The Mindbenders -- A Groovy Kind Of Love

  A surprisingly not bad album by The Mindbenders ... don't be fooled by the cheese ball mega hit, A Groovy Kind Of Love, these Machester British Invaders actually have some pretty good chops; especially shown is the Bluesy Seventh Son and trippy Little Nightingale.  They may not be on my top list of British Beat groups, but their lush Zombies-esque sound keeps this album around.

The Sex Pistols -- Never Mind The Bollocks Here's ...

  Not exactly the first Punk Rock record ever made, although some may say it is, clearly they're wrong ... but the Sex Pistols are one, if not the most, publicly notorious band of all time.  Their main mission statement, other than rattling the cage of politics, was to destroy, kill, maim, abolish Rock 'n' Roll music ... why ... because the music had become a pretentious bloated old fart who needed to die, and they were just the ones to do it.  Bodies is probably the most offensive song ever written, with the exception of GG Allin's entire catalog.  All that aside the album is good old Rock 'n' Roll, a healthy mix of the Who and Alice Cooper; a bit over produced, way too polished for Punk Rock but all in all a good record that hardly lives up the hype of the anti-everything band.

The Faces -- A Nod Is As Good As A Wink ... To A Blind Horse

  Not to be too rude but my impression of The Faces is like a poor man's Rolling Stones, there is hardly a difference, not that The Faces aren't good, but you can see why Ron Wood eventually went to the Stones, he finally got to be in his favorite band.  That aside A Nod is a great piece of Rock 'n' Roll, even if it is a copy cat, it's a good one.  My favorite tune, and their best, Love Lives Here, has their typical Stonesy sound, but it's got some Skynard-ish Americana tossed in there too.

Santana -- S/T

  I wouldn't call myself a real Santana fan, for the most part I find their music kinda cheesy, but their debut Latino-Psychedelic-Soul'd-Jam album is great, and check out that cover ... do I really need to say any more ... I don't think so ...

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!