Various Artists - El Lado Mexicano Part 1

Today we go back to Mexico but this time for some pure classic 60's rock. Much the same as I mentioned with Mexican SKA in my previous post early Mexican rock never really received much recognition outside of the country. The Mexican rock scene of the 1960's was very large and obviously influenced by the artists in Britain and the US. Many Mexican bands in fact focused on doing Spanish covers of British and American songs while others just developed a sound of their own. "El Lado Mexicano" is a series with various parts that gives an introduction into the wide world of what is early Mexican rock. I highly recommend this download to anyone with any interest in pure rock music as you will not be disappointed with all the great material that this download contains.
01 Famous Finks - C'mon and Swim
02 Las Chics - Samba Lulu
03 Los Gliders - Algo Un Poco Diferente
04 Los Hooligans - Revoltosa
05 Los Intocables - No hay que ser
06 Los Tepetatles - Teotihuacan A Go Go
07 Los Temerarios - Extrañado
08 Los Happy Boys - Tarzan el Hombre Mono
09 Los Flammers - Vallery
10 Apocalipsis - Lovey Dovey
11 Apocalipsis - Try It (Pruebalo)
12 Los Fugitivos - Borracho
13 Los Fugitivos - El Tren
14 Los Fugitivos - Marcando el paso
15 Los Fugitivos - Stop
16 Los Monstruous - Vamos hay
17 Los Monjes - Apresurat
18 Los Monjes - No debes mentir
19 Los Monjes - Los ruidos en la ciudad
20 Los Yaki - Sor ye ye
21 Los Ovnis - Cuando era niño
22 Los Ovnis - Mary Mary
23 Los Sleepers - Hermanita
24 Los Sleepers - Ojos De Araña
25 Los Profetas - Herido
26 Los Profetas - Loco estaré
27 Los Zignos - Pop yo te quiero
28 Los Zignos - Puedo amarte
29 Flying Karpets - Winter song

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Link Wray - Growling Guitar

Link Wray is by far one of the most influential people in rock n' roll history yet he is also one of the least recognized and known about. His music is for the most part instrumental and really focused on his guitar playing since he could not sing very much as he only had the use of one of his lungs. And being of Native American ancestry Link Wray seemed to constantly try to pay respect to his heritage either through the name of his songs or through the actual style of music he played. This was unfortunately something that many record labels and radio stations did not really approve of and one of the major reasons Link Wray never became as well known as some of the other rock n' roll pioneers of the 1950's and 1960's. Yet without a doubt he has been extremely influential especially when you consider he invented the power chord which is the basis of many styles of rock music such as metal and punk.
If you just enjoy old school rock then I really highly recommend you give this album and Link Wray a listen.

1. Climbing A High Wall
2. Genocide
3. The Earth is Crying
4. Growling Guts
5. Hungry Child
6. Ace of Spades'69
7. Ruby Baby
8. Hang On
9. Summer Dream
10. Sorrento
11. Peggy Sue
12. Alone
13. Girl From The North Country
14. You Hurt Me So
15. The Fuzz

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The 101'ers - Smokey Joe's Cafe

I've been a fan of Joe Strummer and The Clash since I was about 13. For about the same length of time I've been a fan of his first band The 101'ers however until very recently did I come to find out that this album (Smokey Joe's Cafe) existed. For anyone who has heard Elgin Avenue Breakdown (101'ers first album) then you will already be familiar with the music style on here. However for those who have never heard this band before it is a great mix of classic rock and roll with rockabilly and really is just great music worth checking out.

CD1:
01 Gloria
02 Rabies
03 Keys To Your Heart
04 Surf City Instrumental
05 Sweet Revenge
06 Surf City Pathway
07 5 Star Rock And Roll
08 Surf City Interrupted
09 Studio Chatter Pathway
10 Keys To Your Heart
11 Unknown Song
12 Sweet Revenge
13 Monkey Business
14 Shake Your Hips
15 Junco Partner
16 Don't Let Go
17 Surf City
18 Sweet Revenge
19 Sweet Revenge
20 Surf City
21 Keys To Your Heart
22 Heartbreak Hotel
23 Heartbreak Hotel

CD2: (Live)
01 Bonnie Moronie
02 Letsagetabitarockin'
03 Shake Your Hips
04 Hoy Hoy
05 Heartbreak Hotel
06 Cho Cho O'Boogie
07 Smokey Joe's Cafe
08 Johnny B. Goode
09 Oh Carol
10 Out Of Time
11 I'm Down
12 Route 66
13 Who Do Ya Love
14 Silent Telephone
15 Monkey Business
16 Junco Partner
17 Be Bop A Lula
18 Steamgauge 99
19 Hideaway
20 I Saw Her Standing There
21 Slippin' And Slidin'
22 Willie And The Hand Jive
23 Sweety Of The St. Moritz
24 Motor Boys Motor
25 Roll Over Beethoven
26 Gloria (Edited)


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