Minneapolis rock at it's finest
pjamunds | Albert Lea, Minnesota | 03/11/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Stillroven came from an overabundance of Twin Cities rock in the middle 60's and had a following in the Upper Midwest that went through hell and high water to see them. This disc represents the finest that the band recorded for a series of small labels...most notably the CandyFloss label...before their version of "Hey Joe" was picked up and released through Roulette records. Of all the Twin Cities bands during the period, Stillroven continued to experiment with their sound and some of it reverberates through with the finest. Had they had some better production and sound on their records, maybe they would have been as big as some of the Midwest groups that hit the charts and had some big hits. It's a real pleasure to hear "Little Picture Playhouse" again and the unrelease tracks give me the feeling these guys were screwed out of some major hits and larger following. All in all it's a brilliant example of Twin Cities garage rock that went farther than most. Energetic, explosive and more.....Hear Stillroven and bow twice a day toward Minnesota."
Super then, super now,The Stillroven
william j becker | hutchinson,mn. | 03/16/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Cd is great, only complaint is I want more! The
stillroven were great in the 60s, and are even
greater now when they play! Recommend cd/lp a must!!"
Superb!
collegemoney | 10/06/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)
"When a group can turn "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone" into a garage classic, well, you know they have talent. I guess when you lick your chops on Eric Burdon and the Animals before you tackle the tune, you have a recipe for a great cover version. Listen to this and their cover of the Animals "Cheating" side by side and you'll see the influence, right down to the emulation of Dave Rowberry's original keyboard stylings. These folks took on some rather obsure covers, such as The (original) Moody Blues "And My Baby's Gone" and the Small Faces "Tell Me Have You ever Seen Me." I admit I was a bit disappointed with the former, but only because I so loved Denny Laine's unique slide guitar contribution in the original, not attempted here. But "Tell Me Have You.." is right up there with the original. The vocals are more passionate than the original (the windlike "phase effect" dominated the Small Faces version). Throughout the CD, the sound is well mastered, it is full and robust. I couldn't shake the incorrect thought that they must have recorded for the Autumn label, they so remind me of some of those bands. The closest they got, I guess, was the "August" label. Bravo."
Track Listings (18) - Disc #1