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Since I can't think of anything too interested to post about I'm just gonna go with a Garage Rock 101 message I sent to a friend via myspace. Maybe some of you will be interested by this.
Garage Rock 101: Roots Of Punk?
Briefing:
"Garage Rock was a simple, raw form of rock & roll created by a number of American bands in the mid-'60s. Inspired by British Invasion bands like the Beatles, Kinks, and Rolling Stones, these midwestern American groups played a variation on British Invasion rock. Since they were usually young and amateurish, the results were much cruder than their inspirations but that is what made the sound exciting. Most of the band emphasized their amateurishness, playing the same three chords, bashing their guitars and growling their vocals. In many ways, the garage bands were the first wave of do-it-yourself punk rockers. Hundreds of garage bands popped up around America and a handful of them -- the Shadows of Knight, the Count 5, the Seeds, the Standells -- had hits, but most were destined for obscurity. In fact, nearly all of the bands were forgotten in the early '70s, but the Nuggets compilation brought them back to the spotlight. In the '80s, there was a garage rock revival that saw a number of bands earnestly trying to replicate the sound, style, and look of the '60s garage bands" -All Music Guide
10 Vintage Bands of note:
#1 The Sonics
#2 The Seeds
#3 Q'65
#4 The Troggs
#5 The Count 5
#6 The Standells
#7 The Music Machine
#8 The Eyes
#9 13th Floor Elevators
#10 The Monks
10 Songs You Gotta Hear:
#1 The Sonics - The Witch
#2 The Count 5 - Psychotic Reaction
#3 The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
#4 Q'65 - The Life I Live
#5 The Monks - I Hate You
#6 The Alarm Clocks - I Got No Reason To Complain
#7 The Troggs - From Home
#8 Standells - Medication
#9 The Eyes - I'm Rowed Out
#10 The Litter - Action Woman
(#11 Pleasure Seekers - What A Way To Die)
These Comps Are GOD:
#1 Nuggets: Original...
Garage Rock 101: Roots Of Punk?
Briefing:
"Garage Rock was a simple, raw form of rock & roll created by a number of American bands in the mid-'60s. Inspired by British Invasion bands like the Beatles, Kinks, and Rolling Stones, these midwestern American groups played a variation on British Invasion rock. Since they were usually young and amateurish, the results were much cruder than their inspirations but that is what made the sound exciting. Most of the band emphasized their amateurishness, playing the same three chords, bashing their guitars and growling their vocals. In many ways, the garage bands were the first wave of do-it-yourself punk rockers. Hundreds of garage bands popped up around America and a handful of them -- the Shadows of Knight, the Count 5, the Seeds, the Standells -- had hits, but most were destined for obscurity. In fact, nearly all of the bands were forgotten in the early '70s, but the Nuggets compilation brought them back to the spotlight. In the '80s, there was a garage rock revival that saw a number of bands earnestly trying to replicate the sound, style, and look of the '60s garage bands" -All Music Guide
10 Vintage Bands of note:
#1 The Sonics
#2 The Seeds
#3 Q'65
#4 The Troggs
#5 The Count 5
#6 The Standells
#7 The Music Machine
#8 The Eyes
#9 13th Floor Elevators
#10 The Monks
10 Songs You Gotta Hear:
#1 The Sonics - The Witch
#2 The Count 5 - Psychotic Reaction
#3 The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
#4 Q'65 - The Life I Live
#5 The Monks - I Hate You
#6 The Alarm Clocks - I Got No Reason To Complain
#7 The Troggs - From Home
#8 Standells - Medication
#9 The Eyes - I'm Rowed Out
#10 The Litter - Action Woman
(#11 Pleasure Seekers - What A Way To Die)
These Comps Are GOD:
#1 Nuggets: Original...
AUGUST 2011
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