The Creeps -- Enjoy The Creeps

   These Creeps have got the look, the sound, the attitude of 1965 Garage Rock.  What I found surprising about the band is everything they did after this album, they changed their tune, got fun boy outfits, and started to play 80's-Eurotrashed-Funkytime.  I thought they were an entirely different band, but with the same name.  It's just hard to picture what used to be a group of 60's purest, throwing in the towel to become a bunch of party boys.  Although I did read that they won a Swedish Grammy in the 90's for the crap they were playing, which might make them feel like they made the right choice.  What erks me the most, even though I still like this record, is that you really can't believe this music to be honest, it may have been smoke and mirrors, but they do end up living up to their name, a bunch of Euro-Trash fun boy Creeps!

The Mummies -- Never Been Caught

  The Kings of "Budget Rock", underground untouchables, The Mummies.  These guys make me think of a mix of Mudhoney and The Sonics, with a little Surf -- I doubt there'd be a better way to put it.  These Garage Grunge luminaries, as you can see on the cover, wore mummy outfits as their uniform, and drove an old ambulance, as tour bus ... how great is that ... The Mummies proved that the early 60's are still very relevant and that 90's Punk Rock was taking a turn for the worst ... so it was up to them to fix it .. 'cause ... Your A** (Is Next In Line)!

The Fuzztones -- Lysergic Emanations

  Psychedelic Punk gurus The Fuzztones, are in my opinion the best Garage Revival band of all time ... question is, is this really a revival album ... no I don't think so ... they took the genre to a new heights, just like the Blues being re-invented over and over again ... I read some critics say they are just a bar band playing cover tunes, but f*ck that sh*t, these guys (and gal) are the real deal, it's proven in their rad originals, from straight up 60's punk numbers to a flamenco driven Doors-ish opus and even a Beefhearty noise experiment ... it's all done beautifully because they practice what they preach ... Ya Dig!

The Inmates -- First Offence

  Total write-off Garage Revival band, The Inmates.  Their music doesn't bring anything new to the table.  The only listenable tracks on the album covers songs, Dirty Water and Midnight To Six Man ... otherwise their First Offence, should have been their last offence ...

The Satelliters -- Wylde Knights Of Action!

  90's Garage Punk outfit, The Satelliters ... for the most part I love these Garage revival bands, but I don't like this one, not that the songs are all that bad, it's the sound that sucks, loud tinny drums, cheesy sounding fuzz, and the singer's awful Reg Presley (The Troggs) impression ... no thanks ...

Them -- Backtrackin'

  Backtrackin' is a compilation LP, due to label disputes, who ownes what, and who could release it, only certain numbers could make it on this album, for example you've got Baby, Please Don't Go, but no Gloria, they were on the same 45, ya dig.  In a nut shell, Them are a Garage Rock outfit, who got lumped in the British Invasion even though they're Irish.  They sound similar to The Animals, but with a raw-er hard Blues sound, poignantly louder charismatic vocals and grittier lyrics.  Although this comp does feature a lot of covers, a personal favorite of mine is Them's version of Simon & Garfunkel's Richard Cory, they took the tune and gave the lyrics the sound that was a far better match for it than a Folk Rock duo could.  Them and Morrison have quite the acclaim, but I feel they deserve more, Morrison is a brilliant song writer and poet, somehow the other Morrison got all the attention ... but he wasn't a short weird lookin' Irishman!

The Allman Brothers Band -- At Fillmore East

  Live virtuoso Southern Blues double LP masterpiece.  Unlike other Southern bands they ditch the Hard Rock style and focus on traditional Blues with Jazz improvisations ... apparently the band was so into the concert it lasted well into the early hours of the morning, only noticeable to them when someone opened a door and the sunlight crept it's way into the Fillmore.   The album stands as a last testament of guitar legend Duane Allman (their next release Eat A Peach had some live tracks taken from the Fillmore concerts, not featured on this set) ... and what is that he's hiding in his hand on the cover with the sh*t eating grin?  Hmmmmm, maybe a little dose of inspiration?