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All hail the riff king! The Black Keys' guitarist/singer Dan Auerbach has the meanest way with a hook since Jimmy Page. He adds to his arsenal on the band's fourth full-length release, on which each track pounds its way into your skull with fuzzy, swampy fury. Less is very definitely more in Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney's world as the stripped-down guitar/drums attack smolders, burns, and then ignites without shifting into heavy-metal overdrive. But even with the occasional ballad such as "You're the One" slowing the momentum, this is an intoxicating blast of raw, thudding blues power. The duo impressively control the dynamics, raising and lowering the tension in a yin-yang struggle of ominous, greasy, heavy blues-rock that never sounds forced. With the exception of a few subtle but effective overdubs, this is the sound Auerbach and Carney heard in the drummer's basement studio where the music was recorded. Like the best rock and roll, the disc exudes a dark, cramped claustrophobia and foreboding sense of danger, just like wandering through a haunted house, unaware of what is behind the next corner. It's the main ingredient in the band's deceptively simple yet potent formula that creates this addictive, compelling, and often intense album. Read more

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Unadorned rock and roll
The Black Keys are one of my favorite rock and roll bands with their garage band minimalism tempered by touches of blues and psychedelia. But I was a little surprised when the band signed to the eclectic Nonesuch label and wondered how this would affect their sound. Well, I needn't wonder at all as this album was literally recorded in a band member's basement and keeps the same raw and exciting sound as the bands previous work. Most of the songs are kept short and sweet with blistering blues based guitar and basic drumming giving way to melodic hooks like in "Your Touch" which is very catchy and has elements of pop without compromising their rough and tumble sound.
Magic Potion
Focus: that's the element that seems to be missing from The Black Keys' latest long-player, their fourth album in all. The blues-rockin' riffs, courtesy of Dan Auerbach, are present and correct, and Patrick Carney's drums are rarely less than suitably bombastic, but Magic Potion suffers, rather, from alarming dips in concentration. For every romper-stomper of a four-minute fuzz-soaked foot-stamper, there's a meandering exercise in mediocrity just around the metaphysical bend.
Magic indeed...
Unlike many of the other reviewers here, this is the first Black Keys album I have heard, and I was extremely impressed.The vocals remind me of a mix between Bob Dylan, Led Zeplin, and Jimmi Hendrix and the guitar work is absolutely amazing.Many of the reviewers here stated that this album may not be as good as their previous releases; if that statement is remotely true I will be buying every one of their cds.After hearing the first 3 tracks I knew instantly that this band will be one of my all-time favorites.Do yourself a favor and check this out.I highly recommend this album. ... Read more

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A Bunch Of Great Bands Mashed Together
If took all the great bands in the classic rock world and mashed them up this is what you get. You name the band they sound like it. Now this may just be me but "Look What You've Done" sounds a lot like The Beatles "Hey Jude" if you ask me. They are a great band. My Favorite Song on this CD has to be "Get What You Need" I really like the guitar solo. Even though lyrically this band isn't very strong. They still feature instruments and thats a plus in my book. Most of everything in modern music is uninspired. Which is why I have such a hard time listening to today's music. But these guys do have my vote. I suggest this album to anyone who is thinking about buying it.

Awsome!!!
When I first heard Jet I thought WOW!!!, That is awsome. They have a very unique sound like early 70's. Are You Gonna Be My Girl, Cold Hard Bitch and Rollover DJ are my favorite tracks on this CD. I can't wait for their other CD to come out. Good Job Jet!!!

Derivative and needless waste of plastic
Jet is competent, but they are simply reprising the work of so many others before them.They would be a very good group to encounter at some remote roadside biker bar -- the unexpected quality in dire surroundings would be a welcome surprise and compensate for the inevitable brawls and tawdriness.But a disc on a major label?
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Music Lives!!!!!
They have turned my negativity about music as-of-late completely around. I could loop it 24/7 and only love it more.
Best Band in the Land - the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Saw the Yeah Yeah Yeahs at the Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California at this summer's Download Festival (next to Google's headquarters).Heard of them but never heard them before.Came to see the headliner, Beck.Was completely blown away by the YYY's.They definitely outshined everyone else on the bill.Beck's opening remarks about this year's festival being the best lineup of bands he had played with in some time and how he was honored to be playing alongside them was clearly aimed at the YYY's and specifically, Karen O, the lead singer of the YYY's.She absolutely rocked and the band was incredibly tight.Some have criticized the band for that polished quality on their latest album but pay no attention.I can't think of a more creative band at the moment.After the show read up on the band and saw a quote from Sonic Youth saying that singers like Karen comes along only once in a decade.Can't wait to see their next show.This is the best album I've heard since Odelay.

