Seeds and Sky Saxon song reviews

"20th Century Wolf"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

The leadoff track from Sky Saxon's "Flashback" CD introduces the synth-rock album on a suitably surprising musical note.

"24 Hour Rocker"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and The Stars New Seeds Band (1984)

Released on the clear-vinyl mini-LP Starry Ride of 1984, "24 Hour Rocker" is a nine-minute jam mostly on a single chord from Rainbow Starburst

"30 Seconds Over Hollywood"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and The Original Seeds (1987)

Actually fifty seconds long, "30 Seconds Over Hollywood" is a psychedelic sound collage that appears on the 1987 LP Takes & Glories

"101 Colorized Bottles"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

Sky Saxon's 2004 album Red Planet begins with the blast of garage-fuzz guitar and shiny keyboards that is "101 Colorized Bottles" and

"702"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

It has a professional rock sound, big guitars crunching out a solid rhythm of power chords. "702", its feel directed by Sky Saxon and performed

"900 Million People Daily (All Making Love)"

song by The Seeds (1968)

The endless, long slow burn of "900 Million People Daily (All Making Love)" has made it one of The Seeds' most notorious songs. It has been released

"Across The Prairie"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

"Across The Prairie" sounds like its title suggests. It's a pleasant acoustic hippie tune done in something like a Neil Young style. "Across

"Alakazam"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

Another masterful marriage of sinewy garage guitar and pop-psych keyboards, "Alakazam" is a particularly playful Sky Saxon song on Transparency

"Amnesty"

song by The Royal Family Starring Sunlight Atomic Save The World (2009)

The song "Amnesty", recorded in 2008 by Sky Saxon and released on vinyl, borrows Pink Floyd's "Lucifer Sam" riff but makes it heavier and more menacing.

"And Still They Come"

song by Atlantic Rising (2007)

The leadoff track on the obscure 2007 album SOS Radio is called "And Still They Come". It's an eight-minute long jam led by a pulsing

"Aphrodite"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and The Original Seeds (1987)

One of the few actual new songs on the insane 1987 white-vinyl LP Takes & Glories was "Aphrodite". It was apparently recorded in

"As Much As I Love You"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and The Original Seeds (1987)

The first track on Sky Sunlight Saxon's super-strange 1987 German LP Takes & Glories is called "As Much As I Love You". A concurrent

"Atlantians"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

One of the best songs on the 1977 album Golden Sunrise is "Atlantians". Sky Saxon isn't involved in this track, but the Fire, Water

"Baby Baby Baby"

song by Richie Marsh and The Hoodwinks (1961)

"Baby Baby Baby" was Sky Saxon's second solo single, released in 1961 under the name Richie Marsh and The Hoodwinks. It's a corny stroll through

"Baby Baby (Be Patient)"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

The Fire Wall song "Baby Baby (Be Patient)" is totally trashy garage rock, decaying but oddly determined. We mean all that in a good way, of

"Bad Part Of Town"

song by The Seeds (1970)

As original members continued to quit The Seeds, Sky Saxon and keyboardist Daryl Hooper soldiered on through 1970 with a new rhythm section

"Ballroom Lady"

song by SSSaxon (2001)

"Ballroom Lady" is a song that only appears on Sky Sunlight Saxon's 2001 CD-r Golden Vaults Volume 1: Timeless. It was written by Sky

"Barbie Doll Look"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

From Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall comes the song "Barbie Doll Look". It's a trashy garage rocker replete with an unusually poppy and catchy

"Beautiful Stars"

song by Sky Sunlight And Thee New Seeds featuring Rainbow (1976)

A rare garage rock song from the mid-1970s, "Beautiful Stars" is a Sky Saxon classic that is, like many of his best, simultaneously raunchy and blissed out.

"Bend"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

With a sudden dash of funky rhythm and a noisy, electrified guitar sting, "Bend" takes the Tyrants In The House album on a humorless

"The Big Screen"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

"The Big Screen", a song about those who strive to become movie stars (and make it), is a garage rock song from Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall's

"Black Beans"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

Poppy but still mired in tough hard rock, "Black Beans" from the 1989 album Just Imagine offers Sky Saxon yet another chance to channel

"Black & Red"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

If an album's leadoff track is supposed to set the tone then "Black & Red" serves notice that Just Imagine is going to be a wild

"Blueberry Frosting"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

"Blueberry Frosting" is a brutal little three-chord garage rock song from Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall's 1988 album World Fantastic

"Booty"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

A sweaty hard-rock come-on, Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights' snarling "Booty" is all fire and menace and guitar heroics. Sky lets his brain run

"Born To Be Wild"

song by Sky Saxon with SS-20 (1986)

Sky and his pal Mars Bonfire, who wrote the song, released an energetic version of the Steppenwolf road biker anthem with 1980s neo-psych band SS-20.

"Bread For Your Head"

song by Atlantic Rising (2007)

"Bread For Your Head", first of all, is another of Sky Saxon's quintessential hippie song titles. The lengthy track, from 2007's contemplative

"Breaking News"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Dana Smith (2008)

From an obscure 2008 promo CD comes "Breaking News" featuring Sky Saxon, Dana Smith, and the impressive rhythm section of Billy Cox and Buddy Miles

"Build Yourself An Aero Plane"

song by Yesterday's Thoughts with Sky Sunlight Saxon (2004)

On Let's Take A Ride, the gorgeous 2004 album from Greek psychedelic band Yesterday's Thoughts, Sky Sunlight Saxon joins them for two

"Burning Down The Walls Of The City"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall (1986)

Why not indulge in a little chaotic kill-'em-all spite? Sky Saxon, having name-checked himself on “Spirit Of The Sixties (Return To The Sixties)” now

"Buzzin' Around"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

The final track on The Seeds' controversial 1967 album A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues is "Buzzin' Around". The song features Sky Saxon

"Can't Seem To Make You Mine"

song by The Seeds (1965)

Ground Zero for The Seeds: This is the first song they recorded, the first they released, and was their first hit. Floating mid-tempo proto-psych from '65.

