The Seeds

USA, 1965–1972

Sky Saxon's Los Angeles garage group. 'Pushin' Too Hard' is a canonical example of American garage-rock.

MusicRoots documents 3 artists who influenced The Seeds and 0 artists The Seeds influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Who influenced The Seeds?

• The Rolling Stones — The Rolling Stones' raw blues-rock energy was the key model for The Seeds' garage sound.
• Bo Diddley — The Bo Diddley beat is at the hypnotic core of 'Pushin' Too Hard' and the early Seeds sound.
• The Kinks — The Kinks' aggressive guitar sound was the primary British influence on The Seeds and the American garage scene.