The Music Machine - (Turn On) The Music Machine (1966)
Tracklist front / back album covers
Side one
"Talk Talk" - 1:56
"Trouble" - 2:11
"Cherry, Cherry" (Neil Diamond) - 3:12
"Taxman" (George Harrison) - 2:33
"Some Other Drum" - 2:29
"Masculine Intuition" - 2:08
Side two
"The People in Me" - 2:53
"See See Rider" (Ma Rainey, Lena Arant) - 2:29
"Wrong" - 2:16
"96 Tears" (Rudy Martinez) - 2:17
"Come on In" - 2:54
"Hey Joe" (Billy Roberts) - 4:12
The Music Machine Band Members / Musicians
Sean Bonniwell - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, horn
Mark Landon - lead guitar (Son of Michael Landon, star of Bonanza)
Ron Edgar - drums
Doug Rhodes - keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals
Keith Olsen - bass guitar, backing vocals (later produced Alice Cooper and the Grateful Dead)
(Turn On) The Music Machine is the debut album by the American garage rock band the Music Machine, and was released on Original Sound Records on December 31, 1966. It arrived just months after the group's hit single, "Talk Talk", propelled to number 15 on the national charts. Although the album was hastily recorded to capitalize on the Music Machine's popularity, (Turn On) The Music Machine managed to become a moderate hit on the Billboard 200, and is hailed today as a classic garage rock piece. Another single, "The People in Me" was also released in support of the album.
The Music Machine was an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1966. Fronted by chief songwriter and lead vocalist Sean Bonniwell, the band cultivated a characteristically dark and rebellious image reflected in an untamed musical approach. Sometimes it made use of distorted guitar lines and hallucinogenic organ parts, punctuated by Bonniwell's distinctively throaty vocals. Although they managed to attain national chart success only briefly with two singles, the Music Machine is today considered by many critics to be one of the groundbreaking acts of the 1960s. Their style is now recognized as a pioneering force in proto-punk; yet within a relatively short period of time, they began to employ more complex lyrical and instrumental arrangements that went beyond the typical garage band format.
The Music Machine Discography Full
Studio albums
(Turn On) The Music Machine (1966)
The Bonniwell Music Machine (1968)
Extended plays
Talk Talk (1967)
Compilation albums
The Best of the Music Machine (1984)
The Music Machine (1994)
Beyond the Garage (1995)
Rock 'n' Roll Hits (1997)
Turn On: The Best of the Music Machine (1999)
Ignition (2000)
The Ultimate Turn On (2006)
Rarities, Vol. 1: Last Singles & Demos (2014)
Rarities, Vol. 2: Early Mixes & Rehearsals (2014)
Re-Ignition (2015)
