Garage rock is a genre we have seen since the 1960s with groups like The Kinks and Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground. Of course one could say that garage rock has evolved, but to be honest, what doesn't age through generations? Despite that being fairly true, I don't see much of an evolution with garage rock and here's why.
First, listen to "All Day and All of the Night" by The Kinks from 1964.
First, listen to "All Day and All of the Night" by The Kinks from 1964.
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Now, listen to "Cheap and Cheerful" by The Kills of their 2008 album Midnight Boom.
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Aside from the obvious difference in quality, what's the major change between the two tracks?
Well there isn't much. I know this may be true for these songs only, but it does go to show that the genre clearly hasn't done much changing in the past 50 or so years.
I first heard "Cheap and Cheerful" when one of the people I follow on Tumblr posted it from Spotify. The first listen I took didn't make me too pleased. It wasn't until I continued playing it on Spotify that I fell in love with it and bought it on iTunes. It's quite good.
Well there isn't much. I know this may be true for these songs only, but it does go to show that the genre clearly hasn't done much changing in the past 50 or so years.
I first heard "Cheap and Cheerful" when one of the people I follow on Tumblr posted it from Spotify. The first listen I took didn't make me too pleased. It wasn't until I continued playing it on Spotify that I fell in love with it and bought it on iTunes. It's quite good.
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