{"id":22631,"date":"2022-03-23T05:30:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T09:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=22631"},"modified":"2022-03-30T13:30:17","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:30:17","slug":"march-through-time-paul-revere-and-the-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2022\/03\/23\/march-through-time-paul-revere-and-the-raiders\/","title":{"rendered":"March Through Time: Paul Revere and the Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a serious fan of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Like The Monkees, the group has often been shortchanged in terms of the respect they deserve. The costumes certainly didn\u2019t help in that regard, and the Raiders\u2019 ubiquity on television back in the day led to them being considered unhip. But those records! It\u2019s a tragedy that there are no good recordings of the band live onstage at their peak. But the studio records contain more than their share of exciting moments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-22632\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mtt_raiders.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mtt_raiders.jpg 350w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mtt_raiders-297x300.jpg 297w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/mtt_raiders-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/>Like, Long Hair<\/b><\/i><b> (1961)<\/b> \u2013 The band in its earliest days in the Pacific Northwest played a much more r&amp;b-flavored kind of music, one that fit in with the kind of music made by the Sonics and The Wailers. Mark Lindsay played sax and Revere played boogie-woogie piano. It\u2019s thrilling stuff in a pre-Beatles kind of way.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Paul Revere &amp; the Raiders<\/b><\/i><b> (1963)<\/b> \u2013 Of a piece with the first album, predating the band\u2019s widespread success. Great for what it is, but not the Raiders music you likely remember and love.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Here They Come!<\/b><\/i><b> (1965)<\/b> \u2013 Positioned as America\u2019s response to the British Invasion, this album still found the group in a transitional period.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Just Like Us!<\/b><\/i><b> (1966)<\/b> \u2013 For most intents and purposes, the \u201cfirst\u201d Raiders album. The group turned to a style we\u2019d now call proto-garage punk, with spectacular results. \u201cSteppin\u2019 Out\u201d and \u201cJust Like Me\u201d are classics. Some filler, as was the practice of that era.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Midnight Ride<\/b><\/i><b> (1966)<\/b> \u2013 Quite near the peak, this record is loaded with classics, and even the teenybopper-oriented balladry is effective in its own way.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>The Spirit of &#8217;67 <\/b><\/i><b>(1967)<\/b> \u2013 If you only have one (which you shouldn\u2019t), this should be it. The hits (\u201cGood Thing,\u201d \u201cHungry\u201d) are great, and the deep cuts (\u201cIn My Community,\u201d \u201cLouise\u201d) are\u2026 also great. Must-own.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Revolution!<\/strong><\/em><b> (1967)<\/b> \u2013 The band had lost three of its key members (see: <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2012\/04\/23\/jump-out-the-window-the-brotherhood-story-part-1\/\">Brotherhood<\/a>) and became a bit faceless. But the hits kept on coming, for good reason. \u201cHim or Me,\u201d \u201cMo\u2019reen,\u201d \u201cI Had a Dream,\u201d \u201cTighter,\u201d \u201cGone &#8211; Movin\u2019 On,\u201d \u201cUps and Downs\u201d \u2013 that\u2019s a <i>helluva<\/i> bunch of great songs, no matter who wrote or played \u2018em. Simply essential.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>A Christmas Present&#8230;And Past<\/b><\/i><b> (1967)<\/b> \u2013 A weird one for sure. The ambitious, perhaps ill-considered outlier. Deeply strange, but essential listening. Just\u2026 maybe not too many times.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Goin&#8217; to Memphis<\/strong><\/em><b> (1968)<\/b> \u2013 Whether this is a legitimate Raiders album or not remains a matter of perspective. Perhaps best thought of as Mark Lindsay\u2019s solo debut, and in that context it\u2019s pretty good. Made with Chips Moman\u2019s Nashville session cats. But for those who approach it expecting something akin to the 1966-67 material, it\u2019s likely to disappoint.<\/li>\n<li><b><em>Something Happening<\/em> (1969)<\/b> \u2013 A slight return to form, helped greatly by the addition of Keith Allison, who had been involved behind the scenes for some time already. The record rarely reaches the heights of rime-era Raiders, but when it does (\u201cToo Much Talk\u201d), it\u2019s wonderful.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Hard &#8216;N&#8217; Heavy (with Marshmallow)<\/b><\/i><b> (1969)<\/b> \u2013 A more mature effort, with the creativity of Lindsay and Allison firing on all cylinders. The tunes are less well known but often great (\u201cCinderella Sunshine,\u201d \u201cMr Sun, Mr. Moon,\u201d \u201cWithout You,\u201d \u201cOut on That Road\u201d). Part of the must-have Raiders collection.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Alias Pink Puzz<\/b><\/i><b> (1969) <\/b>\u2013 At least two classics in \u201cLet Me\u201d and \u201cFreeborn Man\u201d (the latter to become a country standard), this is an overlooked album.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Collage<\/b><\/i><b> (1970)<\/b> \u2013 If you ever wondered if the Raiders made a psychedelic album, yes, they sorta did, and this is it. Oddly, they recycled some of their earlier songs, albeit in new arrangements. An obscurity that \u2013 for fans \u2013 is a required purchase. Everyone else should hear it, too; they may be surprised.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Indian Reservation<\/b><\/i><b> (1971)<\/b> \u2013 Sadly, the brilliant <i>Collage<\/i> \u2013 which tanked commercially \u2013 was the last creative gasp from the Raiders. This LP has the hit, and the rest of it is kinda MORish. It also features possibly the worst Raiders tune ever, \u201cTurkey\u201d written by Revere, a guy who rarely sang or wrote songs. Now we know why.<\/li>\n<li><i><b>Country Wine<\/b><\/i><b> (1972)<\/b> \u2013 Let\u2019s just say it\u2019s not as good as <i>Indian Reservation<\/i>. It spelled the end.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A 2010 collection, <i>The Complete Columbia Singles<\/i> is the comp to get, as it features the band&#8217;s best material. Beware when buying any other Raiders compilation, as many feature what&#8217;s essentially a tribute band playing the hits. With due respect to the post-Lindsay lineups, everything released after the Columbia era is utter dross. There&#8217;s no reason to own \u2013 or even listen to \u2013 anything recorded after 1972. The band as it existed post-Columbia should be thought of as a live act only.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019m a serious fan of Paul Revere and the Raiders. Like The Monkees, the group has often been shortchanged in terms of the respect they deserve. 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