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Garage Rock.

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Aside from Punk, Garage Rock is the only other genre to own my heart. I’d put Shoegaze and Riot Grrrl up there but for me they were more like a movement rather than a genre. Of course Punk was a movement too, but..well, you know what I mean. For me, Garage Rock is such an important genre of music. As much as I love songs that last over 5 minutes and take me on some weird trip, I also love music that lasts about 2 minutes and has the ability to make me feel like I’m being punched right in the chops. Passionately furious and enough to make you want to dance. Throw in some psychedelic vibes and I’ll be the happiest person around. It isn’t just Garage Rock bands from the 60s that make me feel this way, bands that are around now that can be seen as Garage Rock make me feel this way too. Take the debut record by The Horrors for instance. It had EVERYTHING that was Garage Rock. Short songs, loud guitars and vocals enough to deafen you. Sure not all Garage Rock is like that, but fuck man..as far as debut records go that one was a SOLID.

So this is what I am going to do. Instead of rambling on and on about it, I’m going to give you my 5 favourite OLD Garage Rock bands and my 5 favourite NEW Garage Rock bands.  If you want to disagree or hit me with some bands I should check out, then PLEASE let me know. Just be gentle if you’re going to be negative, okay? Thanks. Alright, here’s the first lot.

I must add that, although I don’t think I could ever list my favourite songs of all time..but if I did, I’d put Count Five in the Top 3 EASILY.

There are many more than I would’ve loved to have included, but I kept it to 5 each otherwise I would just get carried away!

Dirt Dress.

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The more I listen to L.A. Garage Rock bands such as Dirt Dress- the more I want to pack up my stuff and fuck off to L.A. and just get lost in the music scene there. If I had the money, or if I ever won the lottery- I’d go. I wouldn’t tell anyone. I’d just go. Maybe I’d call when I got there, I don’t know. I’d probably love life too much to give anything else a second thought. If only I was selfish enough to put myself first and do something, right?

Man..I fucking love Dirt Dress. This is some raw and harsh Garage Rock right here. Would you class it as a genre? Sub-genre I guess. Well, if you want to call it a genre- it’s easily my favourite. That and Shoegaze. They’re my favourites. I don’t need to include Punk because Punk is my heart- that will never change. Garage Rock is just everything the world needs right now. Some bands that are in this genre create a sound so aggressive it makes you want to punch the nearest wall- yet they can have another song that just makes you want to dance until every limb and bone is unable to move anymore.

Dirt Dress are three extremely talented guys from the City of Angels. I seriously need to get myself there. If anyone in L.A. sees his- I’ve not got a criminal record, I have an English accent and I love music- employ me? Some may say I have nothing to offer, but give me the chance- because I have. They just don’t know me. They’re arseholes.

Alligator Lungs. I’m enjoying this track. I’m going to call this and Junk as my favourite tracks by them. This is incredible. I’ve never taken drugs, but I’m going to asume that the way Dirt Dress are making me feel right now is like having a fucking nice time on some kind of substance. I’m 25, and I’d rather have a cup of tea- shut my eyes and fall into another world than take some kind of drug to make me feel. I’ve got an old soul. An old, and possibly worn out soul.

What I love about Garage Rock is how dirty and unpolished it always sounds. I guess that’s why it is called Garage Rock. It has that innocent and simplistic feel to it- yet it is a hard sound to stay genuine to. Because some grubby paws always seem to want to cash in, and turn it into over-produced and over-hyped mundane tripe! We won’t stand for it no more. If you’ve lost your faith in music, give Dirt Dress a listen. Everything you want from a band will be found in their music.

It’s brutal, it pours out passion with twinges of fury- it is Garage Rock at its finest. I instantly fell in love with them. Remember, it is okay to fall in love instantly with a band/singer- but be cautious and careful with a person. Dirt Dress are like a hybrid of Captain Beefheart meets Richard Hell. I love this. I love this a hell of a lot. I’m in total love.

Dirt Dress, I love you. Please come to the UK. I need you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6-IdzIYC-M