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The Third Rail are mostly known for their small 1967 hit single "Run,
Run, Run," which reached #53 and was included on the initial Nuggets
compilation of 1960s garage and psychedelic rock. "Run, Run, Run" is
actually not typical of most of what made up the Nuggets anthology,
having nothing to do with garage rock. Instead, it was a mildly clever,
and gimmicky, pop-rock tune with bubblegummy elements in the perky,
choppy rhythms, sing-songy chorus, and high vocals and background
harmonies. Lyrically it was somewhat a cut above the late-'60s bubblegum
tunes the Third Rail's principals would later write, poking fun at the
straight world rat race.
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That was particularly true of its strange
bridge, featuring a spoken mock-recitation of the New York Stock
Exchange in which the figures quoted measured heart attacks, mental
illness, ulcers, and general chaos rather than actual prices. The Third
Rail were a studio-only group (although they did play one show in
Cincinnati), comprised of the unlikely trio of Artie Resnick, his wife
Kris Resnick, and Joey Levine. Artie Resnick was a Brill Building
veteran who had co-written the Drifters' "Under the Boardwalk" and the
Rascals' "Good Lovin'," while Levine was a teenager who had done a bit
of recording and played in some local New York bands.
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They did do a full
album, Id Music, as well as a few other singles, in an odd and
oft-awkward blend of late Brill Building-period pop-rock, early
bubblegum, psychedelia, and trendily socially relevant lyrics, usually
featuring Levine's high youthful vocals. After the Third Rail dissolved
following their last single in 1968, all three of the members played
leading roles in early bubblegum rock. Joey Levine had a hit with "Yummy
Yummy Yummy," on which he sang, though it was credited to the Ohio
Express, and all of them became staff songwriter/producers for Kasenetz
& Katz Associates.(allmusic.com)
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This is a wonderful piece of Psychedelic Pop and/or ''Psychedelic Bubblegum'' . Nearly every song is very pleasant and with a great production. One of a favourite pop record of that time for me. Highly recommend!
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