Equinox - Music

One Of The Oddest San Francisco Bay Area Bands Of The Late '60s Berkeley-Based Mad River Cut Two Albums That Are Highly Regarded By Psychedelic Collectors. After Releasing A Rare EP On A Tiny Local Label In 1967 The Band Signed With Capitol And Released Their Self-Titled Debut The Following Year. Perhaps The Most Ominous San Francisco Band Of The Time The Group Often Sounded Like An Extremely Dark Version Of Quicksilver Messenger Service With A Bit Of Country Joe & The Fish's Minor-Key Melodies Thrown In. Their Material Veered Between Drawn-Out Angst Jams And Frenetic Numbers Spotlighting David Robinson's Shimmering Blistering Guitar Leads And Leader/songwriter Lawrence Hammond's Mournful Quavering Vocals. Unpredictably Their Second And Last LP 1969's Paradise Bar & Grill Found The Band Drifting Into Laid-Back Country-Rock With Less Memorable Results. Http //mygeneration60s.Blogspot.Com/2007/09/mad-River-Mad-River-1968.Html Judging By The List Of Songs There Has Been A Mix Up With The Group Mad River Paris France. The Most Popular Song "down By The River Is By Mad River France! read less