After listening to them a few more times since my last post, I do have to say there's definitely a serious similarity shared by all of their songs. Not that this is a bad thing -- the music rocks hard and it's really fun -- but it's a little repetitive. Nonetheless, I think the best way to describe their sound is what you'd expect to hear if Little Richard began his recording career after the invention of punk rock. Can't complain about that!

Alex said:

I've heard them popping up on a bunch of podcasts lately. The singer's voice is absolutely fearsome. "Elemental" is a pounder.

M Jackson in 'Who's Bad' . Nah, another vote for Sonics. How do you do that shit without poping a vein?

I enjoy the gospel screams of Bunker Hill the most. I also like Wayne Cochran. One of my favorite garage rock songs is "Scream" by Ralph Nielson and the Chancellors. I'm not sure who's screaming on the song but man,what a blood curdling scream.

Joan Jett's scream at the beginning of the Runaways "Blackmail" is pretty darned good. Another lady with great pipes for screaming is Kyra LaRubia from Thee Headcoatees, A Lines, etc. Armitage Shanks backed her on a couple of singles one being Siouxsie and the banshees "Love In A Void." Like a dental drill through your brain.

It would have to go to Bunker Hill in my book!!!!

Ha! Good one, Elisa. If only I could be a fly on the wall of your rock n' roll brain!

Thee Ms. Stixx said:

Maybe not "the best", but I'm been partial to those naughty boy, sexed-up, pure havin' fun screams by Marc Bolan....the first one at the beginning of "20th Century Boy" is unadultered "i'm a rock star and i'm going to get some pussy" howler......

Maybe not "the best", but I'm been partial to those naughty boy, sexed-up, pure havin' fun screams by Marc Bolan....the first one at the beginning of "20th Century Boy" is unadultered "i'm a rock star and i'm going to get some pussy" howler......

definetely gerry roslie and then, bunker hill i guess...

ooh, my moneys on Esquerita!

Roky for sure. It just kinda cuts through you when he let's loose

tobi lynne said:

I was wondering when someone was going to get around to Roky Erickson. Buddy Randell (The Knickerbockers) has a great scratchy howl as well.

The Hydeouts said:

Lots of killer screams in rock n roll! Sonics, Wailers, Stooges, Mummies, tons of em! But, here's a list of the most distinguished unusual screamers...Roky Ericson ...

Matt Caughtran from The Bronx has a scream that makes me want to down a bottle of rotgut whisky and set a couch on fire http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3f8VUZ5xAU
but maybe it's just me

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ratoonie said:

Victoria!!!!!;;;;; Waterlou Sunset!.... so tired.... presurvasion acts....sheeeeeesh ...too many!!!!

I'd feel bad if I didn't come back here and mention "I Gotta Move".

So many great songs to choose from: "House in the Country", "Shangri-La", "'Til the End of the Day", "Waterloo Sunset", "Celluloid Heroes"...
I think my favorite might be the Dave Davies song, "Lincoln County".

Till the End of the Day and Brainwashed always get me movin. And Sunny Afternoon? Fougettaboutit

Saw BDOD in minneapolis when they played with Lover! But really my money is on Unwed Teenage Mothers! You should tour with the Mothers and come back to the midwest!

I'm pissed I miss it, I will be at the next one though. It's cool your gonna play the Yucca again, I don't think the extension was open last November, it's now twice the size. I'll bring a good group of people out for the show. john barrett said:

yeah hopefully heading back out west sometime after the record comes out. i played yucca last nov when i came through with lover!, we played with becky (ryan's girlfriend) and had a pretty awesome time. definitely wanna hit it up again.

yeah hopefully heading back out west sometime after the record comes out. i played yucca last nov when i came through with lover!, we played with becky (ryan's girlfriend) and had a pretty awesome time. definitely wanna hit it up again.

I know nothing about this other than this very brief press statement I was sent. I would assume that more information will be forthcoming when and if Ms. Franklin and her people wish for it to be released. Until then, let's all just keep her and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

(Statement follows)

Detroit- Legendary Queen of Soul, Ms. Aretha Franklin was released from Sinai Grace Hospital on Saturday, October 30th following a brief stay. The Grammy Award-winning songstress was admitted to the hospital at the recommendation of her doctors.

Franklin is resting comfortably at home, but is anxious to get back on the road to perform for her countless fans around the world. Ms. Franklin added, “I would like to thank my friends, fans and supporters for all the beautiful flowers and their many well wishes.”

How about Violent Femmes, Neutral Milk Hotel, or Can Kickers? Some of Dan Bern's stuff. This is not something I'm an expert in, but I know it's out there.

I don't know if you agree but 80s British garage trash band called the Sting-Rays used to call their music Folk punk (their later stuff). Notably Mr Alec Palao was in them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKHa4vflemM

That's good. Now to hear that Pontiac is not discontinuing but only getting rid of their crummy Sunbirds.

Mardy Pune said:

From the page that Kopper linked to:

UPDATE: Panasonic is in fact ceasing production of the SL-1200MK6 model specifically, while other Technics turntable models will live on. Phew! Sincere apologies for the misunderstanding.

Yeah, but what will that do for the price of turntables? They're going to cost more at least for a while.

Mike Humsgreen said:

Thing is the trend is still and will continue to be relatively niche and thus unpractical for a massive electronics film like Panasonic who buy and sell on scales too large for the industry. I'd imagine though that smaller tutntable companies will be loving this as it means they have one less competitor and can thus better corner the market.


Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

It does seem strange, especially that since the creation of record store day, that a lot of the inventory of vinyl has actually increased especially in many indie stores. Seattle's vinyl sales have really done much better in the last three years than it did the earlier part of the decade.

definatly, thanks!

Giannis KRI said:

The only record i have is destroy all astromen.For this record:In "pop corn" crabula you hear someone talking here and there,"Joker's Wild" has a vocal intro,In "mystery meat" there is a guy talking again,"Heavies" and "Madness in the strees" have a vocal intro too,"Mystery science 300 love theme" is a real song with lyrics and stuff."Landlocked has a vocal intro,"gargantua's last stand" has a vocal intro."Destination Venus" is a song with vocals like "mystery science......",and "the shadow know has just another vocal intro.

To sum up only "Mystery....." and "Destination Venus" have "real" vocals,and they are pretty awesome songs too.Hope i helped.