The History of Northwest Rock, Vol. 3 (1980)

About this title: The final volume of the series has the most obscure tracks of the lot, and focuses more on the early psychedelic era than the previous installments. None of these were hits, and only the Sonics and the Kingsmen were widely known. However, it's also the least interesting of the three volumes, with little in the way of notable material, other than the Sonics' "High Time" and P.H. Phactor's raw, Charlatans-like folk-blues-rock. The Bards, though, offer one of the best (and few truly imaginative) covers of "My Generation," with its eerie ending of psychedelic cuckoo clock sound effects. Richie ... read more

Tracks:

1. It's Tomorrow [Trousdale]
2. I See [Trousdale]
3. Little Lies [Carter]
4. Mr. Kirby [Hudson/Hudson]
5. The Draft
6. Please Come Down
7. Baby
8. Elevator Operator
9. Long Hard Road
10. Minglewood Blues
11. Merryjuana
12. Barefoot John
13. Maggie
14. I Wonder Why
15. Beneath a Tree
16. I Loved Her
17. Start at the Bottom
18. Goin' Down
19. Modessa
20. Freedom Catcher
21. Louie, Louie [Berry]
22. Move over and Let Me Fly [Smith/O'Brien/Stein]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.