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Like their peers in the Los Angeles Paisley Underground movement of the '80s, the Long Ryders were a band who swore allegiance to the sounds of the '60s, but unlike the Dream Syndicate, the Rain Parade, or Green on Red, psychedelic rock played a relatively small role in their musical formula. Instead, the Long Ryders were powerfully influenced by the roots-centric approach of early folk-rock and country-rock acts, in particular the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Buffalo Springfield. And with the exception of the Bangles, the Long Ryders were the Paisley Underground band who came close ...read more
Like their peers in the Los Angeles Paisley Underground movement of the '80s, the Long Ryders were a band who swore allegiance to the sounds of the '60s, but unlike the Dream Syndicate, the Rain Parade, or Green on Red, psychedelic rock played a relatively small role in their musical formula. Instead, the Long Ryders were powerfully influenced by the roots-centric approach of early folk-rock and country-rock acts, in particular the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and Buffalo Springfield. And with the exception of the Bangles, the Long Ryders were the Paisley Underground band who came closest to achieving mainstream success, hitting the charts in the U.K. and earning a sizable cult following in the United States while making their mark on college radio. The Long Ryders would later prove to be a major influence on the alt-country movement that would rise up only a few years after the band split. Their garage-rock influences were at the forefront on their debut EP, 1983's 10-5-60, but a much stronger country and folk-rock approach informed 1984's Native Sons and 1985's State of Our Union, and 1987's Two-Fisted Tales wed the upbeat jangle of acts like R.E.M. with their love of classic twangy sounds. The Long Ryders folded in late 1987, but they occasionally staged reunion tours, and in 2019 they released a new album, Psychedelic Country Soul, that revealed that their skills as songwriters and performers had faded little since the '80s. « hide |
Similar Bands: The Byrds, The Beat Farmers, The Rain Parade, Green On Red, Jasond and The Scorchers Contributors: protokute,
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