple of other 60's acts...great stuff.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Beatles Guy

I loved the results of the competition between The Beatles and The Beach Boys in that era. "Sgt. Pepper" may not have been what it is without "Pet Sounds".

Agreed, and I'm certain Pet Sounds had an influence on John and Paul, and on the songs of Sgt. Pepper.

[Big Six]

Though born in the 70's (1972 to be exact) I'm a big fan of British invasion stuff, especially the Beatles. For that reason I'm also a big fan of some of the derivative music coming out of England and elsewhere today. If you guys are interested in listening to something new that sounds like something old I recommend the following:

Ocean Colour Scene (sounds like classic Who)
Kula Shaker (Beatles with world influences...GREAT stuff)
Charlatans (sounds like the Beates but very heavy on 60's organ)
Kasabian ( a bit harder and contemporary but incorporate a lot of British invasion elements)
Primal Scream (great band)
The Village Green (defunct band that owes it's sound to the Kinks amongst others)

Give em a listen and let me know what you think! Enjoy...

[Robextend]

Hey Matt,

I know a couple of those groups and you are right...they do incorporate a 60's sound into their music.

I would also add to the list of "modern vintage":

Olivia Tremor Control
The Shins
The Thrills
Apples in Stereo

[Davalillo]

Rob,

Barry asked me what I do if I forget a song for my top 1,230 songs of all time and I said by now I include them all as I have gone over every Billboard chart in the past 55 years and all my records, cds, 8 tracks etc. but I was wrong.

A Guide for the Married Man by the Turtles never hit the Top 100 but WABC in New York played the song for a short time and I liked it. I wonder if its on You Tube.

Another song I rediscovered that peaked at #98 on the Top 100 in April 1966 was Stop by the Moody Blues--a band that is a favorite of mine but which sounded a lot different in the 60s. WABC had this in its rotation for a while.

I also have to say how much I like Indiana Wants Me by R Dean Taylor who followed up his 1970 Indiana Wants Me smash with three songs that peaked #66-#83. The only one I knew of these was "Gotta See Jane".

Writehooks--great collection. Almost all of thos sngs are on my Top 1230

I will be posting later today my next 25 songs in my top 1230 songs of all time.

http://musicandsportscard.blogspot.com

[barrysloate]

Jim- the Moody Blues first early hit was Go Now, which does indeed sound a whole lot different than Nights in White Satin.