Turn On – THE MUSIC MACHINE**

Talk Talk/Trouble/Cherry Cherry/Taxman/Some Other Drum/Masculine Intuition/The People In Me/See See Rider/Wrong/96 Tears/Come On In/Hey Joe

The Music Machine were a short lived garage rock band from Los Angeles. Their debut Turn On, relies heavily on many well known covers and includes the US No. 15 hit single Talk Talk. (US:76)

“To me the term 'garage band' came from a type of music that was played by young raw musicians who would get together on a Saturday afternoon in someone’s garage or basement and bang away on those raw, edgy, 'easy-to-play anybody-can-sing-`em' songs that were common knowledge to most young musicians of the 60s.”

“This was music that upset parents in the mid-60s. The Music Machine were different. They looked it, dressed head to toe in black, including black leather gloves, The vocals were baritoned howls and growls, The music was down and dirty hard as nails garage rock. The Music Machine were a true underground band."

“When I first heard The Music Machine, I was blown away. These guys are one of the greatest garage bands ever. On their rockin' tracks they feature intense fuzz, rocked out guitars, dance inspiring drums, low pounding bass, an organ that has a touch of cartoon horror to it, with Sean Bonniwell's deep, enchanting voice bringing you to another world.”

“The Music Machine were definitely not one of the most famous rock bands of the sixties. The cover versions on the disc are not as good as the songs the band wrote themselves. Talk Talk was the group's only top 40 hit, but there are several songs that they wrote themselves that are great sixties garage/psychedelic tunes. Definitely recommended for fans of the genre.”

“Turn On, the debut album, is both brilliant and slightly uneven, thanks to three or four cover versions that aren't bad, but sit uncomfortably next to Bonniwell's fiercely original songs, that mine relationship conflicts and explore social and political dynamics with nuance and subtlety.”

“From chilling ballads to snarling pop rock, Bonniwell delivers with complete sincerity. His experience in folk groups gave him a solid foundation in harmonies, which gave Music Machine some pretty haunting vocals at times.”