THE HORRORS

Administrator Age : 37 Joined : 18 Jan 2007 Posts : 2326

So I picked up their cd "Strange House" on the merit of catching a video by them on IMF...

Boy, does it rock. Not metal at all but if you like any of the following bands/artists then it just may appeal to you...

CRAMPS, THE DAMNED, AGENT ORANGE, ? & THE MYSTERIONS, BAUHAUS, THE CURE, THE METEORS, TALL BOYS, THE BIRTHDAY PARTY, NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS,DICK DALE....

Opening with a cover of the Screaming Lord Sutch song "Jack The Ripper" that snakes and swaggers through piss reeking London alleyways...barked vocals and lurching organ....primo!!

"Count In Fives" is a splendid 2nd track (and the song I saw the video for and immeadiately got the cd)...Hammond organ riff and punky delivery with sixties garage shout back vocals....

The rest of the cds 11 tracks are just a brilliant- skirting the lines of genre and becoming a cacophony of goth, surf, rockabilly and punk with reckless abandon...

fan-f'intastic!!!!!
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Heart of Metal Age : 21 Joined : 23 May 2007 Posts : 1874

Yeah definately, a great band. They seem to dredge up the most obscure influences in their music, they are real 60's garage punk worshippers. Obviously Count in Fives is a direct tribute to 60's garage punkers the Count Five who are in my opinion the best 60's garage punk band (sorry ? and the mysterians and aussie legends the missing links). And isn't the front cover striking, it bares a huge resemblance to the New York Dolls s/t debut (what with all that big hair, couch and black n' white photo).