Originally, upon hearing about The Sonics and other 60s garage bands I was pretty excited. Though after a time, I had to conclude that the music, to me, is particularly difficult to listen to. It sounds so incredibly backward and dated by comparison to the hard rock music that would appear as little as 4 or 5 years later. Other than that, I've heard both Sonics albums and I didn't think either came anywhere near to equalling the raw sonic attack of The Who's My Generation. I was also disappointed to find that both albums are virtually swamped with covers? I don't think I came across so much as 10 originals across the LPs. Then, I could be remembering wrongly. But I definitely recall A LOT of covers.
But I appreciate how bands like The Sonics represent an important bridge, or stepping stone, to the better things that were soon to come.
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