THE FAVOURITE SONS-That Driving Beat/Walking Walking Walking U.K. Mercury MF 911 1966
Back in the day (early 90's) I bought this vinyl bootleg LP comp called "Psychedelia Volume Two: The Fairy Fellers Master Stroke". On it was this powerful bit of freakbeat called "Walking Walking Walking" by a band called The Favourite Sons. I'd never heard of the band or the track but I was floored.
Fast forward to the late 90's and I've tracked down the single. On the A-side we have a freakbeat version of the Willie Mitchell soul classic "That Driving Beat" with the originals main horn lick replaced by some fuzz guitar. It's somewhat soulful but way too freaky to be "r&b", sort of like The Koobas when they covered "You Better Make Up Your Mind" (see Anorak Thing January 13, 2009 entry). Not a patch on the original but still interesting.
And on the flip we have the monster that is "Walking Walking Walking". The best way I can describe this is imagine Ali Mackenzie of The Birds fronting The Eyes or The Game. The vocalist's voice reminds me a lot of The Bird's front man's pipes and the pinnacle of the track is the distorted power chords that make the song the freakbeat legend (in my book anyway) that it is. The number comes complete with a perfect distorted freaky solo that bears the archetype freakbeat '66 sound.
"That Driving Beat" was included on the CD "That Driving Beat Volume One" while "Walking Walking Walking" is on the CD "English Freakbeat Volume Three" (where it was obviously nicked from the "Psychedelia Volume Two" LP comp!).
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