The Sloths (reunion show)

After unfortunately witnessing the sorry spectacle that is the Mummies tonight, I hope 2012 will be a most rewarding year.

Watching a reformed Sloths is akin to voluntary lobotomy.
 
hahaha The Mummies are not that old!! what made it so sorry, if I may ask??? i wish I could've been there though.
On the Sloths show...I have mixed feelings...
Norton is having a 25 year anniversary party in Brooklyn and there are many acts playing I am going to that one! alarm clocks is playing.

http://www.nortonrecords.com/xxv.php

 
I've talked to the Sloths. Not only are they going to play 'Makin Love' but they promise to play it like the 45. Member Michael Rummans is also involved in a possible Yellow Payges reunion (he was in both groups) and he understands what "garage" music is. Plus Mike Stax is involved. It should be a blast.
 
Ummm I'm highly dubious of reformations by these old dudes.... seriously, last year I went to see The Standells live and it was the biggest anti-climax known to man, imagine the greatest of life's expectations say something akin to bagging the coolest girl in the club, then you find out at the end of the night, she was really a guy!!!.... that's what The Standells were like!!!

I've heard good things about The Rising Storm, The Nova's (William Junior Fame) and The Remains.... however I have heard that bands such as Kenny and The Kasuals, The Green Fuz etc just sound like very bad bar blues bands.

The Sloths' 'Makin' Love' is so of its time and the essence of the track is so teenage.... 60 year old dude's will never be able to recreate that, that's the truth although highly pessimistic on my part.
 
I can't see the point of old fat blokes that are probably bald or thinning, donning their Hawaiian shirts and shorts, then topping that appearance off with a pair of ankle socks and Nike trainers.
Added to that there will be some fat dude with a beard playing a Korg synthesizer, there always is with these reunions of old codgers.

Save your money and buy yourself some sweets
 
I gotta agree with Paul and Expo. Save your money and buy their vynil, but if you do go don't expect them to be 17. I would love to play with Terry and Gary again But if that were to happen, i wouldn't bill it as a T&TR Reunion. That raises expectations to a level of unreachable. And, when all the original players are no longer with them, the show couldn't possibly be like they were over 40 years agao. However, if you go only expecting to hear some music, you'll not be disappointed. Just because a person has agaed doesn't mean they can no longer play. they just don't play the same.
 
One group who can pull off a great show with both new and old songs is the Alarm Clocks.
They have the sound and feel down. I've seen them 4 times and every show was enjoyable. Nothing matched their debut reformation gig in Cleveland, but one can't expect such a high level every single time. Newer / younger groups can't even do that.
 
There is always the exception, Mike. Of the thousands of bands which sprang up in the 60's, you can mention one. That doesn't speak well of the other "reunion" shows. I'm just saying, the musicians have or should have changed over time just as music has. I would prefer my music judged on what and how I/we play it now, not on how we may have played the song over 40 years ago. I say, if you want the music as it was, buy it as it was. If you want "live' music, go listen and judge what you hear. If it's played well with enthusiasim and talent, it will be good. I don't care what they say, 4 or 5 guys are not the same after all this time.
 
Agreed, Tom, but hearing a bunch of 60 + year old guys sounding like a tired old bar band trudging thru a set list with the same tempo over and over, with 4 minute long wanking lead guitar solos (which is how 99% of these guys sound in 2011) ain't my idea of musical enjoyment.

Most of the people who attend reunion shows for the groups who made one or two 45s in the 60s are friends, and just want to share the moment / effort. These folks could care less about the music itslef, and will gladly dance to "Mustang Sally" and "Midnight Hour".

