Description: Tracks:Let's Talk About GirlsSweet Young ThingBaby BlueBlues Theme: The HogsLoose Lip Sync Ship: The HogsDon't Need Your Lovin'Sitting There StandingMisty LaneShe Weaves A Tender TrapAre You Gonna Be There (At The Love In)No Way OutIn The Midnight HourCome OnGone And Passes ByI'm Not Like Everybody ElseI Ain't No Miracle WorkerMilk Cow BluesMedication'Til The End Of The DayPsychedelic TripLet's Talk About GirlsIn The Midnight HourHot Dusty RoadsGossamer WingsBaby BlueMedicationDon't Let The Sun Catch You CryingSince You Broke My HeartUncle MorrisHow Ya BeenDevil's MotorcycleI Don't Need No DoctorFlowersFirefaceAnd She's LonelyDark Side Of The MushroomExpo 2000Voyage Of The Trieste: The Yo-YozIn The Past: The Yo-YozThe Inner Mystique: The Yo-YozThe Uncharted Sea AKA Voyage Of The Trieste: The Yo-YozLet's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go: The InmatesLet's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go: The InmatesBaby BlueBlues ThemeLoose Lip Sync ShipDon't Need Your Lovin'Sitting There StandingMisty LaneShe Weaves A Tender TrapAre You Gonna Be There (AT THE LOVE IN)No Way OutIn the Midnight HourCome OnGone and Passes ByI'm Not Like Everybody ElseI Ain't No Miracle WorkerMilk Cow BluesMedicationTil the End of the DayPsychedelic TripThe Uncharted SeaLet's Go Let's Go Let's Go (Backing Track)Let's Go Let's Go Let's Go Performer Notes: The Chocolate Watchband: David Aguilar.Personnel: David Aguilar, Don Bennett Trio (vocals).This double-CD set of Chocolate Watchband material is so overpowering that it's difficult to know where to begin. A group that never charted a single (forget an album) across four tumultuous years is suddenly given the box-set treatment in miniature, a double-disc package containing not only every track ever recorded and released by the actual Chocolate Watchband, but also every track ever attributed to them, and also three cuts featuring original Watchband lead singer David Aguilar providing new lead vocals to replace singing that was wiped (or not recorded) at the time. And just to show how screwed-up their history was, the non-Watchband material runs 20 minutes longer than the stuff they actually recorded. (Their one-time manager, Ed Cobb, who seldom seemed to have much good to say about the actual Watchband, is probably watching in total astonishment from whatever celestial plain he alighted upon in death.) And what makes it all even better is that not only is all of this material organized properly for the first time, the real Watchband stuff filling up disc one, but it all sounds incredible -- for the first time, even amid reissues by Rhino and Sundazed, here is a collection of songs that don't sound at least half a generation "off" in quality and source material. Disc two contains everything ever attributed to the group, including the contents of the entire third album, One Step Beyond (which was done by a substitute version of the band). The collection also, at last, identifies the sources of two sets of fake Watchband tracks as the rival West Coast bands the Yo-Yoz and the Inmates, both of which had been involved with Cobb. And even that material is in its best condition ever, and not bad for it, either -- it might not have been the Watchband, but most of this was better than decent music. The only two cuts here that were a mystery going in were the versions of "Medication" and "'Til the End of the Day" on which David Aguilar put on new vocals in 2005 -- and he pulls it off successfully. The 35-year gap is bridged without too much trouble, and if he sounds older, he still sings well. Basically, this set reduces in importance the prior reissues from Sundazed and other labels, and the accompanying annotation provides the most detailed history of the band ever assembled. In essence, it's worth every cent being asked for it, and then some, for fans of garage punk and '60s garage bands, as well as psychedelic enthusiasts. ~ Bruce Eder Professional Reviews: Uncut (p.112) - 5 stars out of 5 - "NO US band bettered their snotty vocals, snarling guitars and pumping rhythm or achieved that Stones/Kinks/Them pastiche with greater commitment..." Producer: Ed Cobb Format: CD (2 Disc); Stereo Country: USA Studio/Live: Studio Release Date: 2 May, 2005 Label: Chocolate Watch Band Dimensions: 12.6 x 1.1 x 14.3 centimeters (0.08 kg)
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Track #1: Let's Talk About Girls
Track #2: Sweet Young Thing
Track #3: Baby Blue
Track #4: Blues Theme: The Hogs
Track #5: Loose Lip Sync Ship: The Hogs
Track #6: Don't Need Your Lovin'
Track #7: Sitting There Standing
Track #8: Misty Lane
Track #9: She Weaves A Tender Trap
Track #10: Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love In)
Track #11: No Way Out
Track #12: In The Midnight Hour
Track #13: Come On
Track #14: Gone And Passes By
Track #15: I'm Not Like Everybody Else
Track #16: I Ain't No Miracle Worker
Track #17: Milk Cow Blues
Track #18: Medication
Track #19: 'Til The End Of The Day
Track #20: Psychedelic Trip
Track #21: Let's Talk About Girls
Track #22: In The Midnight Hour
Track #23: Hot Dusty Roads
Track #24: Gossamer Wings
Track #25: Baby Blue
Track #26: Medication
Track #27: Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying
Track #28: Since You Broke My Heart
Track #29: Uncle Morris
Track #30: How Ya Been
Track #31: Devil's Motorcycle
Track #32: I Don't Need No Doctor
Track #33: Flowers
Track #34: Fireface
Track #35: And She's Lonely
Track #36: Dark Side Of The Mushroom
Producer: Ed Cobb
Release Year: 2005
Format: CD
Genre: Rock
Record Label: BIG Beat UK, Bgb
Artist: Chocolate Watchband
Release Title: Melts in Your Brain Not on Your Wrist
