TCCDM Pulls One Out..."The Blue Things" (1966)
"The Blue Things" - The Blue Things (1966) The album cover reminds me of an early " Twilight Zone" episode where four young strangers dressed in black boots and leather jackets rent a house in a small town and have the whole neighborhood peaking through their curtains. In 1966, and hailing from the midwestern town of Hays, Kansas, The Blue Things probably got that a lot. These boys from the plains with their cool and exotic swag and swagger played garage-tinged folk-rock that was out in front. The band's lone self-titled album has a bit of Beau Brummels going on and little hints of that folkier jangle-jangle the Beatles were working. But they had their own walk. The album is a really enjoyable spin that still holds up today. Favorites are the catchy "High Life" that nudges The Beatles. The garage " La Do Da Da" is killer stuff and one I imagine they tore up live. "Doll House" is another hidden gem. The band al