Thursday, May 31, 2012

Favorite Garage Bands - Your Last Chance To Vote!

That's right ...

The polls officially close tomorrow ...

So if you haven't voted yet for YOUR All-Time Favorite Garage Bands, this is your LAST chance to do so!

Here again is the list of bands that made the final ballot ...

? and the Mysterians
13th Floor Elevator
Amboy Dukes
Balloon Farm
Barbarians
Beau Brummels
Blues Magoos
Bob Seger and the Heard 
Bobby Fuller Four
Bubble Puppy
Buckinghams
Cannibal and the Headhunters
Castaways
Chartbusters
Cherry Slush
Chocolate Watchband
Choir
Count Five
Cryan' Shames
Cyrkle
Davie Allan and the Arrows
Dino, Desi and Billy
Electric Prunes
Fifth Estate
Five Americans
Five By Five
Gants
Gentrys
Hombres
Human Beinz
Ides Of March
Illusion
Kingsmen 
Knickerbockers
Leaves
Little Boy Blues
Love
McCoys
Merry-Go-Round
Michael and the Messengers
Mouse and the Traps
Music Explosion
Music Machine
Nashville Teens
Nazz
New Colony Six
Nightcrawlers
Novas
Outsiders
Palace Guard
Paul Revere and the Raiders
Peanut Butter Conspiracy
Premiers
Rationals 
Richard and the Young Lions
Rivieras 
Robbs
Sam The Sham and the Pharaohs 
Seeds 
Shadows Of Knight 
Sir Douglas Quintet 
Sonics 
Standells 
Strangeloves 
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Swingin' Medallions 
Syndicate of Sound 
Terry Knight and the Pack 
Thee Sixpence 
Them 
Tommy James and the Shondells 
Trashmen 
Troggs
Trolls
Get your votes in now ...

The polls will officially close at 10 PM tomorrow, Friday, June 1st.

The Top 20 will be announced soon ...

Exclusively in Forgotten Hits!

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Mike Dugo of 60sgaragebands.com has been gracious enough to donate a couple of cd's to give away to some of our readers who participated in helping us to prepare the final ballot.  (Don't worry ... there's no need to register ... if you voted, your name is already in the hat!)
 
We'll pick a couple of winners this weekend and get you a copy of either the "Those Guys" CD or "The Chains" CD.  (You can read more about them both at the link below ... and, of course, you can also order your own copy through Mike's amazing website!  Browse around and learn more about some of the best known ... and UNknown garage bands of this era.)  Mike is also preparing short bios on each of The Top 20 Finalists ... and we may have another surprise or two in store, too.  WRCO Disc Jockey Phil Nee will countdown The Top 20 on his program later in June ... more details on that coming soon!  (kk)

Hi Kent!
This is a really great list of finalists ... that's for sure!
I will be giving away copies of Those Guys and The Chains.  Your readers will need to be real die-hard garage band fans to know either group, but I think they'll enjoy the music.  
Best,
Mike  


Love your site..Just found it tonight thru 60sGaragebands.com ...
My Favorite 60's Garage bands  from the list would have to be in order:
1. Blues Magoos
2. Knickerbockers
3. Cyrkle
4. Standells
5. Five Americans
6. Electric Prunes
7. Buckinghams
8. Love
9. Shadows of Knight
10. Merry-Go-Round
I would have rated the Merry-Go-Round higher had they had more than one lp ... I thought Emitt Rhodes was brilliant.
I also would have liked to have seen the "Critters" on the list  (Mr. Dieingly Sad is one of my favorite songs ever)
Beatman
Glad you're enjoying Forgotten Hits.  Actually, I don't think The Critters were ever even nominated!  (Wish you would have found us sooner!  Lol)  kk