Take A Ride... by Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, released in 1966 on New Voice Records

Review by Cub Koda

The debut album of Ryder and the Wheels, fresh from the teenage ballroom circuit in Detroit, where they held court in earlier days as Billy Lee & the Rivieras. One of the defining moments in the history of Motor City music, Take a Ride is the sound of poor White kids claiming the music as theirs, too, while infusing it with the manic energy of the color-blind dreams of anybody who ever wanted to be somebody. Built entirely around their stage act, this album captures a band in full cry at the peak of their powers. This is what they mean when they say the words "high-energy Motor City rock & roll."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSMOl21Fy-o&list=PLVZbPSE4nfiuTjFWu7gKaVB7H6JD-IMEA&index=1

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Musical Interlude: I posted some Mitch Ryder the other day, and I wanted to return to him. I LOVE this song, by him and the Detroit Wheels, but it remains criminally unknown. Give it a listen; it got under my skin pretty quickly, will probably do the same for you.

"Takin' All I Can Get," performed by Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STHuqAwnRMU

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Musical Interlude: Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels aren't remembered much aside from their classic "Devil with a Blue Dress" but they did so much more that's worth a listen. Here's a good example, using a catchphrase from the old Laugh-In show....

"Sock It to Me, Baby!" performed by Mitch Ryder & the Detroit Wheels

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92aZkcRmNrg

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