I think the first five albums are gold start to finish (six if you incude It's Alive). Every album after that still contains at least one or two classics that justified the band's existence.

What I can't stand to hear is any live recordings from the late 80's onward, when Joey started doing his Morrison-ish metal growl and the band played so fast there was no room for melody. 

2 periods :

Before and After TOO TOUGH TO DIE...

BEFORE : The Best Punk Rock Band ever playing the best Pop songs ever.

AFTER : The Best Band EVER.

Hilarious !

"How do I know if anyone cares about my band? A good rule of thumb is: they don't."

Hahahah!!

Ohh, it's painful cause it's true.

That's gotta be me favorite Wikipedia article ever!!

i laughed

Onstage, he plays a Bingleworth J-9000 7-string with a neo-chromium humbuckers.

Find it pretty amusing and accurate in fact ! ;)

Makes perfect sense to me. Not every band needs a Wikipedia entry, does it?

Also, don't confuse their definition of "garage band" with "garage rock band" or "garage punk band," or, in other words, bands that play this particular style of music (i.e., trashy rock'n'roll vs. metal/numetal, mainstream rock/alternative, hardcore punk, emo, goth, mall punk, jam band crap or any other kind of music a band could play). This article is simply talking about ANY band that's just starting out. If you take it in the context that the article was intended, it makes perfect sense that not every band forming in their parents' garages or basements needs to try and set up its own Wikipedia page.

WHO HAD DONE THIS ?!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_one_cares_about_your_garage_band

Honoured and thrilled to be part of this comp!!!

Great find! I agree that the sleeve tends to add the most novelty to a 7" but theres not much fun in looking at a record if you aren't gonna spin it!

Here's a new one I picked up recently. You can only get it on their tour though (at least for the time being). DZ Deathrays have the B-side.

I'm more interested in picture sleeves than the actual music, I confess. Recently got this one, which I've been looking for forever.

I have been buying 45s like crazy lately and would love to know what everyone's favorites are. Personally, I can't stop listening to the Ketamines 'Line by Line' 7". Really great stuff.

Honorable mentions would be GG King - 'Adult Rock' and Thee Ludds - 'Where to Begin'

Post up your favorites new and old.

Waveclipper,

Thanks for the insightful input!  Yeah you are right it does cost a lot to sound cheap.  I've been on a quest for the right fuzz.  I do love that mid-60's fuzz sound.  I checked out North Effects website.  I really like the way the Primitive and the Rite sound.  Either one gets me the sound I'm looking for, and it seems that will get me the sound I want at a price that works for me.  Due to budget constraints, I'll probably lean toward the Rite.   

Fuzztone vs Fuzzrite tone, what is your preference for trashy garage rock?

waveclipper said:

Costs a lot of money to sound this cheap!

The International Noise Conspiracy - Armed Love

Michael Yonkers "microminiature love" 

It's not the latest trend but it kicks HARD !

Haven't tried. Best place to buy online?

has anyone here tried Joyo pedals?  they are amazingly cheap, reviews are mixed but generally positive.  

http://www.joyoaudio.com/en/product/fl_26.html

yeah keep us posted, i am always chasing good distortion.... everyone else makes it seem so easy.

The Mighties said:

I'm still waiting to recieve it by mail...I also have a normal rat pedal but I can't use it well because with my '78 Telecaster I got problems with tones and if I try a distortion like rat without close all my guitar tones, the amplifier starts to whistle without control.

I know that this version of the pedal is a half way between a classic fuzz and a Rat distortion...I will tell you my test in a few days ;-)

Bernh

Oh ya....I know 'em. The singer is an attorney now. That's punk rock!

Happy Canada Day Folks!  100% Canadian primitive rock and roll! July 1 Show!

http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/381-The_Trip-20120701-0030-t1341099000.mp3

The setlist:

THE PINECONES OH MY

TEENAGE HEAD LUCY POTATO
PRIDE TIGER THE LUCKY ONES
ANVIL READY TO FIGHT
SIMPLY SAUCER INSTANT PLEASURE
THE ACTION ZONA ROSA
THE GUESS WHO IT'S MY PRIDE
THE CHESHYRES TOO MANY WOMEN
CHECKERLADS BABY SEND FOR ME
DRUMS ALONG THE GARDINER FISH
SNFU CANNIBAL CAFÉ
FUZZ ALDRIN TRAILER PARK
M.G. & THE ESCORTS A SOMEDAY FOOL
YOUNG CANADIANS WHERE ARE YOU
THE GRUESOMES DEMENTIA 13
THE DEARS LE PAUVRE CHANTEUR
TRANSYLVANIA 500 BLOODWISER
MAOW MS. LEFEVRE
YOUNG RIVAL GOT WHAT YOU NEED
THE FIENDS GRAVEDIGGER
LOST PATROL COMANCHE
TERMINAL SUNGLASSES ANTENNA DILEMMA
THE DIODES RED RUBBER BALL
THE VILETONES POSSIBILITIES
THE A-BONES OH CANADA

This week's program had a feature on The Oblivians Soul Food album as well as music from Elk, The Fall, Deja Voodoo, The Gruesomes, Klark Kent, The Mongrols, The Wipers, Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers and more!

Download the podcast here:  http://cjamlog1.cjam.ca/mp3dirnew/36-Revolution_Rock-20120703-1030-...

This week's blog post on The Oblivians Soul Food album:  http://revrock.blogspot.ca/2012/07/soul-food-show-411.html

This week's play list:

1.  Elk – Riverview
2.  The New Strychnines – High Time
3.  Pete Van Dyk & The Secondhand Band – Canadian Boy
4.  Hab – Sedentary Blues
5.  Bloodshot Bill – Right Out The Door
6.  The Almighty Defenders – All My Loving
7.  Deja Voodoo – Private Eye
8.  The Gruesomes – 3 Men 1 Coffin
9.  Testors – Together
10. Klark Kent – Office Girls
11. XTC – Science Friction
12. The Stranglers – (Get A) Grip (On Yourself)
13. Rotten Tropics – New Miserablist
14. Pomegranates – Ezekiel
15. The Fall – Repetition
16. Captain Scarlet & The Mysterons
17. The Mongrols - Plastic Girl
18. The Wipers – Let’s Go Away
19. The Caesars – We Got To Leave
20. Simply Saucer – Dance The Mutation
21. Oblivians – Vietnam War Blues
22. Oblivians – Jim Cole
23. Oblivians – Blew My Cool
24. The Cramps - Good Taste (Live)
25. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers – Let Go (Demo)
26. Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - Born To Lose (Demo)

Hi Everyone !

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I have tons of ideas ! (check out my links on my page here)

If you wanna roll, please contact me.

Ax

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