Swamp Rats (agreed, totally)...! Express - Wastin' My Time, The Hard Times - I Can't Wait Till Friday Comes, The Blox - Hangin' Out, The Rats - The Rat's Revenge, Pleasure Seekers, The Hustlers - Tell Me Baby, LeSabres Combo - Standby, The Calico Wall - I'm A Living Sickness, The Driving Stupid... there are loads; can't go wrong with Los Saicos + The Sonics.

Yeah ! I always thought it sounded like the singer had his middle finger out , the whole time !

"UH , WELL , TH' NIGHT WUZ BLACK , NIGHT WUZ BLUE ! ROUND TH' CORNER ,

A SHIT - WAGON FLEW !  A BUMP WUZ HIT , A SCREAM WUZ HEARD ........

A MAN GOT KILLED BY A FLYIN' TURD , I TELL YUH , WHOOOOOOOOOO DO YOU LOVE?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!    AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!".

 Love this version!

A former member of DMZ told me that GG wanted them to be his backing group , but , this was long before he became "The Monster". Under a different set of circumstances , that might have worked , in the short term.  I talked to GG a few times , he was'nt so imposing when he was'nt on stage....He said , when he lived in  Boston , there were'nt very many bands , there , that he liked at the time , but , he did like The Lyres , and he preferred DMZ to The Lyres , as well.

I'd love to have heard him do a garage album, which could have been a humdinger. He could start dressing sharply and channel his fury more stylishly. It shows he had great taste in music.  I know he liked a lot of the blues artists, as he said he could listen to that all day, as I can. I could even easily imagine him doing an R&B album too (as in the proper stuff). 

John Battles said:

Yeah , my friend's band , here , did a version of it a few years ago. I forget their name because it's a Japanese name.....The very early Jabbers stuff borders on New Wave OR POWER POP , BUT , I WAS IN TOUCH WITH ONE OF THE GUYS IN THAT BAND , AND HE SAID GG WAS VERY MUCH INTO GARAGE , ROCKABILLY , ETC. 

Gonzo , I guess no one answered your question , here , but , drink , drugs , jail and accelerated hard living happened to GG....It is almost hard to believe , when you look at pictures if him , taken at scarcely over a dozen years before his death , he looked like he could have done very well with the ladies. Even in '85 , when I first saw him , he still seemed like somebody the chicks would dig......UNTIL !!!!!! You know , doo doo caca poo poo shiser.
 
Gonzo said:

Holy crap that's GG ? What ever happened to him ...thanks for the replies.

kopper said:

Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be LP (1980) is indeed fantastic. There are a couple of other early 7" EPs that are worth hunting down, too. The S/T 7" on Orange Records from 1980 is one, GG Allin & The Scumfucs 7" on Blood Rec. (1982?) is another.

Yeah , my friend's band , here , did a version of it a few years ago. I forget their name because it's a Japanese name.....The very early Jabbers stuff borders on New Wave OR POWER POP , BUT , I WAS IN TOUCH WITH ONE OF THE GUYS IN THAT BAND , AND HE SAID GG WAS VERY MUCH INTO GARAGE , ROCKABILLY , ETC. 

The Dum Dum Girls did a brilliant version of "Don't Talk To Me", with girl group-esque vocals and completely made it their own.

Exactly. I've also heard that Meek and Geoff Goddard would frequently try to make contact with Holly beyond the grave to seek advice on music they were working on. Freaky.

Ryan , That was a good one. Whether Meek really named the day while Buddy was living , or said that he'd made the prediction , when he had'nt , is'nt clear. Holly , of course , was one of Meek's biggest obsessions , and it did'nt even appear to be sexual. He was just that into the guy's music , to the point that he'd kill himself on the anniversary of his death , even.

I always liked the story of producer Joe Meek predicting the death of Buddy Holly through the use of a ouija board. Joe felt compelled enough to tell Holly who just so happened to be touring Europe. He supposedly told Holly that he was to die on February 3rd. Of course, that date would come and go without incident...until exactly one year later.

