Biography by Richie Unterberger
Along with the Remains, the Rockin' Ramrods were Boston's premier rock band in the mid-'60s. Unlike the Remains, they didn't gain even a modicum of exposure beyond their city, and are far more obscure even to '60s collectors. They were a decent if not significant group, sounding kind of like a Beatlized frat band, and relying largely upon original material, much of it penned by bassist Ronn Campisi. Over the course of more than half a dozen singles between 1963 and 1966, they competently tackled garage grunge, wild instrumentals, and some very pleasant hard pop/rock originals with prominent keyboards, somewhat in the manner of an Americanized early Manfred Mann. "Bright Lit Blues Skies," their best song, was a hit in the Boston area, but they achieved no other success of note before disbanding.
01 I Wanna Be Your Man
02 I'll Be On My Way
03 Girl Can't Help It
04 She Lied
05 Got My Mojo Working
06 Play It
07 Mr Wind
08 Jungle Call
09 Wild About You
10 Cry In My Room
11 Don't Fool With Fu Manchu
12 Tears Melt The Stones
13 Flowers In My Mind
14 Mary Mary
15 Bright Lit Blue Skies
16 Indian Giver
Hi!
ReplyDeleteThanx for this one. Back in early 80's best friend from France, who was back there @ the time, would make mixed tapes which included an "introduction" to tis group & send them by mail. Now sharing electronically!
Cheers!
Ciao! For now.
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