Songs The Lord Taught Us

Not bad, but kind of feels like a watered down Misfits.

They have good energy. I bet they were fun to see live. The songs themselves are OK.

The first song or two, I was like: This is a fun rockabilly sound. By song 5, I had my fill amd was wishing they'd switch things up more. Not bad, just too same-same. They may have been pioneers of this sound, but it's now been so heavily done by other bands this feels unoriginal.

Lo fi rockabilly with some monster mash vibes. Not bad, but not really my thing - and just too much of a sameness as the album wore on.

Sleazy, scuzzy B-Movie songs abound and how trashy they are - exactly what a touchstone of the psychobilly genre should be. Slap back echo, movie monsters and Elvis goes Goth vocals. Best Tracks: I Was a Teenage Werewolf; Strychnine; Fever

Irgendwie cool. Schön rockig und trashig.

Yeah totally fine but wasn't that fussed. Maybe need to pay more attention

Sort of a more hardcore version of the B 52’s.

The Cramps rings a bell but not sure I’m just imagining that. Rock album from 1980. Quite a decent start. It’s alright but nothing special. So far a 3.

Decent enough

It was weird (but I had a feeling it would be). At times I dug the weirdness (The Mad Daddy) and other times it was a little too weird for me (Mystery Plane and I am a Teenage Werewolf). I appreciated that the music was something outside my comfort zone but it pulled from genres that I could appreciate. Side note...the individuals in this band would be fascinating to travel with and follow around. I don't think I would fully understand their outlook on life and the world, but it would be fascinating to learn about it and experience it for at least a short amount of time!

I'll just be upfront about this. I own 6 Cramps albums. But this is not one of them. I recommend Bad Music for Bad People. It's a compilation of all of their best early stuff. The sound wasn't very good on this album. I know it's supposed to sound trashy but it felt like Lux's vocals were kinda buried. Garbageman is one of my favorite songs.

I love The Cramps for their campy fun. They fall into whatever genre you want to call them, The B-52’s, and The Slits. Rockabilly. Or Post Punk I guess. It’s like they are all weird for weird sake.

This had a fun energy. Weird, but not unlistenably weird. Had some good grooves! The 50s/60s bop vibe was neato in some of the tracks too.

Pretty standard rockabilly song structure but the camp horror-themed lyrics help them stand out. I like their style, marking this album down for lack of variety though.

I might be a bit into this if I was in the right mood, but today is not that day. I got through about half and will revisit it another time - giving it 3 in anticipation

Ganz lustig.

Meh was ok, couple of good punky tracks

super cool but that’s it right? garbageman is the only essential track

Yeahhh not bad, not great 2,5!

I feel like if I would have heard this in 1980 it would have dropped me on my head. Very unique surf/punk/early rock sound but the songs all kinda sound the same

So much fun! I appreciate how they inspired Rev Horton Heat

Not my style but think it’s pretty cool as a whole

Decent but not particularly memorable. Some songs are slightly better than others but it's a consistent 3 stars.

I was not familiar with the artist or album. The music was not what I was expecting from the album cover. It's basically rockabilly with punk influences. It's mostly (entirely?) covers and it's a fine listen, but nothing particularly stands out for me.

Kept losing my attention but it filled time. Good background music.

Belle découverte. Ressemble aux Ramones en terme de vitesse, mais plus original. Belle folie.

треш и угар какой-то, не)

Meh

Not my thing, OK I guess but wouldn't listen again

Psychobilly! Wanted to like more than i did. Rockabilly influence pervasive enough in all punk to make it hard to differentiate. Still cool names and some songs get it done

I liked this much more than I thought I would. In the end though, I bet they were far more of a blast live and that was a large part of their appeal. I want to give this 3.5

sembra punk, ma allegro. Interessante la cover di fever

Has that distinct groovy rock feel from the early 80s. Reminded me of some other things I've heard that I know have come up in this project. Another Elvis Costello adjacent vibe album. 3.5

Straight forward punk and psychedelic.

Rockabilly-Punk mit B52-Einschlag. Nur fürs Laut-Hören sn besonderen Tagen …

Some of these tracks were kind of cool, not sure I'd listen again.

Not what I was expecting from the title but actually although it didn't rock my world it was better than I was expecting! Abrasive punk rock, maybe I'm just a bit worn down by it after the Germs yesterday, but, meh.

I'm not a big post-punk guy, but this one kind of grew on me. Some of the beats were fun and the singing wasn't as abrasive as some similar bands. Still not something I would normally listen to but I didn't mind it

"Songs the Lord Taught Us" by The Cramps is a 1980 album that is a wild and eclectic mix of rockabilly, punk rock, and psychobilly. The album is full of catchy melodies, distorted guitars, and Lux Interior's distinctive vocals. Some of the standout tracks on the album include "TV Set", "Garbageman", and "Sunglasses After Dark". Here are some of the specific things I liked about the album: The album is a wild and eclectic mix of rockabilly, punk rock, and psychobilly. The album is full of catchy melodies and distorted guitars. Lux Interior's vocals are distinctive and memorable. The album's dark and spooky atmosphere is captivating. The album's lyrics are often dark and disturbing, but also humorous and insightful.

If think if you like rockabilly you are in for a treat! If you don't... UHOH!

Die Album Struktur verstehe ich nicht ganz, weil manche Songs doppelt vorkommen. (vermutlich hat das was mit Schallplatten zu tun, aber damit kenn ich mich aufgrund meines Alters weniger gut aus) Insgesamt ein solides Album! 5.9/10

3.5 “Elvira does Ed Wood Vampire Surf Rockabilly” That what it sounds like to me. And I like it. I’m not gonna listen to The Cramps every day, every week or even every month, but if they came on the radio, I wouldn’t turn it off.

