| | Seeds & Stems Seeds CD Seeds & Stems Discography of CDs
 (2 Customer Reviews)
Includes the albums, THE SEEDS/TRAVEL WITH YOUR MIND/RAW & ALIVE.
As mid-'60s L.A. garage bands go, the Seeds were perhaps the most primitive, which isn't necessarily a virtue. Whereas the Standells had good lyrics, the Leaves could write pop, and Love was gifted beyond comparison, Sky Saxon and company had to settle for attitude and an unintended comicalness. Their debut record is just that. It's comprised of snotty boy-girl songs and teeters on the edge of musical ineptness, though it does contain the garage classic "Pushin' Too Hard" (whose arrangement is recycled at least once here). The other significant tune is "Can't Seem to Make You Mine," which features a repetitive, haunted-house guitar riff. The rest of the record, though fairly forgettable, still reinforces the truth that pure punk appeared long before the Sex Pistols. ~ Peter Kurtz Seeds & Stems Seeds Songs | 1. | Satisfy You |
| 2. | Wind Blows Your Hair, The |
| 3. | Pretty Girl |
| 4. | Chocolate River |
| 5. | Out of the Question |
| 6. | March of the Flower Children |
| 7. | Other Place, The |
| 8. | Fallin' Off the Edge (Of My Mind) |
| 9. | Travel With Your Mind |
| 10. | Flower Lady and Her Assistant |
| 11. | Daisy Mae |
| 12. | Pushin' Too Hard - (Alternate Version) |
| 13. | 900 Million People Daily (All Making Love) |
| 14. | Thousand Shadows, A |
| 15. | Nobody Spoil My Fun |
| 16. | Wild Blood |
| 17. | Now a Man |
| 18. | Sad and Alone |
| 19. | Fallin' |
| 20. | Pushin' Too Hard |
| | Seeds Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Mr. Farmer |
| 2. | 1000 Shadows |
| 3. | Can't Seem to Make You Mine |
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Purchase Seeds CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Arthur Alexander Greatest Hits CD (1989)
Seeds album
 $14.99  
This material was originally issued on the Dot label between 1962-65.
In the mid-eighties, English reissue label Ace Records introduced the wonderful music of Arthur Alexander to a new generation of music fans. Though Alexander was known for having written songs that were covered by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, prior to the Ace reissues, Alexander's own music languished in near obscurity, with only the most dedicated soul music collectors being familiar with the sublime pop-soul records that he made in the early sixties.
Combining the best tracks from the two vinyl Arthur Alexander collections issued by Ace, THE GREATEST collects 21 of Alexander's greatest performances on one tidy CD. While there is a good deal of overlap with Razor and Tie's 16-song ULTIMATE compilation--particularly with the better-known tracks like "Anna" and "Shot Of Rhythm And Blues"--ULTIMATE contains ...
| | Electric Prunes Lost Dreams CD (2001)
Seeds CD music
$11.59 
Aside from the British anthology Long Day's Flight, this is (as of its 2001 release) the only legit Electric Prunes best-of ever issued. For the most part it succeeds in encapsulating the band's finest moments, adding a few rarities that will make it a desirable acquisition for completists. Their best singles are here, including the hits "I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)" and "Get Me to the World on Time," of course, as well as "Dr. Do-Good," "Long Day's Flight ('Til Tomorrow)," and their non-LP debut, "Ain't It Hard"/"Little Olive." Outstanding album tracks like "I Happen to Love You," "Sold to the Highest Bidder," and "Train to Tomorrow" are on board as well. The truly awful cuts from their first LP are omitted, although the exclusion of decent items from Underground, particularly "Antique Doll" and "Children of Rain," could be questioned. As for the rarities, there's "Shadows," a creepy item from an excruciatingly rare non-LP 1968 promo single; an inconsequential cover of the Hollies' "I've Got a Way of My Own"; the previously unreleased "World of Darkness," an amiably bouncy but inessential number; and their infamous 1967 commercial for Vox wah-wah pedals (unlisted on the sleeve). For those who care about such things, "Dr. Do-Good" and "Long Day's Flight ('Til Tomorrow)" have elongated fadeouts not present on the more commonly circulated versions. The slightly shorter Edsel compilation Long Day's Flight is probably a better listen overall (and does include "Children of Rain" and "Antique Doll"), but either one makes for a satisfactory ...
| | Reigning Sound Time Bomb High School CD (2002)
Seeds music CDs
$11.85 
A range of emotions played out via a range of rock-&-roll styles, TIME BOMB HIGH SCHOOL is a high-water mark in the lengthy career of garage-rock mover and shaker Greg Cartwright. Kicking off with a raucous cover of the standard "Stormy Weather," the album touches on everything from power pop and singer-songwriter country to classic R&B and soul without compromising its basic guitar-driven punk energy.
While garage rock often prioritizes sloppy energy over skill and traditional musicianship, on TIME BOMB HIGH SCHOOL, Cartwright's considerable abilities as a songwriter, his clear love of pop music's rich past (in addition to "Stormy Weather," ...
| | Runaways Queens Of Noise CD (1977) (Import)
Seeds songs
$15.65
A huge improvement over the fine but slightly awkward self-titled debut, QUEENS OF NOISE finds the Runaways taking a stronger hand in the songwriting, with co-producer Earle Mankey (Sparks, Concrete Blonde) bringing the overall sound more in line with the burgeoning punk movement than the glitter-rock vibe of the first album. More importantly, QUEENS OF NOISE is the album on which guitarist Joan Jett asserts herself as the leader of the band, writing two of the album's best songs, "Take It Or Leave It" and the sexy "I Love Playing With Fire," and taking over lead vocals from Cherie Currie on half of the 10 songs here. Although the extended guitar-solo closer "Johnny Guitar" foretells the more purely metallic direction the Runaways would take (as lead guitarist Lita Ford started to challenge Jett's punkier tastes), the rest of QUEENS OF NOISE stands up to the best American proto-punk records.
