[kj] (OT) Cramps Singer Lux Interior Dead?

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

You know, another thing I realized is that they are one of the original 
wave of US punk bands from the 70s that just kept it up, never broke up 
(hence no cash-in reunions to big fanfare), and since they were not one 
hit wonders, and no one died early on, but they kept plugging away, they 
were easy to overlook. (Like KJ, even, maybe?)

Ian MacKaye of Minor Threat/Fugazi said the first punk show he went to 
in the late 1970s was the Cramps. They don't neatly fit the punk 
category, but I'd also argue that The Cramps and the original Misfits 
('77 - '83) pioneered the whole b-movie, creature feature aspect of punk 
that became psychobilly, gothabilly, horror punk, etc., etc.

-Oliver



Bette Dillinger wrote:

> Absolutely, "Bad Music" is one of my favorite albums of all time.  I 

> can't forget that brilliant first track "Garbageman"....summed up the 

> man and his music to me...I can hear the opening of that album in my 

> head, I have heard it so many times...can't say that for alot of 

> albums, particularly now.