Re: [bomp] Syndicate Of Sound a.o.

["Stephen Molly" <wytches@xxxxxxxxx>]

Both groups had their respective albums, but face it, each one had just that 
one hit. That purity and flavor fresh from the vine.  When the earth, the 
sun, the gentle rains allowed the harvest of that one particular vintage.  

I thought the Count V LP was outright bizzare. Considering that all of these 
groups had their *influences* and everyone claims *Psychotic Reaction* to be 
a Yardbird's rip-off, I am not sure what the hell was going on with the rest 
of the tracks on the disc.  I remember buying that LP, the DC5, The best of 
Spahgetti Westerns, and the first Yardbirds disc for a 99 cents each at 
Woolworths around '71.  Got a tube of glue for our listen pleasure to boot.

The Syndicate LP was pure frat!  A blast!  Some of the later singles (I think

*Brown Paper Bag* and *Mexico* were pretty weak) remind me of later day Kenny

and the Kasuals and Mouse stuff.


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On Thu, 02 Jan 2003 14:48:25  
 ronald and karen sanchez wrote:
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>
>Hey Stephen-
>
>Syndicate Of Sound were actually a great "frat" sort of band. I saw 'em live

>a few times. Always had a great show. Their album was a favorite of mine 
when
>
>it came out, just no other hits on it. My feeling about the Count V are 
>pretty much the other way. I always hated them. In 1969 we played a gig that
>Kenn 
>Elner was putting on, and he was just a little turd. Ripped us off!!! I 
think
>
>part of the reason they are so liked is that fictional piece that
>Lester Bangs did for Creem (that's who and where, wasn't it?). They never 
>really played around San Jose much, unlike all those other local bands of 
the
>
>era.
>
>But then people like those Choc Watchband lps, and for the most part they 
>have nothing to do with the band that we saw live.
>
>RS
>
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>> Date: Wed, 01 Jan 2003 11:33:47 -0500
>> From: "Stephen Molly" <wytches@lycos.com>
>> Subject: Re: [bomp] Untalented 80's bands
>>
>> I always thought the mid eighties, not unlike the early seventies went 
>through a rash of inspid one-hit wonders; those groups whose only claim to
>fame 
>were really not that good.  A one hit wonder, could be the "first squeeze of

>the grape", the best song the band has and that's it (ie Count IV and 
>Syndicate Of Sound).  A great tune, but the best was not yet to come.
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