Group Members:
Similar Artists:
Paul Revere & the Raiders,
The Pretty Things,
The Knickerbockers,
The Gentrys,
The Sonics,
The Bruthers,
Liverpool Five,
The Alarm Clocks,
Luv'd Ones ,
The Sting Rays,
The Squires,
Phil & the Frantics,
The Outcasts,
Larry & the Blue Notes,
The Chartbusters,
The E-Types,
The Savages,
The Grodes,
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The Dearly Beloved,
The Daybreakers,
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Cheepskates,
Cannibal & the Headhunters,
The Barbarians,
The Bad Seeds,
The Troggs,
The Standells,
Mitch Ryder,
? & the Mysterians,
The Monkees,
Tommy James & the Shondells,
Bobby Fuller Four,
The Five Americans,
Freddy Cannon,
The Buckinghams
Influenced By:
The Rolling Stones,
The Kinks,
The Kingsmen,
Barry & Holly Tashian,
The Zombies,
The Yardbirds,
The Trashmen,
The Beatles,
Emmylou Harris
Followers:
Formal Connection With:
- Formed: 1964
- Disbanded: 1966
- Genres: Rock
- Representative Albums: "The Remains," "The Remains," "The Remains"
- Representative Songs: "Why Do I Cry," "Don't Look Back," "Time of Day"
Biography
A strong contender for the finest overlooked American band of the mid-'60s, the Remains (led by Barry Tashian) were the most notable Boston group of the era. But they never broke out nationally, despite signing to Epic and copping an opening slot on the Beatles' final American tour in 1966. Sometimes described as a garage band, that designation isn't at all accurate; the Remains shared the same British Invasion influences as many American teen acts, but had a lot of professional finesse to their straight-ahead attack and sharp songwriting, sometimes sounding like a fusion of the Beatles and the Zombies with their energetic harmonies and guitar-electric keyboard blend.Four fine singles for Epic found little action outside of the Northeast. Frustrated by the disparity they perceived between their studio work and their furious live show, they cut an audition tape for Capitol, although no offer from the label was forthcoming (the session was issued for collectors many years later). An uneven but solid debut album for Epic was released near the end of 1966, but by that time the Remains were breaking up, dispirited by the stalemate in which their career seemed to have been mired. Remains drummer N.D. Smart II played with Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris; Tashian also played with Harris, and today is a Nashville-based country-folk musician, often recording as a duo with his wife, Holly. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide
