“Vehicle” #2 5/23/1970

It’s a little unfair to call the Ides of March a one-hit wonder. They barely missed the Top 40 with “You Wouldn’t Listen” in 1966. The horns that kick off this song are just GREAT. And 14 seconds of the master tape were accidentally erased! Lead singer Jim Peterik said they scrambled to find an alternate take to fill that gap. Listen closely from the second "Great God in heaven" up into the guitar solo, and it was spliced in perfectly. The band would break up, Peterik later began Survivor and co-wrote “Eye Of The Tiger” for the Rocky III movie. The Ides re-formed and are still doing gigs around their home area of Chicago. I absolutely love this record!