This is my favourite style of music, and the great thing is that there's such a wealth of songs from this amazing era to re-discover each week.. Here's a few classics i've been listening to today. In the mean time its back to the Cavern Club in Liverpool tonight where i'm on bass guitar duty with The Shakers as usual..we're the Caverns resident merseybeat band...catch us there every Saturday afternoon and Sunday night! Feel free to add your own favourites from this ace era of music and share your own songs if you write or know bands in this style.
I'm currently about to do a radical overhaul of my own website http://www.madcatrecords.com/ to promote my own new studio project..a brand new CD of originals in the style of garage/powerpop..just great tunes hopefully! There will be one or two free downloads every month with a CD or vinyl physical release early 2012.. In the meantime enjoy some classics below from a fantastic era of perfect music...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKMJDrK4800 Cool cover of the classic 'Fever' Just love the bass sound on this and chiming guitar from Australias The Strangers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cm3solF6K4 Another Aussie band, The Atlantics with 'Come On'..the first thing i noticed was the bass players rather fancy work..pity it gets lost in the mix a bit, but thats part of the attraction for me..raw yet warm..impossible to replicate in acold world of digital production..the melody is ace as well! If you've got a soul you gotta love this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-78D6yQ4Tc&feature=related And finally for today, The Chesterfield Kings..from the 80's but getting that 60's garage sound brilliantly..dont know too much about this band so well worth doing some research..the go go dancer is hot too!
