The Grass Roots - Greatest Hits [Remember]

With an ever-shifting lineup, and tightly controlled (at least initially) by the crack writing and production team of P.f. Sloan and Steve Barri, The Grass Roots never really had a strong public identity during their peak years in the mid-'60s through the early '70s, but managed to turn out several memorable (if hardly innovative) singles none the less. Starting with the gentle folk-rock of "Where Were You When I Needed You" in 1965, followed by the sitar-laced "Let's Live for Today," The Grass Roots seemed like a somewhat watered-down version of The Byrds, but with 1968's "Midnight Confessions," they took a turn in the Motown direction, and following the sleek, sexy "Temptation Eyes" in 1971, they ended up sounding more like the prototype for Hall & Oates. Read More