Yeah, I know, but still there was something missing... Maybe I listened to some compilation? Like with the Ventures: Their earlier stuff is just plain great, but the later recordings, well, they ARE cheesy.

And this Thrashmen record - a few tracks were killers indeed, but some songs also reminded me of, say, Cliff Richard. I expected something more wild and weird and strange. But maybe the Trashmen are just more fun, and I was expecting something wrong?

Any recommendations for beginners?

Woah, I couldn't DISAGREE more. You must be out of your mind. The Trashmen are one of the best ever!!

"Cheesy" my ass. It's fun '60s surf & hot rod, man. Insanity from Minneapolis in the early '60s.

I hate the preachy type as well. my gripe are the slackjawed himbo fux who ask me what I like, and when I (used to) reply, it's like "aint heard of it, can't be any good" or similar. It's weird-I blame nirvana's 'sliver' liner notes(a checklist for all things underground for the mainsteam to appropriate)-you see people wearing GERMS shirts who never even listened to the group(and would probably be horrified if they did).seemingly a mutual interest, but their reason for it is way , way off from mine(it aint about the music for them). so "conversation starters" are out as far as I'm concerned. Ryan Katastrophe said:

I wouldn't blame you if you just deleted that shit right off the board.

Its a fine line between suggesting and preaching. Nobody likes to be preached to unless they are already in the fold to some degree.

Back when I owned an actual brick and mortar type record store I did more than my fair share spreading the word. It was the right venue for it... Its not hard to get a guy buying a copy of Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy to go for a Fleshtones or Chesterfield Kings record. Pretty much that guidance is what they're there for.

Opportunities like that are fewer and farther between nowadays. I mostly wait until someone asks my opinion.

Always! Making mix tapes/cds is a favorite past time and any bit of cool, esoteric culture I can throw into the orbit of those around me who are deemed worthy, the better.

So I guess this wouldn't be the greatest time to start a thread on Limp Bizkit? kopper said:

Hell, look at the discussion threads on this forum lately... Oasis? The Lemonheads? Courtney Love? C'mon, can't we do better than that? This is GaragePunk.com... not AltRock.com.

I wouldn't blame you if you just deleted that shit right off the board.

Hell, look at the discussion threads on this forum lately... Oasis? The Lemonheads? Courtney Love? C'mon, can't we do better than that? This is GaragePunk.com... not AltRock.com. Ryan Katastrophe said:

I don't intentionally try to hip the unconverted anymore, although I'm sure I do subconsciously. I schill my podcast on Facebook and Twitter where probably less than a third of the people I'm friends with give a shit. I DJ at a bar every now and again where, I'd imagine, very few of the patrons listen to this music regularly. The folks who work at the bar seem to enjoy it though and I do get a few compliments each time I spin. I think you just have to have it in you to dig this kind of stuff. Let's face it, the world ain't round, it's square.

really great band, for sure!!!

great band , remind me when i was young :)

I only know "It's a shame about Ray", but I really like it. Reminds me of a pretty cool summer back then. What I find most amusing about Dando is that even when he tries to be hard and aggressive, he still sounds soft and sweet. Funny false self estimation... But still, a good record for summer.

Those comps are fanfuckingtastic! Everyone should own them.

Does Pig Latin count?

The Ultra Twist!

Oh yea definitely remember these guys. I still have the Guitar Romantic cd. Didnt the survivors start another band? Thought I read something about that a few years ago.

I'm pretty sure both their records are still in print. Such an amazing band. I have modern kicks tattoed on me arm. One of my favorites

Kat said:

These kids were my favorite band for the longest time. Everything connected with them is bound to be good: The Riffs, Buzzcocks, The Briefs, Marvelous Darlings, Undertones, etc. I've been snoopin' around eBay for one of their records, I'm hoping I can grab it up. And the Nice Boys are killer. More surf I find though, but Terry owns my heart.

agreed! Kat said:

These kids were my favorite band for the longest time. Everything connected with them is bound to be good: The Riffs, Buzzcocks, The Briefs, Marvelous Darlings, Undertones, etc. I've been snoopin' around eBay for one of their records, I'm hoping I can grab it up.

