![]() You could say they’ve single handedly redefined a whole genre. Never one dimensional the Fuzztones mix and switch between classic fuzzed up garage punk, lysergically enhanced west coast psychedelic, vintage mid 60’s beat pop and candy coated 50’s bubblegum with the Stones, Seeds, 13th Floor Elevators and the Wailers pretty much high in the influential stakes. They are for many the key note link to the whole of rock ‘n’ roll’s Pebbles / Nuggets heritage in fact you’d be forgiven for swearing that they’d flipped headlong through some kind of rip in time straight from the mid 60’s such is their authenticity and grasp of the primitive rudimentary, they coined the term grunge long before Seattle saw fit to announce it’s birthright on the music map via Sub Pop et al with the genre (though arguably their sound has been anything but – though the influence on Mudhoney’s cleaner 60’s vibe is indisputable). By and large ignored wholesale by the press swiftly dispatched by many as 60’s copyists (which pretty much rules out the whole Detroit and Scandinavian scenes does it not?) the Fuzztones have doggedly pursued their trade. Those of you previously unaware or puzzled as to the fuss – see that’s what happens when you live under a rock for the best part of a quarter of a century then retune for a brief potted history via their website at or else consider this. Various Artists Fuzztones – Illegitimate Spawn/Sinįuzztones – what can I say – the dogs bollocks. Look what we sneaked online while you were asleep….part 11
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