Continuing onwards and upwards in my present search for musical anomalies, but all the while looking behind me; I stumbled over an album called "Simon Simopath." An extremely brief (25 minutes), but pleasant diversion by some band with the notion to call themselves "Nirvana" the very same year Kurt Cobain was born. As soon as I dropped the needle, I thought I was in for yet another "Pet Sounds" progenitor, but no, that just seemed to be the introductory salvo. My dubious reaction quickly changed to near disbelief as the album exposed a decades long, deeply held prejudice of mine. The fallacy being- that SPARKS had no predecessors; other than The Kinks' brilliant blueprint "People take Pictures of Each Other. Simon Simopath begs to differ. Ira Robbins once wrote, in one of his many thousands of album reviews, "rehabilitation sometimes comes in the form of strange packaging." Indeed. https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63346#msg-63346 Thu, 11 Jun 2026 21:31:03 -0500 Phorum 5.2.23 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63402#msg-63402 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63402#msg-63402
I’m thinking Wally Tax’s Outsiders are different than the Outsiders who had the hit ‘time won’t let me’… and who appear on Pebbles vol. 9.]]> Bip Trouser Press Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:05:48 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63397#msg-63397 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63397#msg-63397 I have only skimmed the surface of The Outsiders, (apparently, The Clash hadn't heard of them at all!) no more than a quick run through, say, less than a minute for each track on their album "CQ" because of time constraints. However, that was enough time for me to have a hunch that "there's something good going on here" and I look forward to hearing more of the band.

UPDATE:
So much so, that I'm listening to the "Strange Things are Happening" Singles CD right now.
Man, I'm really impressed.
I wonder if the Lyres took their namesake from the Outsiders song "Lying All the Time?" And, IF a couple of guitarists from The Church were not only, influenced by that same song as well, but also made a bloody career out of it!]]> STEVE Trouser Press Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:14:40 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63390#msg-63390 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63390#msg-63390 MrFab Trouser Press Wed, 24 Nov 2021 01:32:04 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63388#msg-63388 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63388#msg-63388
Alexander Bell Believes is bonafide.
Monocles - reminds me of an 11pm newscast I once watched, while on purple microdot.


But what do I know? I like Wally Tax' "Love In" album .
Now there's a warped schmaltzburger platter that I can really sink my teeth into!]]> STEVE Trouser Press Tue, 23 Nov 2021 19:05:28 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63381#msg-63381 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63381#msg-63381 [www.youtube.com]

One of my favorite obscure tracks from that time, the manifesto of a fellow named Alexander Bell.
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And of course, this gem from the Monocles:
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Thanks for your take zoo.]]> STEVE Trouser Press Sat, 20 Nov 2021 11:00:03 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63351#msg-63351 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63351#msg-63351 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_Simon_Simopath

The New Colony Six...not as good.]]> zoo Trouser Press Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:47:17 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63348#msg-63348 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63348#msg-63348
The New Colony Six - Breakthrough (1966)
Must be that Leslie amplifier, with it's "come up for air after holding your breath a long time, while a set of waves passes overhead" liquid sound.

A neat album, marred by two extremely lame cover songs.]]> STEVE Trouser Press Mon, 08 Nov 2021 19:49:32 -0600 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63346#msg-63346 https://trouserpress.com/forum/read.php?1,63346,63346#msg-63346
As soon as I dropped the needle, I thought I was in for yet another "Pet Sounds" progenitor, but no, that just seemed to be the introductory salvo. My dubious reaction quickly changed to near disbelief as the album exposed a decades long, deeply held prejudice of mine. The fallacy being- that SPARKS had no predecessors; other than The Kinks' brilliant blueprint "People take Pictures of Each Other. Simon Simopath begs to differ.

Ira Robbins once wrote, in one of his many thousands of album reviews, "rehabilitation sometimes comes in the form of strange packaging." Indeed.]]> STEVE Trouser Press Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:17:48 -0600