Just good fun music
This is a great album.It is perfect for doing chores at home, driving in the car or plugging away in the cubicle.I took a chance on this ablum because I enjoyed "pins" and "maps" from fever to tell and I am glad I did."Golden Lion", "Way Out" and "Cheated Hearts" are my favorites. ... Read more

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For their latest, Akron, Ohio duo The Black Keys have brought forth an EP of six songs by Junior Kimbrough. This is no mere dalliance; the late elder Mississippi blues musician was a powerful influence on guitarist Dan Auerbach and drummer Patrick Carney. Their three previous albums, full of dusty grooves and simple but impassioned dynamics, would have found strong rapport with Kimbrough, who unfortunately died before they could ever meet. However, his widow, Mildred gives her passionate endorsement for these performances in the form of a short phone message that appears at the end of the disc. Among the highpoints is "Meet Me in the City," which positively shimmers as the plaintive vocal soars over a virato-ed guitar. The Black Keys, besides paying their heartfelt respects, also demonstrate the breadth and durability of Kimbrough's music. Read more

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Good band...decent recording.
OK, well I don't normally write Amazon reviews but this one needs it. OK, first off I am a Black Keys fan, although I only own their debut The Big Come Up. I really enjoy that album. This one seemed to me to be a similar endeavor to their aforementioned album. Needless to say I thought it would be a nice little addition to my music collection...
Just Another Fantastic BK Album
Everything these guys have put out is gold.If your favorite White Stripes song is Ball and Biscuit you'll love the Black Keys.I recommend starting with the Big Come Up and working your way through the albums to this one.
An outstanding piece of work
This is a brilliant release. I have been itching for a new Black Keys release since getting a hold of The Rubber Factory and this EP is every bit as satisfying(if not more so) than a fullLP of new original Keys material.
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Well before the release of this solid but slender debut, the Brooklyn-based Yeah Yeah Yeahs were the subject of so much international press hype that the WhiteStripes were probably taking quick, nervous peeks over their shoulders. But while Read more

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Transgress All Limits
4.75 stars--not perfect, but almost
Just...Don't buy it.
It...just...burns. Karen O screaming so much?! SCREAMING ISN'T MUSIC! I can scream. But I don't sell music. She like when you're choking and you're screaming at the same time. She sounds like she's hoarse. My mouth just popped open after listening to one song of the album at my friend's house. The singing girl sounds like SHE'S DYING. This is not good music... I don't know what she's trying to do or say during "Man". And all those pointless noises in the other songs. -999999999999999 STARS.

mmmm...Yummy Music!
I Don't know about any of the hype involved with this band...Someone simply recommended them, I listened, and after the first track I was HOOKED!! This band rocks, thats it, plain and simple! Vocals are truly top notch!! Good sound! Want some good rock?? Then get this CD!! ... Read more

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The third low-tech, high-impact recording from the Akron, Ohio, duo is once again a loud and lively confirmation that passion, not precision, is what the blues is all about. With Dan Auerbach's insistent, abrasive guitar tone and drummer Patrick Carney's violent percussion workouts, the Black Keys' sound thrashes about with industrial-strength garage-band energy, but it also connects directly to the core sensibilities of the original blues creators with its primal expressions of pain and pride. With Auerbach shouting out the vocals the duo rocks hard in its stripped-down, ragged glory mode on Hendrix-influenced shredders like "10 A.M. Automatic" and "The Desperate Man," the fuzzed-out "Till I Get My Way," and the surprisingly swinging "Just Couldn't Tie Me Down." But it also delivers the same emotional intensity in a less frantic form on the moody mini-masterpiece "The Lengths." And, for all the justifiable fascination with the out-of-control excitement of the duo's punkish instrumental approach, the group continues to excel at songcraft, a talent expressed both in its own material and in its ability to recognize and expand the disguised merits of lesser-known cover songs. It follows a previous Beatles rarity recording with a nod to the Kinks this time via a personalized cover of "Act Nice and Gentle," probably the last thing the Black Keys would ever be accused of being. Read more

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Rock Out
This is the only Black Keys CD I have listened to, though it will not be the last.It was great on my latest road trip.It rocks with a fresh, raw sound from start to finish.70's blues rock meets White Stripes ~ Rolling Stones from the 70's.There are so many "alternative" sounding bands, it is nice to hear some unbridled bluesy emotion in music.Create some space in your living room and get out your air guitar for this one.

good stuff
while the music isn't exactly groundbreaking, it makes you want to nod your head and has a real bluesy feel that is refreshing today. Wait, i better take that back because some people think that because this band has been called a blues band when they're not that it means they are terrible. Review the music instead of criticising them just because you don't thinkit's blues music. I love the fuzzed out punky guitar on this album and "the lengths" is a nice change up. Overall i think it's a good album, except i found that the sound got a bit grating after a while.

