Bad Music for Bad People

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The Cramps

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Usually a band that pioneers a sound is surpassed by their imitators. However, nobody in the Psychobilly genre has topped the Cramps sound. The Reverend Horton Heat has come close, but has yet to equal the greatest Psychobilly band ever.

The Cramps are highly energetic and extremely fun. They're way too humorous to be called Goth. The music is just simple, trashy fun.

"Bad Music for Bad People" is a collection of their early ( and best ) material. Songs like "Garbage Man", "Human Fly", and "TV Set" are classics that never get old. The surf guitar and punk rawness makes it feel like you're riding in a hotrod with greasers from hell. To top it off, Lux Interior's insane voice is like a Pentecostal preacher speaking in tongues while drunk on moonshine.

The Cramps destroy the innocent sound of late `50's rock and roll by adding blatant sex and drugs themes in an offensive and psychotic manner. That's exactly what made all of punk appealing, taking simple rock `n roll from an innocent time and making it raw and rebellious. The Cramps are just as important to punk as the Ramones are.