My recent post on GG Allin has got me to dust off a lot of my punk CDs. Amoung them are my Give Em The Boot Hellcat Compilations. The albums are mostly Punk with a little Ska and Reggae mixed in, there’s also a good deal of Psychobilly. Its a bit of a lesser known genre, and I’ve been rocking hard to it all day, so I thought I’d make up a “Play Me Out” post on it, and see if I open a few sleepy eyes. Let’s start by an intro by Reverend Horton Heat talking about the Genre and playing a pretty iconic song.
One of the first Psychobilly groups I got into was Tiger Army (Sorry Can’t Embed this one, but its a good one)
The hardcore punk overtones, mixed with the fast Rockabilly beats and the singer’s mournful voice mixes in a really surprisingly pleasant way.
There are slower Psychobilly songs, but generally I prefer the driving fast ones. This gem by Nekromantix gains bonus points by putting a bridge in 6/8 time into the song.
So Rock out you Psychobillies!
this post makes my morning and you should feel good about it.
Glad to hear it! My ears are still ringing from my morning commute. Hey does this stereo go louder? 😀
up to eleven!