punk bands with two guitarists

There are loads of [guitar] tracks on that I dont even remember how many. I was posting the new articles last night, and I decided to add a few pictures. Fire-breathing Southern punk outfit Nashville Pussy stood out in a couple of different ways. The Eagles should for sure be on this list, Glaring omissions: love the play of ness and wickersham of social d. but my fav duo is woods and richards of the stones. I'm the singer, but I really think of myself as more of a guitarist than anything, and love playing guitar and singing. I believe you could also think of the Pretenders as a two guitar plus bass band. Unison leads and rhythm and hey "metalcore" bands with two guitars is the norm. Thomthanks for the note. and Umphrees mcgee. You know there are some really great bands that are muddy. Two superb non-rock twin guitar line ups to consider: Jazz: Prime Time (Ornette Coleman) with Bern Nix & Charles Ellerbee. And maybe have some individual ideas, as well. Two, half the personnel were women. Of the seven members, only King and Regan have been in the lineup since the beginning, when they played every Monday night at the famed Molly Malones pub in LA. His psychotherapeutic songwriting and loud, aggressive atonal guitar were their cornerstones. Two, half the personnel were women. Slang. Always gotta educate the yutes! Another fun article, Rob! Some of them are big and youll have heard of them, some of them should be bigger and you might want to check them out. Blondies six-stringer expanded his palate by drawing on reggae, disco and punk simultaneously. But few discuss her guitar work. Sparks and Gardner both just seemed to want to outdo everyone, dead or alive, on noisy, messy guitar sounds. it pretty much seemed to be a religion with them guys to have 2 and three guitars .. lynyrd skynyrd , the outlaws ?? He used very musical sustain and feedback on key tracks such as, Most importantly, like Ronson, Jones arranged expertly. SIGNATURE MOVE: As hardcore inflicted grievous bodily harm upon land speed records and societal norms, early harDCore heroes Bad Brains stood out. But the electric guitar is punks sonic signature. He combined the Chuck Berry school of bent-note lead guitar with the filthy raunch of Keith Richards (as well as a few of histonsorial and sartorial cues). I just switched them out. Sparks especially stood out, with her inside-out blues licks and melodic sense, and for consistently employing the thickest, loudest fuzzbox this side of Ron Ashetons. You spelt his name wrong, its spelt Miyaichi. Nice article on a good subject. Truth be told, you only stand out in this scene if you can really play. Even PUNK #21, published in 2006, is now a sought-after collectible, selling on eBay for twice the rpice it was available for just a few years ago. I like the fact that it has two guitar solos. in 1970 at the height of their powers they were almost untouchable ..or eric clapton and duane allman on the derek and the dominos album ?? It is guaranteed to become a collector's item, just like PUNK Magazine back issues. If you can't achieve it, play different things and be more interesting. By And there are many listed here in the comments who do twin-guitars REALLY well, but I cant stand their music (most metalwhich I find sophomoric and dumb ((sorry)), Fugazi, Sonic Youtheven though not liking Sonic Youth hurts my hipster credMetallica, and others) . BA1 1UA. how could you leave out the Allman Brothers Band? I suppose by the boring patchouli of jam bands hes talking about people like the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers. Clearly Lou on the Left, and definitely Nico is the blonde, and who else looks like Mo? Here are some of the best punk bands from the 2000s, in no particular order. So not only should you be skilled, but you need to distinguish your sound in a world marked by distortion. Down Home Girl, Spider and the Fly, She Said Yeah, etc. He was a musical pioneer with no equal. Yup, The Dream Syndicate got their name from LaMont (sp?) The Clash first album (and 2nd and 3rd) is the first that comes to my mind when you re talking about 2 guitars that really works great together. The heady mix of free jazz improvisation, Chuck Berry raunch and the Yardbirds feedback-drenched experimentation gassed up MC5s guitaristic engine. Reed, Cale, Morrison, and thats Mo Tucker lower right hand side! Yes, tempos and energy both were standard-punk-regulation high. So not only should you be skilled, but you need to distinguish your. and hey "metalcore" bands with two guitars is the norm. Adapt your playing styles to work well together, and don't focus on fitting into some genre. Paul Gray Known by monikers- The Pol, #2 or The Pig, Paul Grays most notable acts were the founding member and bassist for Grammy-winning metal band Slipknot. That two-note, bent-string lead-fest on "Bad Reputation" is all Jett, according to manager/musical partner Kenny Laguna. No fancy studio effects either, just