This week's program featured music from Them, The Demics, Diamond Rugs, The Soft Pack, The Clash, Young Rival, The Black Lips and more. 

Download the podcast/program here: 
http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20121204-1030-t1354617001.mp3

A blog post with an interview with Matt of The Soft Pack here:
http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2012/12/second-look-soft-pack-interview-show-433.html

This week's play list:

1. Bunker Hill - The Girl Can’t Dance
2. Them – Go On Home Baby
3. The Regulators - Brainless Wonder
4. The Demics - Nervous Breakdown
5. The Hoots – Ghetto Fab
6. Dean Droulliard – Out of the Blue
7. Snake River – Wake, Darling, Wake!
8. Diamond Rugs – Hightail
9. The Soft Pack – Answer To Yourself
10. The Soft Pack – Chinatown
11. The Soft Pack – Tallboy
12. Papermaps – Nobody Gets It
13. David Bowie – Station To Station
14. The Clash – Overpowered By Funk
15. Tranzmitors – Bigger Houses, Broken Homes
16. Tranzmitors - Dancing In The Front Row
17. Young Rival – Black Popcorn
18. Young Rival – Better Things
19. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers – Copycat (Unreleased Live At Max’s Kansas City 1979)
20. The Rezillos – Bad Guy Reaction
21. The Black Lips – Everybody’s Doin’ It
22. The D4 – Get Loose

Any movie with a dedication to "The Smell of Charlton Comics" in the credits belongs in your collection.

Since we're going back a-ways , it'll be hard to come up with names that have'nt been mentoned (But a majority rule is in order , I guess.).

The Droogs - For doing it when the ink was barely dry on the first Garage Era's death cerificate.

Wildfang - For not really caring if it was hip or not.

Milano/ The Leather Boy - Studio Psych/Biker Rock Garage Genius.

Dean Carter - Demented Rockabilly / Garage Studio Genius.

Stud Cole - Disturbed Lounge Rocker /Handmade Record Genius . Did'nt sound like Elvis meets The Yardbirds , maybe Ral Donner meets The Chocolate Watchband?

Jack Starr - Handmade Horror - J.D. film /Rockabilly and Garage Bathroom Recording Genius.

Donny B. Waugh - Rockabilly meets Garage in 19 - Fucking - 70 , in New Jersey.

The Shitty Beatles - For being over 30 when Deep Ellum (Dallas club district) was "Logan's Run" ,where bands were concerned , and for maintaining a nerdy appearance , which would'nt get you laid for at least 20 years. But , mainly , for knowing Garage Rock meant taking everything you were influenced by , and coming up with something of your own.

Yes , The Shitty Beatles were a real band , before they were referenced in "Wayne's World" and before all the other no - imagination having bands of the same name turned up.

CHEATER SLICKS!

Gories

Live they're a wild maelstrom of dark energy, too, always movin' around, 1 gtr complementing the other. Bet they're glad they left Beantown, ha! Are they still in Columbus?

Fuck, hadn't heard about it! Best of luck, Dana! I don't hear too many bands now that sound pissed off, but the Cheater Slicks always have. What's a punk band if it's not pissed off? (no, it's not a riddle). We need our anger, keep it flowin'!

Favorite LP is Don't Like You, amaaaazing, and they always pick great covers.

2nd fave, Whiskey, (thanks Eric D.) demented.

I'm about to get cut off, I'll post more later.

Thanks for pointing that out. Fixed it. YouTube playlists are a pain in the ass sometimes.

Joe said:

The video links to your entire playlist, rather than the Cheater Slicks vid, for some reason. 

The video links to your entire playlist, rather than the Cheater Slicks vid, for some reason. 

Anyway, love the Cheater Slicks!  My introduction to their music was pretty recent:  I heard "Spanish Rose" on Eric Davidson's We Never Learn garage punk sampler, and after listening to that tune about a zillion times I purchased Don't Like You.  It's a relief to hear that Dana is recovering quickly from his heart attack.   I narrowly missed seeing them perform live recently - they were scheduled to play back-to-back shows in NYC this summer before he was hospitalized.

