Paul Revere & The Raiders - Just Like Us mp3 download

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Presenting as squeaky clean fun-loving rogues, much like the Monkees, the Raiders were all over the television channels during the mid 60’s, making them as commercial and established as Coca-Cola. Their music and shows came off as larger than life, dynamos of high energy slapstick that were outrageous, filled with silly humor and seemed very childish as they danced and sang in unison with choreographed movements. Unlike so many bands who formed themselves around a goofy but actual name (Paul Revere Dick), Paul Revere & The Raiders were never willing to shed their gimmicky trademark colonial soldier outfits, forever standing behind the mask and never becoming an actual band.Taking on the trappings from the counter-culture, but never embracing it, other than with their Beatlesque harmonies and Sgt. Pepper style outfits, the Raiders were entirely anti-drug, with “Kicks” being perhaps their claim to fame. Though they did have a David Bowie connection … the Raiders began their career releasing the song “Louie Louie” at the same time as The Kingsmen did, and later penned a returned to that concept with “Louie Go Home,” which was covered by both Bowie and the Who.There’s little not to like on this album, but then, the record is sheer entertainment and not art, around which the Raiders not only sold themselves, but countless products. That being said, the number “Steppin’ Out” was their breakout song, featured on the afternoon dance show hosted by Dick Clark, along with Where the Action Is, which featured the Raiders as the house band of sorts. The Raiders were always silly, even in the midst of selling millions of records, though by the time of Woodstock in 1969, the Raiders were seen as plastic people, with the Raiders dropping their costumes in favor of a more traditional rock band look and presenting heavier music.Oddly enough, in the last few years there’s been a deep reveal for the early material by the Raiders, with labels such as Magic Records and Sundazed presenting audiophile editions of this album, yet methinks this is simply a marketing ploy directed at the baby boomers and the hipsters who see the Raiders as expandably nostalgic, inferring that old music should be respected, yet these ‘today’ listeners have no concept of who the Raiders were, what they stood for, or the times from which they rose. Hey, I purchased this record when it was released and never even opened it, as I was instantly swept away with Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde, Revolver by the Beatles, Blues Breakers by John Mayall, Cream, The Rolling Stones, the Byrds who were flying through the Fifth Dimension, not to mention all of the staggering jazz albums that were capturing my mind, such as Bill Evans at Town Hall. So, while the music of Paul Revere & The Raiders pales when standing next to others, it is what it is, smiling toe tapping ”Oh yeah, do you remember that?” music that had its place on AM radio and has been quickly waved off and forgotten.It’s strange, because I would sincerely like to forget all about Paul Revere and this bit of goofiness, but it has, and probably forever will hold a minor place in my musical history … though I’m still not going to cut the shrink-wrap on that original pressing, from a time when I was both learning to dance, and learning the difference between fluff and fulfillment. *** The Fun Facts: Over the years, the Raiders have had no less, and perhaps more than 38 formal members.The Raiders had a contract with Vox Amplifiers, which gave them some backdoor credibility. Review by Jenell Kesler

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