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Various Artists - Be A Caveman - The Best Of Voxx Garage Revival

Track listing:
  1. Left In Tye Dark Vertebrats 3:21
  2. Can't Stay The Pain Dmz 2:39
  3. There She Goes The Crawdaddys 3:00
  4. This Ain't My Time The Barracudas 2:58
  5. I'm Not There Plan 9 1:53
  6. Run From Home The Unclaimed 1:58
  7. Melvin The Pandoras 2:22
  8. Spooky The Gravediggers V 4:26
  9. It's Not Me The Tell Tale Hearts 3:46
  10. One Step Closer To You The Miracle Workers
  11. Why Don't You Love Me Time Beings
  12. Green Slime The Fuzztones 2:23
  13. I'll Make You Sorry The Odds 5:57
  14. Nothing's From Today The Vipers 2:34
  15. Waste Of Time The Cynics 2:19
  16. Are You Gonna Be There The Chesterfield Kings 2:08
  17. Dr. Syn The Stomachmouths 3:01
  18. Bye Bye Baby The Wombats 2:16
  19. Teenage Lima Bean Laughing Soup Dish 5:03
  20. Midnight Hour Hypstry 1:51
  21. Fun In The Summer The Surf Trio 2:13
  22. She Only Knows The Eyes Of Mind 2:53
  23. Can't Get Enough The Things
  24. Psychedelic Boy The Leopards 2:47
  25. Lining So Dead The Steppes 2:23
  26. She's Our Girl The Event 2:28
  27. Be A Caveman The Dwarves 1:10

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From 1979 onward, the Voxx label has been the home of more 1960s garage revivalist bands than any other company, although the label's activities tapered off in the early '90s. This is a 27-song survey of Voxx's output (excluding the actual '60s garage bands whose material it reissued occasionally). Many of these names were among the best-known groups in this rather insular movement, such as DMZ, the Crawdaddys, the Barracudas, Plan 9, the Unclaimed, the Pandoras, the Tell Tale Hearts, the Fuzztones, the Cynics, and the Chesterfield Kings. There are a few names that might be unfamiliar to those steeped in the style, like the Time Beings, the Leopards, the Event, and the Laughing Soup Dish.

But even if you're the purist who only wants to hear the original 1960s garage recordings, you'll probably recognize most of these bands, if only because so many of them advertised in (and wrote for) fanzines detailing obscure 1960s garage music. The music on this disc? It's a cliché by now to note that it's not as exciting as the obscure 1960s recordings it's modeled on, but that's no less valid a statement than it ever was. Those songs that are covers of old nuggets don't match the original versions; much of the original material sounds like form without the content. Some non-standard garage influences peek through occasionally, such as surf, punk, and polished late-'60s British psychedelia, but for the most part it's bluesy, simple 1966-style ranting. The Leopards' late-'60s Kinks-style vaudeville-mod satire "Psychedelic Boy" really stands out (refreshingly so) in this context as something a little different. Should you want just one overview sampler of the genre, though, this -- despite the absence of some of the more celebrated names, such as the Lyres -- has got to be the best one out there.

01. Left in the Dark - Vertebrats 3:21
02. Can't Stand the Pain - DMZ 2:38
03. There She Goes Again - Crawdaddys 3:00
04. This Ain't My Time - Barracudas 2:58
05. I'm Not There - Plan 9 1:53
06. Run from Home - Unclaimed 1:58
07. Melvin - Pandoras 2:22
08. Spooky - Gravedigger Five 2:46
09. It's Not Me Tell - Tale Hearts 3:46
10. One Step Closer to You - Miracle Workers 2:46
11. Why Don't You Love Me - Time Beings 3:18
12. Green Slime - Fuzztones 2:23
13. I'll Make You Sorry - Odds 2:59
14. Nothing's from Today - Vipers 2:34
15. Waste of Time - Cynics 2:19
16. Are You Gonna Be There? - Chesterfield Kings 2:08
17. Dr. Syn - Stomachmouths 3:01
18. Bye Bye Baby - Wombats 2:16
19. Teenage Lima Bean - Laughing Soup Dish 5:03
20. Midnight Hour - Hypstarz 1:51
21. Fun in the Summer - Surf Trio 2:12
22. She Only Knows - Eyes Of Mind 2:52
23. Can't Get Enough - Things 2:51
24. Psychedelic Boy - Leopards 2:47
25. Living So Dead - Steppes 2:23
26. She's Our Girl - Event 2:28
27. Be a Caveman - Dwarves 1:10