The White Stripes sound like the proto-Kinks,proto-Rolling Stones, proto-Animals but sound EXACTLY like the Jeff Beck version of the Yardbirds ( no proto-). Actually the CD is a history of the 60s electric garage bands. Still most of the songs are interesting.One song (track 7), starts out Jethro Tull's Aqualung, goes to the Rolling Stones, then to George Thorogood and back again. St James Infirmary was a hoot too!!! After spending 6 hours listening to these CDs in my car today, I agree The Hives will probably be one shot wonders. The next phase will be the kids discovering Led Zepp. Hey, we need a new version of Stairway to Heaven. You say the White Stripes are from Detroit, I did not really hear Mitch Rider and the Detroit Wheels, maybe their next CD. Jenny Take A Ride anyone????
The Hives:Real Deal or just a tease???
I picked up The Hives CD, as a TAS recommended recording, what a blast!!! four of the songs are definitely 60s style (tracks,1,4,6,10) , though they remind me of the Romantics of the late 70s. The rest were 70s/90s punk junk( to me anyway). Also, picked up the Strokes(awful, punk junk), The White Stripes,, although no one particular song was a stand out, they were more in tune with the 60s style of garage bands. The song about the Big Three was hilarious.
So the question, are my hopes running too high and these groups one shot wonders?? and is this type of music just a shot in the dark??? If not are there any other bands similar to this type, 60s garage band, in your face swagger ( Standells' "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White"
or Them' "Gloria"). Are the kids getting hip again???
So the question, are my hopes running too high and these groups one shot wonders?? and is this type of music just a shot in the dark??? If not are there any other bands similar to this type, 60s garage band, in your face swagger ( Standells' "Sometimes Good Guys Don't Wear White"
or Them' "Gloria"). Are the kids getting hip again???