Their First Two Albums Laid Down a Groove, This Album Lays an Egg.
As long as people don't associate the term blues with The Black Keys, I'm okay with people hyping up their album even though it's really just commercial fodder and easy brainless listening. The songs are a lot more canned and formulated this time around giving less of a groove through out the album and I can't shake the feeling that I've heard all these melodies and riffs before. Originality is severely lacking. Eric Clapton caught a ton of flak for heavily borrowing from other guitarists but redeemed himself, much thanks to Duane Allman, with the Layla album. Not even in Dan Auerbach's dreams could he steal as well as Clapton did but yet he still blatantly tries. Junior Kimbrough and RL Burnside are rolling in their graves right about now. You don't cover these blues legends and treat their life's work, soul and pain like an ATM machine.
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Great music, not so great recording quality
After I heard the NPR story on the Heartless [..], I ran out to get their new CD.Erika Wennerstrom has an incredible voice and a knack for writing songs that stick in your head.Listen to "Came a Long Way" and "All This Time" for a good taste of what they do.My only complaint is the recording quality - it almost sounds like it was recorded in a barrel.The bass guitar is too heavy, and the bass is boomy.

Pretty good but somewhat boring
The first track on this album is very very good.Track 5 and 6 are the only other songs that caught my attention. I think this bands sound would be better if they added another guitar player. I do think it is admirable that the bastards sophmore release sounds different from Stairs and Elevators and is produced really well. Windstrom has a great voice and is a very good songwriter I would imagine this band will continue to grow and find there sound.

More than solid sophomore album
One of the most ecxiting new bands to come out of Cincinnati in recent years is the Heartless [...] (urrgh, what a TERRIBLE band name), a power trio led by singer-songwriter-guitarist Erila Wennerstrom. 18 months after the release of their very promising debut album "Stairs and Elevators" now comes the second album.
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Akron, Ohio's Black Keys offer crunchy, riff-heavy blues-rock that is remarkably rich and textured, particularly when one considers that they are merely a duo. Continuing in the vein of their 2002 debut, Read more

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I'm digging this heavy hard R & B revival!
A buddy/coworker threw this disk at me and told me I had to listen to it.Being a huge White Stripes fan, both for their adherence to blues licks and for their "medium-fi" level of sound and performance quality, he figured I'd dig it, and in fact, I did.It seemed that although Jack & Meg White often pay homage to Page and Plant, Auerbach and Carney seem to salute Clapton and Baker.Man!Heavy hard licks, gritty "just rolling into Chicago on Highway 61"-style blues. Got the newest on order to see if the Keys have developed some more distinctive riffs (the hardest task in Rock n' Roll!). The Black Keys have it down!

This has a dangerous groove!!
This is the new direction for the Blues. These young guys must've listened hard to their parents Blues records and they've put together a funky combo that reminds me of everybody from Fred McDowell to Canned Heat. Obviously the Jr. Kimbrough/RL Burnside influence is strong on all of their CD's. Their sound is a fitting tribute to all the Blues legends. Simple but effective riffs to their songs.Some of them will remind you of Hendrix, JL Hooker or Blind Willie Johnson. "Set You Free" recalls the rwa punkinessof 60's bands like the Sir Douglas Quintet or The Kingsmens "Louie, Louie". The title track has that dirty, swamp feel of some of CCR's hits. Whatever their influences they've made the sound their own and they are a fiiting addition to the inspirational Fat Possum label.
Amazed
A friend of mine got me hooked on this Band. At 1st I was hesitant at 1st,,, I had a mixed reaction. I listened to The Black Keys 1st disc and was amazed by the blend of music they had. I was just a little upset that the songs were so short. I receieved the other 2 for my birthday and am totally hooked. All the music is addicting and seems like you need to repeat it over and over. I think I need to get a multi-disc player for my truck. ... Read more

