Moms Music- Paul Revere and the Raiders

One record I got from #momsrecords was Paul Revere and the Raiders 1968 album Something Happening I didn’t expect much. To be honest, I am not sure I know a bunch about the band whose career is punctuated by 1966s garage rock sounding classic “Kicks” and the number one song “Indian Reservation” after the band had otherwise declined in popularity Paul Revere might be underrated. At vinylstories.ca, the author posits that it could be a number of things. First, of course, the Revolutionary War dress. Second, the way they were marketed as a pop band, and additionally aligned with Dick Clark Productions, as opposed to being a serious “rock” band. Lastly, the band’s internal politics with singer Mark Lindsay and keyboardist and band namesake Paul Revere Dick fighting for control. I don’t expect much from the bands ninth album which didn’t even break the Billboard 100 and the band popularity on the wane. The album is credited to Paul Revere and the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay. Allmusic gives it a dismal two stars out of five. From a production point of view, the band is no longer working with Terry Melcher (Beach Boys, Byrds, Dylan) Lindsay is in the producer chair. Also I understand the studio band known as the Wrecking Crew were probably more involved in the album than the actual Raiders. But having discussion in vinyl groups, I find respect for the album. It’s closer to a pop album than “Kicks” something more in line with the Monkees or Grass Roots. There isn’t a killer single like they’re better known “What's it Going to be- Him or Me” from a year earlier. “Too Much Talk” isn’t a bad contender and it did get to # 19. . Fans probably are best recommended to the bands “Spirit of 67” which has had a rebirth through some songs used in “Once Upon A Time in Hollywood” but it is a decent little start to end genre record.