The Dominions - I Need Her (1966 Garage From Oregon)

Here Is Something Ken Paxton Organist / Vocalist wrote about his time as a member of THE DOMINIONS:
The Dominions were formed in 1964 when I started at the University of Oregon. We were a basic hard rock group that made up for lack of quality vocals with a very driving rhythm. We were probably the most popular band in the Eugene area for over three years. Our one single, "I Need Her", is still selling on E-bay and was the best selling record in Oregon for several months, until we ran out of copies. The first two weeks we released the record we far outsold all other records, including the release of the Monkey's "Last Train to Clarksville". One of our claims to fame was a performance at the U of Oregon Student Union where a dancer, on top of my speaker system, took her top of during the show. She was behind me so I couldn't see what she was doing. All I could see was the crowd really loved what we were doing!!!! I thought it was the music but the school quickly closed us down. We made all the papers for a few days until she left town with her boyfriend, who drove an ambulance with two tiger cubs in it.
It was a fun time and the band members enjoyed being with each other, We still maintain contact and actually had a twenty year reunion a few years back. We thought we sounded ok until we saw the video tape!! I focused the Dominions on being a show band. I played the organ laying on my back or with the guitar player sitting on my shoulders, we danced on stage with audience members, switched instruments during a song and had squirt gun fights during performances. The idea was to have fun and get the audience into the action.
Ken Paxton, February 2004

[@HGBorders]

It would be amazing to find a man in this modern age who plays 60s style garage rock. What woman can resist a moody, sensitive rocker? 😍 Gotta thank my dad for introducing me to this stellar genre

[@tommydiamond3539]

Check out JJ from KALEO

[@holosuites]

Try out "lizard state" by King Krule! Somethings a little similar for sure

[@HemiVic]

Listen to “You May See Me Cry” by The Best Things! A real tear jerker!

[@wildride6349]

I'm forming a garage rock band

[@HemiVic]

@@wildride6349…..dress the role too! Look authentic just like 1964-67! Beatle Boots, Paisley Shirts, wide belts, bowl haircuts! 1966 forever!

[@lauriecolson2249]

Psychedelic garage surf camp.and that sax is out of this world.

[@guygrip9634]

Yes he plays sax like voice in heaven

[@gwugluud]

The singer makes Johnny Rotten sound like Doris Day.

[@chouchoue]

Found the original inspiration for grunge music.

[@heinoustentacles5719]

Lol I can actually hear vague strains of it in here.

[@eminzeynali6325]

Very very The Doors-esque feeling. Excellent song

[@armandomendoza9028]

This song is a lost gem .... haunting, brilliant in its simplicity

[@TheAcidjoe]

that is right. And almost forgotten.

[@guygrip9634]

Fn awesome. They deserve lot to be remembered

[@sasazivanovic777]

@@Vesna9 tako je Veki.

[@Rousemouse100]

@@TheAcidjoenot with the advent of the internet…

[@daviaraujo5631]

Realmente, uma a jóia assombrosa.

[@KowalskiVanishing_Point]

What a fucking mash-up. Thirteenth floor elevators meets Joy Division meets x-ray spex.

[@BBRocker75]

This song is better than any synthetic drug today. Is a time travel machine, i can felt me by 2.56 minutes on 1966 Oregon.

[@3Bullets4Alice]

Has that N.W. sound, for sure. Great!

[@jamesgilliland8925]

Drove to Salem Oregon to see these guys. Great road trip.

[@timhoovermusicman]

I was born in salem and never left... 60 years ago.

[@russellmurray3964]

These guys are way more punk than their photo led me to believe. Wow, what a song! Punk vocals with a sax.

[@armandomendoza9028]

A haunting tune, savage vocals and a sax that just won't quit ..... perfection!

[@hhvictor2462]

So many incredibly talented musicians and producers of that era!

[@bohsgerry]

absolutely unreal...brilliant.....Punk before PUNK arrived,Best track have heard in years....that sax roll,,,,unreal!!!

[@Lmclean89]

This is more punk than punk itself

[@thomasdudley4558]

These baby boom bands were the real deal pure passion !

[@yellowjackboots2624]

This may well be the finest song made by man

[@The_Klystron7]

Definitely in the top 20.

[@VincentGauguin-ko6cs]

Agree!

[@wildride6349]

GREAT SONG!!! haunting, catchy, with a very unexpected sax riff. This should be a classic!

[@lowrispooner2279]

Ommmgggg .......never heard this before and I'm 60 ...what a gem of song 🎵✨❤

[@timhoovermusicman]

Im 60 and a lifetime oregonian and I've never heard it...

[@drjitters]

Insane the sax coming into this sonic stew. Gotta love this one.

[@naturalsightsandsoundsny6330]

This song has been drilled into my head. For the past week the drums have been the rhythm of waking hours. When I’m reading and working, it’s been in the background. Must’ve replayed this song some two or three dozen times over that span.

[@daffyrockin]

I like how he let the "I need it!!!" In there heh hehe

[@davestonehill6177]

I like it. True garage.