primitive fuzz-tones and reverb. ill admit that i wished that henley and frey would have let felder and walsh outta the box and just rip like they could .. but they wanted everything note for note .. it sounds impressive .. the first time you see them .. but after that it gets kinda old .. i agree .. but they didnt run the band .. henley and frey do so they did as they were told .. but they were awesome guitar players together .. as good as anyone on this list you made .. in fact probably better than anyone on this list you made .. but if youre gonna make a list of great twin lead bands you cant dismiss felder and walsh .. especially when they could probably mop the floor with most of the bands you mentioned .. that is if henley and frey say they can .. cause theyre not allowed out to play ( i mean really play ) unless frey and henley say they can .. Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (the original) Alice Cooper, and Wishbone Ash. SIGNATURE MOVE: Johnny Ramone might be an even bigger influence on punk guitar than Thunders. A great list, but you missed the greatest twin guitar band of all: Thin Lizzy! peter green and danny kirwan ..they were freakin awesome .. or johnny winter and rick deringer ?? Just want to say thanks for turning me onto Wilko and Neils Cline. Rooted in 1960s garage rock , punk bands rejected the perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock music. 11. SIGNATURE MOVE: Wayne Kramer defines the term guitar hero. He and fellow bandmate Fred "Sonic" Smith ruled the 60s Detroit rock scene. We are going through this right now. might be an even bigger influence on punk guitar than Thunders. Theres nothing quite like it (for the player or audience) when two guitars really have that going on. Except he took the Dolls advent as permission to play his own way. Thousands of new, high-quality pictures added every day. come on already .. yeah maybe you might have some kinda beef with henley and frey for one thing or another .. but to dismiss felder and walsh ?? All about rare & vintage guitars, guitar amps, fx pedals and more! is a world-class musician still in touch with his inner primitive. A short starter-list of great two-guitar bands. He twisted the innovations of Thunders and Williamson into something sick and dangerous, crossed with something of the proto-metal charm of someone like Coopers, contributed a lot to the art of punk guitar. This doesnt mean you NEED two guitars to make a great bandId be leaving off a lot of great guitar music if I scratched Hendrix, Cream-era Clapton, The Who, early Uncle Tupelo and a ton of other great bands. Regardless its good to see these pee-pod guitarists get some heartfelt recognition. As for the Allman Bros, I should have put them on my listan oversight, as they were a band I loved and FILLMORE EAST in a incredible 2 git record. The Outlaws. Her tone was the dirtiest and widest heard in forever. The resulting web of guitar layers ranged from searing rock that earned them opening slots for Soundgarden and Smashing Pumpkins to a sort of modern psychedelia to chamber pop. All of those records are a primer on simple, blues-based twin guitar arrangements. She is truly an unsung guitar hero. One, they owed as much to 70s Camaro rock as to classic punk. Punk guitar solos, like punk songs, have to walk a fine line: they need to be melodic and simple without being cheesy, and they need to have teeth. Denatured surf and rockabilly licks got reprocessed through a surfeit of distortion, via a humbucking-equipped Partscaster. I simply cannot believe that no one mentioned Thin Lizzy some of the best dual guitar riffs out there. He used no pedals, save for a phaser on "Anarchy In The U.K." It was all down to Jones hands and the massive, thick overdrive of that Twin pushed by the Gibsons humbuckers, with every dial on the amp on maximum. They were one of the first rock bands to employ dual lead guitars and they influenced a lot of bands with that style. A couple of picking and fretting tricks will help you play like the pop-punk great - see below. WebAlong with Mr. King, the band features Bridget Regan, Dennis Casey, Nathen Maxwell, Matt Hensley, Mike Alonso, and Spencer Swain. He sometimes also took on backing vocal duties and penned many of the bands tracks. Powers still tunes to that open chord, still chords with one finger and remains the worlds most crucial avant-punk six-stringer. Punk (fireworks), a smoldering stick used for lighting firework fuse; Punk, a colloquialism for the cattail reed, genus Typha; Punkwood, rotted or fungus-infested wood which is brittle and crumbly. Of all the original grunge guitarists, L7s classic duo of. Finest twin lead axes ever wielded! Thanks for reading and adding to the listvery cool of you all. And, as stated in the intro, this is a list of SOME great 2 guitar bandsnot ALL great 2 guitar bands. COUNTING Crows, while now 3 guitars, is another well orchestrated combination of two (or three) guitars that never double parts. When you have two brilliant guitar gurusYou have a lot more opportunities to play with your SIGNATURE MOVE: Kid Congo Powers is a world-class musician still in touch with his inner primitive. 