The Boston Tea Party - The Boston Tea Party 1968

Psychedelic band, formed in 1963, based in Burbank, California, USA. The sole release (in 1968) of The Boston Tea Party, we get 60s psychedelic rock at its peak. Maybe not deserving of obscurity, but this is a fun album to listen to. With such gems as 'Straighten Up and Fly Right', they tell you to "Keep your feet on the ground" and "don't expound on everything". Well, wiser words were never said to anyone under the influence. The lyrics often seem to be chosen for their sound rather than message, or chemistry was involved in the composition. For example, we get "Perhaps you can see the meaning, your windows don't need cleaning" in 'I Found a Way'. In a typical anti-establishment 'Fantasy', they sing "You want me to slave all day on something that was not meant for me". Boston Tea Party conjures up a lost era with their driving guitars, upbeat sound, and keyboards. Not an album that you would listen to regularly, but more like an old friend to go back to when you are in that 60s mood. "A. Silverstone".

 

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