[@HemiVic]

One Killer 1966 thumping punker! This song reminds me of my teenage years in high school. We would have dances the first Friday of every month. I remember going to the dances with a group of my friends and simply hanging out and walking around through the crowds looking at all of the pretty girls and wanting to be with anyone of them who’d simply notice me! Several did notice me! We would slow dance then there would be that special moment of passion! Holding her close......Looking into her eyes......kissing her.....feeling fantastic! ....Really needing her! ......Hoping to see her again!.........Such great times!

[@edelectromechanicalmachine3773]

I have never heard this one before. Powerful, haunting wonderful 60s song

[@HemiVic]

@@edelectromechanicalmachine3773…..this song Rocks!

[@joegongora2200]

Thanks for sharing this beautiful Gem even though obscure but sounds interesting enough. Has a killer Sax in the middle and at the end. If it wasn't for Y-Tube most of these wonderful songs would have gone unnoticed. What's sad that most of these songs weren't even played on FM Radio. That's when 60's music started coming alive.

[@apostolosgeorgoulopoulos9909]

Can’t stop hearing it over &over again. 👍

[@jfsssp]

Love the garage sound and vocals are cool! Rhythm is reminiscent of Liar Liar by the Castaways.

[@chamberlandfill]

Garage punk goes hard

[@Lmclean89]

So much happening in this song... a saxophone!?? Nice touch.

[@thomasdudley4558]

They were the true essence of teenage all gens even the cheerleader football captain and nerd all there

[@philiphoward1731]

I love this music garage rock from all over America awesome

[@realdinho]

love the way it starts so slow and goes wild afet about a minute...cool sax too...brilliant!

[@kitgermain4312]

Hard to imagine these guys are singing this, by their suit and ties. They had me fooled. lol

[@maurogonzalez4098]

One of my favorite punk bands is The Jam. Even with their earlier stuff which is the epitome of 70s British punk (a-la Clash, Buzzcocks, etc) they would always preform in suits & ties at concerts

[@chrishenniker5944]

@@maurogonzalez4098They started the mod revival.

[@wildride6349]

For another great 60s garage song, check out The Streys "She Cools My Mind."

[@jeantetreault132]

This song is absolutely marvelous and bone chilling. It’s really groovy, mysterious and psychedelic too! So much class as well. It almost seems to me as though this group probably hailed from a Canadian High School band. I really dig this kind of sound, eventhough it’s probably been recorded on an 8 track mono tape system. Out of sight...! ❤️👍😘🙏🌈🌎🌺

[@luiszuluaga6575]

Garage explosion! 😃🎶

[@rieuwertbuitenga3284]

A sax solo that's actually listenable.

[@VincentGauguin-ko6cs]

The sax is sex!

[@ravenchildofodin4711]

Vvery Doorsy...reminiscent of JDM and company💜💜💜

[@eoj2495]

Like the way that sax comes in... this is a great tune.

[@emmanuelsantana3369]

awasome very very good

[@maxinestannard9463]

Starts like a little Doors---enjoyed it!

[@gwugluud]

What kind of a testosterone-free meeb puts a "dislike" on THIS?? I want to meet them, just so I can stare at them.

[@surfrocker2545]

As of 05-21-18 you will be staring at 8. Some people are just tone deaf. Period.

[@stevie4853]

@@surfrocker2545 Thanks for you

[@rstvmo]

@@stevie4853 testosterone-free meeb beep beep

[@pavloivanchenko6346]

better to kick the shit out of them in a moshpit

[@guygrip9634]

I thought of same thing total amazing sax was big surprise. I will pray. Lov it

[@danielalopezmartinez1349]

Me encanta 😍

[@ThomasSmith-hq7in]

Talk about a jam ? Talk about a gem ? Well, here you go ! Awesome punkish vocals A " tuff ' tune

[@angeliquebouaffou1566]

Sublime chanson,

[@bostrickland4970]

I can see n hear the cramps in my mind performing this song in a haunted psychedelic seaside mansion at night

[@bostrickland4970]

HAUNTINGLY GROOVY MAN !!!

[@user-mu7jx7gh3c]

Being born in July 96 I do perform a garage music from 30 years before my birth. That's strictly but they are included. The WordD You're going to make me. Through today ( Marc Valentine!) Just stumbled upon this just now as I'm writing.

[@TheStellarmanCo.]

Perfection ! ! !

[@keithchurchill3008]

excellent record

[@AyahuaskaPop]

Los 60's tienen un sonido siempre bacan

[@skumkulturetapes]

total killer track

[@jenslindberg5019]

Magic!!

[@iferal5785]

Wonderful...

[@danielkatzel895]

very interesting to combjne a sax lead with psych - cool stuff !

[@agbc9832]

a gem

[@felicerosser5400]

Cool song!

[@And_so_itgoes]

OUTSTANDING

[@xfilm]

Great song - thanks for posting!

[@richardjhgraham]

This is perfect.

[@gustavonavarrete2465]

amazing

[@brenthosier5986]

Best Sixties punker that has a sax solo.

