The Hoodlum Circus said:

Dead Boys version of Little Girl is also good... wait, Medication was a cover??

The song is credited to Ben DiTosti (west coast pianist) and M. Alton, who I couldn't find any info on. Anyway, I think the Standells were the first to record it. Their Dirty Water Lp came out in '66 I think. The Chocolate Watchband's Inner Mystique came out in '68. Both groups were managed by Ed Cobb, who also penned songs for both too. He most likely suggested the Watchband "cover it". Maybe it shouldn't be on the list...

Dead Boys version of Little Girl is also good... wait, Medication was a cover??

Personally I think The Pandoras "Hot Generation" takes the cake. But, I'll offer some other suggestions too. 5 others in no particular order... Chocolate Watchband - I'm No Like Everybody Else (and honorable mentions for "It's All Over Now Baby Blue", "Medication", and "I Ain't No Miracle Worler") Misunderstood - I'm Not Talking The Avengers - Paint It Black (hope that's not to obvious) The Damned - I Feel Alright Dead Boys - Tell Me (say what you will about We Have Come For your Children)

A buddy of mine (on the hideout as the crypt keeper) wanted to start this discussion but his computer crashed so here goes... Best garage/punk cover songs, give your top three, top five, top twenty...whatever. Let's just try to avoid some of the more obvious ones (i.e. Hey Joe, Gloria) or hell, I wanna know your favorites and if they fall in there then so be it..

Here's a couple of mine... starting with one of my all time favorites...

1. Preachin' the Blues- Gun Club (Robert Johnson)
2. I'm Down- The Mummies (Beatles)
3. Psycho- The Swamp Rats (Sonics)
4. Strychnine- The Cramps (Sonics)
5. Jack the Ripper- One Way Streets (Lord Sutch)
6. Like a Rolling Stone- The Soup Greens (Dylan)

I agree with Black Lips Let it Bloom. Excellent album, their best in my opinion. Also, anything by The King Khan and BBQ Show. They have two LP's that are good. One more, Midnight World by Black Time. All three bands are or were at one time on In the Red Records. That label puts out a bunch of good shit...

...yes, I agree with you, alla the records you wrote are great, but in my opinion are not "classics"...for example I prefer the collins' production pre-dirtbombs (gories / blacktop / king sound quartet )...ok maybe it's my problem...

Well the Black Lips - Let It Bloom came out in 2005 and Their debut Self Titled ('03). Both killer records. I don't know if you were only interested in records that came out in 2000, but there's been some good stuff: The Reigning Sound's Time Bomb High School ('02) and Too Much Guitar ('04). Coachwhips' Double Death ('06). The Dirtbombs' Ultraglide In Black ('01) & Dangerous Magical Noise ('03). Hipshakes' Shake Their Hips ('07) (or at least I think the 2nd side of the record is great.) There's plenty more I can't think of at the moment...

hi everybody
first post here!!!!

days ago I thought about my personal list of best records

(the oblivians "play 9 songs with mr. quintron"
the infections "kill"
the revelators "we told you not to cross us"
the new bomb turks "destroy-oh-boy"
dura-delinquent "s/t")

and I realized they all went out in the '90s...

...so the things are really like that???!!!!
no so great records in the 2000s????

Am I wrong or not???

Gringo Starr said:

Just for starters:

Lenny Kaye
Greg Shaw
Paula Pierce
Kim Fowley
Sky Saxon
Ron Rimsite
Lee Joseph
Mike Stax
Tim Warren
The Sonics
The Seeds
The Music Machine
The Remains
The Monks
The Count V
The Thirteenth Floor Elevator
The Electric Prunes
The Shadows of Knight
The Standells
The Chocolate Watchband
The Miracle Workers
The Gravedigger V
The Untold Fables
The Morlocks
The Fuzztones
The Chesterfield Kings
Thee Milkshakes
The Unclaimed
The Pandoras
The Cramps
The Fleshtones

I'd add the Cyncis (PA), The Satelliters, The Gories, Unrelated Segments, Reigning Sound, and Lyres, but this was a great list!

