Publicity photo c. 1966. Front L-R: Sean Tolby, Gary Andrijasevich and Bill Flores. Back L-R: Mark Loomis and David Aguilar
Background information
Origin
Los Altos, California, U.S.
Genres
Psychedelic rock
garage rock[1]
proto-punk[2]
Years active
1965 (1965)–1970
1999–present
Labels
Tower
Members
See members section
Website
thechocolatewatchband.com
The Chocolate Watchband is an American garage rock[3] band that formed in 1965 in Los Altos, California. The band went through several lineup changes during its existence. Combining psychedelic and garage rock components, their sound was marked by David Aguilar's lead vocals, songwriting, as well as proto-punk musical arrangements.[4] The band's rebellious musical posture made them one of the harder-edged groups of the period with many critics labeling them as America's answer to the Rolling Stones.[5]
The Chocolate Watchband was signed to Tower Records in 1966 and released their first single, "Sweet Young Thing", in 1967. Later in the year, the band released their debut album, No Way Out. Although the album did not chart nationally, the band had a huge following in San Jose and the San Francisco Bay Area. In 1968, their second album, The Inner Mystique, was released and included the band's most popular song, a cover version of "I'm Not Like Everybody Else". By 1969, with Mark Loomis dropping out in the middle of the recording sessions, the band released a final album, One Step Beyond, however it did not include David Aguilar on vocals and was not as highly regarded or indicative of their past work. The Chocolate Watchband officially broke up in 1970 with no intent of ever reuniting again; [6] however, they reunited in 1999.
^Linstrum 2016, p. 19.
^Priore 2007, p. 121.
^Abbey 2006, p. 70.
^Avant-Mier 2010, p. 91.
^Cite error: The named reference amg was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Unterberger 1998, p. 50.
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