"Carry On"

song by SSSaxon (2001)

Xylophones dominate the song "Carry On", released in 2001 on Sky Sunlight Saxon's homemade CD-r album Golden Vaults Volume 1: Timeless

"Celebration"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

The final track on Golden Sunrise, the 1977 album by Fire, Water, Air, is quite a trip. Ten minutes of convincing religious cult chanting

"Change In The Weather"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

Sky Saxon's vocals on "Change In The Weather" are like a cross between Bob Dylan and Ed Grimley. Ken Dimbinski's guitar is like 1980s hair metal. Yikes.

"Chapel Of Love"

song by King Arthur's Court (2005)

The five-minute piece "Chapel Of Love" (no relation to the 1960s pop song) opens with the sound of gently running water, as befits the nature-psych

"Chocolate River"

song by The Seeds (1967)

It's beautiful but cutting; it's jaw-dropping but was passed over for release originally: "Chocolate River" is an unreleased outtake to

"City Pity"

song by The Happy Hour Band (2002)

Sky Saxon is so laid-back on this lengthy gentle psychedelic groove of a performance that he falls silent for long stretches while the band ebbs and flows.

"Come-A Here Right Now"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall's 1988 album World Fantastic includes the unusual track "Come-A Here Right Now", the song that also

"Come On, Pretty Girl"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

Sounding like Chuck Berry on LSD and/or speed, "Come On, Pretty Girl" finds Sky Saxon spitting out a set of lyrics urging a pretty girl to "come

"Come To The Ocean"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

Sky Saxon goes back to the blues, unexpectedly perhaps, on the 1977 song "Come To The Ocean". The funky, spacey blues churn of the Fire, Water

"Come Together"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

"Come Together", John Lennon's great latter-day Beatles song, was an inspired choice by Sky Saxon for his 2008 album of 60s covers, The

"Coming Home"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

Red Planet takes a real turn for the unexpected with its final track, "Coming Home". A crisp, contemplative acoustic guitar plays the

"Coo Coo"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

Sky Saxon's 2004 comeback album Red Planet featured the great garage rock song "Coo Coo". Credited to The Seeds but featuring an all-new

"Cracking Ice"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

Sky Saxon had long been partial to apocalyptic warnings in his lyrics, and 2004's "Cracking Ice" seems to follow the trend decades after it began

"Crashing Thunder"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

Fast Planet was always one of Sky Saxon's more musically ambitious projects. The 1994 song "Crashing Thunder" speaks to that truth. It's a mini-suite

"Creepin' About"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

"Well I pull the wings off flies," brags reprobate Sky Saxon on "Creepin' About" from The Sky Saxon Blues Band's 1967 LP A Full Spoon

"Cry Wolf"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

A lengthy hard blues workout, "Cry Wolf" is one of many such songs on the 1967 album A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues credited to The Seeds'

"Crying Heartbreak"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

"Crying Heartbreak" sounds like it would be a sad, woebegone song, but it isn't. This is a hard rock song by Fast Planet from their 1994 CD Down

"Crying Inside My Heart"

song by Little Ritchie Marsh (1963)

Despite an almost folk-rock feel, "Crying Inside My Heart" is very similar to the song "Darling, I Swear That It's True". Both songs were pre-Seeds

"Cynical Watcher Mr. Peep"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

The Red Planet album takes a surprising turn with the song "Cynical Watcher Mr. Peep". Everything that preceded it was fuzzy garage

"Daisy Mae"

song by The Seeds (1965)

The B-side of The Seeds' very first 1965 single was a lightning quick Little Richard-inspired raveup, manic and sweaty even for this gang.

"Darlin"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

"Should I build you a shrine when you don't even believe in my Father God?" demands a scandalized Sky Saxon on his song "Darlin", released on

"Darling, I Swear That It's True"

song by Ritchie Marsh (1962)

When young Richard Marsh was striving for pop stardom, he seemed to be trying everything. See "Darling, I Swear That It's True", a silly song

"Diamonds In The Rough"

song by Sunlight And Thee New Seeds (1975)

Sleek, punchy, and high as a kite, Sky Saxon's first release in a three years came on an obscure and still hard-to-find single. Great sound and great track.

"Did He Die"

song by The Seeds (1970)

The terrifying "Did He Die" is one of the best moments of Sky Saxon's entire career. The song briefly appeared on a promo 7" in 1970, The Seeds'

"Dinosaurs"

song by Sky Saxon with The Lemurians (2001)

As far as I know, Sky Saxon only recorded "Dinosaurs" with The Lemurians and nothing else. The psychedelic trance track was issued in 2001 on a rare CD.

"Do The Swim"

song by Sky Saxon and The Electra-Fires (1964)

Sky Saxon's final release before starting The Seeds was a non-psychedelic 7" on the Joie label pairing "Trouble With My Baby" with the raucous

"Dog's Cruisin'/Wild Child"

song by The Happy Hour Band (2002)

Lo-fi psychedelia, all acoustic reverie with a minor-key drone and Sky free-forming words about everything from dogs, women, and "Mary Had A Little Lamb".

"Don't Slander Me"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

Sky Saxon nursed an ongoing latter-career affection for fellow 1960s stalwart and cosmos explorer Roky Erickson's "Don't Slander Me". And

"Down The Nile"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

The title track of Fast Planet's 1994 CD Down The Nile is excellent. "Down The Nile" is a long, dense psychedelic stew, featuring an

"Driver Fantastic"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

What would it sound like if Sky Saxon did an exaggerated Bob Dylan impression? Look no further than the 1988 song "Driver Fantastic", which aside

"Drums, Stars And Guitars"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and The Stars New Seeds Band (1984)

In 1984 Sky Sunlight Saxon put out a mini-LP on a 12" clear-vinyl record called Starry Ride. Among its songs of unclear recording date

"Dying Butterfly"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

The CD case of the 1994 album Down The Nile by Sky Saxon's band Fast Planet lists "Dying Butterfly" as the final song. But it isn't;

"Earthquake"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

"Earthquake" is the final track on the mysterious Dragonslayer colored-vinyl album. It's more hollowed-out cosmic hippie punk rock.

