Today, Nitro-Retro pays tribute to Richmond Virginia's own, The Organ Grynders.
RVA's answer to the 1980's garage-craze that was silently creeping across the country, with bands like The Chesterfield Kings, The Gravedigger 5 and The Fuzztones.
Lineup:
Jon Cecka - Bass
Matt Brown - Vocals/Harp
Matt Brown - Vocals/Harp
Chris Wallace - Rhythm Guitar
Pete Smith - Lead Guitar
Aaron Israel - Drums
As guitarist Pete Smith once said, "The only band that dares to do one original", the OG's covered songs from The Seeds, Chocolate Watchband, Yardbirds, and various lost and obscure 60's garage-band nuggets. During their brief one-year run, the boys shared the stage with many well-known bands, such as The Lyres, Flat Duo Jets, The Fleshtones, The Alter-Natives, even a show with The Dead Boys with Stiv Bators! So now for your eager ears, we present 4 mp3's for your listening and downloading pleasure. So load up your iPod!
Back From the Grave, have a taste of The Organ Grynders!
Back From the Grave, have a taste of The Organ Grynders!
• Live recordings from Raliegh, NC •
4 comments:
Incredibly awesome band!!!
I could do without the live cuts but the first two are tremendous. No escape indeed.
RPS - I think I'll have to agree with you on the 2 live cuts. They're funny, but I guess you had to be there.
So I've replaced them with 2 other songs. One is the studio version of "I Said Move" and the other is our instrumental, "Organ Grynders Theme". See what you think. THX for chiming in!
Pete Smith fucking rocked. Fuzz god supremo. —CW
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