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Rock N Roll

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If the Cramps took their fidelity down a notch or two, perhaps recording with a single overhead microphone (ala The Kingsmen's "Louie, Louie"), they'd get the sort of garage grunge offered by Boston's Coffin Lids. Their rowdy rock 'n' roll is fueled by the Northwest sounds of The Wailers and Sonics, with shouted vocals that tax their microphones' headroom. The overall effect has the electricity of a Pebbles compilation - quickly recorded garage classics remastered from sleeve-sanded 45s.

Fans of current rock 'n' roll acts like The White Stripes and Jet may very well love this more primal variant, if they can get past the beautiful lo-fi mono sonics. Collectors of the Nuggets, Pebbles and Boulders releases (not to mention Wailers, Sonics, Cramps, and Mummies fans) should take this out for a spin.

3-1/2 stars, if allowed fractional ratings.

This is primal, primitive, 1960's brutal garage music. Low fi production. Best album of the century so far. It's BRUTAL. If in '65 some dudes took a few drugs, heard "You Really Got Me" by the Kinks, picked up on underground music by the Sonics, maybe also the Wailers, and they ran into the garage with a cassette recorder, way more enthusiasm than skills, it would sound like this. It should, at least. Nothing pretty about this, man, it will rock your skull off. Better than the Hives or the Stripes! I thought it couldn't be done today, but BAM! Here it is! Byu ten copies at least.