Wednesday, September 15, 2004
MIRACLE WORKERS
Primary Domain
Triple X Records, 1995
Miracle Workers were (to the best of my memory) linked with the "Paisley Underground" phenomenon, whatever that was. Okay, for those of you scratching your heads, in the middle 1980's, there were a small number of Rock bands in L.A. that tried to emulate the feel/sound/attitude of 1960's garage/acid rock music. Amongst their influences and models were The Byrds (number one), Beatles, Hendrix, Love, Doors, Velvet Underground, and local heroes like The Flying Burrito Brothers.
Anyhow, Miracle Workers were thrown in with this group of artists, deservedly so or not. Since they were not from L.A., but rather from Portland, Oregon, they may have stood apart from L.A. combos like The Rain Parade. And they were always more about Sonics/Wailers thrust than flights of fancy.
Clearly this release comes well after the main period of the movement, but is still worthwhile for garage fans, although reportedly it was recorded in 1989 and released overseas at that time. The group has toned down the more obvious 60's touches and gone for a meaty-straight ahead Garage Rock sound, playing a program of all original tunes. Their approach was more in line with the rock music scene at that time, which labored under the thrall of Nirvana and Soundgarden et al. Indie label Triple X Records never had a really stellar distribution, so this may be a tough number to find, but the Internet should make the task easier. RATING: Used Buy
See It.
Primary Domain
Triple X Records, 1995
Miracle Workers were (to the best of my memory) linked with the "Paisley Underground" phenomenon, whatever that was. Okay, for those of you scratching your heads, in the middle 1980's, there were a small number of Rock bands in L.A. that tried to emulate the feel/sound/attitude of 1960's garage/acid rock music. Amongst their influences and models were The Byrds (number one), Beatles, Hendrix, Love, Doors, Velvet Underground, and local heroes like The Flying Burrito Brothers.
Anyhow, Miracle Workers were thrown in with this group of artists, deservedly so or not. Since they were not from L.A., but rather from Portland, Oregon, they may have stood apart from L.A. combos like The Rain Parade. And they were always more about Sonics/Wailers thrust than flights of fancy.
Clearly this release comes well after the main period of the movement, but is still worthwhile for garage fans, although reportedly it was recorded in 1989 and released overseas at that time. The group has toned down the more obvious 60's touches and gone for a meaty-straight ahead Garage Rock sound, playing a program of all original tunes. Their approach was more in line with the rock music scene at that time, which labored under the thrall of Nirvana and Soundgarden et al. Indie label Triple X Records never had a really stellar distribution, so this may be a tough number to find, but the Internet should make the task easier. RATING: Used Buy
See It.
Comments:
Post a Comment
