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Sacramento, United States (1976 – 2009)
The Cramps were an American garage punk band formed in Sacramento, California in 1976. The band is influential in founding psychobilly, a fusion of punk, rockabilly, surf rock, and goth rock. Their music is mostly in blues form, played at varying, (though usually fast) tempos, with a very minimal drumkit. An integral part of the early Cramps sound is dual guitars, without a bassist. The content of their songs and image is sleaze, trashy Americana (much in the style of filmmaker John Waters), sexual fetishism, clever bad jokes, and cheap, horror B-movie clichés.
Their line-up has rotated much over the past couple of decades, with husband and wife Lux Interior and Poison Ivy—the lead singer and lead guitarist, respectively—as the only permanent members.
They were part of the early cbgbs punk rock movement that had emerged in New York, although they had formed several years earlier in California. The band is credited as a prominent factor in terms of influence on the gothabilly genre.
Their sound was heavily influenced by early rockabilly and proto-rock’n’roll like Link Wray and Hasil Adkins, 1960s surf music acts such as The Ventures, The Surfaris and Dick Dale, 1960s garage rock artists like The Standells, The Gants, The Trashmen, The Green Fuz and The Sonics, as well as the post-glam/early punk scene from which they emerged. They also were influenced to a degree by The Ramones as well as Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who is often credited for having pioneered their style of theatrical horror-blues.
Their line-up has rotated much over the past couple of decades, with husband and wife Lux Interior and Poison Ivy—the lead singer and lead guitarist, respectively—as the only permanent members.
They were part of the early cbgbs punk rock movement that had emerged in New York, although they had formed several years earlier in California. The band is credited as a prominent factor in terms of influence on the gothabilly genre.
Their sound was heavily influenced by early rockabilly and proto-rock’n’roll like Link Wray and Hasil Adkins, 1960s surf music acts such as The Ventures, The Surfaris and Dick Dale, 1960s garage rock artists like The Standells, The Gants, The Trashmen, The Green Fuz and The Sonics, as well as the post-glam/early punk scene from which they emerged. They also were influenced to a degree by The Ramones as well as Screamin’ Jay Hawkins, who is often credited for having pioneered their style of theatrical horror-blues.
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Bad Music for Bad People
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Songs The Lord Taught Us
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Off The Bone
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Psychedelic jungle
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I Can't Hardly Stand It
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TV Set
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The Way I Walk
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New Kind Of Kick
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She Said
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I Was a Teenage Werewolf
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The Crusher
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Love Me
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Drug Train
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Surfin' Bird
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Domino
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r0tt3n wrote:
Bad music for bad people
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mr_vivi83 wrote:
so much love of mine goes to this band!
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Gbacardi07 wrote:
This band is super good.
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emersin wrote:
biern!!!!!
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THE-CRAMPED wrote:
R.I.P. LUX see you in Rock n Roll Heaven!
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meatierwhore wrote:
Don't eat stuff off the sidewalk. Damn good advice.
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YgorCanute wrote:
I'm Cramped
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bnruo wrote:
fuckin great, rip lux
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endovelico93 wrote:
lucky enough to have seen them live.
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macijikralj wrote:
The Cramps rules!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <3
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Queenofchance wrote:
lux<33333 LOVE YOU FOREVER AND EVER AND EVER
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scarletgirl wrote:
BAD MUSIC FOR BAD PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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alexi1000 wrote:
RIP Lux! viel zu jung gestorben...
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clairemusicz wrote:
luxxxx :'(
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fotobond wrote:
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Garbageman777 wrote:
LUX INTERIOR---->of our hearts!
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skubwa wrote:
LUX come backkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!
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Alby_ wrote:
Long Live Lux!! (at least in our hearts!!) [2]
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gothabillygoil wrote:
Long Live Lux!! (at least in our hearts!!) >.<
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Punk3r wrote:
YAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa PsyChOo!
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