John & Bobby from The Gruesomes are not only back on the podcast, they are back with a NEW LP!! -- "The Dimension of Fear," which comes out on September 5 on Soundflat Records. To celebrate the joyous occasion, we listen to and discuss the insane garage classic, "Fluctuation," originally by Texas horndogs The Shades of Night- along with a 1982 cover by The Chesterfield Kings and a spankin' new rendition by The Gruesomes from the new platter. Plus, you get a preview of another, original tune by these Montreal marauders that'll damage your dome! If you got anything better than this episode, I'll buy a bunch of it!

John & Bobby from The Gruesomes are not only back on the podcast, they are back with a NEW LP!! -- "The Dimension of Fear," which comes out on September 5 on Soundflat Records. To celebrate the joyous occasion, we listen to and discuss the insane garage classic, "Fluctuation," originally by Texas horndogs The Shades of Night- along with a 1982 cover by The Chesterfield Kings and a spankin' new rendition by The Gruesomes from the new platter. Plus, you get a preview of another, original tune by these Montreal marauders that'll damage your dome! If you got anything better than this episode, I'll buy a bunch of it!

John &amp; Bobby from The Gruesomes are not only back on the podcast, they are back with a NEW LP!! -- "The Dimension of Fear," which comes out on September 5 on Soundflat Records. To celebrate the joyous occasion, we listen to and discuss the insane garage classic, "Fluctuation," originally by Texas horndogs The Shades of Night- along with a 1982 cover by The Chesterfield Kings and a spankin' new rendition by The Gruesomes from the new platter. Plus, you get a preview of another, original tune by these Montreal marauders that'll damage your dome! If you got anything better than this episode, I'll buy a bunch of it!

Fluctuation ... With The Gruesomes!

The usual format is this: we pick a song from the 1950s or 1960s (genres range from garage, R&amp;B, Girl Groups, Motown and Doo-Wop), and discuss three versions of that song, or sometimes we just play a song we haven’t heard before and react to it. We’ve covered classics like “Little Bit o’ Soul” and “Psychotic Reaction” to rarities like “Jump and Dance” by the Carnaby, and “Ringo I Love You” by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher). Our aim is to discuss what makes these songs interesting, ineffable, or even intolerable. We place special emphasis on the “moments” in these songs where, perhaps, a new interpretation will emerge from. A close look at song structure is also present in our discussions. If that sounds academic, maybe it is a little bit, but we like to keep the analysis in the spirit of the songs we speak of – which means we drink some spirits (for Erik, it’s bourbon, for Weldon, it’s Stambecco) – and that means by the third song, things can get a little wild. Basically, we talk about rock!

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The usual format is this: we pick a song from the 1950s or 1960s (genres range from garage, R&B, Girl Groups, Motown and Doo-Wop), and discuss three versions of that song, or sometimes we just play a song we haven’t heard before and react to it. We’ve covered classics like “Little Bit o’ Soul” and “Psychotic Reaction” to rarities like “Jump and Dance” by the Carnaby, and “Ringo I Love You” by Bonnie Jo Mason (aka Cher). Our aim is to discuss what makes these songs interesting, ineffable, or even intolerable. We place special emphasis on the “moments” in these songs where, perhaps, a new interpretation will emerge from. A close look at song structure is also present in our discussions. If that sounds academic, maybe it is a little bit, but we like to keep the analysis in the spirit of the songs we speak of – which means we drink some spirits (for Erik, it’s bourbon, for Weldon, it’s Stambecco) – and that means by the third song, things can get a little wild. Basically, we talk about rock!

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