The New Breed

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There are at least four bands with the name The New Breed: 1. From Sacramento, CA, the New Breed recorded a few British Invasion-influenced pop-garage singles in the mid-'60s that did well in their hometown and a few other pockets of Northern California, but went unheard elsewhere. One of the many decent but somewhat colorless bands of their type, they at least had good taste in material, recording a version of the obscure Lennon-McCartney song "I'm In Love" (which had been a British hit for the Fourmost), and covering Randy Newman's "I've Been Wrong Before" when the singer/songwriter was all but unknown. The stomping "Green Eyed Woman," a Sacramento hit, was their best original song. The group pursued a more psychedelic direction after 1966, and changed their name to Glad for an album on ABC in the late '60s. In the 1970s, they turned into Redwing, who recorded a few LPs for Fantasy. If the New Breed are mentioned at all in history books, it's because bassist Tim Schmit joined Poco in 1970, and then the Eagles in 1977. 2. The New Breed were a freakbeat/garage/mod band from the UK signed to Decca in the 1960's. 3. The New Breed were a punk rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Forming in early 1997. The band played a mix of street punk, working class rock'n'roll and Celtic folk. The latter was augmented by the frequent use of the mandolin in the band's instrumentation. While the group dissolved in the fall of 2005, they drew comparisons in their time to the Clash, Dropkick

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Port City Rebels

Off the Beaten Path

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Sinner

The Freakbeat Scene

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It Came from the Garage! Nuggets from Southern California

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IndieFeed: Alternative / Modern Rock Music

Evolution

Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970

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Herbal Blend

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Texas Garage Bands, Vol. 1

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Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 Disc 2

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Decca Originals: The Freakbeat Scene

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