"East Meets West"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

When the song "East Meets West" begins, you'd be forgiven for not recognizing it as a Sky Saxon performance. The crisp synthesizer pop comes

"Enter The Spirit"

song by King Arthur's Court (2005)

"Enter The Spirit" is by far the shortest piece on A Spring Honeymoon With God & Family. The two-minute soundscape from King Arthur's

"Evil Hoodoo"

song by The Seeds (1966)

"Evil Hoodoo" is one of The Seeds' greatest achievements, five minutes of raw insanity recorded in 1966 that has rarely been equalled. Punk starts here.

"Excuse, Excuse"

song by The Seeds (1965)

"Excuse, Excuse" was one of the very first Seeds songs to be released. First appearing on a French EP in late 1965, it was also included on the

"Extra Extra"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

The chiming "Extra Extra" is the seventh track on the obscure 1991 CD Flashback by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. The music, programmed and played

"A Faded Picture"

song by The Seeds (1966)

Sky Saxon is wistful on "A Faded Picture", one of the classic tracks from The Seeds' 1966 LP A Web Of Sound. The performance showcases

"Fallin'"

song by The Seeds (1967)

The Seeds had done long 'n' repetitive before but "Fallin'" has always deserved its special place in the band's canon. "Up In Her Room" was longer

"Fallin' In Love"

song by The Seeds (1966)

The smooth and good-timey rock and roll tune "Fallin' In Love" appeared on The Seeds, the band's 1966 debut album. Daryl Hooper's wild

"Fallin' Off The Edge Of My Mind"

song by The Seeds (1969)

With a title that stands as Sky Saxon's credo, "Fallin' Off The Edge Of My Mind" is a beloved song from The Seeds' final GNP Crescendo single

"Firebreak"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

"Firebreak" is arguably the best song on Side 1 of the 1984 LP Masters Of Psychedelia. Under the name Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal

"Flashback '66"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

"Flashback '66" is the de facto title song on the 1991 Sky Saxon's U.S.A. CD Flashback. It's a sunny electric pop tune featuring Sky

"Flower Lady And Her Assistant"

song by The Seeds (1967)

"Flower Lady And Her Assistant" is a classic song by The Seeds. The title of the track alone has assured its place as a Seeds fan favorite. It

"Focus Point"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

Mars Bonfire's radiant keyboards start off "Focus Point" but it's the phased heavy electric guitar that inflicts the most lasting damage. The

"Food For The Hungry"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

Although it does not feature Sky Saxon, "Food For The Hungry" is a recommended song from the 1977 8-track-only Golden Sunrise by Fire

"Fools On Capital Hill"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

"Fools On Capital Hill" is a great song on a great album. Sky Saxon's first real new music in a decade was 2004's Red Planet, an inspired

"Forest Outside Your Door"

song by The Seeds (1968)

Diabolical-sounding even for 1968-era Seeds, "Forest Outside Your Door" is a bummer of a psychedelic horror story. It was released, with fake

"The Gardener"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

Its title recalls The Seeds' "Mr. Farmer" and "Flower Lady And Her Assistant", but 1967's "The Gardener" has nothing in common with those drug-happy

"Get Naked"

song by The Fuzztones with Sky Saxon (2003)

Diabolical fuzz rockers The Fuzztones invited Sky Saxon to add guest vocals to the song "Get Naked" on their 2003 album Salt For Zombies

"Girl I Want You"

song by The Seeds (1966)

The Seeds included the erratically awesome "Girl I Want You" on their legendary debut album The Seeds in 1966. It's one of the more

"Gloria"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

The evergreen 1960s garage nugget "Gloria" was covered by Sky Sunlight Saxon on his great 2008 album The King Of Garage Rock. Sky is

"Go Ahead And Cry"

song by Sky Saxon and The Soul Rockers (1963)

Sky Saxon has a new voice on his 1964 song "Go Ahead And Cry": he isn't yet psychedelic or insane but he cuts loose on this tune, really going

"Go With The Flow"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

The song "Go With The Flow" is short, but a pretty glorious slice of 1970s rock. It was released on the 1977 8-track tape album Golden Sunrise

"God Rap"

song by Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds (1977)

On the 1977 live album Heavenly Earth, recorded at a small Hollywood club, an audience member yells at Sky Saxon to cut off his long

"Goodby"

song by Little Ritchie Marsh (1963)

First off, yes it's really spelled "Goodby", not "Goodbye". The song was on Sky Saxon's fourth solo single, released in April 1963. It was credited

"Grow The Flowers"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon with The Chesterfield Kings (2001)

Sky Saxon was always justifiably proud to be the progenitor of the phrase "flower power" and its attendant joyous feelings. So it's no surprise

"Gypsy Plays His Drums"

song by The Seeds (1968)

"Gypsy Plays His Drums", a hippie song title if there ever was one, is a song from The Seeds' ersatz live album Raw & Alive (1968)

"Half Angel"

song by Richie Marsh and The Hoodwinks (1961)

The B-side of Richie Marsh and The Hoodwinks' 1961 single was "Half Angel", backing up the flip "Baby Baby Baby". "Half Angel" was written by

"Halt"

song by Sky Saxon and Dragonslayers? (2008)

One of Sky Saxon's last great songs was "Halt", recorded in 2008 and released on a 7" single as well as an otherwise unrelated CD. Information

"Hammer"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

Slow and with a pleasantly stoned atmosphere, "Hammer" is one of the more majestic songs on Sky Sunlight Saxon's 2005 collaboration with Sterling

"Have Love Will Travel"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2007)

"WHOA! Rock and roll!" bellows Sky Saxon at the outset of his recording of "Have Love Will Travel". He sounds like a wise-cum-crazy mountain

"Have You Figured It Out Now?"

song by Atlantic Rising (2007)

Sky Saxon is especially mellow on "Have You Figured It Out Now?", a long and shimmering blanket of psychedelic meditation on the 2007 album

"Hey There Monkey"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

A snappy synthetic percussion track and thin, buzzing guitar sets the tone for "Hey There Monkey", a song from the unusual 1991 CD Flashback

"Hijack"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

"Hijack" opens the 1994 Fast Planet CD Down The Nile. It's a brutal heavy rock stomper, not unlike the first side of the Masters

"House Of Mine"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall (1986)

The song "House Of Mine" is a good example of what Sky Saxon and his band Fire Wall were up to in the mid-1980s. There's a wall of murky fuzz