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In some parallel, '70s-groove-askew universe it's Eagles of Death Metal who are the superstars, not merely the studiously dizzy spin-off of Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme and his Palm Desert school chum/lapsed journalist Jesse Hughes. Building forcefully on the charms of their '04 debut, their camaraderie foregoes ego (QOTSA mainstay Homme is EODM's drummer, pal Hughes its falsetto-voiced, ax-slinging rock star) for a retro, ambitiously naïve garage-rock-meets-boogie-down ethos that labors under the delightfully perverse misconception that the New York Dolls, Hot Chocolate and T Rex were all actually the same band - one that Muddy Waters and The Big Bopper occasionally sat in with. Less demented talents have pumped similar shtick full of self-conscious irony; here H&H simply grab it by the neck and shake furiously, yielding "I Gotta Feeling"'s Bolan boogie, the Stones-ish "I Like to Move.." and Dolls-swaggering "Keep Your Head Up," before moving onto such enticing genre demolition derby entries as "Ballad of Queen Bee and Baby Duck," "Chase the Devil" and the giddy "Shasta Beast."Read more

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too absurd, really
I've never heard the music of Queens of the Stone Age, but if it's anything like this side project then it probably ain't 2 good. All the music on here has way too much variety; normally that's a good thing, but in this case it's just plain inconsistent. There are a few tunes I liked such as "I Want You so hard", "Just Nineteen" and "cherry cola", but the rest either didn't have good chord progressions or were extremely strange melodies that made no sense usually. I got bored of listening to it at about song seven. don't buy this CD, it's weird.

Pretty good
This CD by the Eagles of death metal is pretty good 70's style boogie rock.

this is sleaze rock!
This cd is fun, the music is okay (there is no lasting quality, great work, feeling that you will get) but it is a fun, almost perverted work.
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Most bands that come from Nashville wear cowboy hats write songs about punching their horses. No such problems with the Pink Spiders, who at an early age sound like they traded in their Oak Ridge Boys CDs for the complete back catalog of New York's mid-'90s garage rock revivalists, D-Generation. Like that group's breakthrough album, Read more

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My New Obsession
I love this CD. It's soo amazing. I bought it the day it came out and listened to it a lot and then I bought a couple more CDs a couple weeks later, but I just kept coming back to this one. I can't even describe it's amazing-ness. It's like a combination of some retro influenced rock with modern touches. I also read an article on them in AP and they were so fabulously cocky (in a good way of course!) that you can't help but love them. I love every single song on the album! I'd do a rundown of the songs and rate them, but they'd all just be 10/10, so what's the point? I will tell you that my favorites are:
Ridiculously catchy
This album is by far the most infectious record I've come across in quite a long time.After the first listen, I only wanted to hear it again.I was excited to hear new versions of some older songs ("Soft Smoke," "Modern Swinger," "Hollywood Fix," and "Little Razorblade"), and I was even more excited to hear the new songs.It's hard to pick one favorite song on the album, but if I had to pick one, I would probably pick "Still Three Shy."
TPS are awesome!
Being a big fan of The Pink Spiders for a couple of years now I was super excited to pick up their new release.And I love it!Although a couple of my favorites ("Modern Swinger" and "Little Razorblade") were on the album "Hot Pink", I still dig the new material.For a little personal touch...I was one of the first people to hear "Little Razorblade" played live so I guess it's got a special place in my heart.:)Anywho, I totally recommend this album to anyone who is a fan of fun music that you can dance like a fool to.And definately to any TPS fan who doesn't own the album yet.The Pink Spiders aren't out to save the world...they are just out to have some fun and you can certainly tell that they do!
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But it's nobody's business what I do or please
I just found out about The Sounds a little over a month ago. Ended up buying Dying To Say This To You purely on a hunch, hoping it be worth a quarter of what I paid (a mere 10 dollars I might add). To say I was in dire need of some good music was an understatement. I enjoyed Dying... endlessly and figured "why not get Living In America, it's only 8 bucks". Turns out that, too, was a great choice because I enjoy this CD just as much as I do Dying...
Fell short of my expectations.
I was disappointed in this album. I had heard one song by them (Rock 'N Roll) prior to purchasing this CD, and really liked it. But sadly, the CD as a whole fell very short of my expectations.

