".........I only discovered the whole garage thing a few months ago" Well, Mikey you have just stumbled onto the secret of the universe -- real Rock and Roll! This 'whole thing' has been bursting eardrums since the early '50s! Just typing the term 'Garage' into a search engine wont yield the whole story because 'Punk' is a very important keyword in understanding real Rock and Roll. Be prepared that everything you might think you know about Punk could be wrong or different. I recommend starting with a record called Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era compiled in 1976 by Lenny Kaye (where the term Punk Rock is first used). Also check out this discussion: http://garagepunk.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=833623%3ATopic%3A114711 Welcome to the first day of the rest of your life and I'm jealous because you get to hear for the first time some of the greatest records in the history of Punk Rock and I wish I could relive those moments again! Enjoy!

Hey there Mikey.
You have alot a great bands to discover so I hope you don't get to many repaets on this thread. Usually three just isn't a resonable figure to choose from.

That said 3 my favs are:
The Sonics - Number one all time favourite
The Monks - They truley were amazing at Dirty Water Club (cheers PJ)
and
All the bands that tought The Fuzztones (check out the double album "Songs We Taught The Fuzztones" for an essential list of Garage classics).

Happy Hunting

Thee Milkshakes
Stewed
The Mummies
These are just off the top of my head,but are the one's i play the most.

A few weeks ago I posted this appearance of The Standells on The Munsters:

Let's start a "you can't miss this part!" thread. This was a big hit myspace bulletin I sent and there's tons more good ones out there. Post your favorite. We'll call this one the BATUSI!

The Best Gospel/Garage/Punk Band In Some Time!

So I went to a show in Fullerton CA and saw this band Death Hymn Number 9 and they fucking killed it. They have no singer but they wig the fuck out when they play!!! They sound like they grew uo in a gospel church but were spin'n punk/garage at home. Shits fucking AMAZING!

I found them on myspace, here's their link.

http://www.myspace.com/deathhymn9

hey our guitarist/organist has one of these and it sounds awesome both clean and with a tonebender and a fender twin reverb...

I am one podcasting motherfucker. I'm still learning this fine art. I put my first one together from an old radio show I did a couple of Halloweens ago. Check it out at http://steveterrell.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-first-podcast.html

Hi Tim,

What type of sound were you looking for? We people could probably go crazy with suggestions.

Pulling some of her greatest off youtube. Even now, she is still one of the greatest female performers ever. What's your favorite?

Just had friends round,and we had to put on"Stomping At The Klub Foot Vol 1"
Then this led to "Loan Sharks" by Guana Batz,then "Do you feel restless" by Restless
and finally "The men with the golden guitars" by Thee Milkshakes
What a rockin good nite.

Robert said:

Pity the drummer of the Runaways passed away earlier this year!:(:(:(

The Branded said:

check out the Runaways, my personal faves

check out the Runaways, my personal faves

For main stream stuff, there are a lot of good girl groups comps that you can normally find digging through the buck bins. They usually chock full of groups like the Shangri-Las, Shirrelles, Ronettes, Crystals and Angels.... All of whom are in the same vein, but the Shirrelles and the Ronettes are my personal favorite. A lot of the motown stuff is pretty great too... The Supremes (Before Diana Ross became the vocal point), Marvelletes and Martha and The VAndellas are can't miss records.

Hey...can anyone suggest great '60s-'70s girl groups? I've never really jumped into that genre...thanks!

Tough one, but one has to be seeing the Knoxville Girls for the 1st time @ the Middle East in Cambridge, MA around '99-'01....Andre Williams & The Sadies were supposed to headline, but Andre bailed. No worries cuz the Knoxville Girls rocked out for an hour and a 1/2, and blew the full house away. Jerry Teel and Kid Congo surpassed everyone's expecations. Great topics!

What are your most memorable gigs and why?

yeah that looks BADASS got one? Sumiji said:

Hey!

I got a black hollowbody teardrop and gots to say it is pretty awesome. Mines has 3 lowoutput humbuckers. I actually am thinking about selling it though. The phantoms look fab too! Have you checked out the Hallmark Guiar sweptwing?

Hey!

I got a black hollowbody teardrop and gots to say it is pretty awesome. Mines has 3 lowoutput humbuckers. I actually am thinking about selling it though. The phantoms look fab too! Have you checked out the Hallmark Guiar sweptwing?

Oh man... My favorite is likely to change every time you ask me. Here are some likley #1s:

The Cynics: Rock N Roll
The Seeds: Self Titled
Question Mark & The Mysterians (Both Cameo LPs)
Thee Headcoats: Beach Bums Must Die
The Nomads: From Zero Down (I think that's the title. The one that came out on Crypt in the 80s featuring the 60s Band. I could probably pick )
Kinks: Self Titled & Something Else

ok, here's the song uploaded.....

That link is somehow incorrect :(

Hi everybody,

my band and I want to do a cover of the Centurys' great song "hard times",
our only problem is that none of us can properly understand the complete lyrics...

Is there anybody who knows where to find them on the Internet or is there any native english speaker who'd like to write the lyrics down for us ??

PLEAAAAAAAAAAASE help us!

Here's a link where you can listen to the track:

http://www.garagehangover.com/mp3s/Centurys/CenturysHardTimes.mp3

thx & greetings,
Calle

Hi everybody, my band and I want to do a cover of the Centurys' great song "hard times", our only problem is that none of us can properly understand the complete lyrics... Is there anybody who knows where to find them on the Internet or is there any native english speaker who'd like to write the lyrics down for us ?? PLEAAAAAAAAAAASE help us! Here's a link where you can listen to the track: http://www.garagehangover.com/mp3s/Centurys/CenturysHardTimes.mp3 thx & greetings, Calle

How lame can Chicago be? I've been DJing somewhat regularly for close to a year, playing Garage and Garage-Punk nights in one extremely "hip" neighborhood and in one neighborhood known for the incredible numbers of people in search of nightlife. Strangely, I haven't made any friggin' progress in repeat audience members. The only people who compliment me on what I play (besides the two or three friends who show up in support) are usually the wait/kitchen staff, who never get to sit out and listen to the music for more than 5 minutes at a time.

I've tried flyering, MySpace, CraigsList, and anything I can with my limited budget. Anyone got any bright ideas on getting people to go to my garage DJ nights in a digital age?