Oh man.  I have to share a story - the night KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park aired for the first time I walked into a room and found my babysitter changing her top into a halloween costume.  First boobies ever.  As an 9yr old it probably changed my life.  I always link that movie with that event.  I can re-envision them now. 

MikeL said:

I'm probably going to get some shit for this, but I still like KISS.  Keep in mind that I was in elementary school back during their 70s heyday, and I was drawn to their super hero image.  Before you ask, yes, I did have the Marvel comic book, and I also watched "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" when it was aired on NBC in October 1978.  Back then, I thought it was the second greatest movie ever made, after "Star Wars."  Yes, please feel free to laugh;)

 

Los Straitjackets

I'm probably going to get some shit for this, but I still like KISS.  Keep in mind that I was in elementary school back during their 70s heyday, and I was drawn to their super hero image.  Before you ask, yes, I did have the Marvel comic book, and I also watched "KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park" when it was aired on NBC in October 1978.  Back then, I thought it was the second greatest movie ever made, after "Star Wars."  Yes, please feel free to laugh;)

Now that I'm a little older and wiser (although the latter claim is still open for debate), I now realize that KISS was, at their best, a musically mediocre band with a clever gimmick and marketing plan.  I still occasionally listen to their classic albums.  They did have a few moments of brilliance, i.e. Paul Stanley's great Stones' rip-off "Tomorrow and Tonight," along with his other brilliant rip-off of the Nazz's "In My Eyes" with "Love Her All I Can," and lets not forget Gene Simmons' brilliant bubblegum/glam homage to statutory rape, "Christine Sixteen."  Aside from that, their material really left a something to be desired.

BTW, liking KISS is one reason why I like bands like the New York Dolls and the Ramones.  Yes, both of those bands are considered to be cutting edge, underground, proto-punk bands, but they also had images that were totally cartoonish, and even at my age, I still like cartoonish rock bands.

Hewhocannotbenamed

Dead Elvis certainly plays along with the image well. The Torpedo Monkeys are cool, but surely the Dwarves should be on here as a gimmick band.

I think a lot of ugly guys get into rock n roll because it is the only way to get girls, the Ramones have faces chiseld from stone compared to the Rolling Stones.

swt said:

The Ramones!

What? That's their REAL faces?

Never mind.

The Ramones!

What? That's their REAL faces?

Never mind.

The Mummies.  End of discussion.

British Columbia's finest albu-men, The McRackins!!! Eggstravagantly ace!!

i've always leaned towards band with masks, costumes, or a sort of gimmick. especially ones that can back it up with the music they play.  some of the bands i had in thought were...Dead Elvis, Hillbilly Werewolf, The Pits, The Kongsmen....what your top favorite?

Yeah, I brought The Immortal Lee County Killers twice to Wichita. Freakin' awesome. Chet is a monster guitar slinger.   Check out his new band, Silver Lions 20/20.  And of course, The Quadrajets too.  

http://www.myspace.com/silverlions2020

Good call; Voodoo Rhythm has Stinky Lou (a very heavy, very bluesy, garage punk sound). http://www.voodoorhythm.com/stinky-lou.html

for those whi might not be aware, James Leg from the Black Diamond Heavies has released a solo album. Very good stuff. He's playing with former drummer from Pearlene, another underrated punk blues band.

on the blues side of the punk blues thing, some might be interested into the Broke and Hungry record label too...

cool shit

Chicken Diamond said:

punk blues's not dead!

new release of Chicken Diamond on Beast Records next month...

www.myspace.com/chickendiamond

 

check out Black Diamond Heavies. They are a little more r&B based, but have that punk blues feel.

I'm with you.
The Kingsmen by a country mile,

everybody, thanks for the replies.  I would just think that in today's age of advanced electronics, there would be something more available and less expensive.  On the plus side, maybe that means that the sound isn't something that the mainstream is looking for and this style of music will stay unmolested by the mainstream.  Thanks again.

Time For Tiffin said:

Probably not what ya wanna hear but "luscevious" is spot on.

If ya issues are reliability,ease of transport and replicating the exact sound of a Farfisa or Vox it has to be a Nord.

Downsides are....they look hideous,they cost an arm and a leg,and its full of  Hammond and piano sounds ya wont use.

We spent years humping Farfisa's and Vox's around and after trying load's of cheaper option's had to bite the bullet and purchase a Nord.

Probably not what ya wanna hear but "luscevious" is spot on.

If ya issues are reliability,ease of transport and replicating the exact sound of a Farfisa or Vox it has to be a Nord.

Downsides are....they look hideous,they cost an arm and a leg,and its full of  Hammond and piano sounds ya wont use.

We spent years humping Farfisa's and Vox's around and after trying load's of cheaper option's had to bite the bullet and purchase a Nord.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Farfisa-Compact-Deluxe-Organ-No-Reserve-/300550577228?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item45fa35dc4c#ht_689wt_1139 http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Farfisa-Compact-Combo-Organ-B211-/270741129485?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f096dc90d#ht_2033wt_1139

nord keyboards are famous for that, but they cost a lot...try running a search on ebay, farfisas are always available in the states

Hi Everyone!   I did a search but I really didn't come up with too much about this, so I thoughtI'd ask.  Are there any modern keyboards/organs/pianos that can do the Farfisa or Vox sound?  Anybody ever use any of these?

                    thanks,

                              John. 

tomorrow... well that's just some other time... Peace

Eppoh66 said:

My 3 favourites, not in a specific order are (at this moment...)

 

- The Ramones at some festival in Belgium in around 1992 I think. Joey got in a fight with some asshole who threw a beer at him. He jumped into the audience en won!

- The False Prophets in the Melkweg in Amsterdam. It was a really weird, but also great show!

- The Mummies in Patronaat Haarlem. It was an unbelievebly good show! They rocked their asses of and played the roof off!

 

Ask me tomorow and I'll come up with a completely differend list... (maybe with Monstermagnet, the Kift, Mudhoney, Nirvana, NoMeansNo...)

"stoked" by the beach bums er, boys.