The Turtles were a popular 60's band, playing your popular 60's music in popular 60's venues for popular 60's boys and girls. They were also quite good, with songs including Elanore, and more famously, Happy Together. The singers, Mark Voleman and Howard Kaylan would achieve comic fame as Flo & Eddie, the comical music duo. However this was after their stint in Frank Zappa's Mothers Of Invention.
She'd Rather Be With Me is a classic sixties pop tune, lyrics about love, a swinging beat, vocal harmonies, it's got it all. Where The turtles excell is by bringing in a variety of instruments at once, letting the song build up and simply enjoy itself. The beat really holds the track in place, it's almost Motorik, while the organ tinges it with a lovely sunshine flower-power sound. The bridge itself is an excellent harmony where the track really comes together, allowing it to end after repeating the chorus. A typical song, a typical structure, but hey, it's fun!
The Walking Song is more 'psychedelic' pop, combining about 4 styles of pop into one, in a way not dissimilar to The Small Faces. From Pop to pub sing-along to Beach Boys style harmonies, with slight tinges of The Mothers hidden in cracks beneath the surface. The playful nature of this song keeps it as an interesting listen, and I'd say, get it. I picked this 7" up for 99p off eBay, however it doesn't seem to be on there often, so keep your eyes peeled!
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