8. Once they signed with Reprise, their expanded recording budget enabled him to make it bigger and wider. Finally, OK, were talking about *two* guitars here, but what about *three* guitars? word. He utilized/abused the classic tape delay unit to create shrieking psychedelic textures not found on other punk records, even to this day. In no particular order: Richard Hell & the Voidoids on stage at CBGB in 1976. These changes all occurred as his songwriting grew. But thats where the DKs diverge, mostly via the sonic science laid down by guitarist. I would also add The Pixies and The Black Crowes as great examples of locked-in, tension-creating two-guitar bands. It may still be. Anyways, Happy Go Licky and Nation of Ulysses and some early Sonic Youth have that going on for them. Any advice would be great. He says he wants it to be primarily a one-guitar band because two guitars doesn't mix well and gets muddy, I should just play solos (which there probably won't be much of) and that's about it. . One of the greatest 2-guitar bands ever! Once they signed with Reprise, their expanded recording budget enabled him to make it bigger and wider. The pair also shared a yen for cheaper 60s student-model guitars and ancient British tube amps various Epiphone models with batwing headstocks, Gibson Melody Makers, Vox AC30s or early Marshall non-master volume half-stacks. By 1967 the Velvets were releasing their first record and surely were not dressing in matching cardigans. I had to come back here to say thank you. Great choices. Choose Your Weapon, the bands 2015 album, debuted at No. Wow! With his sick chords and spastic, gibbering leads, pushed through a mountain of tube distortion, Williamson created a futuristic, sci-fi blues style all his own. These machines broadcast enormous stereophonic crunch chords and stinging, abrupt melodic leads. Prison Slang. CLAIM TO FAME: Didjits. Man (Micky Jones & Deke Leonard) We didnt just go in and crash, bang, wallop., A punk-rock innovator who refused to be painted into a corner. Most everyone on this list owes Thunders everything, including the importance of the Gibson Les Paul Junior, rocks perfect raunch machine. Mezcal Head is a good album to start with great hooks, sounds, and images. Guitarists are especially under scrutiny. Then singin/strummin janitor Paul Westerberg changed all that, adding his incredible heartfelt songs. Yes, the basis of any great band is the drumming the beat has to be solid. SIGNATURE MOVE: Billie Joe Armstrong contributed a lot to the art of punk guitar. The Foo Fighters: A Rock Band With Two Guitarists November 22, 2022 Rock Bands October 10, 2022 by Sidney Since their debut album in 1995, the Foo Fighters have become one of the most popular rock bands in the world. But whats frequently missing from the conversation is what a great guitarist she is. (You guys are canadian right?). Maybe get him a sweet dumble. The Fugazi guitarists inspired one of most dedicated fanbases in the world. At the drive in: proxima centauri His guitar work grew with it. I was hoping someone would mention Wishbone Ash. Her tone was the dirtiest and widest heard in forever. He's mostly open or bar chords, so I go up and play high. From the Clashs slash-and-burn early days, Jones decorated his brutal chord work with a lyrical lead guitar approach that sang more than screamed. Heres how it works. Listen to "Banquet" and the way they split the riff between the two players. BEST HEARD ON: New York Dolls, L.A.M.F., So Alone, CLAIM TO FAME: Sex Pistols, the Professionals. These changes all occurred as his songwriting grew. You should play complimentary to each other and be conscious to not be a frequency hog. The possibilities are endless. Thank you for reading 5 articles this month*, US pricing $3.99 per month or $39.00 per year, UK pricing 2.99 per month or 29.00 per year, Europe pricing 3.49 per month or 34.00 per year, *Read 5 free articles per month without a subscription, Current page: This became punks standard rhythm guitar method. Never mind the dull New York type stuff what about WISHBONE ASH! 1880 or So and Call Mr. Leegreat stuff.and, yes, killer tone on that whole record. LoxleySeptember 15, 2010 in Effects and Processors. But great guitar work done (usually) in the traditional rhythm/lead style. a passive or submissive male SIGNATURE MOVE: As a basement trio called Dogbreath playing hyperspeed Aerosmith, Ted Nugent and Yes covers in a Minneapolis basement, the Replacements were Bob Stinsons band. I mean Angus and Malcom Young. I like ellipses. Or Broken Social Scene? But, scrubbed out some solid riffs, as Bart indulged in flights of jazz fancy that suggested a more-than-passing familiarity with. eeeeeeeee..theyre every bit as good as dickey and duane .. and how about some of the