The Gories

The Gories

Musical Group

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The Profile

Detroit garage rock band active 1986–1992, noted for a primitive, lo-fi approach that connected 1960s proto-punk to later Detroit revival acts. Reviews mention members Mick Collins and Dan Kroha and highlight the band's raw groove.

Outta Here was released by Crypt Records. After the breakup Mick Collins formed the Dirtbombs and Dan Kroha formed the Demolition Doll Rods. The band is frequently cited as linking the Stooges-era proto-punk to later Detroit garage revivalists.

The Gories are presented as a Detroit garage-rock trio whose primitive, lo-fi urgency links 1960s proto-punk to later Detroit revivalists. The band was active from 1986 to 1992 and their final album Outta Here (Crypt Records) is praised for its raw groove. Review highlights the group's deliberate roughness and notes members Mick Collins and Dan Kroha went on to new projects.

Notable Quotes

❝ The ideal link between the fathers (Stooges & Co) and the children (the aforementioned), is certainly The Gories, a band that lasted for six years (from '86 to '92), dedicated to a garage rock that defining as "dirty" or "Low-Fi" would be quite the understatement.