British Invasion Pop, Pop Rock: The Ides Of March - Ideology 1965-1968 (2000Sundazed)

The Ides of March are best-known for the tough, "hard rock with horns" sound of their 1970 hit "Vehicle," but that's just one facet of the group's body of work. In the mid-'60s, they played British Invasion-influenced garage rock with a dash of folk on a handful of singles (later collected on the Sundazed Records compilation Ideology 1965-1968).

Their early-'70s albums for Warner Bros. (Vehicle and Common Bond) found the band exploring psychedelia and progressive rock along with the horn-driven tunes that made their name. Their later albums for RCA Victor (World Woven and Midnight Oil) were steeped in soft rock and country rock, with less of an emphasis on horns.

After returning to the studio in the '90s after a long layoff, the Ides of March beefed up the guitars and used contemporary hard rock as their guide for efforts like Still 19 and Play On, while still using brass for emphasis and impact.

Despite the group's longevity and periodic creative turns, the four core members who formed the group have remained at the helm through a career that has spanned six decades and is still going strong in the 2010s.(excerpt from biography written by Mark Deming, allmusic.com)

The band played a completely different sound in the sixties than in the later years and I personally like their sixties British Invasion Pop style much better. The band wrote good pop songs that were (and still are) catchy. Enjoy.(Frank)

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