Alternative Creme broulais
On this disc The Sounds prove themselves to be the greatest of the alternative movement. Every one of these 12 tracks is guaranteened to have you singing and dancing along. Starting with the catchy "Seven days a week," the disc really hits it's explosive stride with "Living in America" an anthem of epic proportions, the fun doesn't stop there, The Sounds keep it up with " Like a Lady","Rock n'Roll", and "Fire" to name a few favorites. The snappy yet creative lyrics are bound to stay with you days later. ... Read more

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Having shared bills with 2001 darlings White Stripes and the Strokes, it's not shocking that the Yeah Yeah Yeahs also are wrapped in a sticky film of hype. They tackle it explicitly when indispensable singer Karen O croons, "It's our time to be hated / So glad that we made it" (the conceit plays to a tune vaguely reminiscent of "Crimson and Clover"). To be safe, the YYYs are calling themselves sellouts before they sell out--but for this trio of rock & roll revivalists, sounding good enough to be popular is their only crime. Attacking with a snottiness sorely needed these days, they confront the critical types as (jealous) "punk kids" anyway. With a sexy yet imperfect swagger, they come on like calculating outsiders bent on forcing their way in. As an antidote to the glossy/rough Read more

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primal
this is a great EP. very raw and primal but still shows great skills in writing in this genre, as the garage rock genre is very riff based. i would give it a 5 out of 5 but i think the EP lacks consistancy and flow, as it starts off very rock and roll, then goes heavy, then finishes with almost a ballad. definately a well thought out EP.

Good indie / garage EP
I think this EP has a lot of character. Normally I would only give something like this 3 stars because the musicianship isn't very mature or individualistic, but I give this an extra star for personality and interesting production value. Sounds a lot like the White Stripes, but less provincial and more worldly. I suppose that's the New Yorker element.

supersonic orgasm
i cannot believe so many people are ripping on the yeahyeahyeahs. i have to conclude that they have bad taste. VERY bad taste. either that, or they're the type of people who have to gripe about something just because it's popular.
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The whole package
Awesome sound out of just drums and a guitar; blows White Stripes away, in my humble opinion.Vocals are full and powerful.I have to keep reminding myself the band has only 3 members (no overdubs).Look forward to hearing more of their stuff.

Beth Ditto=Punk Goddess
I heard about this band in the most unlikely of ways.The NPR music guy was talking about some noteworthy young artists/bands in the Pacific Northwest, and when he played The Gossip, my ears instantly perked up.In his description of their sound, he mostly talked about Ditto's pipes, and that's the way it should be.Sure, Brace's guitar work is catchy and Hannah's drumming is adept enough--but let's face it, punk ain't the most demanding genre when it comes to instrumentation.It's all about style, verve, attitude, and Beth's got all that plus a whole lot of soul.Her Arkansas roots come out in her sexy delivery that's equal parts blues and grrl punch.I would've liked to hear a few more upbeat songs on this disc--it gets a bit slow towards the end--but Ditto knocks every other singer in this genre flat on their ass, so I'll give 'er a break if she likes to break into soulful crooning every once in a while.

Is good, but could have been so much better
Don't get me wrong, this is a good album and worthy of spending your hand earned cash, but damn it could have been brilliant with a few little tweaks and adjustments.
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For a hip, modern boy, Louis XIV's Jason Hill has plenty of old school rock star attitude. On his San Diego trio's debut album he declares himself a "weapon of mass destruction" and then backs it up with salacious come-ons meant to offend as they intrigue ("I know you want a strangle / Or a mouthful of gasoline / Or to be tied up and stoned"). Lyrical allusions to T. Rex and the Kinks tell only part of Louis XIV's actual musical journey. Hill may fancy Marc Bolan and Ray Davies as elegant dandies, and occasionally borrow their lightweight shuffles to great effect. However, his own proper terrain is the thorny inquisition of the Fall's Mark E. Smith. Here, his band throttles in kind, motoring a cantankerous rhythm section that's every bit as vicious as fellow modern day malcontents the Libertines or White Stripes.Read more

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vastly amusing
I was in pursuit of new music, listening to snippets that amazon allows...this album caught my fancy, so I found it on ebay and wound up with it.
The Secret is Out
Full disclosure: I am not a pop music fan, let alone any band that sounds slightly British these days.So for a San Diego-based band to sound Britpopish does not curry favor with me.
Hard-to-resist appeal
Auch, though one. "The Best Little Secrets Are kept" is my introduction into Louis XIV, and this is everything I didn't expect it to be. It seems to go directly the opposite the todays music and critics are going, dispensing the emotional atmospheres, not caring for complex layers and constructs, and certainly no attention for deep topics lyrical wise. Where it is to be expected that critics take this opportunity to completely destroy this album, it might be a bit too short-sighted. Why? No matter how you keep turning it, denying it's appeal is amazingly hard. The hardcore guitar riffs are addictive, the lyrics are, as weird as it might sound, the perfect mix to this kind of retro-sounding I-don't-care-what-you-think rock completed with hypnotising drums. No matter how hard you try, the songs find their way in your head, and the cd finds it's way in your player.
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Great
This cd is definetely a great introduction to the Cramps music, though my favorite Cramps is a Date With Elvis. Anyway, I highly reccommend this for anyone who likes rock and roll in general, though you might like them more if you're into punk. This really is a great cd from a great band, however before buying this, I'd definetely reccomend buying Fire Of Love or Miami, by the Gun Club, who hands down, were my favorite musicians of the Physcobilly/Cow-punk era. But the Cramps are close.

