Psycho-Sonic [Import]

1. Witch
2. Do You Love Me
3. Roll Over Beethoven
4. Boss Hoss
5. Dirty Robber
6. Have Love, Will Travel
7. Psycho
8. Money (That's What I Want)
9. Walking the Dog
10. Night Time Is the Right Time
11. Strychnine
12. Good Golly Miss Molly
13. Hustler
14. Psycho [Live]
15. Cinderella
16. Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
17. Skinny Minnie
18. Let the Good Times Roll
19. Don't You Just Know It
20. Jenny Jenny
See all 29 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
2003 reissue of 1990 compilation, one of Big Beat's best-selling releases. A comprehensive collection of 29 newly remastered sides of the much-feted kings of garage rock recorded for the Etiquette label in 1964/65. This updated edition features vastly improved sound quality, a more detailed booklet, & a feast of unseen outtakes from the band's famed photo sessions.

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Psycho-Sonic [Import]

Average customer rating:

all that distortion
They've Got The Feeling, For Real
psychedelic punk supremo
WHHOOAAARRGGGGGHHHHHH !
Throw out all your Metallica CDs!

Psycho-Sonic
Sonics
Manufacturer: Import [Generic]
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000073YU
Release Date: 1997-03-18

Tracks:

Witch
Do You Love Me
Roll Over Beethoven
Boss Hoss
Dirty Robber
Have Love, Will Travel
Psycho
Money (That's What I Want)
Walking the Dog
Night Time Is the Right Time
Strychnine
Good Golly Miss Molly
Hustler
Psycho [Live]
Cinderella
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
Skinny Minnie
Let the Good Times Roll
Don't You Just Know It
Jenny, Jenny
He's Waitin'
Louie, Louie
Since I Fell for You
Hitch Hike
It's Alright
Shot Down
Keep a Knockin'
Witch [Live]
Witch [Version 2]

Album Description

2003 reissue of 1990 compilation, one of Big Beat's best-selling releases. A comprehensive collection of 29 newly remastered sides of the much-feted kings of garage rock recorded for the Etiquette label in 1964/65. This updated edition features vastly improved sound quality, a more detailed booklet, & a feast of unseen outtakes from the band's famed photo sessions.

Customer Reviews:

all that distortion.......2005-03-09

I was like 12 years old when I first heard the Sonics while growing up in Seattle. People in seattle were really proud of The Sonics, The Wailers. Seattle was pretty much a backwater town in the early sixties. The Seattle World's Fair started to change that image.

I think what I remember most about the Sonics was all that distortion in their music. Lots of groups were experimenting with "fuzz" guitar and bass... The Beatles, the Stones. I wouldn't be surprised that the group "Blue Cheer" was influenced by The Sonics and The Wailers..

They've Got The Feeling, For Real.......2005-02-23

Whenever I hear about "garage rock" I brace myself: let's face it, this term has been used to describe everything from the worst sub-high school battle of the bands tripe to misguided attempts to ape other contemporary bands to God knows what.

This is different. The Sonics make it so obvious that they CARE about what's being played and sung that any "faults" or "omissions" are just forgotten in the pure fun of rock and roll in the pre-critic era. Jerry's scream is so, well, visceral he loses his voice a couple of times in songs because he's trying so hard! The playing in the band is never less than servicable, often wonderful, occasionally inspirational. And the best part, the most realistic part, is that all the "you-gotta-play-'em" songs that they would have been forced to play (or not get paid..) at the local bar/high school auditorium/roller rink are on here too, from "Jenny, Jenny" to "Don't You Just Know It", to "Since I Fell For You", whether they knew (or sung) all of the lyrics or not. "Since", as a matter of fact, is missing a whole stanza - and it don't matter! The spirit of the age was "Do you know this song?" "Well, mostly" "Good, let's do it!"

THAT's WHAT GARAGE WAS REALLY ALL ABOUT - AMBITION HAD TO OUTSTRIP ABILITY - BUT NOT TALENT!

This is a great CD. You will not be able to avoid singing (screaming?) along with it, and laughing all the time. A gem.

psychedelic punk supremo.......2000-06-14

Spawned in the Pacific Northwest in 1963, the Sonics created what might best be described as psychedelic punk music, since the term "garage" is not nearly descriptive enough. Built around the lead guitar work of Larry Parypa and the screaming vocals of Jerry Roslie, the band never managed to dent the charts, but did manage to dent the eardrums of musical fans and less enthusiastic parents alike. From their debut single "Witch" presented in 3 versions (single, alternate take, and live) to the title song represented by the original single and a live version, "Psycho-Sonic" compiles 29 tracks and 73 minutes of the wildest music you are likely to ever encounter. My personal favorite has always been "Strychnine" which is unfortunately is not represented by either an alternate take or a live version. While the Sonics covered many of the traditional rock and roll numbers of the day, ("Do You Love Me" "Roll Over Beethoven" "Good Golly Miss Molly" etc.) by far the more interesting pieces of this puzzle are the band originals, such as the 3 songs mentioned early on in this review. Never boring and never satisfied to merely perform a song, the Sonics were years ahead of their time, and unlike much of the music of their day, their tracks have aged quite well, sounding just as outlandish today as they did 35 years ago. Big Beat Records has done a wonderful job both in compiling the anthology and in the sound quality. The 8 page booklet has a wonderful essay by Peter Blecha of the Northwest Music Archives in Seattle which is full of biographical and discographical info. The price may be a bit steep, but if you're a fan of punk, garage, or psychedelia, this is an absolute must. Get it while its still in print.

WHHOOAAARRGGGGGHHHHHH !.......1999-03-27

That's how you could sum up the Sonics' sound. They played the hardest rock'n'roll that could be played in 1964-65. Their screamer, I mean singer, Jerry Roslie, is fantastic. Not the greatest voice in the world but let's say he puts his heart (and guts) in what he sings. "Do you love me" is incredible : the first five seconds are so loud you could think your stereo will explode, and what follows is something that would make a dead body dance. There's also "Keep a Knockin'", sung in G, almost as high as Little Richard, and when Jerry Roslie sings it you could believe he won't manage to reach the end of the song as he breaks his voice again and again. And what about "Psycho", a self-penned rock'n'roll number ? And "The Witch", and "He's waitin'", which are proto-hard rock numbers ? Even "Louie Louie" is turned into something threatening, raw and loud. A fantastic record. And I'm not an old nostalgic Sonics fan, I'm 22 and I discovered them through the "Nuggets" box set.

Throw out all your Metallica CDs!.......1999-03-18

If you have this CD, the Monks' BLACK MONK TIME and AC/DC's GOT BLOOD IF YOU WANT IT, you've got all the hard rock you'll ever need.