Pushin' Too Hard: The Seeds' Wild Ride from LA Garages to a Montreal Mafia Showdown

The Seeds emerged as a cornerstone of 1960s Los Angeles garage rock, delivering raw, fuzz-driven protopunk that captured youthful rebellion against polished pop with their self-titled 1966 debut and follow-ups like A Web of Sound and Future. Their innovative no-bass lineup influenced punk pioneers like The Stooges and The Ramones, as well as later indie acts. Today we dig into the story of The Seeds, including a touring adventure at a legendary chaotic Montreal gig where an equipment truck breakdown led to mafia threats, other bands on the bill fleeing, and The Seeds improvising an all-night set alone. This is one wild episode... 👉 Subscribe for More Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 ✉️ Read the transcript & hear the music on the Poetic Wax Substack: https://poeticwax.substack.com WATCH NEXT: ✓ The Sonics and the Story of BOOM: https://youtu.be/puXwEotvkDM ✓ Why David Bowie Still Matters: https://youtu.be/RaHTvrjeIjU ✓ GETTING KILLED: The Meteoric Rise of Geese https://youtu.be/98d1_YM9uL8 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLylroYWVYWWXL84MH1T4Qr0wrRzjwlGMR Poetic Wax is hosted by Andy Fenstermaker. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Story of The Seeds 2:27 From Scattered Beginnings to Sonic Unity 8:12 Capturing Garage Rock’s Fury in 1966 12:55 Riding High During The Summer of Love 15.48 Hitting the Road 18:00 The Montreal Mafia Mishap 20:24 What Came Next CLIPS & REFERENCES: Interview with Daryl Hooper (Justin Jackley for Psychedelic Baby Magazine): https://www.psychedelicbabymag.com/2020/08/daryl-hooper-of-the-seeds-interview.html The Seeds: Pushin’ Too Hard (Documentary Trailer) cr Green Neon Planet via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQfUUNDspIk Richie March: Trouble With My Baby (cr thecountofbasie on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6g800Y1KDg The Seeds “Can’t Seem to Make You Mine” Live in Color (cr Colour Hits via YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3EnjB99B04k The Seeds on KBLA Los Angeles (cr Joseph Lewis on YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmZIZhJ9WGU Smashing Pumpkins “Superchrist” (Official Music Video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U08DD_VgIk Sky Saxon in London Documentary with Sterling Roswell (cr Jungle Records) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mylmobI0GVM SKY SUNLIGHT SAXON of The Seeds interview for Fuzzfest in Portland, OR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vWsk2XF9_g The Seeds “Mr Farmer” 2026 (cr Chattered with Rik Collins via YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmhjD_irEI0 Interview with Daryl Hooper of the legendary band The Seeds on Pete Markowicz's Suburban Rebels (cr Suburban Rebels) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6h-KbypO9Zs #theseeds #skysaxon #pushintoohard #60sgaragerock #garagerock #60smusic #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #andyfenstermaker #fensepost #vinylchannel #poeticwax #musicessay #musicstory #albumstory #musichistory #albumhistory #musicdocumentary