Classic Cramps
I bought this CD years ago and it's still good today.Physcobilly is a perfect term to describe these guys. Their music certainly grows on you the more you listen.

Pscyhobilly..Punkabilly..Green Jacket Gold Jacket ??
Do you like The Misfits, The Gun Club, The Violent Femmes, The Dead Kennedys, Elvis?Give The Cramps a listen.This is an original band and concept and possibly style.Enter Psychobilly or Punkabilly. Although not my favorite album it is worth buying if you don't have it or any other Cramps albums, cds blah blah. There are other bands (psychobilly)Meteors, Nekromantix, Guanabatz,Demented are go, Tiger Army, but nohing compares to The Cramps...and it is a cool name for a band, sure to piss off or irritate someone.They just don't make em or name em that way anymore (FEAR, The Misfits, Angry Samoans, Catholic Discipline, Suicidal Tendencies, Dead Kennedys) a barrage of imagery.Are you a Retro and I don't mean 80's only but the 50's with dark imagery of B horror movies, men in grey flannel and women who screamed and fainted.The Cramps will take you there and play "She" and "All Women Are Bad" for your mother she will appreciate it.Makes a great Mother's Day gift! ... Read more

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One of my top 20 favorite CDs!
I don't want to reveal how many years I've owned this CD or the LPs before it...too many moons have risen. The previous reviews covered everything I agree with, but I'd also like to add that though the music is slower, it gets you moving. You can't sit still! The grinding beat, sexual and stimulating, and the lyrics...well, you just have to decide that for yourself, are too cool!
Let`s Get Cramped
You`ve heard of them,you`ve read about them and you have no idea what the Cramps are or what they sound like.Garage,punk,rockabilly,surf and early rock and roll is what most will say they are but don`t be fooled.....this is great music by a great band.This disc is a good cross section of better known songs,covers and rarities and make this a perfect starting point for first timers.Live is the best way to experience them but this disc is the best place to start.
If I had a band I'd try to sound like these guys
This music is slimey, grungy and slow. A mix of all the different styles I like in music. Cramps are what got me into Psychobilly. Though it is slower than most of their other music its not bad slow its the good slow. The creepy crawly horror where you know the monster is around the corner and you wait in breathless anticipation until the thing pounces. That feeling of anticipation is like what you get listening to this album. Most of them are covers like Ronnie Cook's slopper "The Goo Goo Muck", the garage classic by Randy Alvey "The Green Fuz", they do great justice to the genius masterpiece by the Novas "The Crusher" and the Trashmen's great "Sufrin' Bird" among others. There is originals on this album it is great sludgy music I'd expect nothing less from the psychobilly masters ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Pop/Rock    2. American Underground    3. Garage Punk    4. Pop    5. Post-Punk    6. Psychobilly    7. Rock    8. Rock/Pop    9. Rockabilly    10. Rockabilly Revival   

Editorial Review

It's up for debate whether or not this hellaciously fun, sexed-up, blues-dirge rock band single-handedly "invented grunge" when they burst onto the Seattle scene in the late 1980s. Mudhoney's act notoriously featured loud guitars lathered in distortion, pummeling drum assaults, hair flying all over the place, and a singer who sounded like a drunken, horny werewolf. This collection proves they were masters at rollercoaster rave-ups with "You Got It" and "No One Has." Mudhoney even mustered up ballad-esque beauty for the self-deprecating, elegiac "If I Think." Alas, these 12 early songs from 1988-'90 are the group's highlight. Mudhoney lacked the focusing rage of youngster Cobain to propel their grooves away from their hard-partying origins or into the popular consciousness they deserved. Read more

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The grunge superstars
When this came out they were the band that everybody thought were destined for greatness and stardom, not Nirvana. I rem