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The Sonics
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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.
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fi_moon wrote:
great band [2] : D
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gotrawmilk wrote:
why isnt HIGH TIME a top track? Higggggh timmmmmme
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kentocobain wrote:
great band
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Eraldor wrote:
yeeeeeaaaaah!
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moeramone wrote:
<3muahmuahmuah
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Waes-GOD wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Fans+of+the+old+music
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luckystoned wrote:
the best garage band of the world. if you don't believe that run for your life ;-)
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janco7 wrote:
I agree they was very good
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neilis01 wrote:
best band ever
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satanfan wrote:
The Best Rock & Roll Band Of All Time, From My Beautiful Hometown...
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BizSAR wrote:
YEAHHHHH!!!!! baby! Oh to have heard them in their prime...
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Stjaernstoft wrote:
There's so much about them that's not punk.
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DP9Hb wrote:
Adorable!!
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willywonka091 wrote:
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOW, BABY!
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Flakessp wrote:
ahuenno
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free-movies wrote:
the best videos
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Kentsaurus wrote:
wizarddick: which song? o:
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Julian-Thome wrote:
When he screams they sound like The Animals!
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boumalhab wrote:
Garage rock band from 1960, sweeeeet.
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Feanorr wrote:
Funny how Psycho, Do You Love Me, Boss Hoss and Roll Over Beethoven switched being top songs all the time, and now Have Love Will Travel just killed them all so fuckin much. Rock'n'Rolla, rite... I think The Witch is their best song.
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