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By 1966, the British Invasion was two years old, and American rock bands had began to strike back. In garages and basements all round the nation, thousands of young, feisty musicians bashed out three-minute pop tunes for the ages: frantic, raucous, tough and ultra-cool anthems of teenage rebellion that helped define that fast-moving era.
Perhaps, the most revered of the'60s garage bands was a quintet from Michigan that called itself ? and the Mysterians. They are remembered today primarily for one hit, the number one "96 Tears," but what a hit it was! With its hypnotic organ riff, its insistently loping rhythm and its snarling lead vocal, the record - released on the Cameo label - remains a hallmark of punk-rock's first wave, before the term even existed.
For years the original chart-topping recording of "96 Tears" has been unavailable. Now, finally, it's back in circulation, along with every other wild track ? and the Mysterians recorded for Cameo!
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1-I Need Somebody 2-Stormy Monday 3-You're Telling Me Lies 4-Ten O'clock 5-Set Aside 6-Up Side 7-'8' Teen 8-Don't Tease Me 9-Don't Break This Heart Of Mine 10-Why Me 11-Midnight Hour 12-96 Tears 13-Girl (You Captivate Me) 14-Can't Get Enough Of You, Baby 15-Got To 16-I'll Be Back 17-Shout (part 1 & 2) 18-Hangin' On A String 19-Smokes 20-It's Not Easy 21-Don't Hold It Against Me 22-Just Like A Rose 23-Do You Feel It 24-Do Something To Me 25-Love Me Baby (Cherry July) 26-Midnight Hour (prev. unreleased) 27-96 Tears (prev. unreleased) (2005/ABKCO) 27 tracks (2 unreleased versions) Cameo Parkway 1966-67 stereo with 12 page booklet
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37 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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Over 40 years after 96 Tears hit the top of the American charts comes the first official Best Of CD from the mighty Question Mark and the Mysterians. Althought several of these tracks have been kicking around for a few years on various 'unofficial' greatest hits packages, or as re-recordings, only now can we hear the true original versions, digitally remastered from the source tapes in the Cameo-Parkway vaults. Just as they deserve to be heard.
So what do we get for our money? Basically, everything from the Mysterians' two original studio albums - 96 Tears and Action, plus both sides of the non-LP 45 Do Something To Me b/w Love Me Baby (Cherry July) dating from 1967, together with alternative versions of 96 Tears and Midnight Hour for good measure.
And is it worth buying? Absolutely! Even after half-a-lifetime the 27 tracks you get here (their entire Cameo-Parkway output) can still leap out from the speakers and grab you with both hands. And that is because, more than any other band, Question Mark and the Mysterians epitomised the whole 60's garage-rock genre. A bunch of street kids from Detroit who loved making music, lit up the charts for a few gloriously incandescent moments, and, in the process, created arguably the greatest garage-band classic ever! Everything about them - their look, their lyrics, their posturing - screamed ATTITUDE! But they were talented too. While most of their contemporaries relied heavily on cover-versions, the Mysterians wrote almost all of their own material, while creating a organ-based sound that was unmistakable their own. And in the sinuous, swaggering Question Mark they had a fantastic front-man, who was able to project both macho sexuality and romantic vulnerability all at once.
Overall then, whether you want to remind yourself of how great it was to be a teenager once upon a time, or explore one of the great seminal influences on everything from 70's punk to the garage-bands of today, go grab yourself a copy of this.
You'll be glad you did!
So what do we get for our money? Basically, everything from the Mysterians' two original studio albums - 96 Tears and Action, plus both sides of the non-LP 45 Do Something To Me b/w Love Me Baby (Cherry July) dating from 1967, together with alternative versions of 96 Tears and Midnight Hour for good measure.
And is it worth buying? Absolutely! Even after half-a-lifetime the 27 tracks you get here (their entire Cameo-Parkway output) can still leap out from the speakers and grab you with both hands. And that is because, more than any other band, Question Mark and the Mysterians epitomised the whole 60's garage-rock genre. A bunch of street kids from Detroit who loved making music, lit up the charts for a few gloriously incandescent moments, and, in the process, created arguably the greatest garage-band classic ever! Everything about them - their look, their lyrics, their posturing - screamed ATTITUDE! But they were talented too. While most of their contemporaries relied heavily on cover-versions, the Mysterians wrote almost all of their own material, while creating a organ-based sound that was unmistakable their own. And in the sinuous, swaggering Question Mark they had a fantastic front-man, who was able to project both macho sexuality and romantic vulnerability all at once.
Overall then, whether you want to remind yourself of how great it was to be a teenager once upon a time, or explore one of the great seminal influences on everything from 70's punk to the garage-bands of today, go grab yourself a copy of this.
You'll be glad you did!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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A lot of fuss is made of the so-called garage bands of mid-1960s USA. For all their enthusiasm, however, the likes of The Seeds and The Standells were mostly one-trick ponies. This band are the real deal. Gorgeous organ riffs are the icing on a tight, raunchy r&b unit who otherwise seem to have taken their cue partly from British bands such as the Stones. '96 Tears' may be their only well-known song, but they wrote a lot of other good material, which sits alongside the occasional cover version. They had a few surprises up their sleeves too, such as the blues instrumental 'Set Aside' which gives early Manfred Mann a run for their money. Not everything they recorded is here. I recall a fine track from the 'Pebbles' compilations called 'Make You Mine', for instance. The disc does, however, seem to represent what they were doing at their peak. An individual and entertaining collection of tracks.
2 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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86 Tears was licensed by Cameo from a tiny label called Pa-G-Go and topped the charts.In the U K just 2 singles were issued.
In the 80s the song was revived by the Stranglers who were named as part of the Punk revolution but were actually closer to real American garage pop.The single came to the attantion of the New Wave and was kept alive but the actual band had long gone
With no attempts to issue an album in the 60s all this material comes as new
In the 80s the song was revived by the Stranglers who were named as part of the Punk revolution but were actually closer to real American garage pop.The single came to the attantion of the New Wave and was kept alive but the actual band had long gone
With no attempts to issue an album in the 60s all this material comes as new
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