yeah I was talking about the us version :)

Trash Freak said:

Yeah, the Violin bow guitar on (the U.S version of) 'How does it Feel'...

'Making Time' does it for me! It's amazing how much (their) music changed between '66 & '67...
 

John Battles said:

And "Making Time" , that was HEAVY SHIT for the time....
 
Axel Björnsson said:

The Creation - How does it Feel

Yeah, the Violin bow guitar on (the U.S version of) 'How does it Feel'...

'Making Time' does it for me! It's amazing how much (their) music changed between '66 & '67...
 

John Battles said:

And "Making Time" , that was HEAVY SHIT for the time....
 
Axel Björnsson said:

The Creation - How does it Feel

And "Making Time" , that was HEAVY SHIT for the time....
 
Axel Björnsson said:

The Creation - How does it Feel

The Creation - How does it Feel

I'd definitely cast my votes for the Swamp Rats, The Sonics, and Link Wray.

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!

Thanks. It did'nt get more impossible to wash out the stains , not even with Ajax "Stronger Than Dirt" Laundry Detergent , than The Swamp Rats. BUT , THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS WHO WERE HEAVY , AS OPPOSED TO METAL....Grungy as opposed to Grunge....

Yeah!! The Swamp Rats! Especially this song:

and the Sonics, too, of course! ;)

Good topic Trash Freak! You know your stuff, John! I'll have to check out the few from your list I haven't heard, and others' to follow, cuz it's definitely something to think about. Now I'm intrigued, too!

It's going to sound cliche , but , I'd have to start with The Sonics , as they were recording , commercially , as early as 1964 - 65. Link Wray , of course , before them , broke the sound barrier. Pat Hare , who was Muddy Waters' Rhythm Guitarist for a while , cut probably the heaviest number of his time , "I'm Gonna Murder My Baby" , credited as being the first use of guitar distortion on a record , in the early to mid 50" (I forget what year...). Paul Burlison ,  from Johnny Burnette's Rock'n' Roll Trio , inadvertently created The Fuzztone  when a tube in his am got loose just before a show. But , after that , and before Hendrix , Cream , and , of course , Blue Cheer , The Mc5 , The Stooges , etc. , there was Travis Wammack , Davie Allan and The Arrows , and Garage bands who got sometimes , or frequently , heavy , like Gonn , The Buckinghams (Laff all you want. 3 WORDS : "Don't Wanna Cry".), Shadows of Knight , Del-Vettes , Oxford Circle , THE SWAMP RATS !!! , Zakary Thaks , Richard and The Young Lions , the monks ,  and a zillion others.

Paul Bearer and the Hearsmen....anyone mention this one yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9c7PppIwjk

and Adrian Llyods "lorna" was pretty damn trashy too

down tuned (maybe to slow rip) still friggin heavy