The Go "Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride" Preview

A special treat from Detroit is coming real soon. If you can imagine a band that plays a stratocaster with pitch perfect reverb — the sound is unmistakable and associated with some of the great 60’s bands like The Creation, The Action, The Pretty Things and The Hollies. The production here is flawless and even better than Outrageous Cherry. The Go is this band. 60’s music aficionados will go spastic over this new album, “Howl on the Haunted Beat You Ride”, due out July 24. In 2003, the sound of The Go was closer to a mix of Rolling Stones and the Zombies mash. You can get this older album on CD Baby right now. Lead vocalist Bobby Harlow and John Krautner have refined thier sound to clean retro-styled rock with less garage elements. The most immediate single is the opener here “You Go Bangin’ On” with some awesome cascading choruses. “Invisible Friends” is a fitting melodic Buffalo Springfield type of tune. “Mary Ann” opens with almost the same choral as The Four Seasons’ “Rag Doll” and then does a great job rockin’ out, complete with tamborine and driving beats. The only thing I found problematic is that not every song is as “hooky” or memorable after I heard it and my guess is you will need a few listens for it to sink in. Visit the MySpace site to hear a preview. Look for it soon!

The Go Website | MySpace

Listen to “Invisible Friends”