"I Believe"

song by The Seeds (2008)

Everyone joins in on vocals for the minimalist R.E.M.-ish "I Believe" from the 2008 CD Back To The Garden. (R.E.M. did in fact have

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

The Rolling Stones' evergreen "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is one of the 1960s classics that Sky Saxon saw fit to cover on the final album

"I Hear The Mountains Crash"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall released their song "I Hear The Mountains Crash", one of Sky's best-ever titles, on the 1988 French album ...In

"I Tell Myself"

song by The Seeds (1966)

Astride the space between garage dirt and berserk psychedelia, "I Tell Myself" from The Seeds' 1966 LP A Web Of Sound is quite unlike

"I Wanna Be Your Dog"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

It's not often that Sky Saxon's version of a song is anything less than the most insane version, but nobody could outdo The Stooges' 1969 original

"If I Had Some Marijuana"

song by Yesterday's Thoughts with Sky Sunlight Saxon (2004)

Yes, the only response to this Sky Saxon-led song is "Whattaya mean 'IF'?" Appearing as one of two Sky collaborations on the 2004 album Let's

"I'll Help You (Carry Your Money To The Bank)"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

Daryl Hooper's spidery organ is in the ascendant on The Sky Saxon Blues Band's song "I'll Help You (Carry Your Money To The Bank)". Tightly wound

"(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

The cute foursome may have been a pre-fab teen-TV group but The Monkees hit undeniable gold with the great garage-rock thrust of "(I'm Not

"In Love With Life"

song by Stars New Seeds with Rainbow Starburst (1977)

A great blast of dusty rock guitar and forward velocity, "In Love With Life" opens Sky Saxon's 1977 7" EP with vigor and panache. The project

"In The Cradle Of Love/Freeway"

song by The Happy Hour Band (2002)

Sixteen minutes of furious and beautiful psychedelic punk from Sky, Djin, and The Happy Hour Band. A lost classic, both enticing and frightening.

"Incense Bangles And Beads"

song by Invisible (2001)

"Incense Bangles And Beads" is one of the most psychedelic pieces of music that Sky Saxon ever released. And that's saying something. The mysterious

"Introduction"

spoken track by The Seeds (1967)

The brief spoken-word opening track to the Future album, with Sky holding forth on his wide-eyed hopes for the future over a soft musical backing.

"Introduction by 'Humble' Harv"

song by Harvey Miller (1968)

What would a fake live album be without a fake compère to address the fake crowd? The Seeds' Raw & Alive album begins with Los

"The Invisible"

song by King Arthur's Court (2005)

"The Invisible" is a lengthy and blissful piece of transportive meditation from the 2005 CD-r A Spring Honeymoon With God & Family

"It's A Hard Life"

song by The Seeds (1966)

"It's A Hard Life" is one of the classic garage punk songs from The Seeds, the 1966 debut album by the genre's infamous champions. In

"Judge With A Bomb"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

"Judge With A Bomb" is the spiritual cousin to the song "Cynical Watcher Mr. Peep". With their weird, exotic foreign-sounding sounds and pronounced

"Just A Dance"

song by The Seeds (2008)

Imagine The Seeds' 1970 classic "Wish Me Up" with early R.E.M.-style drums added to it: that's roughly what the 2008 song "Just A Dance" sounds

"Just Imagine"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

Imbued as it is with a more-restrained yet grander ambience than the heavy riff chaos elsewhere on Just Imagine, the song "Just Imagine"

"Just Let Go"

song by The Seeds (1966)

If one side of The Seeds was captured in the song "Pushin' Too Hard" – leave me alone to do my thing – then the other side is found in "Just

"Just Like John Lennon Said"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2007)

"Just Like John Lennon Said" is a Sky Saxon song that appeared on a MySpace page around 2007, and a slightly different mix was incorporated

"Just Moving On"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

The song "Just Moving On" was on the Golden Sunrise 8-track-only release of 1977. It does not feature Sky Saxon, only the other members

"Just The Other Day"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

Sweeter and more welcoming than much of the rest of the album, the song "Just The Other Day" from Tyrants In The House finds Sky Saxon

"Kick Kick"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

"Kick Kick" may be short but it's a definite highlight of the 1988 Fire Wall album World Fantastic. The chant-along chorus is maddeningly

"L.A. Woman"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

Sky Saxon occasionally displayed a fascination with Doors singer Jim Morrison and around 2008 finally released a full-on Doors cover in "L.A

"Let's Be Lovers/YHVH All"

song by The Happy Hour Band (2002)

A surprisingly poppy performance from 2002 that finds Sky Saxon and Djin Aquarian trading lead vocals. Conventional song that turns pretty mind-blowing.

"Lighter"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

The band was called Lighter, and their album Transparency also features a song called "Lighter". Sky Saxon's 2005 project was a showcase

"Lightning Lightning"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

"Lightning Lightning" is an ambitious garage rock song with an updated 1980s sound, recorded by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall. The song appears

"Like A Backwards Frog"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Purple Electricity (1986)

"Like A Backwards Frog" is the last song on Sky Sunlight Saxon/Purple Electricity's 1986 live album Private Party. It's an improvised

"Lilacs And Roses"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

Although its lyrics were written by his friend Dana Smith, Sky Saxon must have been happy to sing "Lilacs And Roses". Many of Sky's own songs

"Locust"

song by Fast Planet (1995)

On the live performance captured on the Rockin' The Croc/West Coast album by Fast Planet of 1995, the band improvises a song they call

"Lonesome Prairie"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

One of the more complex arrangements on the flashy studio album Flashback was "Lonesome Prairie". The song, from the 1991 Sky Saxon/Dana

"Lose Your Mind"

song by The Seeds (1966)

"Lose Your Mind" is a garage classic from The Seeds' first album in 1966. Fans know it's a deep cut, but its Bo Diddley beat and zany energy are infectious.

