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1. Outta My Mind
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2. 29 Fingers
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3. Here She Comes
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4. King Kong
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5. Break My Back
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6. Move & Shake
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7. Out of My Mind
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8. Can't Get Along With You
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9. What I Came Here For
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10. God Says
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11. Honey
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12. Let the Music Do the Talking
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The Konks,Konks,Bomp Records,Pop,Rock,Rock/Pop
The Konks
Average customer rating:
- a glorious racket
- Raw Boston garage rock
- ROCK N ROLL THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!!!!
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The Konks
Konks
Manufacturer: Bomp Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
 General
| Alternative Rock
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Punk
| Hardcore & Punk
| Alternative Rock
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Punk Revival
| Hardcore & Punk
| Alternative Rock
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Garage Rock
| Rock
| Alternative Styles
| Alternative Rock
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Psychobilly
| American Alternative
| Alternative Rock
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General
| Pop
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Pop Rock
| Pop
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General
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ASIN: B0007M42BY
Release Date: 2005-03-15 |
Tracks:
- Outta My Mind
- 29 Fingers
- Here She Comes
- King Kong
- Break My Back
- Move & Shake
- Out of My Mind
- Can't Get Along with You
- What I Came Here For
- God Says
- Honey
- Let the Music Do the Talking
Customer Reviews:
a glorious racket.......2005-05-30
It's only fitting that the cover of this album is a rust-orange tinted picture of someone dressed as a caveman standing in the middle of a 1960's suburban street (and perhaps even more revealingly, according to the liner notes it's actually a picture someone found in a gutter): This is some of the most scuzzily invigorating caveman-garage-rock I've heard in recent years. The closing rendition of Aerosmith's "Let The Music Do The Talking" (one of two cover tunes here, the other one being "King Kong" by.... Soupy Sales???) is also appropriate, as well as a good reminder that before all the power ballads Aerosmith themselves were back-to-basic riff rockers, though in The Konks hands it sounds a lot more like a Raw Power outtake. It's thrilling to hear how much this band can do with just the barest elements (and I do mean barest; they ain't kidding about the "cheap guitars and only two lousy drums" bit, and in "Move And Shake" they even do away with drums entirely and make due with only shakers and foot stomping for percussion). Though he doesn't exhibit much of a vocal range, vocalist/drummer Kurt posesses a truly great shriek in the tradition of Iggy Pop or Mark Arm, and simultaneously manages to at least do more with two drums than Meg White does with a full set, and the guitar playing is pure primitive fury. This music is a lot more about attitude and the cheap thrills of noisy distortion and manic screaming than songwriting (what else do you expect from a band who have two entirely different songs called "Outta My Mind" and "Out Of My Mind"?), but they have that certain knack for basic but memorable riffs that tends to make or break bands of this stripe. This album's already brief 33 minutes tends to fly right by; there's nary a pause between tracks, and only the surprisingly mellow, almost delta-blues-stomp of "Honey" allows the listener to take anything even close to a breather. However, that's all the more reason to hit the play button again and listen to the whole thing one more time.
Raw Boston garage rock.......2005-05-29
With "cheap guitars and two lousy drums" The Konks turn out loud, distorted garage rock that finds inspiration in Dave Davies' ragged "You Really Got Me" guitar solo. But their '60s sound is strained through late '70s punk ("we're the Konks, and we don't care") and its various reincarnations from both the UK (Milkshakes, et al.) and USA (Lyres, Gun Club). While these songs were no doubt worked up in front of dance-sweaty nightclub audiences, the band ably recreates their raw power in the studio. Ten fiery originals, plus covers of Aerosmith's "Let the Music Do the Talking" and the Soupy Sales mondo-obscurity, "King Kong."
ROCK N ROLL THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!!!!.......2005-05-05
Sweet merciful crap! After seeing these guys live over the past couple of years, it was worth the wait for this gem of a rocknroll album to come out. The live show is such a loud, blistering affair that I wondered if they'd be able to capture some of that energy on plastic, and lo and behold they have! This is stripped-down, primal, straight from a seedy garage, rock and freakin roll! Pick this up and play it at your neighbors!!!
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