Definitely one of my favorite bands of our hallowed genre! Check out this great interview from Agit Reader:

http://agitreader.com/features/cheater_slicks-12.03.html

@ Diogo. I beg to differ.I personally knew Robert Gordon around that time. Elvis died in Aug of 77.  I never heard that version of the story. As I understood it, Fire was written & recorded during the Born To Run sessions & shelved. After Elvis died, Bruce took it off the shelf & offered it to Robert as a tribute to Elvis. I saw Robert play with Link Wray dozens of times back then & remember him playing the song live before it came out on record. The recording came out in early 78.

Any word on if Flying Saucer Rock n Roll has gone for good? No new episode since April and the picture has disappeared from the Podcast Jukebox. I know Dan was putting out episodes infrequently but I was hopeful he would return with episode 70 this year.

Yay! Another 'OO 'EAD! Ok, so, anything in particular that influenced you -- I love hearing this stuff, esp. if it involves the 'OO.

I'm curious too why some people who like garagepunk aren't particularly fond of the Who...

Gets me to thinking... and listening. Nice one re the vid link choice. :D

BLACKCAT69 said:

Finding about The Who at an early age created an indelible impression on me that has influenced all my musical taste to present day.  My avatar says it all.  It's all in good fun too. I'm a Who-Head too!  Like Senor Starr said....there's too much good to say! 
Hell....dig this one: 

My blog is a reviews blog. I review mostly metal, rock and punk but a lot of other stuff comes my way http://smalltakeover.blogspot.com I try to update at least weekly.

"Paint it , Black" - The REAL  Brian Jones Town Massacre-

"No more will my green seagull turn a deeper blue..."

"No more will my green sea go turn a deeper blue..."

 John Battles said:

Thought of a couple -   Blues Magoos - "Sometimes I Think About" (aka "Willie Jean".)

"Here I am , sitting on this goddamn farm." ,  "Here I am , sitting on this county farm.".

Buzzcocks - "Orgasm Addict" -  'Johnny won't fuck you ,always and all ways" ,

"Johnny want fuckee , always and all ways .''.

Nervebreakers - "Girls , Girls , Girls" - "I just can't fuck myself ....Leather , leather . OH ! OH !"    ,       " I JUST CAN'T STOP MYSELF , LET ME ! LET ME ! OH ! OH !".

13th Floor Elevators - "You Don't Know (How Young You Are.)  - "Her daily life revolves around a thousand Eddie Haskells."   ''....A thousand petty hassles.".

 

Rolling Stones section - "It's All Over Now" - "Playin' her high class games" , "Playin' her half - assed games" (Or is it the other way around?").

"2000 mAN" - "OH , DADDY , PROUD OF YOUR PHALLIC"    , " Oh , Daddy , proud of your planet.".

"When The Whip Comes Down" - "Schizo f*gs  been sittin on the can".   'Shit hits the fan , and I've been sittin' on the can".

'Jumpin' Jack Flash" -  "I was raised by a toothless bat in Hell." ,  "I was raised by a toothless bearded hag".     "I found as the crud slides across my breath." , "I frowned at the crumbs of a crust of bread."

"Street Fightin' Man " - "Yeah , til we name these gorgeous girls , once". , "....YEAH , SAID THE GAME IS CALLED DISTURBANCE".

"You Can't Always Get What You Want" - "To get your prescription beer"  ,   "To get your prescription filled".""

"Happy'' - " Never wanna be like Bob Dylan was , working for the boss , every night and day"....."whatever the fuck he said".

"Satisfaction" - "How white lined shirts compete , I can't get no..."    '' How white my shirts should be".

19TH Nervous Breakdown  - "When you were still in school , you had that boo , really messed your mind"     ,    '"...YOU MET THAT FOOL WHO REALLY MESSED YOUR MIND."

(NOTE : "BOO" IS AN ANCIENT EXPRESSION FOR MARIJUANA.).

"Think" - "Tell me what's wrong with my face ?" , "Tell me whose fault was that , babe?". 

   "Lennon , Harrison and Brian are beating the shit out of Allen Klein"

(Secret backmasking , "Doom and Gloom .").