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These guys rocked. I haven't heard anything by them yet that doesn't. They're from the same area as The Wailers, pacific Northwest. Turn it up!

Have Love will Travel, Baby!

Their music sure has captured the attention of my 40-year-old son. He can't get enough of The Sonics. A local band (in their mid 30s) covers several of their tunes ... way cool to have music span generations!

billydlight wrote:Have Love will Travel, Baby!

Yeah they do a great version of that. I'll post it. yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

duke wrote:Their music sure has captured the attention of my 40-year-old son. He can't get enough of The Sonics. A local band (in their mid 30s) covers several of their tunes ... way cool to have music span generations!

The original bands minus the drummer and I think bass player who cannot travel for health reasons are ripping it up all over the globe for the past few years, they're huge right now with garage music lovers. The original drummer was killer too.

yeah!!! Strychnine!!!!

rictified wrote: The original bands minus the drummer and I think bass player who cannot travel for health reasons are ripping it up all over the globe for the past few years, they're huge right now with garage music lovers. The original drummer was killer too.

It's great to hear that they're still performing and ripping it up! They were huge here in the Northwest in the '60s. We used to attempt some Sonics tunes back in the day, but never could come close to Gerry Roslie's screams ... he had it down! If you have the time and haven't heard them, be sure to check out "The Witch" and "Psycho"!

One of my favourite bands. The Witch is unbelievable.

duke wrote:

rictified wrote: The original bands minus the drummer and I think bass player who cannot travel for health reasons are ripping it up all over the globe for the past few years, they're huge right now with garage music lovers. The original drummer was killer too.

It's great to hear that they're still performing and ripping it up! They were huge here in the Northwest in the '60s. We used to attempt some Sonics tunes back in the day, but never could come close to Gerry Roslie's screams ... he had it down! If you have the time and haven't heard them, be sure to check out "The Witch" and "Psycho"!

Gerry's singing compliments the band perfectly, if I could sing one tenth as good as him I'd be in heaven.

rictified wrote:Gerry's singing compliments the band perfectly, if I could sing one tenth as good as him I'd be in heaven.

I agree 100%. Gerry was terrific.
When I was a kid I never really considered what it took to be a good singer. It wasn't until later, when I attempted to sing, that I quickly discovered it takes a lot of practice and talent to sing in tune, to breathe properly, to hold the notes just the right amount of time, and to project the right feeling for a given song.