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Music CD - Various Artists: Pebbles, Vol. 6: Chicago
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Music CD: Pebbles, Vol. 6: Chicago
Artist: Various Artists
List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Archive Int'l / Aip
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Tracks:
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1. Searching - Omens
2. I Love It Baby - Furniture
3. I Live In The Springtime - Buzzsaw
4. I Want Her Back - Todds
5. Like A Woman - Group, Inc
6. Say Ma, Ma - Pattens
7. Come With Me - Boyz
8. Trip On Out - Haymarket Riot
9. Long Green - Delights
10. Someday Baby - Untamed
11. Never Feel The Pain - Blackstones
12. Rebel Woman - Dean Carter
13. I'll Make You Pay - Shady Daze
14. You Don't Love Me - LITTLE BOY BLUES
15. Girl, I Need You - NOBODY'S CHILDREN
16. I've Been Wrong - Buckinghams
17. Shadow Of Fear - Last Knight
18. Run Around - Cavedwellers
19. Memorandum - End
20. Jailhouse Rock - Dean Carter
21. Need A Little Lovin' - Foggy Notions
22. Winning Ticket - Huns
23. Something Else - Haymarket Riot
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0095081502321
Label: Archive Int'l / Aip
Manufacturer: Archive Int'l / Aip
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Archive Int'l / Aip
Release Date: 1995-01-01
Studio: Archive Int'l / Aip
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Rock 'n' mediocrity.
Comment: Along with Texas and Denmark (seriously), Chicago is reputed to have had one of the best garage-rock scenes of the entire 1960s. Collectors will tell you about fantastic local acts such as the Shadows of Knight (of "Oh Yeah" fame), the Lemon Drops, and the New Colony Six, as well as the all-important influence of the city's astounding blues output (Chicago was the home of postwar electric blues, thanks to such local luminaries as Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and the legendary Chess Records label). Unfortunatley, you wouldn't know this from listening to volume six of the long-running Pebbles series. Sure, there are plenty of gems on this disc, but so much of it is devoted to the kind of dull, soundalike filler that is the bane of garage-rock fans the world over.
Of course, the folks who compile the Pebbles discs aren't ammateurs; they know how to unearth diamonds, and this set has a few shiny ones: The Omens' "Searching" is a total classic, an apocalyptic pounder with a fiery Farfisa organ line, some hypnotic vocals, and a nasty little guitar line. The Foggy Notions' "Need A Little Lovin'" is pure sweaty-palmed teenage lust, and Delight's version of "Long Green" is a joyously moronic frat-rocker with a cooler-than-cool sax line. There's also the Buckinghams' "I've Been Wrong," a soaring piece of garage-pop with enough hooks to get anybody dancing. There's also the Todds' breathlessly catchy "I Want Her Back," and the Warner Brothers' hilarious "Please Mr. Sullivan," a novelty number that actually stands up to more than one listen. There are also a few tracks that show off the bluesier side of Chicago garage- the Little Boy Blues' storming cover of Bo Diddley's "You Don't Love Me" is particualrly impressive, and the Group Inc's shambling "Like A Woman" is no slouch either. Dean Carter also turns in two wild, ferocious, and inarticulate ravers entitled "Rebel Woman" and "Jailhouse Rock" (the latter is particularly, er, special). The Pattens' idiotic frat-punker "Say Ma Ma" is also quite nice.
So, that's about half an album's worth of good stuff. The rest isn't really much to brag about: Furniture's "I Love It Baby" starts out promisingly, but soon devolves into a dull, slowed down Kinks impression (the totally inarticualte guitar solo is cool, though). Buzzsaw turn in a passable but totally unnecessary cover of the Lemon Drops' classic "I Live In The Springtime" which is neither as bewitching or as otherworldly as the original. It was also released in 1970. The Haymarket Riot turn in two songs- "Trip on Out," which takes a cliched 60s hook and beats it to death without adding anything new, and "Something Else," a kinda-sorta interesting coutry-influenced song that you probably won't want to listen to more than twice. The rest of it is anywhere from decent to boring- it's the kind of thing that reminds you that for every great garage rock single, there are about nine that would be lucky to earn the title of "mediocre."
Also, the tracklisting is a bit wrong- this disc does not contain the Boyz' "Come With Me" or the Cavedwellers' "Run Around," even though both are promised on the disc's tray card.
So, if you're a more-than-just-a-little commited garage fan (like me), go ahead and pick this up. There's enough here to make it worth your while. But don't expect a crown jewel to add to your collection. Neophytes would do well to stay away from this disc and instead pick up the Nuggets box (if they haven't already), or an earlier volume of the Pebbles series. Also, give the Back from the Grave series a try. Happy listening.
Customer Rating:
Summary: 15 minutes of fame
Comment: If you played in a rock band during the 1960's, you will enjoy this collection! When I discovered that the songs I recorded with the Omens in 1965 were included in several compilation albums, and were selling in 2005, I was stunned, dazed, and amused. I haven't seen any of the former bandmates since 1966. Don Revercomb, from Hammond, IN, wrote the songs, sang and played the guitar. I enjoyed playing the farfisa organ on "Searching" and "Girl Get Away", and hope that you will also experience the unique energy of the 60's through this recording. Those were the days......
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Summary: Mediocre PEBBLES outing with a few shining moments
Comment: I don't get it; the 60s garage bands of Chicago have been hailed as some of the best in the country, but judging by this volume, they are a pretty faceless lot, sounding almost identical and unoriginal in the extreme. OK, maybe I'm being a little harsh, but the tunes on this disc are nowhere near as cool as those on PEBBLES VOL. 7: CHICAGO 2. That's where the real gems are!Songs worth hearing on this volume: The Omens' "Searching", The Furniture's "I Love It Baby", The Huns' "Winning Ticket", The Delights' "Long Green" (sounding like a regional R&B group, with a horn section no less!), The Blackstones' "Never Feel the Pain", and Dean Carter's "Rebel Woman". If you didn't like The Lemon Drops' "I Live in the Springtime", you won't find Buzzsaw's identical cover any better; Dean Carter's cover of "Jailhouse Rock" is just embarrassing. Word of warning: The Boyz' awesome "Come With Me" and The Cavedwellers' "Run Around" are not included on this disc, even though they're listed on the track listing; it instead appears on CHICAGO VOL. 2. I might sound a little bitter about this particular PEBBLES volume, but as unenthusiastic as I may sound, this is still a garage band reissue with several good tunes not included on any other reissue (save the ESSENTIAL PEBBLES comps, which are missing some of my faves on this disc). I would still recommend picking it up; CHICAGO 2 is ten times better!
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Editorial Reviews:
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Subtitled Chicago Part 1 - Original '60s Punk & Psych Classics, this is the first of the Chicago area-related Pebbles CD comps. Drawn from various Pebbles Highs... and other compilations. First time on CD for all songs! AIP. 1994.
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