The Turtles are way more interesting than I'd anticipated.

[Sean Hunt]

Any fans of The Turtles here? They're so fun! And there's way more to them than most people know, including all of the comedy songs and their concept album, "The Battle of the Bands" in which they spoof a different style of band on each song.

About 10 years ago, The Turtles featuring Flo and Eddie came to my hometown in Sandy Utah and my mom bought the whole family tickets, which was not something we'd usually be able to afford. I had already been obsessed with researching classic rock bands but I, like many others I assume, had thought they are a one or 2 hit wonder. But there is so much more to them so I made a little mini-doc that talks about their history, the funny adventures and the content of their albums.

I'd really appreciate any opinions and I'd love to hear your story about how you became a fan of the band.

 

[recgord27]

 

[CP/M User]

I have a Greatest Hits album as well as their 1st album "It ain't me babe", which has got some interesting songs not found on the Greatest Hits album of mine.

The biggest disappointment for me with the Turtles is the Radio keeps playing "Happy Together" or "Elenora" all the time. Not that I'm saying their bad songs, though they have a lot of great songs which just gets missed.

 

[Arkie]

Any fans of The Turtles here? They're so fun! And there's way more to them than most people know, including all of the comedy songs and their concept album, "The Battle of the Bands" in which they spoof a different style of band on each song.

About 10 years ago, The Turtles featuring Flo and Eddie came to my hometown in Sandy Utah and my mom bought the whole family tickets, which was not something we'd usually be able to afford. I had already been obsessed with researching classic rock bands but I, like many others I assume, had thought they are a one or 2 hit wonder. But there is so much more to them so I made a little mini-doc that talks about their history, the funny adventures and the content of their albums.

I'd really appreciate any opinions and I'd love to hear your story about how you became a fan of the band.

You havent been here since April but i find it interesting that your mom would buy tickets to a show like this. Flo and Eddie are a few notches above a PG rating lol My mom would say hell no. Heres their version of the Radio Announcers Test.

 

[Arkie]

YT has a lot of their stuff removed , it took me awhile to find that ^^^

 

[RedSG]

I'm a Turtles fan. They were my 2nd rock concert back in 1969. It was them, Three Dog Night and Hoyt Axton. I saw them again in the Happy Together Tour, only the main two singers, Howard and Mark, weren't there. The singer from The Archies, Cuff Links, and record producer, Ron Dante, took over doing the lead vocals on the Turtles hits.

 

[Rock1960s]

Thanks for your lovely post. Turtles are one of those less known heroes who created the magic of the 60s along with the titans. It was the time music was on an endless road of discovery. One shouldn't be upset that Happy Together and Elenore get most of radio coverage. They are materpieces ! There are lots of similar examples . One does not have to know every thing Monkees or, say, David McWilliams, did but Daydream Believer and Days of Pearly Spencer are timeless gems.

 

[Rhett Oracle]

What a coincidence, I am reading Howard Kaylan's book "Shell Shocked." It tells The Turtles' story, but overall it pales in comparison to his quest to take as many drugs as possible. Still, it's entertaining. I have some of their LPs and 45s, but I have the whole catalogue in mono and stereo on CD. I saw the "Happy Together" tour in Toronto during the 1980s, but Google can't confirm when or whether they played there. But I lived in Toronto and I was there! I'm sure it had Flo & Eddie, and The Mamas & Papas, with Spanky McFarlane (Spanky & Our Gang) singing Mama Cass' parts, and it might have been Mackenzie Phillips singing her mom's parts. And they had Scott McKenzie as well. There is no record of TM&TP having played Toronto in the '80s, although Google lists Spanky McFarlane in the group on their 1982 tour. For some things, the internet is useless!

 

[dr wu]

Solid pop rock band originally....clever and inside joke kind of guys who had an ear for a melody.
Later of course they did both studio and live work with Zappa. They also were friends with Warren Zevon who actually wrote 2 early songs that ended up on early b-sides of Turtle records.(they both were on White Whale records then)
The Flo and Eddie lps are good pop rock with clever lyrics and witty social comments.
One of my favorites from them from Moving Targets
"Keep It Warm'

 

[RedSG]

The contributed a lot to 60s radio!