The Raven
Ikon Class
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2011
- Location
- The Poconos, USA
Finishing college, starting a new career, and generally feeling (in a good way) overwhelmed by all that, i have had a hell of a time keeping up with the continuing adventures of the G45 Forum. But it looks like the thrill is far from gone, and the bottomless pit of wild teenbeat sounds shows no sign of caving in anytime soon during this life. Thank goodness for small brutally fuzzed out miracles.
So my top finds this year were (as usual) nothing new to any hardcore collectors as for the most part I can only afford c.d.'s and reissue records
But in 2025 some top wants were checked off my long time want list and this has made life just so much easier to love and understand: I now have the first 6 volumes of Desperate Rock'n'Roll plus the equally awesome Depserate Rock'n'Roll vol.'s 11 and 12, the eight BEST vol.'s of this mammoth series.
I got volume one from ye olde Crypt catalogue waaaay back in 1990 and it was one of the main records that made me realize that The Ramones and Pistols were not the true punk pioneers and that the real ground zero punk innovators were LINK, HASIL, and many of the wackos featured on Desperate Rock'n'Roll and many similar but mostly inferior collections
All due respect to Sin Alley and Norton's many fine pre-Beatle teen rock blasts, but i have yet to hear any finer collections of greasy lofi music. Here is just the best mix of homespun rockabilly, r'n'b, early soul, LINK-damaged instros, frat rock, and pre-Brit invasion garage EVER unleashed on the planet with the wyldest sleeve art to boot. No liner notes, but honestly, imo the track selection and intense garish imagery tells the stories of these (mostly) mega obscure singles just as well any prime Linna/Warren/Bangs-ian testament could:
So my top finds this year were (as usual) nothing new to any hardcore collectors as for the most part I can only afford c.d.'s and reissue records
But in 2025 some top wants were checked off my long time want list and this has made life just so much easier to love and understand: I now have the first 6 volumes of Desperate Rock'n'Roll plus the equally awesome Depserate Rock'n'Roll vol.'s 11 and 12, the eight BEST vol.'s of this mammoth series.
I got volume one from ye olde Crypt catalogue waaaay back in 1990 and it was one of the main records that made me realize that The Ramones and Pistols were not the true punk pioneers and that the real ground zero punk innovators were LINK, HASIL, and many of the wackos featured on Desperate Rock'n'Roll and many similar but mostly inferior collections
All due respect to Sin Alley and Norton's many fine pre-Beatle teen rock blasts, but i have yet to hear any finer collections of greasy lofi music. Here is just the best mix of homespun rockabilly, r'n'b, early soul, LINK-damaged instros, frat rock, and pre-Brit invasion garage EVER unleashed on the planet with the wyldest sleeve art to boot. No liner notes, but honestly, imo the track selection and intense garish imagery tells the stories of these (mostly) mega obscure singles just as well any prime Linna/Warren/Bangs-ian testament could:
