Play The Sonics Radio
The Sonics
On Tour
1,733,264 plays (141,791 listeners)
Tacoma, Washington, United States (1960 – 1968, 2008 – present)
The Sonics are a garage rock band formed 1960 in Tacoma, Washington, United States, the band’s original members were Gerry Roslie (vocals, piano, organ), Larry Parypa (guitar), Andy Parypa (bass), Rob Lind (saxophone) and Bob Bennett (drums). The band’s loud, powerful sound is often considered to be extremely influential on the later psychedelic and punk genres.
Forming in the wake of the early-’60s success of local favorites The Kingsmen and The Wailers (whose Etiquette label they recorded for), the Sonics combined classic Northwest-area teen band raunch with early English band grit (particularly influenced by The Kinks), relentless rhythmic drive, and unabashed ’50s-style blues shouting for a combination that still makes their brand of rock & roll perhaps the raunchiest ever captured on wax.
Lead singer Gerry Roslie was no less than a white Little Richard, whose harrowing soul-screams were startling even to the Northwest teen audience, who liked their music powerful and driving with little regard to commercial subtleties. With hit after hit on the local charts (and influencing every local band that ever took the stage), the band inexplicably was never able to break out nationally, leaving its sound largely undiluted for mass consumption. Breaking up between 1966 and 1968 (after one ill-fated album attempt to water down their style for national attention), the Sonics continue today to be revered by ’60s collectors the world over for their unique brand of rock & roll raunch.
Forming in the wake of the early-’60s success of local favorites The Kingsmen and The Wailers (whose Etiquette label they recorded for), the Sonics combined classic Northwest-area teen band raunch with early English band grit (particularly influenced by The Kinks), relentless rhythmic drive, and unabashed ’50s-style blues shouting for a combination that still makes their brand of rock & roll perhaps the raunchiest ever captured on wax.
Lead singer Gerry Roslie was no less than a white Little Richard, whose harrowing soul-screams were startling even to the Northwest teen audience, who liked their music powerful and driving with little regard to commercial subtleties. With hit after hit on the local charts (and influencing every local band that ever took the stage), the band inexplicably was never able to break out nationally, leaving its sound largely undiluted for mass consumption. Breaking up between 1966 and 1968 (after one ill-fated album attempt to water down their style for national attention), the Sonics continue today to be revered by ’60s collectors the world over for their unique brand of rock & roll raunch.
Top Albums
-
Here Are The Sonics
The Sonics
Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $15.18
- eBay Search
-
Psycho-Sonic
The Sonics Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon Search
- eBay Search
-
Boom
The Sonics Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $35.00
- eBay Search
-
Introducing the Sonics
The Sonics Buy- Download Album
- Amazon MP3 Search
- 7digital Search
- iTunes Search
- Buy Album
- Amazon $18.03
- eBay Search
Shoutbox
-
Agravenlife wrote:
God, Strychnine.
-
ripplemusic wrote:
If you dig rock like this, come check out the From The Garage Group, celebrating all the great music from the worlds garages. We're new and growing. Come join us. http://www.last.fm/group/From+The+Garage
-
poisonousPink wrote:
Why do I get such a kick out of their music, I wonder... )
-
JAMESisCreepy wrote:
such sexy young men, gorgeous dressers as well.
-
secobi wrote:
just what the doctor ordered
-
fi_moon wrote:
great band [2] : D
-
gotrawmilk wrote:
why isnt HIGH TIME a top track? Higggggh timmmmmme
-
kentocobain wrote:
great band
-
Eraldor wrote:
yeeeeeaaaaah!
-
moeramone wrote:
<3muahmuahmuah
-
Waes-GOD wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Fans+of+the+old+music
-
luckystoned wrote:
the best garage band of the world. if you don't believe that run for your life ;-)
-
neilis01 wrote:
best band ever
-
satanfan wrote:
The Best Rock & Roll Band Of All Time, From My Beautiful Hometown...
-
BizSAR wrote:
YEAHHHHH!!!!! baby! Oh to have heard them in their prime...
-
Stjaernstoft wrote:
There's so much about them that's not punk.
-
DP9Hb wrote:
Adorable!!
-
willywonka091 wrote:
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOW, BABY!
-
Flakessp wrote:
ahuenno
-
free-movies wrote:
the best videos
Videos
See more
Events
-
Apr
10
Clubbing Abril
Casa da Música, Porto, Portugal
7 shouts
| 42 attendees
Listeners
-
9wires
Listening now
to Jenny Jenny -
fish_princess
Top Listener
-
PedroBonassi
Top Listener
-
SzC-6
Top Listener
-
Kamorka
Top Listener
Recent Activity
-
Logorrea90, Rock_n__Rolla, Flothus and 4 other people added The Sonics to their libraries. yesterday evening
-
roshamborecords tagged The Sonics with proto-punk and garage rock. yesterday morning
-
cortazarcar, SubSickAlien and fuego_gris added The Sonics to their libraries. yesterday morning
-
Kreator1993 tagged The Sonics with ‘garage rock’. Monday evening
-
Ssplint, eLLLeLL, pizpireta1 and 10 other people added The Sonics to their libraries. Monday evening
-
Scoundrell tagged The Sonics with ‘bands i love’. Sunday afternoon
-
Adria23, reckles_abandon, biggsn and 11 other people added The Sonics to their libraries. Sunday morning
-
Human-Man tagged The Sonics with ‘garage rock’. Friday afternoon
-
distortedprose, dan_bmx, WrathOfTzolkin and 4 other people added The Sonics to their libraries. Friday afternoon
-
Viki_Smith tagged The Sonics with rock, proto-punk, garage rock and one other tag. Thursday afternoon
Related Journals
-
Top albums
by andomck |
2 Feb 2010 | Add comment
-
Useless milestones....
by djgizmoe |
12 Jan 2010 | Add comment
-
The Sonics
by galeote |
2 Jan 2010 | Add comment
Groups (80)
-
60s rare garage rock
106 members
-
The Sonics
55 members
-
Garage Punk
880 members
-
Rozkurwiamy z klasą
28 members
-
From The Garage
641 members
More Information
- Links
- Band Members
- Labels
