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Good Lovin'.mp3

The Rascals
2:44, 3.1mb, 160 kbps
Felix Cavaliere and the Rascals turned the 1965 arrangement of this song by "The Olympics" into their own gold classic. Speeding it up considerably from the original version, they recorded it as they would have played it on stage, complete with the countoff beginning and the false ending. Although not thrilled with the initial result, they were persuaded by legendary producer, Tom Dowd, to keep the recording exactly as it was.

"On a scale of one-to-ten, we thought this was about a six or a seven." Cavaliere is quoted as saying. "The Atlantic philosophy in those days was based upon a jazz performance, which is like an actual event. If you get it hot in the studio, you don't touch it. That made an impression on me, especially when I saw how wrong I was about the public's reaction to it...It was quite a shock to us when that thing went to the top of the charts."

Rockin' Down the Highway.mp3

The Doobie Brothers
3:12, 3.7mb, 160 kbps
From their sophomore album, Toulouse Street, "Rockin' Down the Highway" accompanied other hit singles, "Listen To The Music," and "Jesus Is Just Alright" and helped bring the band their breakthrough success. The album reflected a quantum improvement in the band's material as well as the quality and polish of their studio sound. Pianist Bill Payne of Little Feat contributed his distinctive keyboard stylings for the first time. With a tight new rhythm section and the dual songwriting talents of Tom Johnston and Patrick Simmons, the Doobies' trademark sound - an amalgam of R&B, country, bluegrass, heavy metal and rock and roll - emerged fully formed.

Keep Your Hands to Yourself.mp3

Georgia Satellites
2:47, 3.2mb, 160 kbps
Fearless bar band on steroids, The Georgia Satellites, spent some of it's career in that nether region between country, rock-a-billy and rock. The band pulled it all together in "Keep Your Hands to Yourself", their biggest career hit. According to lead singer Dan Baird, "The most gratifying and shameful moment of that whole experience [stardom] was at the Indiana State Fair. Some woman came up to me and said, 'I love that "huggie-kissie" song you do. My two-year-old dances every time we see it on CMT.' I knew then that we had reached the lowest common denominator." And a classic was born.
Cosmic Shindig Original

All I Want.mp3

3:32, 4.2mb, 160 kbps
Written by Brian Watkins, "All I Want" was Inspired by the guitar riffs and nostalgically unidimensional lyrics of 60's hits from the likes of "Badfinger" and "The Raspberries".