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The Remains, 1966
Written by Billy Vera
The Remains, often labelled garage rock although with tighter musicianship and clearer production than most bands filed under that rubric, were slated for great things. They were getting good word of mouth in the 1960s and even opened for the Beatles in Candelstick Park. Unfortunately, their drummer quit, they broke up, and their debut album came out a few months later with no tour or acclaim. They rose to a kind of cult fame over the years, however, and released their second album in 2002. This tough soul-influenced rocker, sounding a bit like Them, is a jagged track with a nice call-and-response chorus. At about one minute in, the singer says, "All right now, hold it, hold it!" and delivers an impassioned half-spoken bridge. It's a fun faux impromptu bit that makes the recording seem immediate and dynamic.
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