other southern rock bands ?? Death Cab for Cutie is one of the most influential indie rock bands of the 2000s and 2010s, with a sound that deftly straddles the indie/grunge and emo genres. She is truly an unsung guitar hero. a. something or someone worthless or unimportant. PROOF: Hornet Piata. Keeping punk alive for the masses to this day. They both have that no-nonsense fast 3-chord buzzsaw guitar sound which is so crucial Really!? One of our guitarists moved to San Diego over the shutdown and we are just getting back to rehearsals with one. These machines broadcast enormous stereophonic crunch chords and stinging, abrupt melodic leads. I usually occupy a more prog rock scale around the root note which in a way holds down the rhythm and give the 4th away to the more classic rock guitarist. So even though we loved Chuck, we decided to do all we could to not have that influence. Instead, punkabillys queen concentrated on. intense. +1 on Television too. what happened to liz dueweke on q13 news; jezebel and gawker nyt crossword clue; golden flake routes !We could have been like MUSE but we were not total pussies, so.. Xavior "Soylent" G. says:We could have been like MUSE but we were not total pussies, so..-----------------------------------------------------------------------Yeah, I'm sure Matt Bellamy's got nothing on you. And while singer/guitarist Blaine Cartwright growls superbly from both his throat and fretboard, much of their sonic blitzkrieg is down to the gonzo virtuosity of his wife, Ruyter Suys. They were pretty wildnotes sustained for 20 minutes and so on. If youre into the intertwined guitar sound, be sure to check out SWERVEDRIVER. But what Ray ultimately brought to punk was the Echoplex. Rick Sims. But Carl Bart was more of a lead player than Pete Doherty. A band of a friend of mine had a similar argument a year or so ago, the singer now adds pick scrapes, harmonics, small lead lines, a harmony here and there - and it sounds very nice. The only essential member was visionary founder Greg Ginn. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND!!!! They were not only the earliest of thrash outfits, but they were likely the best musicians to tackle the form. Bad Reputation (Music from the Original Motion Picture). STONEHENGE, ferchrissakes! !!!!!!!!!!! So a first-edition "Best of PUNK Magazine" book probably won't be much different. Bob Weir is underrated as he focused exclusively on rhythm guitar, but his sophisticated chord inversions were the perfect foil to Garcias flights (except when the latter was so wasted that he lapsed into snoozedom). Hey Chris. He combined the, school of bent-note lead guitar with the filthy raunch of, tonsorial and sartorial cues). shoulda been mentioned as well as Metallica, Smashing Pumpkins, Beatles, And if youre into heavy bands The Sword has some nice double barrell Sabbathy riffage. There was still room for Stinsons gonzo yet melodic guitar work. . Great list. Depends on what you think of as a lead guitarist, but the Rolling Stones have always had two guitars and a bass, and sometimes three guitars on select live numbers, SIGNATURE MOVE: The sarcastic clown prince and best songwriter of 90s punk was also one of the scenes best ax-mashers. Which meant he skipped over the Les Pauls and Fender Stratocasters dominating rock, favoring a Mosrite Ventures model purchased for $50 on 48th Street. Check out Whitfords counterpoint on Walk This Way, or Perrys funk chops behind Last Child, the trade offs on Same Old Song And Dance where each switch seamlessly between leads and rhythm while most dont even notice. He reduced rock n roll guitar to a relentless chainsaw drone, accomplished via viciously downstroking two barre chord positions played up and down the neck, fed through Marshalls cranked to maximum distortion. Youngs experimental band (Dream Syndicate) that John Cale was playing in before he joined Lou Reed and started VU. i very rarely play the same thing as another guitarist im playing with. His chords were the crunchiest this side of Black Sabbath, his lead work was Thunders-esque and his tone was huge and rich, even live. Also there's a whole genre based on this phenomenon called Shoegaze. There are lots of cool two-guitar arrangements in there, including that most elusive of guitar skills: knowing when not to play. Wed love to stay in touch, sign up for The Pick team to contact you with great news, content and offers. Well done, thx. are you kiddin me ? Jonathan Horsley has been writing about guitars since 2005, playing them since 1990, and regularly contributes to publications including Guitar World, MusicRadar and Total Guitar. Products You Loved That They Don't Make Anymore. Then it was a number of Les Paul Juniors going through the modded Marshalls hes played since. Vastly under-promoted by the sick beast that is the music industry. Often politicized and full of vital energy beneath a sarcastic, hostile facade, punk spread as an ideology and an aesthetic approach, becoming