[@jeffsumner19]

I luv it! ty! ♥

[@jayblack6004]

Awesome band; phenomenal hit. I kept only a dozen 45 r.p.m. records from this time period, but wish this were in that collection.

[@bobair2]

Way,cool!!!

[@joetiger6597]

Great Song !!!

[@gabreshaa8234]

That drum groove is pretty sick

[@RubenBelito90s]

Interesant song

[@MalibuCouture77X]

On repeat 😍

[@saultheblueofficial]

Good song! Great band! Sounds a little bit like Nirvana-ish during the Chorus, am I the only one?

[@heinoustentacles5719]

Yes, I hear it too! Those guys were born in the late 60s, so they probably stumbled on a lot of this stuff in their earliest years.

[@OdySlim]

Wow! Great song. It should have hit the charts. Regards from Ody Slim

[@robertmcandrew4557]

Awesome

[@buzzawuzza3743]

great and crazy

[@ulrikeallendorfer3715]

SO cool

[@JackF99]

This excellent singer is on par with Roky Erikson or the Starfires. Is there a different mix of the recording available? More guitar, less drums?

[@russcohen3779]

Wo❤❤❤❤

[@chandlerr555]

Song goes!

[@christophercalabrese9985]

Love

[@elsugundochristie3959]

nice n twisted

[@angeliquebouaffou1566]

Génial

[@user-hy7ke7tz6n]

Those drums...

[@djbigleg3228]

i want this 45 badly its quality builds & exsplodes & great drumming.known worldwide because its on pebbles highs in the mid sixties volume 16 the northwest part 3 lp,a vinyl boot that lifted it from the 45,sadly many rare but great bands end up only being bootlegged so the bands get nothing,also legit vinyl reissues are pointlessly digitally remastered with criminal overdubs & inferior sonics.so fuck em if its not analogue its not true to how gd these bands really were,this needs a proper reissue on 45 from the mastertape.oh yeah fuck sony they buy the biggest record pressing plant just to enforce digital tech on vinyl now 97% of vinyl reissues are a carbon copy of the sonically inferior cd version.

[@pavloivanchenko6346]

I was lucky to have built up my vinyl collection before 1990

[@Savadorason1]

-Forget the psychedelic hippy trippy acid rock of the mid to late 60s. To me the reeal classic rock was the "underground" early to mid 60s "Garage Rock", like This! & There was a lot back then, but most weren't even close to being famous.

[@kaydgaming]

This was heavy

[@igorgross6791]

Delicious!

[@bookswithbenjamin8902]

This shit is incredible

[@michaelfuria4257]

Doors-like feeling!

[@przybylskijoel8850]

i totally agree with gwugluud the 17 are lost for music a small clin d oeil to the fall

[@AlexVBat]

Yeah 🤘🏻💀🤘🏻

[@charlie891]

this is like metal played with jazz instruments

[@thecrude5907]

its pre-punk 60s garage

[@charlie891]

@@thecrude5907 i know... it's called a joke bub

[@tingleblade4274]

@@thecrude5907 it's ROCK in his the purest and most beautiful form, ROCK like it is

[@user-vm3we6vp6b]

Maybe Iggy & The Stooges heard this before they recorded "I Wanna Be Your Dog."

[@lanachkam6177]

Well i was walkin' Down by her house Well i saw her Sittin' by herself We were together Now we're apart Well i loved her With a broken heart Well i loved her But i let her go I was afraid To ever let her go ★ chorus ★ Oh yeah yeah, well i need her, (need her) I need her by my side,( my baby) Oh yeah yeah, well without her (without her) You don't know how i cried, (my baby) Oh yeah yеah, well where is shе (where is she) Oh yeah yeah, well i need her, (need her) All right (instrumental) Yeah, where is she, you know i need her, i want her by my side ★ hook ★ Oh yeah yeah, well i need it, (need it) Oh yeah yeah, well i need her, (need her) ★ second verse ★ Well i loved her But i let her go I was afraid To ever let her go ★ hook ★ Oh yeah yeah, well i need her, (need her) Oh yeah yeah, well i need her, (need her) All right (instrumental ii) Yeah i need her, you know i need her by my side, you know i need her, yeah

[@JumptheTrench]

You’re the goat

[@angeliquebouaffou1566]

C'est bon .

[@jimshannononsounds]

@Farewell tomorrow Did you ever play at the New Westminster BC Grooveyard teen dance cub? Almost everyone and anyone in the '60s played there. The animals, Raiders, The Collectors etc.

[@halmartin5772]

Long before The Doors.

[@Visions191]

pure fucking DOOM.

[@jonc8074]

sick

[@robertommundsen9155]

gloria riff.not uncommon in those days.saxophones are a bit odd.i like this

[@anthonykidd1963]

The Doors!

[@AMCRecords147]

I hope that someone who knows music better than me can help me with this. Is the song changing keys during the saxophone solos. I like the feel of the solos, but it sounds ....different. Maybe they are going into a minor key??? I don't really know music, so I don't know.

[@The_Klystron7]

Real Rock. As an example,. I would say they'd beat the shit out of Metallica. Probably beat them in a bowling match also.