Garage Rock
A little bit of garage and psychedelic rock, or some say proto-punk, with a lot of fuzz bass. “Talk Talk,” written by The Music Machine’s founder Sean Bonniwell, went to #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 by early 1967.
The Music Machine formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1965, with members that came out of the folk rock scene. Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Sean Bonniwell had been with a folk group called The Wayfarers. He joined with Keith Olsen (bass guitar), who had been with a folk group called The GoldeBriars, and Ron Edgar (drums) to form a folk rock group called The Raggamuffins. They recorded some songs, but did not have much success. They then were joined by Mark Landon (lead guitar), and Doug Rhodes (Farfisa organ), who had been a session musician with The Association, to play some harder-edged rock. The name The Music Machine referred to Bonniwell, who was a prolific songwriter. They tuned their instruments from an E to a D flat. Olsen was one of the first to use a fuzz box for his bass guitar.