Song of the Day: January 13, 2005
Festival records 45, 1966; Available on Hot Generation: 1960s Punk
From Down Under CD, Big Beat Records.
From Down Under CD, Big Beat Records.
A dip back into history to prove a point that was made all the more obvious by the punk explosion: The Australians, as a culture, have always been very advanced in the field of recording loud guitars. So much so that the first three or four seconds of this one predisposed us to fall in love with it. The excellent tuff-but-heartbreaking beat number that follows...well...that's the kind of thing we live for in this house. The cats raise their sleepy heads in agreement. By the way, Hot Generation (compiled by Mr. Alec Palao, the superfan who organized the Zombies Box Set) is an excellent compilation of frantic Oz beat and R 'n' B gems, including another great Black Diamonds track.
2 Comments:
The cats are right, the guitars are great, and the song pushes all the right sad-buttons. Beautiful.
Steve
I love the h-h-him's and h-h-her's. He honestly sounds bitter..
Thanks for the hot generation tip.
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