60's MARATHON FIRST TIME LISTEN to The Sonics/ MC5/Love / Rodriguez (THIS WAS A NICE TRIP)

THANKS TO MATT FOR THIS AMAZING 60's MARATHON!!!
1. The Sonics - Strychnine
2. MC5 - Kick out the Jams
3. Love - Seven and Seven is
4. Rodriguez - Only Good for Conversation
5. Bonus Track
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[@volkerthienenkamp9720]

Love - Forever Changes, an album that means a lot for so many. You both would love it, as would most of the community, I predict. Garage Rock, Prog, Southern Rock, Art Pop, Soul, Country, Folk, Hard Rock - isn't music a wonderful expierience every time? And Sugarman, wunderbar!!

[@musicfan8253]

Love Rodriguez! @NicNLex - watch the documentary “Searching for Sugar Man”. It’s fantastic. ✌🏼

[@tomedmonson501]

I really loved this marathon. This feels like the NicknLex “Nuggets” episode. 😊. As others may have noted, the MC5 cut was the first (correction: 2nd) song on their first album, and you can really feel the energy (and the sweat) coming off that whole live record. I also liked the two Rodriguez songs. The last one reminded me a little bit of Donovan. Great stuff all around.

[@JunoWatt]

Cool Marathon! Check out the documentary: Searching For Sugar Man. He’s a living legend. Though he faded into obscurity in the US, an early 1970s musician known as Rodriguez became a huge hit in South Africa and was widely rumoured to have died. Two obsessed fans set out to learn the man's true fate. Btw, Del Amitri ✌🏻

[@DominiqueVanheusden]

Love Love! Especially the whole album “Forever Changes”. One of the best albums of all time!

[@volkerthienenkamp9720]

Andmoreagain, a song for the ages

[@mattperegrine873]

Yes! SUGARMAN

[@morrydodd6211]

70s born kids heard all these things. Especially from family! Cousins, Uncles, Auntys, Mums etc..... No internet distracting us then, just real entertainment.

[@richarddobson815]

'Jumpers, coke, sweet Mary Jane'! I have been transported back in time to January 1976. Freshly arrived in Durban, South Africa I find that every single bar, club, party that I attend is playing songs by some dude called Rodriguez! Everywhere all I hear is Cold Fact by Rodriguez, with the two biggest songs being 'Sugar Man' and 'I Wonder'. I thought I knew the music scene, coming in from London. but I had never heard of Rodriguez. Neither had anyone else in the world (apart from Australia and New Zealand) and they wouldn't for many years until he was rediscovered due to the 'Searching for Sugar Man' movie. I love that it still stands up 50 years later. MC5's 'Kick out the Jams' is a classic, and has been covered by many bands. My favourite version is by Blue Oyster Cult on their 'Some Enchanted Evening' live album. And, for a real treat, Love's 'Seven and Seven Is' is on Rush's only covers album 'Feedback'. What an album that is, only 8 songs but every one a delight! 8 songs by bands such as The Who, Love, Buffalo Springfield and The Yardbirds that inspired Geddy, Alex and Neil when they were young. A lovely marathon Dave, and a great bonus track Nick. Thank you!

[@BrendaChristensen]

I saw Arthur Lee and Love 3x in LA...once at UCLA Royce Hall and Paul Stanley was there and all the other famous rockers to pay homage to the rock god, Arthur. Jimi Hendrix was his guitarist once. The other time was at the House of Blues in LA with boyfriend and former Badfinger lead singer Kevan Michaels who were friends. The last time was at the Troubadour in West Hollywood where I found a loft over the stage with a couch and watched him perform from overhead ...he saw me and sang up at me for Seven Is. He was a god. I am now friends with his bandmate Johnny Echols and happy to intro you.

[@BrendaChristensen]

MC5 was from my hometown Detroit and considered the precursor to punk. The lead singer was famous for pissing into the audience. And women would try to catch the stream in their mouths. Wild ...

[@carlomercorio1250]

MC5's Kick Out The Jams (i bought it in 1973) is one of the greatest debuts - and it's a live album

[@flash1660]

MC5 the Motor City 5 were a killer band known for their live performances ! This song is about all the people who snuck into the Grande Ballroom

[@mickeyd6444]

It's pronounced "strict" + "nine", a poison used often in pesticides. This was a really fun grouping of songs, had only ever heard the MC5 song, and that only once. Great vibes! **It was really cool of you Nick to add a bonus tune.

[@morrydodd6211]

Sonics are what I reckon true rock is. Only because it's raw but structured songs. One band that just also cheers you up 🤣

[@markmmv]

The Sonics - Strychnine (1965 (recorded in 1964)) Love - 7 And 7 Is (1966) MC5 - Kick Out The Jams (1969 (recorded in 1968)) Rodriguez - Only Good for Conversation (1970)

[@jibaropelu9212]

Thanks Matt & Nick! Very cool songs! They're going in my Rock Oldies playlist!

