The Rising Storm Biography & Awards

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Artist Info

Formed

1966

Disbanded

1968

Members

Andy Paley, Tom Scheft, Bob Cohen, Todd Cohen, Rich Weinberg, Charlie Rockwell, Tony Thompson

Biography

While 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. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide