It's Been a Long Time...
The Oblivians- Guitar Shop Asshole and Do the Milkshake From: Popular Favorites [Crypt Records 1996] Short, furious blasts of distorted, amped-up three chord lightning. Alcohol-fueled reckless abandon. This is what's missing from the Rock-n-Roll of today. Too much time is being wasted on multi-million dollar record deals and talentless hacks who parade across our televisions every night, claiming to be the next best thing. I implore you to forget about the next best thing, and instead listen to the sleazy, balls-out rockin' sounds of the Oblivians . The Oblivians are from Memphis, Tennesee, the city which spawned Mud Boy and the Neutrons , The Mar Keys , Moloch , Furry Lewis , Johnny Woods and countless others. It's no wonder that this talented three-piece garage-rock group was spawned from such a musically diverse and free-thinking place like Memphis. The Oblivians sound is a trebly, lo-fi super-charged garage rock full of gruff vocals and l...