Seeds - The Seeds (1966) (@256)

This upload will pay tribute to one of my personal heroes, Sky Saxon, who sadly left us on June 25. I remember that his group, the Seeds, was the first one that helped me realise that UK punk groups of the late 70's had strongly based their sound on 60's garage. Most of all, it was both the music and the lyrics of Pushin' Too Hard that was indeed a basic blueprint; just give a listen to Sex Pistols' No Feelings to realise that both tracks have exactly the same context (with the latter having the "essential" addition of nihilism). Of course, the Seeds were a valuable spark for me, since after them I furiously started digging in the countless groups that saw the light through the various compilations of Pebbles, Nuggets etc. Although I found numerous rough diamonds in there, it was the Seeds that constantly remained a steady reference throughout the years. As for this upload, do not make the mistake to surpass all tracks to go to Pushin' Too Hard, since it is an enjoyable album full of sparkling singles.

Sky Saxon remembered

album review link: here

download link: here