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    • May 26, 2012 10:10 PM CDT
    • I'M GOING TO SEE BIG JAY MCNEELY. HE'S 85 , OR MORE. i SAW HIM RIGHT AFTER HE TURNED 80 , AND HE KILLED ! So , Honeyboy Edwards was the oldest performer I've ever seen,he was 93 or 94 the last time I saw him.He was a Bluesman , but , he always brought The Rock.  I am going to read the previous comments , but I'm going to be 48 , soon , and I've got the Rheumatism in both eyes , and the misery in my back , and the Arthur - Itis , and I told so many lies in my day , I contracted Phlebitus (You'll have to be over 45 to understand that.). 

    • May 26, 2012 10:01 PM CDT
    • What about the girls? Women love them some Roky , too . That is a great collection , and you NEED THIS AND THE "APRIL FOOLS DAY " INTERVIEW (FEATURED , IN FULL, ON "LIVE AT THE RITZ , 1987.".).
       
      Alexander said:

      YEBO,the one you need is:ROKY ERICKSON AND THE ALIENS-THE EVIL ONE(plus one) as the cd version,because it has the "modern humans radio show" as bonus cd.

      This CD is a Roky`s best-and every good man should have something of his musical output!!

    • May 26, 2012 9:58 PM CDT

    • Better still , get the 2 CD complete works of The CWB SET - "mELTS IN yOUR bRAIN , nOT ON yOUR wrist"....But , good calls.
      dave said:

      Best of the Chocolate Watchband (Rhino) OR Best of the Music Machine (Rhino)

    • May 26, 2012 9:55 PM CDT
    • ...At this very second , I'd say The Alarm Clocks' Ltd. Edition Live LP. If that fails ya , try any of the first four Black Oak Arkansas LPs , or some of the lowest rated Hard Rock LPs in Ugly Things' recent poll - Mint Tattoo (Self titled) , Epitaph (Same) or Frantic ! . OR (independent of said poll.) , you can't lose with either of Captain Beyond's 3 albums.

    • May 26, 2012 9:26 AM CDT
    • The Mojomatics - Don't Pretend You Don't Know Me.

    • May 26, 2012 6:49 PM CDT
    • Haha I was thinking what the hell is a steret?

    • May 26, 2012 2:12 AM CDT
    • Hell yeah! That's some great news there. Cool to see you teamed up with Ashley. Loved the note on "Streets" of iron, by the way.

    • May 26, 2012 5:19 PM CDT
    • Yeah man, I was looking around in the other threads and saw lots of cool guitars!

    • May 26, 2012 2:15 PM CDT
    • Wow. You have some cool stuff. Love the tiki! I'm very fond of waht you call "pawn shop guitars" too, and have posted pictures of some of mine in the other gear thread recently.

    • May 25, 2012 11:53 PM CDT
    • Hey fellow freaks, I've been writing about weird gear for a while and thought I'd post some it for y'all to check out.  I basically grew up playing pawn shop guitars and grew to really love them.  They can still be had for cheap, and with a little work, can be everyday players!  Plus they have the garage sound in spades!!  Here's some examples of what I'm talking about:

      Tiki Mask guitar

      Bomber Boxx Fuzz

      I have tons of weird guitar pics and just run the site as a hobby/passion, and I'd really dig talking oddball gear wit ya. 

      Cheers

      Franco

    • May 26, 2012 2:34 PM CDT
    • I like both, but the Stones get the edge since I can't think of anything the B's did that I would consider "garage" or "punk".  On the other hand, Get Off My Cloud by the Stones was so inspirational to what we support here in The Hideout.  The B's may have lived the lifestyle, but their music leaned more towards pop.

    • May 26, 2012 9:19 AM CDT
    • You say ya want a revolution...

    • May 26, 2012 2:23 PM CDT
    • Um, Jan & Dean?

    • May 26, 2012 12:26 AM CDT
    • Hey.

      I just recently(Yesterday) started a lo-fi/noise/beachy sounding band with my roommate after teaching her the basics of bass.
       
      I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations of really beachy sounding lo-fi bands.

      By beachy, I mean like Best Coast's early demos (Where The Boys Are/Make You Mine) and The Vivian Girls stuff. 

      I was also wondering if there are any bands like that with boys singing. We're sharing vocals and it'd be cool to hear some stuff like that. 
      Thanks so much!
       

    • May 26, 2012 10:31 AM CDT
    • Thanks Zaid, does it get anything like the Reverb Tank "drip"?

    • May 26, 2012 9:22 AM CDT
    • The Runaway Sons.

    • May 26, 2012 3:24 AM CDT
    • That band, the Muldoons put out some stuff while being in their teens, backed up by their Dad on drums, though. One thing came out on Cass records. Don't know what they are up to now. This one's pretty rad, has rambles on Action figures and such, in it:

    • May 25, 2012 8:46 PM CDT
    • Too Old To Roll! Works both ways!