Digitally remastered edition of the second album from the girls that turned the heads of the postpunk era with the all-female rock band. Originally released in 1977, this album was hailed as a pop metal pinnacle for the band. Includes tracks like "I Love Playin' With Fire", "Take It Or Leave It" and the ballads "Midnight Music" and "Heartbeat" this album was seen as a concept album of sorts, about the roller-coaster ride of being a young band in decadent Hollywood. With production ...
| | Animals Retrospective CD (2004)
Seeds album
$15.09
Today the most recognition the Animals get is "House of the Rising Sun" being played on oldies radio, but in the mid-1960s they were a powerful part of the British Invasion, often reckoned on a par with the Beatles, the Stones, and the Who. Like those bands, the Animals had strong roots in blues and R&B, but, in their original incarnation, they stayed closer to those roots than their peers did. This definitive compilation, masterfully assembled by the ABKCO think tank of Teri Landi and Jody Klein, shows the tough, uncompromising use to which the Animals put their American influences. John Lee Hooker's "Boom Boom" is recast as a raw garage rocker glazed with Alan Price's sinister organ riffs, and the aforementioned "House of the Rising Sun" is transformed from a traditional folk lament to an urgent, ominous piece of churning tumult.
Of course, the group skillfully expanded those roots (with the help of some great writers), and turned out some classic working-class-rebel anthems ("We Gotta Get Out of This Place," "It's My Life"). By '67, the original lineup disbanded, and Eric Burdon led a new batch of Animals into a psychedelic West Coast sound ("San Franciscan Nights," "Monterey"). The Animals may not be given pride of place in the rock history books, but RETROSPECTIVE shows that they fully deserve it.
Audio Remixers: Eddie Kramer; Gary Kellgren; Vic Briggs.
Liner Note Author: Jim Bessman.
Recording information: ...
| | Reigning Sound Home For Orphans CD (2005)
Seeds CD music
$9.65
This short (28 minutes) album is primarily made up of outtakes from the sessions for Reigning Sound's 2004 scorcher Too Much Guitar, but if that disc was too much rock and not enough soul for you, then you're in luck. Home for Orphans is dominated by the sort of moody, low-key laments that are Greg Cartwright's real secret weapon when he isn't cranking his amp up to ten, along with a superb cover of Gene Clark's "Here Without You" that fits this set like a glove. While "If You Can't Give Me Everything," "Funny Thing," and "Medication" all appeared on Too Much Guitar, these versions turn down the volume and dig into the lonely heart and soul of these songs, and prove that there are few people who can write and sing modern-day soul with the same passion and skill as Cartwright. His band offers understated but solid support (especially Alex Greene on organ), and it's hard to imagine why songs as good as "Find Me Now" and "What Could I Do" didn't find a lasting place in their repertoire, given how good they sound in this context. Cartwright also gives his fans a bummed-out Christmas classic with "If Christmas Can't Bring You Home" (the A-side from an out of print holiday single), and a roaring live take of "Don't Send Me No Flowers, I Ain't Dead Yet" closes the set with a solid dose of rock action. Reigning Sound's throwaways are better and more satisfying listening than what most bands have to offer as top-shelf merchandise, and Home for Orphans is a fine collection of garage-shot soul that whets the ...
| | Leon Russell Leon Live CDs (1973)
Seeds music CDs
$11.35
Recorded live at the Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, California on August 28th, 1972.
Leon Live would probably loom larger in the memories of more fans today if only it hadn't come out after Joe Cocker's Mad Dogs and Englishmen (which was almost more a showcase for Russell and his band than it was for Cocker) and The Concert for Bangladesh, which, between them, gave everyone a lengthy preview of Russell's live act. On the other hand, it is 100 minutes of Russell's concert work in one place, which is either very compelling or a little too intense for most peoples' tastes. Russell was the leading white practitioner of big band rock in the early 1970s, and his sound was something new for most of the listeners he attracted -- the Rolling Stones may have brought aboard a horn section and pianist to their stage act, but Russell was the real article, leading an octet (complete with two pianists) and five backup singers, doing a descendant of 1950s-style R&B of a kind that had been banished from the airwaves since the early 1960s, apart from some one-off successes like John Fred & His Playboy Band. Russell ...
| | Limecell If We Can't Rock It's War CD (2005)
Seeds songs
$12.95
| | Claude Challe Presents Near Eastern Lounge From The R.E.G. Project CD (2003)
Seeds album
$11.19
| | Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs CD (2003)
Seeds CD music
$7.79 
Like their fellow Texans the Sir Douglas Quintet, Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs started as a response to the 1960s British Invasion, but ...
| | Darkroom Familia Northern Cali's Finest CD (2006)
Seeds music CDs
$12.85
| | Chris Clark Body Riddle CD (2006)
Seeds songs
$12.85
| | Takashi Nishioka Live Yumeshonin (Mini LP Sleeve) CD (2006) (Import)
Seeds album
$27.59
| | Youth Rebellion CD (2005) (Import)
Seeds CD music
$16.95
The self-released debut by Tribal Seeds is surprisingly authentic roots reggae in the Steel Pulse/Aswad tradition; "surprising" because these are youngsters from San Diego, CA, not normally known as a hotbed of Jamaican culture. These 11 songs will not make anybody forget his Bob Marley & the Wailers albums, but there are no misbegotten attempts to either modernize or cross-pollinate the bass-heavy rhythms, melodica accents, or authentically dread ...
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