"Love Dog"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall (1986)

Sky Saxon recorded the song "Love Dog" in 1986 for his first album with Fire Wall, Destiny's Children. It also appeared on the French

"Love In A Summer Basket"

song by The Seeds (1970)

The A-side of The Seeds' last real 7" was the bucolic "Love In A Summer Basket". It's a lovely slice of psychedelic pop that showed the band's

"Love Me Do"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

Sky Sunlight Saxon, on the last major musical project of his life, covered two Beatles songs, "Come Together" and the heretofore un-garage-able

"Love Me Tender"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

Sounding like nothing else on Flashback, Sky Saxon's cover of the Elvis Presley classic "Love Me Tender" also doesn't resemble much

"Lover"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

"Everybody knows my baby's a lover," sings a double-tracked Sky Saxon on the song "Lover". It was released on a vinyl LP in 2008 called Dragonslayer

"Lovers Silken Web"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

Sky Saxon, recalling the cover art of The Seeds' 1966 LP A Web Of Sound, likens the world of men and women to a spider web on the 2006

"Magic Woman"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

In decent bootleg sound quality, "Magic Woman" leads off Side 2 of the 1984 album Masters Of Psychedelia. "Magic Woman", like the rest

"Many Years Ago"

song by The Seeds (2008)

Daryl Hooper and Sky Saxon reunite on the first track from the 2008 CD Back To The Garden. "Many Years Ago" was written by Sky and collaborator

"March Of The Flower Children"

song by The Seeds (1967)

This outstanding and preposterously-arranged track – featuring bullwhip and tuba – was chosen as a single by GNP Crescendo. A legendarily odd Seeds classic.

"Medley: Over-Reaction/Hollywood Blvd."

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall (1986)

Destiny' Children ends with the ambitious "Medley: Over-Reaction/Hollywood Blvd." As two songs that have been smashed together, it

"Million Miles"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

It's got more of a sixties vibe than the other songs on the album, but "Million Miles" from 1989's Just Imagine isn't looking back

"Miner"

song by The Seeds (2008)

"Miner", written by Sky Saxon and Michael Oak, is a track on the 2008 CD Back To The Garden. (The CD was credited to The Seeds but

"Morning Prayer"

song by Sky Saxon and Djin Aquarian (2001)

A sort of hidden track on an already impossible-to-locate CD, "Morning Prayer" is the 19th song on the 2001 mail-order disc Golden Vaults

"Moth And The Flame"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

"Moth And The Flame" appeared on the 1967 LP A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues, credited to The Sky Saxon Blues Band but in fact a project

"Mr. Farmer"

song by The Seeds (1966)

One of The Seeds' most famous songs is "Mr. Farmer", a goony tribute to pot growers that has featured in movies and commercials over the years

"Mumble And Bumble"

song by The Seeds (1968)

"Mumble And Bumble" is a short and peppy psychedelic garage rock song by The Seeds from their fake live 1968 album Raw & Alive

"Music Is A Vanishing World"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

Lots of edgy valleys and a couple of dizzying highs distinguish this plodding, riff-driven heavy metal song from 1984 by Sky and some of his stoner cohorts.

"My Little Red Book"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

Sky Saxon released at least three different version of Arthur Lee and Love's classic "My Little Red Book" during his lifetime. Each is unique

"My Queen"

song by King Arthur's Court (2005)

"My Queen" is arguably the centerpiece of King Arthur's Court's 2005 CD A Spring Honeymoon With God & Family. It's 23 minutes

"Mystery Man"

song by The Seeds (2008)

Sky Saxon demonstrates a willingness to sing a conventional sunshine-pop psych tune on "Mystery Man", one of the tracks from the 2008 CD Back

"Natural Sunlight"

song by King Arthur's Court (2005)

"Natural Sunlight" opens the mystical A Spring Honeymoon With God & Family album by King Arthur's Court with a mesmerizing beckoning

"New Revolution"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

"New Revolution" is the sixth song on the 1977 8-track tape-only album Golden Sunrise by Fire, Water, Air, and the first to feature

"Night Time Girl"

song by The Seeds (1968)

"Night Time Girl" is a tribute to a mysterious vixen who, Sky Saxon sings, lives on his street and visits him regularly. As with most songs on

"No Escape"

song by The Seeds (1965)

A raucous and sniveling statement of intent from Sky and the guys. The origins of much garage and punk rock music is right here on this headspinner.

"Nobody Spoil My Fun"

song by The Seeds (1966)

The Seeds song "Nobody Spoil My Fun" appeared on their first album, The Seeds. It has shown up on some of the band's compilations and

"Now A Man"

song by The Seeds (1967)

"Now A Man", a buzzing acid-tinged rock song on The Seeds' standout 1967 album Future, began life as "Contact High". It was recorded

"O Lotus Jewel Amen"

song by King Arthur's Court (2005)

Yo Ho Wha member Djin Aquarian recorded the performance "O Lotus Jewel Amen" during a cosmic weekend with Sky Saxon and others on the slopes

"On A Sailboat Ride"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

Recorded in the 1970s, "On A Sailboat Ride" was released on Side 2 of the 1984 LP Masters Of Psychedelia. It features Sky Saxon with

"The One I Adore"

song by Seeds/The Hour (2001)

"The One I Adore" is one of many tracks of unknown provenance on the 2001 Sky Saxon-released CD-r Golden Vaults Volume 1: Timeless

"One More Time Blues"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

A lively blues, "One More Time Blues" was recorded by The Seeds with blues guitarist Luther Johnson; George Smith adds harmonica. "One More

"The Other Place"

song by The Seeds (1966)

When "Try To Understand" was pressed as a 7" vinyl single in 1966, its B-side was the non-LP song "The Other Place". The single was immediately withdrawn

"Out Of The Darkness Into Peace, Love And Understanding"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Purple Electricity (1986)

Elevating the already substantial chaos even further, "Out Of The Darkness Into Peace, Love And Understanding" comes towards the end of Side

"Out Of The Question"

song by The Seeds (1965)

"Out Of The Question" was briefly available as a single b-side in 1965 then showed up in fake stereo on 1967's Future LP. Glorious, cathartic garage punk.

