Five Man Electrical Band - Half Past Midnight: The Staccatos and Beyond

Ottawa's The Five Man Electrical Band were an unwittingly fine example of how rock & roll began to shapeshift during the mid- to late '60s. The Five Men Electrical Band began life as The Staccatos in 1963, and by the time The Staccatos cut their first singles for Capitol Records' Canadian branch in 1966, they'd become a fine pop band with a talent for folk-rock in the manner of The Byrds and The Hollies. But when The Staccatos began recording their second album for Capitol in Hollywood, CA in 1969, psychedelia had made more than a few fine pop bands sound obsolete, so the guys began dipping their toes into more Baroque and lysergic waters. Read More