VA - Roots of Trash & Garage [2011] (2 x CD's)

 

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VA - Roots of Trash & Garage [2011] (2 x CD's)

Defining musical styles and sketching out their origins is a daunting task in the rocket-fueled, digitally injected, and ever rapidly and constantly changing world of 21st century pop. It can seem easy enough at first -- the punk and new wave explosion of the late '70s obviously drew a lot of inspiration from the garage band and trash-rocking era of the mid-'60s. But where did those garage and trash artists draw inspiration? That’s where things start to thin out. Since the rise of radio into virtually every home and car, musicians were exposed to countless recordings in countless different styles and approaches, and since pop culture always demands something new, combining one style with another became almost an act of survival for musicians with aspirations. This delightful two-disc, 50-track set attempts to outline the origins of the 1960s garage and trash acts, and it’s a superb playlist that crackles with a kind of loose and raw kinetic energy, with classic sides and songs by Ma Rainey (“See See Rider”), Howlin’ Wolf (“Smokestack Lightning”), Dale Hawkins (“Susie-Q”), Link Wray (“Rumble”), the Champs (“Tequila”), the Shirelles (“Boys”), and John D. Loudermilk (“Tobacco Road”). It’s a great playlist. It’s a great playlist for a very cool party in the garage. But are these tracks the roots of garage and trash? You could listen to the early singles of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and probably get just as close to an epicenter. Some things are just in the air -- like electricity, and electricity and amped guitars are the real reason any of it happened. This is a wonderful set, whether it's the roots of anything else or not. (AllMusic Review by Steve Leggett)

There's not one track on this two disc set that isn't brilliant. That much is unarguable, whether it's the ancient blues stuff that kicks it off through to early sixties soul-pop like the Shirelles. An amazing double CD collection packed with the songs that inspired, and were covered by the Garage Punk bands from the 1960's onward. 

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Track lists

CD1

01 Ma Rainey See See Rider 3:19

02 Blind Blake Diddie Wah Didde 2:58

03 Big Joe Williams Baby Please Don't Go 2:47

04 Sonny Boy Williamson Good Morning Little Schoolgirl 3:00

05 Nat King Cole Trio (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 2:59

06 Dirty Red Mother Fuyer 2:27

07 T-Bone Walker (They Call It) Stormy Monday 3:01

08 Tiny Bradshaw The Train Kept a Rollin 2:45

09 Johnny "Guitar" Watson Space Guitar 2:39

10 Muddy Waters Hoochie Coochie Man 2:46

11 Howlin' Wolf Smokestack Lightning 3:05

12 Dale Hawkins Suzie Q 2:18

13 Eddie Riff Ain't That Loving You Baby 2:17

14 Screamin' Jay Hawkins I Put a Spell on You 2:27

15 Hollywood Flames Buzz Buzz Buzz 2:17

16 Bobbettes Mr Lee 2:13

17 Richard Berry & the Pharaohs Louie Louie 2:13

18 Dave Bartholomew The Monkey Speaks His Mind 2:29

19 Aquatones She's the One for Me 2:23

20 Esquerita Esquerita and the Voola 2:13

21 The Coasters I'm a Hog for You Baby 1:58

22 Little Richard Heebee Jeebies 2:12

23 Gene Vincent Say Mama 2:11

24 Johnny O'keefe & the Dee Jays Wild One 2:17

25 Chuck Willis What Am I Living For 2:26

CD2

01 Huey "Piano" Smith High Blood Pressure 2:46

02 Dale Hawkins La Do Dada 2:35

03 Link Wray Rumble 2:26

04 Champs Tequila 2:15

05 Vince Taylor and His Playboys Brand New Cadillac 2:37

06 Don & Dewey Farmer John 2:29

07 Johnny Kidd & the Pirates Please Don't Touch 1:51

08 Chan Romero Hippy Hippy Shake 1:41

09 Olympics Hully Gully 3:39

10 Bo Diddley Oh Yea 3:07

11 Larry Williams She Said Yeah 1:51

12 Clovers Love Potion No 9 1:54

13 Wailers Tall Cool One 2:32

14 Isley Brothers Shout (Parts 1 & 2) 4:24

15 Crickets I Fought the Law 2:11

16 Dave "Baby" Cortez Happy Organ 2:05

17 Bosstones Mope-Itty Mope 2:03

18 Shirelles Boys 2:06

19 Barrett Strong Money (That's What I Want) 2:37

20 Richard Berry Have Love Will Travel 2:56

21 John D. Loudermilk Tobacco Road 2:44

22 Eddie Cochran Weekend 1:49

23 Bobby Darin With Shorty Rogers Orchestra Beachcomber 2:16

24 Jessie Hill Ooh Poo Pah Doo (Parts 1 & 2) 4:24

25 Gamblers Moon Dawg 2:16

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