"Painted Doll"

song by The Seeds (1967)

Sky Saxon seems to return to his pre-Seeds "teen idol" persona on "Painted Doll", a gentle ballad on the varied and adventurous album Future

"Paisley Rocker"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

Just when they wanted to make fun of Sky Saxon for being a burned-out relic from the sixties he puts out a song called "Paisley Rocker" with

"Paradise"

song by Sky Saxon with SS-20 (1986)

Sky Saxon recorded two different songs called "Paradise" in his career. The first, a long psychedelic guitar jam, was recorded in the late 1970s and released

"Paradise Power"

song by Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds (1977)

One of the new songs on Sky Saxon and Rainbow Neal's 1977 live album Heavenly Earth is "Paradise Power". It's a great throwback to The

"Peace, Love And Flowers"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

The final song on Fast Planet's 1994 CD Down The Nile is "Peace, Love And Flowers" and it follows an oft-observed Sky Saxon convention

"Pictures And Designs"

song by The Seeds (1966)

Peppy and queasy at the same time, “Pictures And Designs” is an excellent showcase for The Seeds’ instrumental strengths. One of the many

"Plain Spoken"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

The Seeds recorded sixteen takes of the blues song "Plain Spoken" for their album A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues, recorded in 1966 but

"Power Tripper"

song by The Seeds (2008)

There must have been something in the water that day. "Power Tripper" finds the so-called Seeds of 2008 (here, Sky Saxon and Daryl Hooper with

"Pretty Girl"

song by The Sky Saxon Blues Band (1967)

The Seeds' unusual blues-drenched album A Full Spoon Of Seedy Blues opens with the song "Pretty Girl". It may have touches of the blues

"Pushin' Too Hard"

song by The Seeds (1965)

The crudest - i.e., best - rock song of all time is The Seeds' punishing "Pushin' Too Hard" (1965). Sky Saxon and his gang rage on this explosive punk song.

"Put Something Sweet Between Your Lips"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall (1988)

It's not as salacious as its eye-catching title would have you believe. "Put Something Sweet Between Your Lips" by Sky Sunlight Saxon/Fire Wall

"Quaset"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

With sludge-psych effects borrowed from Black Sabbath, Sky's anonymous band crunches along while a barely-audible Sky holds forth about stars and quasars.

"The Queen"

song by Stars New Seeds with Rainbow Starburst (1977)

"The Queen" is a tribute to an earthy woman that Sky Saxon and guitarist Rainbow Starburst recorded in 1977 as Stars New Seeds. "The Queen" appeared

"Red Shoes High Sky Dancer"

song by Sky Saxon (1992)

The otherwise unavailable song "Red Shoes High Sky Dancer" appears on CD versions of the 1982 European LP Bad Part Of Town. The live

"Red Stone Romance"

song by Fire Wall (2001)

The 1980s outtake "Red Stone Romance", recorded by Sky Saxon and his band Fire Wall, appeared on the homemade CD-r Golden Vaults Volume 1:

"Ring Of Lords"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

Chirpy keyboards and funky synth stabs add to the chilly studio sheen that defines "Ring Of Lords" by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. from the 1991 album

"Rock Stars"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

The downtempo and melodramatic "Rock Stars" is a unique song from Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights' 2006 CD Tyrants In The House. Over

"Rollin' Machine"

song by The Seeds (1966)

If you're looking for conspicuous references to drugs on The Seeds' 1966 LP A Web Of Sound you'll find them everywhere, intentional

"Sacred Medicine"

song by King Arthur's Court (2005)

In the world of the stoned hippie musical project King Arthur's Court, "Sacred Medicine" is a little unusual. It's shorter and faster than the

"Sad And Alone"

song by The Seeds (1967)

The unreleased Seeds song "Sad And Alone" was recorded during sessions for Future in 1967 but not available until the 1993 compilation

"Satisfy You"

song by The Seeds (1968)

For years, "Satisfy You" was a Seeds fan favorite that existed only in annoying and bastardized form. And few knew how hard The Seeds worked

"Seven Mystic Horsemen"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

Things take a turn closer to the mainstream on "Seven Mystic Horsemen", the fourth track on 2005's Transparency. It's a shimmering pop-rock

"Sha La La La It's A Groovy Thing"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall (1986)

As might be gleaned from its title, "Sha La La La It's A Groovy Thing" is not a deeply lyrical song. It is, however, a fine psych-garage singalong

"Sharp Dressed Man"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

Sky Saxon recorded the ZZ Top song "Sharp Dressed Man", which was released in 2008 on a CD called An All-Star Tribute To ZZ Top. The

"Sheba"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

A particularly Seeds-like vibe can be found on "Sheba", a lively song from 2005's Transparency. Written by Sky Saxon with the whole

"She's Wrong"

song by The Seeds (1965)

The Seeds recorded only one take of a song called "She's Wrong", on December 7, 1965. Although a fine and typically snotty Seeds song, it wasn't

"Shuckin' And Jiving"

song by The Seeds (1972)

"Shuckin' And Jiving" was the A-side of an obscure 7" single credited to The Seeds in 1972. The song does not in fact feature Sky Saxon; it's

"Silent Night"

song by The Happy Hour Band (2002)

A casual run-through of the Christmas classic, recorded around 1999 and released a few years later, featuring some new lyrics and a genuinely festive vibe.

"Silver Leaves"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

"Silver Leaves" is a chugging hard-rock blast from Sky Saxon's 1984 LP Masters Of Psychedelia. Over coked-up riffing from his unidentified

"The Singer Not The Song"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

Sky Saxon covered "The Singer Not The Song" for one side of a 7" single in 2004. The other side was "Something Happened To Me Yesterday" by

"Six Dreams"

song by The Seeds (1967)

"Six Dreams" is probably the most overtly psychedelic thing The Seeds ever recorded, and one of the most bizarre statements from any garage/psych

"Skid Row Children"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and The Original Seeds (1987)

"Skid Row Children" is the final song on the 1987 album Takes & Glories, an unholy Sky Saxon project that used decades-old songs

"Sky's Theme"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Purple Electricity (1986)

"Sky's Theme" is the opening musical interlude, if you will, on Sky Saxon's live album Private Party, the Voxx Records document of a night of

"So This Is Love"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Dana Smith (2008)

"So This Is Love" pairs Sky Saxon from The Seeds with Jimi Hendrix's drummer Mitch Mitchell. Recorded in the 2000s and released on a promo CD

"Sodom & Gomorrah"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and The Original Seeds (1987)

