
03-24-2011, 03:49 AM
Oh man, on the radio show today I dug up a TON of old obscure garage bands; there's this guy I knew from New York who everyone calls Beatle Bob because he goes to cons in a grey collarless nehru suit, and he has this great collection I've gotten stuff from.
There is always something out there from those old days of vinyl waiting to be discovered. I actually had never heard of Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky Mick & Tich til Tarantino used one of their songs in a film; now I listen to em all the time.
I like garage stuff mostly, but some of the full on psychedelia and early prog rock is fun too. If you have never gotten it yet, check out a compliation box set called Nuggets; it has so many one hit wonders and obscure bands you would never bump into any other way.
It's a given I like a lot of classic rock stuff too- still a big Beatles fan, but I also love Doors and Hendrix and Cream and Gong and Pink Floyd and add-all-the-other-squillion-bands-here- but finding the rares is a big passion for me too.
There is a CD that I once had on cassette called Cambodia Rocks. This is a bunch of Cambodian bands from that time imitating the sounds they were hearing on American and European radio. It's great party music!
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