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THE MISUNDERSTOOD - Who Do You Love
ALBUM I Can Take You To The Sun (7", Single)(1966)
The Misunderstood were an American band – from Riverside, California – but invariably appear on compilations of UK psychedelia, thanks to the fact that they were encouraged to head over the pond to find fame and fortune by DJ John Peel (then still known as John Ravenscroft). Peel had seen them perform at the opening of a shopping centre while he was working at Radio KMEN in San Bernardino and had become the band’s mentor, helping them to find bookings and record demos.
‘Who Do You Love’ is of course a cover of the Bo Diddley classic but transformed for the psychedelic age! The opening interplay between the electric and pedal steel guitars draws you in straightaway, before the familiar words of the first verse kick in accompanied by a barrage of evocative guitar tones and effects. After the chorus the band then confound us again with a transformative passage of tranquil beauty where a raucous guitar break might have been expected.
THE MISUNDERSTOOD - Who Do You Love
ALBUM I Can Take You To The Sun (7", Single)(1966)
The Misunderstood were an American band – from Riverside, California – but invariably appear on compilations of UK psychedelia, thanks to the fact that they were encouraged to head over the pond to find fame and fortune by DJ John Peel (then still known as John Ravenscroft). Peel had seen them perform at the opening of a shopping centre while he was working at Radio KMEN in San Bernardino and had become the band’s mentor, helping them to find bookings and record demos.
‘Who Do You Love’ is of course a cover of the Bo Diddley classic but transformed for the psychedelic age! The opening interplay between the electric and pedal steel guitars draws you in straightaway, before the familiar words of the first verse kick in accompanied by a barrage of evocative guitar tones and effects. After the chorus the band then confound us again with a transformative passage of tranquil beauty where a raucous guitar break might have been expected.
