What is Sixties Garage?

[captainsalty]

basically, german culture has been crippled and killed nearly a century ago, especially by the third reich, the conformist nazi-movement (starting in the republic of weimar) and the killing of the entire jewish population. people may think that hitler is history, but sadly the effects of his insanity are very obvious today. germany has been a cultural wasteland ever since.

german 60s "garage" music is like painting-by-numbers or a bob ross painting.

 

[Frantic]

german 60s "garage" music is like painting-by-numbers or a bob ross painting.

Hillarious

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

Thanks for reposting the Steadfasts Axel. Love it! If only I could take thick German accents seriously, I would have given it an extra half star

That Interns recording was also released in US on Capitol (as you no-doubt know MTM), but what where they thinking!

Love the Belgiun stuff - even more for their original material. They were like France, but garage-ier & without the novelty twist (Germany wasn't the only country to stuff up potential killers with novelty twists).

 

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I think I've posted this Belgian clip somewhere before, in which case I apologise...

 

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More Belgian stuff:

 

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[Lewis]

basically, german culture has been crippled and killed nearly a century ago, especially by the third reich, the conformist nazi-movement (starting in the republic of weimar) and the killing of the entire jewish population. people may think that hitler is history, but sadly the effects of his insanity are very obvious today. germany has been a cultural wasteland ever since.

german 60s "garage" music is like painting-by-numbers or a bob ross painting.

The music coming out of early 70s Germany was the most revolutionary and unique of any country. While Britain was going 'symphonic' prog, hard rock and glam and America was going back to the farm, going cock rock or being sensitive SSW, Germany was forging a new sound taking psychedelia to other dimensions. I appreciate 'krautrock' may be outside the tastes of many board members but in the early 70s Germany had arguably the most creative and imaginative rock scene in the western world.

 

[Frantic]

CAN Monster Movie is great!!!

 

[Laurent Bigot]

a friend just posted this unknown french cover on Facebook, it fits the garage tag I would say.

 

[Outside_Lookin_in]

Wow!

This Mexican cover is my favourite "known" one:

 

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I appreciate 'krautrock' may be outside the tastes of many board members but in the early 70s Germany had arguably the most creative and imaginative rock scene in the western world.

Please post a germane example.

 

[axel]

german 60s "garage" music is like painting-by-numbers or a bob ross painting.

That's true for a lot of German recordings, not for all. Then again Bob Ross is one of the best programmes on television...

 

[axel]

The music coming out of early 70s Germany was the most revolutionary and unique of any country. While Britain was going 'symphonic' prog, hard rock and glam and America was going back to the farm, going cock rock or being sensitive SSW, Germany was forging a new sound taking psychedelia to other dimensions. I appreciate 'krautrock' may be outside the tastes of many board members but in the early 70s Germany had arguably the most creative and imaginative rock scene in the western world.

There is a lot of schlock as well. CAN is superb of course. Then Kraftwerk, Faust, Neu, Slapp Happy. What else can you recommend, Lewis?
Here's a sample for you Outside. Takes a while until the tune takes off, but it's worth the listen, if you got the time.

 

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I could see that working well in certain contexts, like in the back seat of a car with bacardi & rum & a hot babe , but seriously I see what Lewis means about revolutionary: bass boost it and it would pass for today's "trance" music; then add some rap vocal and youngsters might think it was just another hit by Chemical Brothers :P

 

[Hicksville Hogwash]

Faust sounds like The Monks.

 

[Laurent Bigot]

I dig Floh de Cologne wacky freakbeat

 

[greakbeat]

There's no point trying to play down the Beatles influence, it's just silly. They were beyond saturation point on the radio and influenced practically every garage rock band. They all say as much in interviews, from The Byrds and Love to the toughest rockers. I must have read it a thousand times. I guess they didn't cover so many Beatles songs because there was no point. The Beatles versions were already massive hits and unbeatable. As Paul says, they were not easy to knock off either.

Typical quote, from the first magazine I opened up just now (Joe Kelly of The Vectors in Lost & Found #3)

"...I saw the Beatles the first time on the Ed Sullivan show and I thought 'that's what I'm gonna do'. I came out and got into an all Beatles band. That's what The Vectors were. All Beatles and a few Stones."

I think the Beatles' massive influence to 60s existing, potential or future rock bands has been repeatedly admitted and proven (I was more than amazed 20 years back after reading a metal band's interview revealing that amongst their influences were the Beatles!).
I also think though that it was a combination of the Beatles' vigor, along with the obvious appeal to the public, that motivated youngsters at the time. The music was good enough, but throw in a ton of original, straight from the guts passion and unique flair and you got the most infectious musical virus ever created!

To say that Germans are generally less creative is nonsense.

I concur. I'll add the Frumpy w/Inga to the german bands mentioned already. Not referring to garage rock, but 70s german music in general.

Also, great input Daniel! Some of these are among my favorites (especially the Mountain Men).

Lastly, on the subject of the thread, I think garage is what the majority of fans of the genre define as one at a any given time. Some music will always be considered as garage and some is so close to the borderline with fans disputing about it. That applies to freakbeat and mod, as well as other rock subcategories.