The Bush - Got Love If You Want It ...1965

In a remarkable period of “welcome back jerks” - I admit I wasn’t feeling it anymore - I listened to, (re)discovered garage bands full of soul and blood with, as a rule, the most diverse influences from beat to punk, from psychedelia to R&B - from power pop to folk, from rockabilly to mod, even soul and even hard rock. In short, the essence of rock and roll from true beasts to the wild scream of “fuck your virtuoso and lightning-fast scales and your pathetic 4-octave vocal range.” From 1990 onwards, with some revivals of old relics, savansadir.

#garagedintorni (68/1)

(continues)… in 1965 the five kids recorded their 45 and in 1966 at the peak of success (locally, but what a place!!!) after many other gigs and two more 45s that topped the regional charts, they closed up shop and went their separate ways. As Wayne Gondos, who now lives in Spokane, Washington, later recalled that unforgettable night: “It was exhilarating. We couldn’t hear ourselves play. The curtains opened and all I could hear was screaming. It was impossible to see anything due to the spotlight in our faces. The crowd was going so crazy that we were pulled out the back door and into a laundry truck. Stories of rock and roll…