The second Buckeye fuzz blast in Gear Fab's ongoing series is, on the whole, a slight drop-off in quality from Vol. 1, but there is still plenty of punk and psychedelic goodness to be skimmed off the top here. You might as well start with Ohio's most popular rock band of the decade, the Dantes, and their "80-96," an awesome three-plus-minute instrumental that begins as harmonica-driven garage-beat before totally toppling head over Beatle boots down the rabbit hole. It's right up there with similar rave-ups by the Yardbirds ...
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The second Buckeye fuzz blast in Gear Fab's ongoing series is, on the whole, a slight drop-off in quality from Vol. 1, but there is still plenty of punk and psychedelic goodness to be skimmed off the top here. You might as well start with Ohio's most popular rock band of the decade, the Dantes, and their "80-96," an awesome three-plus-minute instrumental that begins as harmonica-driven garage-beat before totally toppling head over Beatle boots down the rabbit hole. It's right up there with similar rave-ups by the Yardbirds and the Chocolate Watchband, so it's not surprising that the single came out on the nationally distributed Jamie. Runners-up in this battle of the bands: the percussive-heavy "To Think" by the Bare Facts, one-time Dick Clark caravaners; the Baroque Monthly's (naturally) Left Banke-ish "You Are Your Only Mystery"; the brassy "She's Gonna Cry" by the Onion Rings; the moody folk-rock of the King's English's "It Could Be Bad"; and the organ scorcher "Haygirl" (note the amusing, and, considering the state's vast spreads of farmland, appropriate misspelling) by the Chylds, featuring an incredible performance by future drummer-for-hire Joe Vitale (Joe Walsh, CSNY, Dan Fogelberg). Vol. 3 to follow. ~ Stanton Swihart, Rovi
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Add this copy of Psychedelic States: Ohio in the 60'S, Vol. 2 to cart. $18.86, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Gear Fab.
Add this copy of Psychedelic States: Ohio in the 60'S, Vol. 2 to cart. $23.75, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Gear Fab Records.
