At least that's how the song goes. Strychnine's a classic example of the over driven form of 60s Garage Rock that went on to evolve into punk, rockabilly and all sorts of awesome stuff like that. The whole scene still holds up today as pretty decent proof that you don't need any more than three chords to make a racket. So listen to some Kingsmen, Kinks or Trashmen if you need proof that great music doesn't require great musicianship. Garage Rock is also one of those genres that has a revival each time you blink and there's been some good stuff recently from California cassette junkies Burger Records. So check them out as well for awesome bands like The Orwells or The Tough Shits.
Monday, 24 February 2014
Three Chords of Strychnine
Happy Monday everyone! It's also World Bartender Day so head down to your local speakeasy and get your favorite drink, whatever that might be. Black Flag were happy with beer, Bowie and The Doors were in search of Whiskey, and The Sonics had a taste for strychnine.
At least that's how the song goes. Strychnine's a classic example of the over driven form of 60s Garage Rock that went on to evolve into punk, rockabilly and all sorts of awesome stuff like that. The whole scene still holds up today as pretty decent proof that you don't need any more than three chords to make a racket. So listen to some Kingsmen, Kinks or Trashmen if you need proof that great music doesn't require great musicianship. Garage Rock is also one of those genres that has a revival each time you blink and there's been some good stuff recently from California cassette junkies Burger Records. So check them out as well for awesome bands like The Orwells or The Tough Shits.
At least that's how the song goes. Strychnine's a classic example of the over driven form of 60s Garage Rock that went on to evolve into punk, rockabilly and all sorts of awesome stuff like that. The whole scene still holds up today as pretty decent proof that you don't need any more than three chords to make a racket. So listen to some Kingsmen, Kinks or Trashmen if you need proof that great music doesn't require great musicianship. Garage Rock is also one of those genres that has a revival each time you blink and there's been some good stuff recently from California cassette junkies Burger Records. So check them out as well for awesome bands like The Orwells or The Tough Shits.