an archetype of teen rebellion and alienation. Most of their tunes have lead sections with the two guitars in harmony (a la iron maiden).. that said, when its solo time, the one guy does all the shreddy leads with the other holds down the rhythm. Not a knock on Gossard, but Mike McCready is a f'in guitar God! Or do the opposite: have very similar guitar tones, and play off each other, in a complemetary way. these phantom sounds jump out of the confusion at you due to harmonics and phasing. And her tone is the thickest and juiciest. sometimes it gives the guitar work a sense of mystery. Many punks talked the DIY talk, but these two lived their principles. Guitar World is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. . Please enjoy our custom playlist as you read about what makes all these six But thats where the DKs diverge, mostly via the sonic science laid down by guitarist East Bay Ray. I think thats what makes the Pistols album different from The Clash or The Damned. 1995-2022 Harmony Central, Inc. All rights reserved. Now, I am not a fan, but Iron Maiden have been around so long now, their guitar interplay between the 3 guitarists is also very good. This has resulted in misguided notions that musicianship is absent from punk. WebIt depends on the band, the genre, and the agreement both guitarists have. It was all down to Jones hands and the massive, thick overdrive of that Twin pushed by the Gibsons humbuckers, with every dial on the amp on maximum. cheers. Always loved the two guitar interplay on the classic Buzzcocks records. : a punk rock musician c : one who affects punk styles 3 a : a young inexperienced person : beginner, novice especially : a young man b slang : a young man used as a sexual partner by You all forgot Nigel Tufnel and David St. Hubbins of Spinal Tap. My band has had two guitarists for awhile now, and I like messing with the options that having two guitarists provides, but I want to look a little more into how lead SIGNATURE MOVE: Clevelands Dead Boys were a bizarre, crossbred mutation of the Stooges and The Three Stooges. But here are some bands who, if you love dual-guitar, you just might love. . Cheers! Pretty sure that last picture definitely is NOT the Velvet Underground. Are two guitars at once in a post-punk band really that contradictory? Try to find counter-melodies, counter ryhthms too. . A large part of Dead Boys sonic signature was Cheetah Chromes intense fretwork. Not what youd normally think as a two guitar band, you just think of it as Janis Joplins band, but listen to Summertime from Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company. With these considerations in mind, here are 20 of punks greatest guitar players. Queens of the stone age are famous for having 3 guitarists, give them a go. now you wanna talk about a two headed monster ?? You can basically have one of the guitars play one single note through the whole song! WebSuburban Home (1999) Past members. CLAIM TO FAME: The Gun Club, the Cramps, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, Kid Congo And The Pink Monkey Birds. So, they were left off as a taste issue. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-og7aTnL8Y clash garageland. When two guitar players are truly locked in, the give and take creates a tension that just doesnt, cant, happen when theres only one guitar player. AwesomeOne theme by Flythemes. s metallic sludge, then blasted on a Plexiglas guitar through a solid state PA head, and you get the harsh, discordant battering ram that was Ginn. I never meant to suggest here are all the great two-guitar bands. The interplay between the lead guitar and the pedal guitar when play live was incredible. The pair also shared a yen for cheaper 60s student-model guitars and ancient British tube amps various Epiphone models with batwing headstocks, Gibson Melody Makers, Vox AC30s or early Marshall non-master volume half-stacks. Guitarist Noodles is another good example of a punk whose signature guitar is more a tool of the trade than a trophy piece. And her tone is the thickest and juiciest. Is there a way around this? This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies. what about SONIC YOUTH?? BEST HEARD ON: Time For Heroes - The Best of The Libertines. This writer is full of crap. Only thing about Pearl Jam though is I almost don't look at them this way because I mostly just consider McCready the lead. Nothing grates eardrums harder than a punk band with no chops. There's barely ANY guitar at all in post-punk, why would you need TWO?". Vixen. soungarden's "superunknown" album had a lot of guitar layering kinda the same as what you're looking for. He seemingly tapped into the same free jazz as MC5, plus the guitar gymnastics of. Even shred god Paul Gilbert described him as one of the best guitarists in the world for his blistering downpicking, and his mastery of palm-muting and powerchord riffing rivals even thrash-metal giant James Hetfield. The Stooges had two guitar