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 Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era
#2 Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond
#2 Pebbles Vol. 1: Original 60s Punk & Psych Classics
#3 Back From The Grave Vol. 1: Rockin' 1966 Punkers
There are little stories behind each of those; the original Nuggets was compiled by Lenny Kaye of The Patti Smith Group, Pebbles was compiled by the late great Greg Shaw (Bomp Records), and Back From The Grave was compiled by Tim Warren (Crypt Records).
10 Contemporary Acts Doing The Genre Proud:
#1 The Satelliters
#2 The Cynics
#3 Davila 666
#4 The Reigning Sound
#5 The Mummies
#6 The Oblivions
#7 Brimstone Howl
#8 The Husbands
#9 Black Lips
#10 The Gories
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 Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era
#2 Nuggets II: Original Artyfacts From The British Empire & Beyond
#2 Pebbles Vol. 1: Original 60s Punk & Psych Classics
#3 Back From The Grave Vol. 1: Rockin' 1966 Punkers
There are little stories behind each of those; the original Nuggets was compiled by Lenny Kaye of The Patti Smith Group, Pebbles was compiled by the late great Greg Shaw (Bomp Records), and Back From The Grave was compiled by Tim Warren (Crypt Records).
10 Contemporary Acts Doing The Genre Proud:
#1 The Satelliters
#2 The Cynics
#3 Davila 666
#4 The Reigning Sound
#5 The Mummies
#6 The Oblivions
#7 Brimstone Howl
#8 The Husbands
#9 Black Lips
#10 The Gories
VIEW 3 of 3 COMMENTS
jimmy_the_worm:
Even though I've always liked this stuff, it's only been the past couple years that I've gotten hard core into this noise. The Monks are my favorite band right now.
ilsa:
Where are you hiding? 