    • May 26, 2012 1:17 AM CDT
    • Show #375: "Bands & Artists Starting With C, Part 7" playlist:

      The Checkers - "Black Cat"
      The Checkmates [JAM] - "Turn Me On"
      Los Checkmates [MEX] - "No Milk Today"
      The Checkmates [NH] - "Eyes On You Baby"
      The Checkmates [OH] - "Get It While You Can"
      The Checkmates [TN] - "Talk To Me"
      The Checkmates [TX] - "Hey Girl"
      The Checkmates [UK] - "It Ain't Right"
      The Checkmates International - "Thinkin' About You"
      The Checkmates, Ltd. - "Love Is All I Have To Give"
      Checkpoint Charlie - "Feeling Sad"
      Cheech & Chong - "Earache My Eye (Featuring Alice Bowie)"
      Chelsea - "Hard Rock"
      The Chelsea Sidecar - "Special Girl"
      Shinki Chen - "Freedom Of The Mad Paper Lantern"
      The Chentelles - "Be My Queen"
      Cher - "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"
      Cherokee [WI] - "Girl, I've Got News For You"
      The Cherokee [US] - "Willie And The Hand Jive"
      The Cherokees [UK] - "Wondrous Place"
      The Cherokees [US] - "Uprisin' [unmixed version]"
      Cherry Five - "Oliver"
      Cherry People - "Imagination"
      The Cherry Slush - "I Cannot Stop You"
      Cherry Smash - "Sing Songs Of Love"
      Cherry Stones - "Go Away"
      Carl Cherry - "The Itch"
      Chesmann Square - "Circles (Instant Party)"
      The Chessmen [CAN] - "Running Wild"
      The Chessmen [IN] - "You Can't Catch Me"
      The Chessmen [MA] - "Sweet Little Sixteen"
      The Chessmen [TX] - "I Need You There"
      The Chessmen [WI?] - "Baby Weemus"
      Tyrone Chestnut - "The Bump"
      The Chevell's - "Let There Be Surf"
      The Chevelle V - "Come Back Bird [second version]"
      Les Chevelles [CAN] - "Ton Ombre Me Suit"
      The Chevelles [IA] - "Blue Chevelle"
      The Chevelles [IN] - "Just Once In My Life"
      The Chevlons - "Too Long Alone"
      The Chevron's V - "I Lost You Today"
      The Chevrons - "Love I Love You"
      Los Cheyenes - "He Perdido Este Juego"
      The Cheynes - "Respectable"

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      Egg

    • May 26, 2012 12:13 AM CDT
    • I like the "Not So Pretty " comp , too. The Fleshtones tribute is great , too. I've heard The Fuzztones tribute is great , because Rudi was able to procure so many good bands , so even the Haters might find themselves enjoying it.   I'd like to see a comprehensive Cramps tribute , no Psychobilly bands , thanks. I liked that stuff to a point , but Lux and Ivy never did. Doug Sahm deserves a good tribute record , though The Bottle Rockets did one of their own. There's a few Johnny Thunders tribs , but "Let's Do This One For Johnny" stands tall , even if it does'nt have Little Bob Story. Cub Koda deserves a tribute . I have'nt seen one for The Dolls or The MC5 , though they must exist. A new and improved Roky tribute would be the ticket. The Sky Saxon / Seeds tribute album is finally on the way .......

    • May 25, 2012 9:14 PM CDT
    • I really tried , but could'nt , get into the Stoner Rock thing that much , but , I knew it was crucial to a newly repatriated Blue Cheer making any kind of a comeback in The U.S. , which did'nt happen. They played in Chicago five times from 2005 to Dickie Peterson's death , and , on average , performed for 50 to 150 people , because people who should have been there thought they were too cool. I like the tracks on that compilation , but , each and every Stoner and Cookie Monster - Singing Metal band that I saw play with them......well , The Cheer could've eaten them all for breakfast.   Just sayin'.
       
      RJFait said:

      If it hadn't been for Blue Cheer tributes, I might have never known there was such a thing as 'stoner metal'. "Blue Explosion" is one of my favorite groupings of post 1984 bands.

      John Battles said:

       I have'nt been happy with a lot of 'em , but , that's just me. I DON'T recommend "Sonic Cathedral" , Roky fans.  I liked about 5 songs on "Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye". The fact that ZZ TOP did the best cut (OK , it's fact to me, but , a lot of people have agreed .)speaks volumes , tho' , of  course ,they cut their teeth on The Elevators when they played in The Moving Sidewalks and American Blues.... I thought KISS did the best track on "We're a Happy Family" , and I have'nt liked them since Carter was President.

      The Sam The Sham comp on Norton is very good . Lotta variety , little , if any , filler and a Drew Friedman cover !

      "Groin Thunder" is pretty good. I would have replaced the Dwarves' "Strange Movies" with T.Tex Edwards and Lithium Xmas' version , which came out at the same time.

      The Waste Kings' "Feels Like a Woman" would have been an asset , too.

       I thought Gary Glitter doing "The Raver" would've been choice. It's practically the blueprint for the "Glitter " sound.  We've already talked about all that other stuff regarding him.

      The now - rare Blue Cheer Tribute CD is also very good , Stoner bands that don't suck and Psych bands that seldom noodle cover songs from pretty much every facet of Dickie and The Cheer's career , and do some really interesting things , for the most part.

    • May 26, 2012 12:02 AM CDT
    • The Chocolate Watcband in "The Love - ins". Reportedly , they were'nt shown as prominently as they should have been , because band members pulled some ace pranks on the set , pissing off the powers that be . They're shown , center screen , for about 3 seconds , then mainly from the back with acoustic guitars. The song selection is outstanding , including "Are You Gonna Be There (At The Love in?)" , and an extended "No Way Out". Dave Aguilar told me he was so dissatisfied with "Riot on Sunset Strip" (In which The Watchband kicked ass , of course , netting a large piece of the film.), he did'nt bother seeing "The Love - Ins". I sent him a copy , several years ago.

    • May 25, 2012 8:50 PM CDT
    • there are sharks in the sea of tranquility!

      good agents /bad agents they exist, find your own path!

    • May 25, 2012 7:12 PM CDT
    • Bought a guitar the other day, on the day of my late father's birthday, on the day my team was beaten by their rivals, and it arrived on the day of a fellow guitarist's funeral.

      That said guitar was a teardrop!

      This guitar got MOJO!