THE BLUE THINGS "Let The Blue Things Blow Your Mind" 2007 - disc 1

From my own region, anyway - our neighboring college town, the Blue Things come from Lawrence, Kansas of all places. I've asked around and I did find a couple of aging baby boomers who remember seeing the band in some bar in Kansas City on the weekends...
...Previously went under the name the Blue Boys, they existed approx. 1965-67. A must-have 2-CD, sixty-five track collection of the Blue Things repertoire. Saw here that they play some nicely done covers - like Buddy Holly's "Love's Made A Fool Of You", Don Everly's "Since You Broke My Heart", their really stoned-sounding take on the Leave's "Hey Joe", The Who staple "My Generation" and something by Bob Dylan "Girl From The North Country". Of course, they penned plenty of great original songs - "Just Two Days Ago", the catchy "Weep No More My Lady", "Don't Say We Never Tried" - the list goes on. The Lawrence band does a superb job of employing melodic harmonies, strong vocals and tight playing into the making of their music. It more than shows. Personnel: Val Stecklein (R.I.P.) - guitar & vocals, Richard Scott - bass & vocals, Larry Burton - rhythm guitar & vocals and Rich Bisterfeldt - drums. Highly recommended for fans of the Beatles, Barry & The Remains, Beau Brummels, the Seeds, Searchers, the Monkees, the Buckinghams and the Easybeats. (Amazon)

trax disc 1:
01 Punkin' Doodle 02 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 03 P's And Q's 04 Love's Made A Fool Of You 05 Silver And Gold 06 La Do Da Da 07 Just Two Days Ago 08 Mary Lou 09 Your Turn To Cry 10 Pretty Things - Oh 11 Just Two Days Ago 12 Baby, My Heart 13 Ain't That Lovin' You Baby 14 Pennies 15 Since You Broke My Heart 16 So You Say 17 Silver And Gold 18 It Ain't No Big Thing Baby 19 You Can't Say We Never Tried 20 High Life 21 Now's The Time 22 Desert Wind 23 Weep No More My Lady 24 I Must Be Doing Something Wrong 25 Look Homeward Angel 26 Pennies 27 Silver And Gold 28 Since You Broke My Heart 29 La Do Da Da 30 Alright 31 Nancy Whiskey 32 Desert Wind 33 You Can't Say We Never Tried (Take Seven) 34 1965 Concert Ad No. 1
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