Here Are the Sonics

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1999 digitally remastered reissue of the demented debut by this legendary group of garage rockers, originally released in 1965. Features a deluxe booklet with previously unseen photos, interviews and information.

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Here Are the Sonics

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"Stomp, shout, work it on out!"
A Whole New Take
worth the price for 1 tune alone!
Before Iggy there was...
The Birth Of Punk

Here Are the Sonics
The Sonics
Manufacturer: Norton
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000IR00
Release Date: 1999-06-01

Tracks:

The Witch
Do You Love Me
Roll Over Beethoven
Boss Hoss
Dirty Robber
Have Love Will Travel
Psycho
Money
Walkin' The Dog
Night Time Is The Right Time
Strychnine
Good Golly Miss Molly
Keep A Knockin'
Don't Believe In Christmas
Santa Claus
The Village Idiot

Album Description

1999 digitally remastered reissue of the demented debut by this legendary group of garage rockers, originally released in 1965. Features a deluxe booklet with previously unseen photos, interviews and information.

Customer Reviews:

"Stomp, shout, work it on out!".......2007-05-20

Led by piano-poundin' madman/throat-shredding vocalist Gerry Roslie, the Sonics came roaring out of Washington state with this, their 1965 debut. Rightly considered a classic by garage rock fans worldwide, Here Are The Sonics is a mercilessly good platter of primal, pounding garage rockers. It's lightening in a bottle, a set of absolutely insane songs whose ferocious intensity simply does not let up. Bolstered by filthy guitars, primitive rhythms, and Roslie's vocal self-slaughter, the Sonics' sound is pure rock n roll, an epitomization of music at its most very basic. In short, it's absolutely awesome.

Highlights include "The Witch," which lurches along on a pulverizing two-chord guitar line and some hulking vocals. "Boss Hoss" is a non-stop sixties party apocalypse, with a blaring sax riff and some roaring guitars, and the aptly titled "Psycho" is quintessential three-chord frat-punk. "Strychnine" absolutely, positively rules- it's a droning raver with a bad-to-the bone melody and lyrics about Gerry's favorite drink (rat poison). On top of that, you get ferocious covers of songs such as "Have Love Will Travel," "Do You Love Me," "Dirty Robber," and "Night Time is the Right Time." The group's version of "Good Golly Miss Molly" is almost as wild as the mighty Little Richard's original, and "Money" sounds fantastically cool. Plus, the CD edition features four bonus tracks, including three songs that were originally recorded for a Christmas Album (!): "Santa Claus" and "Don't Believe In Christmas" are both novelty tunes set to the tune of classic rock n roll songs ("Farmer John" and "Too Much Monkey Business," respectively), while "The Village Idiot" may very well be the most offensive Christmas song ever recorded. Great stuff.

Here's the point- this is a rock n roll classic, a musical juggernaut that begs to be listened (and danced) to from now until the end of time. It's worth your dough.

A Whole New Take.......2006-11-25

I picked this CD up for one reason: track number 6, "Have Love Will Travel." I'm a big Land Rover enthusiast, and I really liked the song on the LR3 commercials. But after a listen-through of the album, I ended up with 15 other reasons to like it.

While "Have Love" is still my favourite track of the album (and it's a great driving song, regardless of any bias I may have), the other tracks are just as good. While most, if not all, of the tracks are standards, The Sonics' trademark wild, untamed sound brings a whole new sound. Comparing these renditions to those by Chuck Berry or the Beatles or any other recorder, The Sonics versions are much more harsh...much more wild...and totally different...but still just as great, if not better.

The influence that this group had over the development of rock, especially punk rock (a genre I'm otherwise not as inclined to) is definitely under appreciated. One listen to "Here Are the Sonics!" should change all that.

worth the price for 1 tune alone!.......2005-09-10

"Have Love will Travel" is worth the price of this cd all by itself. I first heard it on a car commercial & did a google search to find out who was playing it. It's the Sonics! They have an incredible garage-band sound because they recorded the song in the 60's. sounds like it was done on the cheap, & the vintage sound kicks azz!!!!! The energy is xlnt! Just listen to the sample of this tune & you'll be an owner!

Before Iggy there was..........2005-08-28

The Sonics. While other groups were trying to sound like the Beatles in 1965 the Sonics were playing garage rock with an edge that sounded more like the Stooges. Granted, on this disk you will find cover versions of songs like "Do You Love Me" that are probably not that interesting but original rockers like Boss Hoss and the song from the Landrover comercial, "Have Love, Will Travel", rock very hard with aggresiveness and menacing distortion that will mark the later work of the Stooges, Heartbreakers (not Tom Petty's group) and the New York Dolls.

The Birth Of Punk.......2005-05-10

This has to be the heaviest thing ever committed to wax. Gerry Roslie and company were one of the greatest american garage bands to ever make a record. For years this record was unavailable except for the rare and expensive original on the Etiquette label. People lucky enough to have a copy have spoke of its greatness for decades. Thankfully Norton has reissued this and the equally great Sonics Boom. Now everyone can hear this powerhouse. Gerry Roslie was no less than the white Little Richard, screaming his way through classics like Psycho, The Witch, Strychnine and Have Love Will Travel. Every song is a killer. Anyone interested in the true birth of punk rock has to hear this stuff. Norton did a beautiful job remastering and repackaging this classic with the tracks from the ultra rare Etiquette Christmas record as a bonus. This stuff is definitely not for the faint hearted!

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Here Are the Sonics!!!

Manufacturer: Big Beat
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Witch
Do You Love Me
Roll Over Beethoven
Boss Hoss
Dirty Robber
Have Love, Will Travel
Psycho
Money
Walkin' the Dog
Night Time Is the Right Time
Strychnine
Good Golly Miss Molly
Keep a Knockin'
Don't Believe in Christmas
Santa Claus
Village Idiot

Album Description

2007 reissue in a mini LP sleeve of the Sonics' first album, originally released by Etiquette in 1965. Recorded on a two-track tape-recorder, with just one mike for the drum kit, it perfectly captured the band's live performances. 12 tracks including 'Walking The Dog', 'Money (That's What I Want)', 'Do You Love Me' and many more. Big Beat.

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You may think it's funny that I like this stuff.

Here Are The Ultimate Sonics

Manufacturer: Etiquette
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B0009T8DQU

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You may think it's funny that I like this stuff........2005-07-22

The Sonics are one of the greatest "unknown" American rock bands of the 1960s. They rocked harder than anybody and singer Gerry Roslie was one of the all-time great screamers. While they never had any national success, they were a big influence on punk rock. This CD contains most of the best material that they recorded for Etiquette Records, except for their Christmas music. There is also a radio ad for a Sonics concert and an interview with bass player Andy Parypa. The interview isn't really something most people will want to listen to more than once, and the CD would have been better off including more songs instead. Here is the complete track listing:

1. The Witch
2. Do You Love Me
3. Boss Hoss
4. Dirty Robber
5. Have Love Will Travel
6. Psycho
7. Money
8. Walkin' the Dog
9. Night Time is the Right Time
10. Strychnine
11. Good Golly Miss Molly
12. The Hustler
13. Psycho (live)
14. Cinderella
15. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
16. Skinny Minnie
17. Jenny Jenny
18. He's Waitin'
19. Louie Louie
20. Hitch Hike
21. Shot Down
22. Keep A Knockin'
23. The Witch (live)
24. The Witch (alternate take)
25. Sonics concert radio advertisement
26. Interview with Andy Parypa

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Here Are The Sonics!!!
Sonics
Manufacturer: Big Beat/City Hall
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000N0M6TK
Release Date: 2007-02-02

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