Soundtrack: Seeds Pushin Too Hard CD

Big Beats series of reissues dedicated to the Seeds reaches its apex with the compilation Pushin Too Hard: The Seeds, the accompanying soundtrack to an acclaimed rockumentary tracing the rise and fall of these 60s garage icons.

Directed by GNP Crescendos Neil Norman and written/produced by Aces own Alec Palao, Pushin Too Hard: The Seeds is an extensive trip through the career of the exemplary quartet, and its eccentric frontman, Sky Saxon. The frequently off-centre tale is told via extensive interviews with members of the band and their retinue, vintage footage, rare photos and memorabilia, and insights from Seeds fans such as Iggy Pop, Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys and the Bangles.

While it contains the expected signature tunes from the Seeds catalogue such as Cant Seem To Make You Mine, Mr Farmer and of course the title cut, Pushin Too Hard: The Seeds also features many rare sides such as an early Sky single under the name Ritchie Marsh, an exciting excerpt from the bands 1967 appearance at Hollywood Bowl and, as a nod to the Seeds friendship with Muddy Waters, a vintage live cut from the venerable bluesman. Aficionados will be glad to note that several of the groups own selections are presented here as alternate takes or different versions, providing more evidence of the driving, hypnotic brand of rocknroll the Seeds pioneered.