The Seeds

Not to be confused with SEEDS or SeeDs.
For other uses, see seed (disambiguation).

The Seeds
The group in 1966. From left: Rick Andridge, Daryl Hooper, Sky Saxon, and Jan Savage
The group in 1966. From left: Rick Andridge, Daryl Hooper, Sky Saxon, and Jan Savage
Background information
OriginLos Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active1965–1969, 1969–1972 (as Sky Saxon and the Seeds), 1989, 2003–2009, 2017–present (as Daryl Hooper and the Seeds)
LabelsGNP Crescendo, MGM Records, Bam Caruso
Members
  • Daryl Hooper
  • Alec Palao
  • Paul Kopf
  • Mark Belgraph
  • Justin Smith
Past members
  • Sky Saxon
  • Jan Savage
  • Rick Andridge
  • Don Boomer
  • Bob Norsoph
  • Bill Chiapparelli
  • Jeff Prentice
  • Rik Collins
  • Mark Bellgraph
  • Dave Klein
  • Justin Polimeni
  • Jeremy Levine
  • Harvey Sharpe
  • Jimmy Valentine
  • Sean M'Lady
  • Dave Walle
  • Tommy Gunn
  • Christopher Robin
  • Gary Stern
  • Don Bolles
  • Geoff Brandin
  • Kevin Dippold
  • Atomic
  • Justino

The Seeds are an American psychedelic garage rock[2][3][4][5] band that formed in Los Angeles, California in 1965, best known for their highest-charting single "Pushin' Too Hard". The band's classic line-up featured frontman Sky Saxon, guitarist Jan Savage (born Buck Jan Reeder),[6] keyboardist Daryl Hooper and drummer Rick Andridge. In 1968, the band changed their name to Sky Saxon and the Seeds, with Savage and Andridge departing the band. They went on to release a handful of additional singles.[7]

In 1989, the original lineup of the band reformed for a handful of live dates in the US.[8]

In 2003, Saxon reformed the Seeds with original guitarist Jan Savage (who departed part way through a European tour the same year due to ill health). Releasing 2 further studio albums, the band continued to tour the US, UK and Europe up to Saxon's death in 2009.

In 2017, Hooper reformed the Seeds with a line-up of past and new members; they released a single in 2021 and continue to tour to this day.

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  2. ^ Brian Addison (July 10, 2014). "Prototype Garage Punk Band The Seeds to Have Documentary Screening in Long Beach". Long Beach Post. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  3. ^ Weber, Bruce (June 26, 2009). "Sky Saxon, Lead Singer and Bassist for the Seeds, Dies". The New York Times.
  4. ^ Pehling, Dave (January 1, 2019). "Iconic LA Bands From '60s Team Up at the Chapel". CBS News. San Francisco.
  5. ^ Peter Buckley (2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. p. 916. ISBN 978-1843531050.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference ada was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Breznikar, Klemen (August 10, 2020). "Daryl Hooper of The Seeds Interview". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "Sowing The Seeds". Recordcollectormag.com. Retrieved October 10, 2021.