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A great way to get to know The Pretty Things, the British rock band who influenced Dave Gilmour, Joey Ramone, David Bowie, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and many ...
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Feb 10, 2024 · Formed in London in 1963, The Pretty Thingswere part of the original wave of British R&B bands alongside their friends and contemporaries The Rolling Stones. As the 60s and 70s progressed, they delivered a string of classic albums – most notably 1968’s landmark concept album SF Sorrow- without ever getting the massive breakthrough the deserved.
- A House in The Country
- The Same Sun
- Sickel Clowns
- Honey I Need
- Walking Through My Dreams
- You Don’T Believe Me
- Roadrunner
- Midnight to Six Man
- Don’T Bring Me Down
- Rosalyn
We open our Top 10 Pretty Things songs list with a great track from the band’sEmotions album, which was released in 1967. It was the band’s third studio album. The song “A House In The Country” would actually be the last Pretty Things song to have chart success in the United Kingdom. This one opens with a very slick guitar riff that merges into the...
This great song from The Pretty Things was released fifty years after their debut album in 1965. In 2015, The Pretty Things released the album The Sweet Pretty Things (Are in Bed Now, of Course…). The album featured original members Phil May and Dick Taylor. The song “The Same Sun” sounds like it could have been released in 1965. When you hear rock...
Continuing with our Top 10 Pretty Things songs list, we turn to one of our favorite Pretty Things songs. If we were going to choose one Pretty Things song to turn people on to this great band, this would be the one. “Sickel Clowns” was released on the band’s Parachute album. The record was released in 1970. This might not be the most popular Pretty...
The Pretty Things song “Honey I Need” was the band’s second most successful single release behind “Don’t Bring Me Down.” It’s hard to believe that this is the same band that released “Sickel Clowns” just a few years later. The single was released in 1965. It hit number thirteen on the United Kingdom’s pop charts. “Honey I Need” was issued on the ba...
The song “Walking Through My Dreams” was released in 1967. It was issued as part of a single with “Talking About the Good Times.” The song was originally only released as a single but later appeared as a bonus track on the album S.F. Sorrow. Many rock fans and critics have long thought of the album as the record that inspired Pete Townshend’s conce...
As we get past the halfway point on this top 10 Pretty Things songs list, we turn to the band’s second album entitled Get the Picture? The song “You Don’t Believe Me” was the album’s opening track. Interestingly, the song also featured the guitar work of soon-to-be Rock God Jimmy Page. The guitarist who would eventually rule the world with Led Zepp...
The Pretty Things version of “Roadrunner” was released on the band’s debut album, The Pretty Things, in 1965. It was the album’s opening track. “Roadrunner” was written by Ellas McDaniel, who most of the rock and roll world knows as Bo Diddley. The great song “Roadrunner” was one of the most covered songs in the 1960’s. Bands like The Animals, The ...
The Pretty Things’ song “Midnight To Six Man” was the band’s sixth single. The song was issued in 1966, the same year in which The Pretty Things also released a short film entitled The Pretty Things on Film. I love how the guitars and piano jump back and forth against each other throughout the song. Add a little Hammond organ in tip of it all and y...
Most of The Pretty Things’ success on the charts in the United Kingdom came early in their career. The great Pretty Things song “Don’t Bring Me Down” was released as a single in 1964. “Don’t Bring Me Down” would prove to be the band’s highest charting single of their career. It was the group’s only top 10 hit, as it just made the UK Music Charts To...
We close out our Top 10 Pretty Things songs list with the excellent track “Rosalyn.” The song was released by The Pretty Things in 1964. It was also the band’s debut single. The song introduced the band The Pretty Things to the world. The song had moderate chart success, peaking at number 46 on the UK music charts. David Bowie covered the song on h...
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Pretty Things were an English rock band formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent, taking their name from Bo Diddley's 1955 song "Pretty Thing", and active in their first incarnation until 1971. They released five studio albums, including the debut The Pretty Things and S. F. Sorrow, four EPs and 15 UK singles, including the Top 20 UK Singles Chart "Don't Bring Me Down" and "Honey I Need". They ...
The Pretty Things are an English rock band, formed in September 1963 in Sidcup, Kent. They took their name from Willie Dixon's 1955 song "Pretty Thing". A pu...
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These last three songs feel like a suite--and feel like the band's unique ideas and tremendous potential are finally being exposed. (8.75/10) 7. "Baron Saturday" (4:01) Beatles comparisons are inevitable, yet these vocals, lyrics, instrument choices, and sound mixes are unusually unique. Bravo, Pretty Things!
