Tuesday, January 21, 2020

The Genes - Self Titled

The Genes are such a good band. Totally underrated. With this 1992 release (their first, it's a mini LP) we perhaps get a hint as to why. They look like a boy band!

That's never good, unless you're aiming at that market. These guys were just surfers singing excellent pop songs and that's very hard to do.

It could be recommended that you start with their phenomenal last album ('Dead Street Light'). I'd agree with that but it's something you should buy. Once hooked - you'll be desperate to get their earlier stuff - so it's here where this blog springs to the rescue. Well out of print and impossible to find. The key words are magnificent and underrated.

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3 comments:

  1. daratApril 9, 2020 at 11:31 AM

    This reminds me of Shoes, a band from Zion Illinois that also struggled to get any notice. Definitely a gem!

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  2. Mr Weird and WackyApril 15, 2020 at 7:02 PM

    ... and what a great band Shoes are. I really really like 'Ignition' (their last album). Aw heck, all their stuff is top class.

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  3. daratApril 15, 2020 at 9:34 PM

    You should blog some of their stuff, I only have the first couple of albums and a cassette that was oblyth released in France.

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