The Saints
Poison 13

Almost forgot:

GaragePunk.com
Jeff 'Kopper'

Just for starters:

Lenny Kaye
Greg Shaw
Paula Pierce
Kim Fowley
Sky Saxon
Ron Rimsite
Lee Joseph
Mike Stax
Tim Warren
The Sonics
The Seeds
The Music Machine
The Remains
The Monks
The Count V
The Thirteenth Floor Elevator
The Electric Prunes
The Shadows of Knight
The Standells
The Chocolate Watchband
The Miracle Workers
The Gravedigger V
The Untold Fables
The Morlocks
The Fuzztones
The Chesterfield Kings
Thee Milkshakes
The Unclaimed
The Pandoras
The Cramps
The Fleshtones

The Cramps
The Oblivians

Oops, Link Wray was already listed.

The Sonics
Link Wray
Lenny Kaye

thousands of others... This may just be pointless. Garage rock is an anti-hall of fame kind of genre.

KIM FOWLEY

I'd like to get a list of people - artists and groups - that people here would consider the best of the best from a GaragePunk perspective. If we can get together a list of say, 50 or so candidates, I'll conduct a poll here on the forum to elect members to a "Garage Punk Hall of Fame".

Candidates can be from any era. Just to get us going why don't I throw out some names off the top of my head.

How about...

Billy Childish
Mick Collins
The Dead Boys
The Devil Dogs
The MC5
The Monks
The Mummies
MX-80
The Seeds
The Stooges
Roky Erickson/13th Floor Elevators
Link Wray


And feel free to toss out any names you can think of. Even if you don't think they're quite "Hall of Fame" worthy but should at least be considered.

Lets see what we can come up with here...

I can't wait to hear more about this. I know there was a Crypt 25th year anniversary show in NY with the Black Lips and the KK + BBQ show.

Crypt "Bad Music Seminar" 2?

Hopeful Grave Diggers reunion? I'll be there!!

Dulcinea Gonzalez said:

Yes all the big daddy's are playing same time as Budget Rock.
Gories, Oblivians, Devil Dogs...

No shit? So is there info on this online anywhere? I don't see anything on the Crypt website...

Yes all the big daddy's are playing same time as Budget Rock.
Gories, Oblivians, Devil Dogs...

Someone on Twitter today mentioned an upcoming "Crypt Fest" featuring the Oblivians amongst others (unknown). Anyone have the scoop? I can't seem to find anyone who knows any more...

Info, please!

I love you guys. I made a new show just for all of you and it's up today!

Oh the nineties! My old band went on a short tour with them...total debauchery dudes! I wouldn't have changed it for the world. Matt RIP.

I subbed for the Workd Music show at KSFR (Santa Fe, NM) Monday night. I did one half hour (plus) set of "world garage" music, drawing heavy on the World Beaters volumes I have, Thai Beat a Go Go, Surfbeat Behind the Iron Curtain, etc. Most of it's from the '60s, though there's some more recent stuff, such as the Japanese tunes and Dicky B. Hardy, a cool Stooge-influenced SLovenian band I saw in Albuquerque about 10 years ago. Here's what I played in that segment: Do the Wahtusi by Cat (Thailand) Midnight Mover by Free Beats (Papua New Guinea) Summertime Blues by Lolita # 18 (Japan) Sputnik Thema by Die Sputniks (USSR) I'm All Skinny by Sinn Sisamouth (Cambodia) Al Capone by Salvajes (Spain) Who's Your Buster Dolly by Dicky B. Hardy (Slovenia) 54321 and Rock 'n' Roll to Go by The Jerry Lee Phantom (Japan) Kaw Liga by Silver Sand (Thailand) You Don't Love Me by The Teenagers (Greece) No Puedo Amar by The Yorks (Peru) You can see the entire show HERE