And the Nice Boys are killer. More surf I find though, but Terry owns my heart.

These kids were my favorite band for the longest time. Everything connected with them is bound to be good: The Riffs, Buzzcocks, The Briefs, Marvelous Darlings, Undertones, etc. I've been snoopin' around eBay for one of their records, I'm hoping I can grab it up.

And the Nice Boys are killer. More surf I find though, but Terry owns my heart.

I replied to this thread two years ago, when it started. Here is my list I posted back then:

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era 1972
New York Dolls 1973
The Dictators Go Girl Crazy! 1975
Patti Smith Horses 1975
Ramones 1976
Dead Boys Young Loud And Snotty 1977
Television Marquee Moon 1977
Suicide 1977
Damned, Damned, Damned 1977
The Saints I'm Stranded 1977
Never Mind the Bullocks Here's the Sex Pistols 1977
The Clash 1977
The Jam This Is the Modern World 1977
Can't Stand The Rezillos 1978
Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo 1978
X Ray Specs Germ Free Adolescents 1978
The Undertones 1979
The Specials 1979
The Buzzcocks Singles Going Steady 1979
Dawn Of The Dickies 1979
The Crawdaddys Crawdaddy Express 1979
The Cramps Songs The Lord Taught Us 1980
X Los Angeles 1980
Dead Kennedys Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables 1980
Talking 'bout Thee Milkshakes 1981
The Gun Club Fire of Love 1981

Sorry i didn't notice that you are a girl.Sorry! Giannis KRI said:

Lucky basterd.

Megg said:

ohhhh YEAAAH!... BRILLIANT!... The 'League' have had a recent "revival" at my place

With cream he used the sg painted by the fool.He used also the es some times.He said that he only used his wah and no more effects.Just guitar-wah-amp.I dont know if it's true,that's what he said.We are covering it with my band and i am trying to achieve the sound but i haven't yet.If i will i'll tell you,and if you will, tell me. Gonzo said:

I think Clapton played an ES335, strat & probably a les paul in the cream era. Also played marshall stacks...possibly blues breakers aswell. He would of used your average fuzzes like Fuzz Faces, Tone Benders aswell as Vox Wahs etc. I'd like to know how that fuzz was acheived on Wanna Be Dog by The Stooges. One of the best fuzz tones I've heard.

For the first Stooges album,maybe Ashton was using a FuzzFace (The germanium Blue one,I guess) anyway check this for details: http://www.vintageguitar.com/features/artists/details.asp?AID=2108 During the last tours before RIP his gears rounded about Reverend Guitars,Reverend overdrive,Ibanez Ts9,Cry Baby Dunlop,Fulltone OCD and Marshall amps (JCM 800 and JMP-4 X 121" cabinets) http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/guitars/set_neck_series/ron_asheton.html http://www.bostonguitar.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/reverend-drivetrainu.JPG

I think Clapton played an ES335, strat & probably a les paul in the cream era. Also played marshall stacks...possibly blues breakers aswell. He would of used your average fuzzes like Fuzz Faces, Tone Benders aswell as Vox Wahs etc. I'd like to know how that fuzz was acheived on Wanna Be Dog by The Stooges. One of the best fuzz tones I've heard.

I think Clapton played an ES335, strat & probably a les paul in the cream era. Also played marshall stacks...possibly blues breakers aswell. He would of used your average fuzzes like Fuzz Faces, Tone Benders aswell as Vox Wahs etc. I'd like to know how that fuzz was acheived on Wanna Be Dog by The Stooges. One of the best fuzz tones I've heard.

I loved so much "Live Through This", second album, I think... when I was a teenager I had true veneration to her, now I don't like her anymore

True, she was pretty good in Larry Flint. So, well, I kind of respect her. Ah, and: I really LOVE the Young Marble Giants, but I have to admit, Hole's version of "Credit in the straight world" is even better than the original. G. Wood said: I liked her in The People vs. Larry Flint.