players at one time working in unison, eventually one making way for the other by switching to bass. WebW a ndas, Alkmaar, all-women, various line-ups, Arie drums, Jose vocals, Marleen guitar, Geralda guitar/anthropophone, Anne bass, Ccile bass, Lies vocals/flute, Karin bass Waste, Oudenbosch, Puk and Muk vocals Whats My Name, Leiden, Raphaelle Devins guitar/vocals White Lines, Amsterdam, Emilie Blom van Assendelft bass Fugazi: shut the door Oh come ON! Three bands with intricate dual guitars: Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead & Quicksilver Messenger Service. She also had a knack for writing heartbreakingly beautiful pop songs that resembled the reanimated. My band is one of these and we play punk/indie, and I'm just wondering which bands pulled it off the best. Yet Ramone is as much a child of Thunders as the rest of this list. 2. dry, decayed wood that can be used as tinder; touchwood. They were not only the earliest of thrash outfits, but they were likely the best musicians to tackle the form. But the electric guitar is punks sonic signature. It may still be. an inexperienced youth. In fact, Ive come across this photo a few times and to my understand its a photo of a 67 garage band that happened to share the same name with the velvets. Most active in the 90s, they still perform occasionally and while actual solos were scarce, Adam Franklin and Jimmy Hartridge made extensive use of opening tunings (on a Jazzmaster and a Les Paul) and lots of effects pedals. Bands like The Beatles and Creedance had a lot more inter-locking guitar playing than the punk rock noise this guy celebrates. Also lofi. Johnny Thunders. Especially Wishbone Ash, Lizzy etc. 2 guitarists is what comes to mind when I think modern post-punk. Kurt Cobain surely envied her on that score. CLAIM TO FAME: New York Dolls, the Heartbreakers, Johnny Thunders They also were pioneers of customized guitars witness Kramers American flag motif Strat, or both guitarists loading Gibson humbuckers into their guitars. Guitarist Dr. Know is especially adept, spewing volleys of 16th notes like some people yawn. I find it hard to think of a better example of two guitars playing different intricate parts yet fitting together and not getting in the way of each other. Both Brian Jones and Keith Richards played lead guitar at different times, although, to my knowledge, they never traded off leads onstage. Xavior "Soylent" G. says:He has a girly voice on me and thats about it..-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I generally consider lead vocalist who can also play lead guitar to be the most talented musicians around, as far as bands go. And maybe have some individual ideas, as well. Listen to Television and tell me two guitars can't work in a post-punk setting. Required fields are marked *, Powered by WordPress. for a little cancon: Pat Travers and Pat Thrall mind melting guitar duels. SIGNATURE MOVE: Bob Mould manages to crunch and jangle, often at the same time. Also, there are bands with 2 or 3 guitarists but they don't harmonize their lines and shouldn't be on this list. Pioneers of twin guitars were: Fleetwood Mac, Allman Brothers Band, Thin Lizzy, Wishbone Ash, Home, Quicksilver Messenger Service (and maybe some other less known bands). Domenic Reid, guitarist of the pop punk band, Broadside, shows off the gear that he uses onstage, while on the "Into The Raging Sea Tour" with Youth Culture, First and Forever, and Cherie It distinguished Ivy, among a universe of pseudo-Thunders-ites Chuck Berrying their way across their fretboards. The band is known for their catchy songs and energetic live performances. So much great music by these guys. Many punks talked the DIY talk, but these two lived their principles. When Atlantic Records Ahmet Ertegun offered them a blank cheque to sign the band, they told him where to go, instead reaching arena status on their own terms and keeping ticket prices to a target $5. Incredible. She bent strings with an impunity that wouldve given Thunders pause, wrote catchy riffs that were almost casual in their infectiousness, then coated them all in a blanket of distortion filthier and nastier than L7s. How do they do it? Wayne Kramer and Fred Sonic Smith of the MC 5 I think fit the bill as well. Ditto on the Allman Bros sentiment. I used one of those MXR Phase 90s on one of the rhythms as well. You don't need a two foot high red mohawk to be a punk, although that is wicked cool. SIGNATURE MOVE: Kim Shattuck, undisputed leader of 90s Los Angeles garage/punk outfit the Muffs, had an unparalleled ability to growl and scream in pitch. However, thats clearly not the VU in the bottom photo. Sure, he had forebears. Agree with David Sprague Allman Bros. She bent strings with an impunity that wouldve given Thunders pause, wrote catchy riffs that were almost casual in their infectiousness, then coated them all in a blanket of distortion filthier and nastier than L7s. 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