A group with national hits from the '60s, however, like the Standells, is completely different regarding judgement evaluation of the reformation. As Paul implies, the approach and attention to their musical detail should be on an extremely high level. The only reason people would attend a Standells show in 2011 is to hear the songs as they were played. They don't have to match every single nuance like Beatlemania oriented groups (Rain, etc.). But they should strive to match the sound - it is not that hard to accomplish if one understands instrumentation, rhythm, and leaves the ego and malaise behind
 
I agree with you there, Mike. The 60 year olds can still play and play well if not better thaqn they did 40 some years ago. Hell, I would go see the Standell's just to see these guys my age rock. And, they would. I gues what I'm saying is about the expectations that were mentioned earlier. If you go expecting to hear 17 year old Standell's, you are going to disappointed. But, if you don't do that and go to listen to the music, you'll probably hear some damn good tunes. And, as far as, not doing the songs exactly they they did originally, I don't think I ever play a song the same way twice. It may be different with guitars. The songs have a set pattern of notes to follow. But, the drums just have to maintain the same beat, not necessarily each head strike. Unless it's a drum part that is necessary to a particular song. If you played that part way differently than was originally played, you lose the song. Some parts can only be played one way.

People come to see me play now maybe in part because of T&TR, but they don't come expecting to hear T&TR, they come only to hear music played well.
 
When GONN came to Germany for the first time several years ago I expected nothing. I only thought it's so unbelievable that a band like that finally finds its way to my hometown. I was totally excited not to hear but just to SEE the real guys.
When they started only few people were there, but everybody started to dance immediately because they were just great. When they finished everybody that came later had joined in and it was a great party and a top-notch 60s rock'n'roll show. Massimo and another younger guy played with them and did a great job as well.
When I saw them again last year they did a version of "Blackout of Gretely" that sounded like a thunderstorm put into music. Jaw-dropping, seriously. It was unbelievably powerful and some of the best pieces of music I ever experienced.
I heard that the Standells were disappointing, but so were the Pretty Things. You never know. The Sonics were great. Just because one band isn't good doesn't say anything about any other band. Some bands still can rock, others can't really put it together again.
If I had the chance to see the Sloths I'd ran there. Just to see them. If they have some cool moments, that would be more than you can expect. If they don't, so what?! But there's a chance you might see/hear something really special.
 
Tom.... Had the Standells rocked, that would have been very cool... but they seriously were as limp as a cock in a vasectomy clinic.

The only good thing about that show for me was I met a chick who I dig.

Paul
 
The Remains do it right every time! Saw The Lost do a fantastic set with The Rising Storm on year, The Zakary Thaks did a great performance as did the Alarm Clocks, Bad Roads, and The Fabulous Wailers at a Stomp a few years back..As for Kenny and The Kasuals, I've seen them twice..one time they laid it down dead perfect, but the next time around it was horrible...go out and enjoy some of these bands while they're still around..for the most part you're not going to get a vintage performance, but you will more than likely get a decent flash of what makes us all so excited about all this. Enjoy it for what it is now. You never know, you might be there the night they capture lightning in a bottle.
 
I hear what you're all saying, but I'm still going to check it out!

Even if these guys showed up in their Hawaiian t-shirts and play a cheesy set - the memory will live with me until I die. I won't ever get a chance to see a Sloths in their prime, but seeing them regardless is still quite a treat for me! I'm a fan of this music, why wouldn't I go?

I'll take my chances!

And if for whatever reason the performances stink, at least I'll have the other bands to enjoy. But at the end of the day, I'm going to see The Sloths.

:cool:
 
Right on!
Please don't forget to tell us how it was! ;)
I wish I could go there,too..
 
The Alarm Clocks is definitely the best of those reformations as they play new songs that are not "nostalgic" nor "classic rock" but just plain kick ass. Both albums they did since going back together are must have.

Among the other great reformations I was lucky to see are the Monks, Gonn, the Sonics and ? & the Mysterians. The Remains and The Trashmen were great when the energy level was high, less exciting when not (still worth seeing). The Standells were not that hot 11 years ago so I doubt they improved these days. Chocolate Watchband were so so in NYC but great in Paris (as most of the band had been sent home by British Immigration, 2/3 of the band was The Loons that day). The Wailers were OK at the Las Vegas Grind thought I could've lived without the "bar band" vibe going on everytime the guitar took a solo. The worst were the Shadows Of Knight.

Though they never played live, I also dig Mike & The Ravens new recordings (3 CDs).
 
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