The Chocolate Watchband
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The Chocolate Watchband is an American garage rock band that formed in 1965 in Los Altos, California. The band went through several lineup changes during its existence. Combining psychedelic and garage rock components, their sound was marked by David Aguilar's lead vocals, songwriting, as well as proto-punk musical arrangements. The band's rebellious musical posture made them one of the harder-edged groups of the period with many critics labeling them as America's answer to the Rolling Stones.
The Chocolate Watchband was signed to Tower Records in 1966 and released their first single, "Sweet Young Thing", in 1967. Later in the year, the band released their debut album, No Way Out. Though the album did not chart nationally, the band had a huge following in San Jose and the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1968, their second album, The Inner Mystique, was released and included the band's most popular song, a cover version of "I'm Not Like Everybody Else". By 1969, with Mark Loomis dropping out in the middle of the recording sessions, the band released a final album, One Step Beyond, however it did not include David Aguilar on vocals and was not as highly regarded or indicative of their past work. The Chocolate Watchband officially broke up in 1970 with no intent of ever reuniting again.
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- Let's Talk About Girls
- Are You Gonna Be There (At the Love-in)
- What's It To You?
- There's A Storm Coming by The Standells
- Riot On The Sunset Strip by The Standells
- Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White by The Standells
- Why Pick On Me? by The Standells
- Pride & Devotion by The Standells
- Rari by The Standells
- I'm a King Bee
- Medication by The Standells
- No Way Out
- Baby Blue
- Sweet Young Thing
- Inner Mystique
- She Weaves A Tender Trap
- Sitting There Standing
- Let's Go, Let's Go, Let's Go
- Don't Need Your Loving
- Medication
- Blues Theme
- Misty Lane
- I'm Not Like Everybody Else
- It's All Over Now Baby Blue
