The Rising Storm

by Richie UnterbergerWhile still at prep school in the mid-60s, this New England group recorded one of the rarest and most respected garage band albums, divided equally between outside and self-penned material. This effort was distinguished from many other recordings of the sort not by the respectable covers (of material by Them, Wilson Pickett, Love, and fellow Boston garage bands the Remains and the Rockin Ramrods), but by their beautiful, haunting original folk-rock ballads. Disbanding upon graduation, they were rediscovered by hardcore 60s collectors over 15 years later, and actually reunited for a live recording at their alma mater in the early 80s.