The Seeds were a 1960s rock and roll band whose raw and abrasive energy and simple, repetitive lyrics came to exemplify the garage rock style. The were based in Los Angeles, California. The 1960s, or The Sixties, in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ... Garage rock (performed by garage bands) was a simple, raw form of rock and roll that emerged in the mid-1960s, largely in the United States. ... The Downtown Los Angeles skyline. ...

Lead singer Sky Saxon was heavily influenced in style and appearance by Mick Jagger, and the group promoted the fact that Blues great Muddy Waters once called them "America's own Rolling Stones." Keyboardist Daryl Hooper was a major factor in the band's sound; the band was one of the first to utilize keyboard bass; guitarist Jan Savage and drummer Rick Andridge completed the original quartet. Vocalist Saxon also played bass guitar. Sky Saxon (real name Richard Marsh, born 1943 in Salt Lake City, Utah) is an American rock and roll singer. ... Sir Mick Jagger Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born 26 July 1943 in Dartford, Kent, England) is a British rock musician, actor, writer, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the father of Chicago blues. ... This article is about the rock band. ...

The Seeds' first single, "Can't Seem To Make You Mine," was a regional hit in southern California in 1965. The band had their only national top-40 hit, "Pushin' Too Hard", in 1966. Two subsequent singles, "Mr. Farmer," (also 1966) and "A Thousand Shadows" (1968) achieved more modest success. Though musically primitive, one album was devoted to the Blues (with liner notes by Muddy Waters), and another (Future, 1967) was full-blown psychedelic rock, with ornate flower-themed graphics to match. The original Seeds disbanded in 1970, shortly after the release of Raw and Alive at Merlin’s Music Box. 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ...

Sky Saxon joined the Yahowa religious sect, inspired by their divine leader Father Yod, released several albums as the Yahowa 13 in the mid-70s. Members of the sect went their separate ways after Father Yod died in a hang gliding accident in 1974, although Saxon continues to collaborate with various members of the Yahowa to this day.

In the 1980s, Saxon collaborated with several bands—including Redd Kross and The Chesterfield Kings—before reforming the original Seeds in 1989 to headline the "The Summer of Love Tour", along with Big Brother and the Holding Company, Arthur Lee and Love, The Music Machine and The Strawberry Alarm Clock. The Seeds remained dormant again until 2003, when Saxon reformed them with original guitarist Jan Savage and newcomer Rick Collins on bass. This new version of the Seeds has gone through several incarnations, with Savage departing mid way through their 2003 European tour due to his health. Saxon now remains the only original member of The Seeds, currently augmented by the aforementioned Collins as well as organist Ryan Maynes, guitarist Nate Greely, and drummer Justin Smith. The band continues to frequently tour Europe and the United States Big Brother and the Holding Company formed in San Francisco in the mid-1960s as part of the psychedelic music scene that also produced the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. ... Arthur Lee has been the name of several notable men: Arthur Lee (1740-1792), U.S. envoy to France Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham (1868-1947), British soldier and diplomat Arthur Lee (born 1945), U.S. physcedelic rock musician Arthur Lee (born c. ... Love was an American rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s. ... The Music Machine (1965 - 1969) was an American garage rock and psychedelic (sometimes referred to as garage punk) band from the late 1960s, headed by singer-songwriter Sean Bonniwell and based in Los Angeles. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Justin Smith, born June 5, 1972, Sierra Madre, California, is best known for his drumming in the reconstituted version of The Seeds, as well as stints in the Los Angeles bands Raul and Northern Lights CA. 1972 births Categories: People stubs ...

"Pushin' Too Hard" was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fames 500 songs (not ranked) that shaped Rock and Roll: Contents: Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A AC/DC...

Selected Discography

Albums

Originally released in the US on GNP Crescendo records:

• The Seeds 1966
• A Web of Sound 1966
• A Full Spoon of Seedy Blues (as the Sky Saxon Blues Band) 1967
• Future 1967
• Raw & Alive in Concert at Merlin's Music Box 1968

Released on Jungle records:

• Red Planet 2004