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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:41 am
by rictified
Yeah their vocals weren't the best but I liked their songs.
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:49 am
by jbarnes
Ahem " And the Cyrcles in" ?????? Is that not a line in one of their "hits" >>>>NOT !!!!!!!!
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:55 am
by jbarnes
Taking a line from "Treasure of the Sierra Madre", Royalties, Royalties, they ain't getting no stinkin royalties.....
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 8:56 am
by jbarnes
Geez...... I'ma waiting for Paul W. to chime in here.......
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:36 am
by chingnchime
I think RED RUBBER BALL is one of the great pop singles of all time. Pure Perfect Pop, from the jangly guitar to the great 'no vibrato' vocal harmonies. Yes, the singing was somewhat nasal, but fit the song well. BTW, the follow-up, TURN DOWN DAY, which is not as good (at least not to my ears) was originally called TURNED ON DAY, and is about smoking a joint on a pretty summer's day, but they could'nt get that title past the record company.
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:38 pm
by jbarnes
Ahh Steve, isn't Democracy wonderful, I put them in the same boat with the Partridge Family...and yes a joint was a a big deal with big law enforcement issues then ....you know, light a joint,(or possess only 1) go to jail or juve.... THE TIMES, THEY HAVE A CHANG..ED
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 4:53 pm
by expomick
It's A Turn Down Day
Nothing's On My Mind
It's A Turn Down Day...
And I Dig It
(maybe now they'll get some royalties...if they know where to find me)
Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2005 5:59 pm
by rictified
I liked Turn Down Day better, maybe because I didn't get burned out on it like Red Rubber Ball.
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:24 am
by expomick
Agreed...when I do hear the song, it reminds me of being 6 years old and being at Jericho Beach in Vancouver.
It was one of those pop songs (and there are probably hundreds, if not thousands) that I was familiar with as a young kid, but didn't know the name of the song nor the performer...not until Rhino Records began releasing their versions of the "Nuggets" series around 1985.
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 6:33 am
by admin
Bob: I bet you liked "Turn Down Day" for the bass riffs!
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:49 am
by chingnchime
John- Putting The Cyrkle in the same boat as the Partridge Family seems off base to me. The Cyrkle was never packaged and promoted in such a kid-oriented way. In 1966 MOST of the radio pop was innocent ('til Hendrix and Cream arrived)- Beach Boys, Beatles, Spoonful, etc. I think lumping them in w/ an obvious 'TV creation' is to say the least, inaccurate.
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:53 am
by rictified
The Cyrkle's bass player was good Peter as a matter of fact, haha!
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:24 pm
by shamustwin
The Cowsills were to play themselves on TV but the Mom refused, so they cast Shirley Jones, David Cassidy et at instead
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:35 pm
by rictified
They were from RI. close to my hometown. Indian Lake is a Lake in Worcester, Ma and is nothing like the song.
That was a bad career choice huh?
Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2005 12:43 pm
by shamustwin
They're for the most part here now. My drummer type person hangs with one or two of them sometimes. They're still playing !