I listened to the Cramps Bad Music For Bad People today at work with my buddy Dillon (Die-Lawn if you watch Chapelle Show) and we agreed that the Cramps have as much strange noise content, as they do lyrical content. Then the last track played (we had it on random)She Said, and we ran into the E-O-ooo-a-a, and realized that the content in a Cramps song is an entity all its own. Half of which is wierd noises.
The Cramps are a band that for the most part is slower than a lot of the tunes I listen to, but they rank in my top 50 (I got a lot of favourites) because of the lyrical content. Lux Interior had a great voice, and when combined with the freaky guitar, bass, and drums the Cramps really put together on heck of a production.
These guys are the psychobilly originals. They remind me of the Misfits not only becuase they sing about The Fly, but the way they play music that sounds harmless, but is filled with wild lyrocal content such as "I want to give you milion hugs," nice right "but you look so good covered in blood." There are loads of great songs such as Goo Goo Muck, New Kind of Kick, and Drug Train. Most of the songs are about girls, or drugs so it is not surprising, but still disappointing that Lux Interior died just over two years ago. I hope the Cramps never re-form because there is only one Lux.
The vocals are on line with Danzig, Jello, and Elvis - at least for this guy.
They are wierd, but they come at you like a wave. I just want to take the ride.
Stayed tuned for a Flamejob tomorrow!
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