One of very few actual new songs on the 1987 LP Takes & Glories is "Sodom & Gomorrah". The musicians involved aren't known

"Some People"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

What if The Rolling Stones' "Some Girls" were about everyone, not just girls, and instead of sleazy were merely observational? You'd have something

"Somebody's Watching You"

song by Sky Saxon and Arthur Lee (2001)

Arthur Lee included a song called "Somebody's Watching You" on his 1992 album Arthur Lee And Love. He took full authorship credit even

"Sometimes I Get The Feeling (Last Sunset)"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

Don't believe the title. "Sometimes I Get The Feeling (Last Sunset)" is not the wistful late-afternoon lament it sounds like. Opening with a

"Sons Of The Light"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

"Sons Of The Light" concludes Side 2 of Sky Saxon's 1984 album Masters Of Psychedelia. The distantly psychedelic jam was recorded around

"SOS Radio"

song by Atlantic Rising (2007)

Long, psychedelic, and spellbinding, "SOS Radio" is the title track of the 2007 album SOS Radio by a musical project that Sky Saxon

"Space Ship"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

Sky Saxon often saved the last track on his many albums to do something different, to offer a musical left turn that stood in contrast to the

"Space To Earth: Can You Hear Me?"

song by Atlantic Rising (2007)

"Space To Earth: Can You Hear Me?" is the one song on Sky Saxon's SOS Radio album of 2007 that most closely resembles his usual garage

"Spirit Of America"

song by Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds (1977)

After addressing their audience on the spoken "Sunlight's Introduction", the 1977 live album Heavenly Earth kicks off with the new song

"Spirit Of The Sixties (Return To The Sixties)"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall (1986)

It was twenty years ago almost. Sky Saxon looks back at the 1960s lovingly and unapologetically on his 1986 song "Spirit Of The Sixties (Return

"SSS Protest Song"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

Sky Sunlight Saxon begins his 2006 "SSS Protest Song" by extended growling and barking like a dog: you know we're going to be in for a good time

"Star Jewels"

song by Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds (1977)

The mesmerizing "Star Jewels" closes the 1977 Live At The Orpheum Theater LP. It depicts Sky Saxon's trip to Venus in a spaceship full of diamonds. Wow.

"Star Setter"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

Following on from the "Little Red Book" of the same style, Sky Saxon is again (or still) fried out of his brain in Transparency's third song

"Star Spangled Girl"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

Sky Saxon's band channels 1970s Black Sabbath even more than elsewhere on the delirious "Star Spangled Girl", one of the hopped-up missives from

"Starry Ride"

song by Stars New Seeds (1977)

One of Sky Saxon's standout tracks from his mysterious late-1970s period was 1977's "Starry Ride". It was originally released as part of a 4-song

"Starving For Your Love"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Fire Wall (1986)

It's a basic, relatable human sentiment, spoken of in unusual and manic poetry, played by gritty amped-up garage rockers set loose in some

"Summer Of Love"

song by The Seeds (2008)

With collaborator Mike Oak, Sky Saxon released the song "Summer Of Love" on the 2008 CD Back To The Garden, which was (misleadingly)

"Sunlight's Introduction"

song by Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds (1977)

The live 1977 album Heavenly Earth opens with "Sunlight's Introduction", Sunlight being Sky Saxon's recently-adopted moniker. In his relaxed

"Superman 5"

song by Universal Stars Band (1998)

"Superman 5" by Sky Saxon is the story of the superhero set to dramatic minor-key garage rock music. It was released twice, on CD and on vinyl.

"Swamp Music"

song by Sky Saxon and Joey Covington (2007)

Sky Saxon, along with drummer Joey Covington of Jefferson Starship fame, covered the early Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Swamp Music" for a tribute album

"Sweet Fragrant Melodies"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

Sluggish and druggy and charming, "Sweet Fragrant Melodies" is a Sky Saxon song that lives up to its title. Relaxed and psychedelic, "Sweet

"Tears For God"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Dana Smith (2008)

"Tears For God" is a song featuring Billy Cox on bass and Mitch Mitchell on drums. Released on the 2008 promo CD Sir Majik Love Her's Le

"Tell Me The Time"

song by The Seeds (2008)

"Tell Me The Time" is tuneful and earnest, but completely un-psychedelic. The 2008 song finds Sky Saxon not just indulging in his Elvis-like

"There's Only One Girl"

song by Dick Marsh (1960)

From Sky Saxon's earliest known existing recording comes the pre-psychedelic teen crooner song "There's Only One Girl", released on Rosco Records in 1960.

"They Say"

song by Ritchie Marsh (1962)

In Sky Saxon's early "teen idol" phase he released two different recordings of the song "They Say". Both are led by a lovely little organ riff

"A Thousand Shadows"

song by The Seeds (1967)

The Seeds wrote the song "A Thousand Shadows" for their third album, Future, in 1967. It's very close in style and structure to "Pushin'

"Thriller Riff"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

A zesty punk song full of soft edges and delightful chord changes, "Thriller Riff" is arguably the best song on Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers

"Throw Some Rice"

song by The Hour (2001)

"Throw Some Rice" is a merry, psychedelic pop song by The Hour, apparently a Sky Saxon-led project from the 1980s or 1990s. It can be found (for

"Time Travel"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

The opening track on the 1977 8-track tape Golden Sunrise by Fire, Water, Air is "Time Travel". "Time Travel" doesn't feature Sky Saxon;

"Tired Of Bein' Poor"

song by Stars New Seeds with Rainbow Starburst (1977)

One of the four excellent rugged rock songs on Sky Saxon's 1977 7" EP on the Expression label was "Tired Of Bein' Poor". Guitarist Rainbow Neal

"Tonight, Tonight"

song by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. (1991)

The odd "Tonight, Tonight" is a good representative of the 1991 CD Flashback by Sky Saxon's U.S.A. The synthesizers are peppy in a bright

"Travel With Your Mind"

song by The Seeds (1967)

This wheezy and artfully psychedelic tone poem grated its listeners' ears with extreme stereo separation at first, while a later remix smoothed the edges.

"Tripmaker"

song by The Seeds (1966)

"Tripmaker" is a celebration of drugmakers and their lysergic wares. Like Halloween on LSD, this song is a riot. It's on The Seeds' 1966 LP A Web Of Sound.

