In 2007 , Epic/Legacy came out with a reissue of the Remains ' 1966 album , which received the following review from rock journalist Mark Kemp in '' Paste '' magazine ( June 2007 ) : " Had these Boston bad boys stuck it out beyond their 1966 debut , we might today be calling them — and not the Stones — the World 's Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band . As it is , the Remains most certainly are America 's greatest lost band . " Kemp 's praise echoed the critique written 40 years earlier by rock critic ( and subsequent Bruce Springsteen manager ) Jon Landau , in '' Crawdaddy ! '' magazine ( January 1967 ) : " They were how you told a stranger about rock 'n' roll . " In 2008 a documentary about the Remains , '' America 's Lost Band '' , directed by Michael Stich , premiered at the Boston Film Festival . Steve Simels of '' Boxoffice '' magazine described the film as " a fascinating retelling of one of the great what-might-have-been stories of American music of the '60s . " The Remains ' story was also the subject of a stage musical at the 2004 New York International Fringe Festival , " All Good Things , " which received acclaim from a variety of critics . ( 60sgaragebands.com , News & Nuggets , August 31 , 2004 )
New York International Fringe Festival
New York International Fringe Festival
The Remains