Some labels in the past said, We dont have a pigeonhole for you or You should be doing a rave record or You should give your multitrack to a DJ and let him make a new mix out of itall these horrible ideas, Interior told Boston Globe writer Jim Sullivan. None of us wanted to play bass. The Cramps relocated to Los Angeles in 1980 and hired guitarist Kid Congo Powers of the Gun Club. Those four tracks later ended up as the I.R.S. The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2009. BestEverAlbums.com does not display these images by default, but you may choose to show or hide these images from your profile page. This band changed my life. The focus of their songs' lyrical content and their image was camp humor, sexual double-entendre, and retro horror/sci-fi b-movie iconography. Revisions and additions are welcome. When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, ." Continuing the spooked-out and raging snarls of their Gravest Hits EP, the Cramps once again worked with Alex Chilton on the group's full-album debut, Songs the Lord Taught Us. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy as the only permanent members. Once back to the east coast, they played the revamped 1940s swing club "The Meadowbrook" in New Jersey, which had a huge stage and dance floor. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy as the only permanent members. Michael J. Green Door, 1. We also used the term "rockabilly voodoo" on our early flyers. American garage punk band the Cramps was active from 1976 until 2009. Only a year later, the Cramps were back with a new studio album, Look Mom No Head!, but in a surprising move Nick Knox had left the band, and was replaced by Jim Sclavunos; after Jim's short tenure with the group, Nickey Beat (aka Nicky Alexander, former timekeeper with the Weirdos) took over the drum throne before one Harry Drumdini signed on. The Crusher8. . Next steps: Bad Music For Bad People contains three songs from The Cramps first two studio albums, 1979s Songs The Lord Taught Us and 1981s Psychedelic Jungle. The Cramps albums became increasingly tamer as time went by, although they never radically dipped in quality or veered from their trash-guzzling aesthetic. All rights reserved. From modest beginnings in the late 1960s, Jethro Tull, led for nearly a quarter century by inimitable flutist-singe, Yes He accompanied them on an extensive European tour in 1984 (that had been canceled twice because they could not find a suitable guitarist) which included four sold out nights at the Hammersmith Palais. Shortnin' Bread7. Their line-up rotated much over their existence, with the husband and wife duo of lead singer Lux Interior and lead guitarist Poison Ivy as the only permanent members. If you want to know, "What is the best Cramps album of all time?"