"Trouble With My Baby"

song by Sky Saxon and The Electra-Fires (1964)

Clip-clop percussion and the overt silliness of the lyrics make "Trouble With My Baby", a song on Sky Saxon's final solo single before starting

"Try To Understand"

song by The Seeds (1966)

One of The Seeds' standout songs, "Try To Understand" has an interesting release history and is a major part of the band's illustrious story

"Two Fingers Pointing On You"

song by The Seeds (1967)

A premier example of Sky Saxon's acid-soaked sub-grammatical poetry, "Two Fingers Pointing On You" can be found on The Seeds' seminal 1967 art-psych

"Tyrants In The House"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon and Flights (2006)

The song "Tyrants In The House" leads off the 2006 Sky Saxon project of the same name, Tyrants In The House, credited to Sky Sunlight

"Uncertainty"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

On "Uncertainty" the fuzz guitar is impossibly fuzzy, a bolt of lightning from the garage where mad scientists are cooking up the foulest potions

"Universal Stars"

song by Universe Sun (1975)

A more psychedelic version of "Diamonds In The Rough" replete with wah-wah guitar, weird echoes, and Sky Saxon taking a trip around the countries of Earth.

"Up In Her Room"

song by The Seeds (1966)

If growling garage-psych simplicity is your religion then "Up In Her Room" by The Seeds is the promised land.

"Venus Here We Come"

song by The Happy Hour Band (2002)

A Father Yod-inspired song sung by Djin Aquarian, this electric guitar-led track is nice and spooky even if Sky Saxon appears to be uninvolved.

"Violet Ray"

song by Sky Saxon and The Seeds (2004)

"Violet Ray" sounds something like "Twist And Shout" turned inside-out and dosed with LSD. Credited to Sky Saxon and The Seeds, "Violet Ray"

"Volcano"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

A frightening warning about humanity's fate in the face of an angry Hawaiian volcano, this was the first track to show Sky with his new heavy metal buddies.

"Voyage"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

The 1977 8-track-only collection Golden Sunrise by Fire, Water, Air features the piece "Voyage". It's a strange recording, beginning

"Wake Up"

song by Sunlight Rainbow Stars New Seeds (1977)

The song "Wake Up", from the live 1977 album Heavenly Earth, is an interesting Sky Saxon song. With its references to dogs but also

"Walk Along"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

Sky Saxon's lyrics are unusual on the song "Walk Along", the penultimate song on the 2005 CD Transparency. While he (very) occasionally

"We The People"

song by Seeds (2001)

"We The People" was first officially released on the 2008 CD Back To The Garden, a collaboration between Sky Saxon and Michael Oak

"Welcome To The Orchard"

song by King Arthur's Court (2005)

"Welcome To The Orchard" is a blissed-out gentle acoustic soundscape, an eleven-minute trip and the last track on the 2005 CD-r A Spring

"What Chance Have I"

song by Dick Marsh (1960)

"What Chance Have I" is Sky Saxon's first known extant recording, a 1960 side from Rosco Records. It's light teen stuff but the buzzy nasal whine is there.

"Where Is The Entrance Way To Play"

song by The Seeds (1967)

"Where Is The Entrance Way To Play" is a somewhat controversial song from The Seeds' 1967 LP Future. While some fans love the intense psychedelic

"White Christmas"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

He was more versatile than his legend gives him credit for. Sky Saxon recorded "White Christmas" with an unknown band in a kind of chaotic 1950s-rock

"White Magician"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Universal Stars Peace Band (1984)

The band is boiling and fearsome on the late 1970s recording "White Magician", released on Sky Saxon's 1984 LP Masters Of Psychedelia

"Wild Blood"

song by The Seeds (1969)

A good-timey rock tune based on The Troggs' "I Can't Help Myself", "Wild Blood" is a beloved song from GNP Crescendo's final single by The Seeds

"Wild Roses"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

"Wild Roses" is a wind-swept psych-prog piece from Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS' album Just Imagine. It's unlike anything else

"Wild Thing"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2008)

"Wild Thing", the super-famous Troggs song, was one of the 1960s nuggets that Sky Saxon chose to record for his awesome 2008 covers album The

"The Wind Blows Your Hair"

song by The Seeds (1967)

This song, perhaps The Seeds' greatest, came in two forms – one about a wedding and one about "Prince Satan" – both led by Daryl Hooper's stunning keyboard riff.

"Wish Me Up"

song by The Seeds (1970)

"Wish Me Up" appeared on The Seeds' first (of two) MGM singles in 1970. As the B-side of the ferocious "Bad Part Of Town", "Wish Me Up" had the

"Wishing Well"

song by Seeds (2001)

"Wishing Well" was released by Sky Saxon twice in his lifetime. The brisk rock tune was first seen on the extraordinarily rare 2001 CD Golden

"Wolf Pack"

song by Fire, Water, Air (1977)

Fire, Water, Air recorded a blazing acid-rock song called "Wolf Pack" for their 1977 8-track-only release Golden Sunrise. It's one of

"Women Lost In Love"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

This rather winning and wistful song from 1994's Down The Nile CD by Fast Planet is melodic and propulsive. "Women Lost In Love" has

"World Of Dreams"

song by Fast Planet (1994)

"World Of Dreams" is the only song on Fast Planet's 1994 CD Down The Nile that doesn't list Sky Saxon as a writer. It was penned exclusively

"World Tribute"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon Dragonslayers SSS (1989)

With its massively fat guitar sound, "World Tribute" takes up a lot wider space than other Just Imagine songs. Most of the song is

"You Can't Be Trusted"

song by The Seeds (1966)

Sounding like Them's "Gloria" but inside out, "You Can't Be Trusted" from The Seeds is one of the sweaty garage psych classics from

"You Gotta Ride"

song by Sky Sunlight Saxon (2005)

The guttural garage-rock impulses of "You Gotta Ride" never manage to vanquish its psychedelic sidetracks. The result is a psych-garage melding

"You Took Me By Surprise"

song by The Seeds (1972)

"You Took Me By Surprise" is a great song from Sky Saxon with a latter-day lineup of The Seeds, an obscurity released without the help of a record label in 1972.