[@bubblerap7176]

Never a punk or garage band fan, but this is where it all began before the 70s punks came along. Nothing more power punk than MC5.

[@mackymintle7806]

Sugarman story was revisited in Imperial Drags’ “Spider”… decades later. Spider is harder and funkier, was weird and haunting too.

[@pookiemartinez1745]

7 and 7 is was related to Arthur and his high school girl Anita Billings. they both shared a birthday on March 7.

[@mattjohn4731]

If I didn't have 60s rock I'd be sad. Greatest decade for top 40 rock I think

[@petejp1]

Love was a great band, you should listen to more of their songs.

[@th.burggraf7814]

Love the Sonics. An absolute Killer Band. 👌🏻

[@johndrx165]

Strychnine kills! Love MC5 as well. Nice Nuggets!

[@kurtmontas1462]

Great playlist. So happy you discovered Rodriguez. It's a musician not a band, There's a beautiful documentary about him that won an Oscar. Well worth watching, Your loyal Denver fan.

[@stevenkranowski5141]

Man, nobody could deliver a primal scream quite like Gerry Roslie. How that guy didn't ruin his throat for life, I'll never know.

[@mackymintle7806]

I wonder how many teenagers were walking saying “ Boo Bip Bip Boo bip bip yeah!” 🤣👍 back in the late 60’s…

[@j.jennings1722]

Did anyone else notice how much The Sonics and The Hives sound so much alike?

[@mattperegrine873]

If I could time travel I would've started a band called "Strict 9"

[@murdockreviews]

Oh boy, these marathons keep getting better and better. I'm a huge garage rock fan, and was happy enough to see the Sonics live some years ago (!) driving an audience of youngsters insane. They are nice, elderly gentlemen who are still...pretty badass. Former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer also toured a couple of years ago with an all star band playing the whole MC5 debut live. Pure punk energy 😎 Thanks for adding "Sugarman". Rodriguez was an obscure artist who just vanished until somebody re-discovered Sugarman and decided to find out what happened to this guy. I think there's a whole documentary about it.

[@mattperegrine873]

The Sonics are from my hometown Tacoma and I had to include them. I used to rent the same rehearsal space that they had.

[@murdockreviews]

@@mattperegrine873 that's awesome. What do you play?

[@mattperegrine873]

@@murdockreviews bass and keys.

[@murdockreviews]

@@mattperegrine873 very nice. I guess there are a couple of musicians among the NicknLex viewers.

[@mattperegrine873]

@@murdockreviews I have a yamaha c70 that was Garth Hudson's

[@rodneygriffin7666]

Hot list! Damn good!

[@gregj1295]

New music to me though Ive heard a lot of 60's music. I did know MC5's song being from Michigan(MC5 Detroit) Liked that first Rodriguez song. Nice Marathon-Thanks.

[@ritagryphon222]

Sonics - great protopunk band

[@pookiemartinez1745]

Love, Sonics and MC5.. Bangers

[@rudolfbecker4313]

Nick, if you read Strychnine with german accent, you know what it is .. Strychnin, preferably used as poison against rats 🤣 I know MC 5 and Love, but Rodriguez is a nice surprise. Kick out the jams is very well covered by Blue Öyster Cult

[@Eugene-u8f]

Seattle bands, Sonics, Wailers (not reggae) Ventures, Hendrix, Heart, all the grunge... great music scene always. Too many more to mention.

[@spicehedge]

Wayne Kramer of MC5 is so amazing on that guitar

[@russcohen3779]

Love this pro gram ❤❤❤

[@mattperegrine873]

For the most part this was a proto-punk list

[@helmutkurtneumnn2026]

Chuck Berry is everywere

[@mattperegrine873]

Love Bump

[@morrydodd6211]

Goldy.wheat/some nice timber veeneer.

[@pookiemartinez1745]

Iron Claw - Skullcrusher - 1970 would have fit perfect after Rodriguez which i never heard, but was cool.

[@ricardo_miguel13]

Please check out the whole album, or both haha. Great throughout

[@pookiemartinez1745]

@@ricardo_miguel13 hows the documentary?

[@ricardo_miguel13]

@@pookiemartinez1745 I haven't watched it yet, but the ones who have told me it is very good. Also it won an Oscar I think.

[@pookiemartinez1745]

@@ricardo_miguel13 got it. tx mate

[@mackymintle7806]

Stritch Nine is a Jetrow Thrull song🤨😁😂❤️

[@elchuky1942]

😎💪🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷

[@mackymintle7806]

Was Sugarman recorded at Capital Records basement reverb chamber?

[@detroitpolak9904]

You didn’t get the beginning of Kick out the Jams!

[@bytor21122112]

just listen to the MC5 and fuck the rest \,,/

[@morrydodd6211]

Is your golden guitar a slim ibenez?