Maschine: Aür Audio Aurora Mische: ordentlich aber doch eher am LoFi-Ende des Spektrums Musik: Text und Gesang erstaunlich düster - wie eine Rockabilly Upbeat-Version von Suidice. Interessant! Meinung: 3/5 (inkl. +1 für das "Fever" Cover)

Wild!

Take the B52’s but make it 50’s B-Movie “Psychobilly”

So far, I feel like we’ve heard a lot of not well known British punk albums and this is no exception. With surfer rock riffs and off-key singing, this album didn’t sound uniquely different from others we’ve heard before and its influence doesn’t carry quite an impact on 2023 ears. “I Was a Teenage Werewolf” is a Halloween Playlist track though, so I have to give some credit there. Otherwise, not a super memorable album that maybe went on a bit too long. At least it didn’t fall into the punk trap of every song sounding the same.

18 tracks is a LOT. didn't get through the hole bit, didn't seem to build as apiece, lots of 'songs Though I hear things deff picked up by future artist in the punk scenes, and inspired by rockabilly and surf, garage rock

This was great fun to listen to. Love a bit of punk and always good to hear something nice and early

So I listened to this album as background noise and I think it was alright. I think I was vibing along. I do need to start analyzing these albums more so I will do that.

Listened to some, love the first song and put it on my songs that are me playlist "I watch TV"

2.5 - 3.0

This is enjoyable and fun maybe a bit gimmicky but they seem all in. Not something I want to dig back into so it’s a high 3 for me.

Listened Before? No Album Art: 3 / 5 for a quality spooky season team photo. Each band member has a different emotion. Also the band name font reminds me of that used by the Creature skate brand. Had this one on in the background and enjoyed it quite a bit more than I was expecting from the cover art and band name. I will say this one has one of the best album titles I've ever seen. Rock on the Moon reminds me of a lo-fi Brian Setzer -- kind of forgettable. I don't care what James says, I enjoyed Garbageman; tight drum-led song with scratchy / echoey guitar drifting in and out of focus lending surf-rock vibes. Intro to I Was a Teenage Werewolf has that old western honky tonk swang about it. Like something you'd hear in Peaky Blinders or something. A lot of the rest (particularly The Mad Daddy) lost me a bit with its overt campiness, but I enjoyed this album more than I didn't. This is a fine background album and it meets a certain particular mood. I don't love it for a deep listen; leaning low 3 / 5. Added to Library? No Songs Added to Playlists:

But which lord? The Dark Lord? The Lord of the Dance? Jack Lord?

Don't eat before swimming.

what they did in the shadows

It was a punk album but it was fun. Relatively short.

When I saw that Songs The Lord Taught Us had a global rating of only 2.8, I was pretty concerned about the album's quality but after listening to it, It was actually pretty okay. It was weird but it had its catchy moments and could be quite enjoyable at points. Best Song: Strychnine Worst Song: Rock On The Moon

nit so special wie erwartet

I like punk but don’t really care for pyschobilly. Only gave 1 listen but had trouble staying interested

Is this rockabilly goth punk? Because that's what it sounds like. This was different. Not my bag, but not necessarily terrible. It was alright for a couple of songs. 18 songs comprising of a total of 54 minutes seemed excessive. And most of them sounded the same.

Interesting punk / rockabilly

just ok for me.

Fun! Strong 3

I love the style and the aesthetic. The production feels kind of rough on this but overall a fun album.

It's definitely a unique blend of rockabilly, punk, blues and surf rock, but it does get a bit tiring after a while.

Leading figures in the psychobilly subgenre. It sounds like if you mashed up The Sonics, The Ramones, 60s surf rock, and B horror films. They must have been intense live.

Pshicybilly rock på en fed måde

Pretty rockin' and I appreciated The Sonics cover

I had never heard any of the Cramps' music prior to getting this album. I sorta knew a bit about them; I knew they were important in the punk scene and had a bit of a goth vibe. The actual musical content on this record was different than I was expecting. It has a dark surf rock vibe to it. Like surf rock but for skaters, if you will. The production is pretty muddy which gives it a cool lo-fi garage rock feel. I also like how they incorporate some elements of old school horror movies into their lyrics.

Pretty good. Not as much a fan of the psychobilly aspect of it as I am the punk aspect of it though. Good to see Alex Chilton represented on the list, this time as a producer. 3 stars.

Унылое безликое

Un sonido sombrío que cumple pero que no destaca 6/10.

Fun enough

Cool, sexy. Too long.

Didn't give this one much time to be fair. Favourite tracks: TV set

Songs the Lord Taught Us is the debut album by the American rock band the Cramps. It's an early garage rock/punk album that was influential to the similar genres that followed. It was a fun album with both rock and punk songs. Not the most well-produced nor do the band take themselves too seriously. They just made music that they thought sounded good, and I respect that.

A fun and enjoyable garage rock/rockabilly album from 1980. I can also hear some The B-52's influences on this record.

I like the idea of spooky surf rock. They’re the best to ever do it, although I don’t believe they’ve been challenged. They sound like a band Herman Munster would enjoy. Each song is incredibly fun and feels totally original and unique to the band. Unfortunately, given this album is an hour of music, the songs all sound the same. Still though, I enjoyed the entire album so it only scores low for lack of range. 3/5

Decently fun rambling rock/punk. Not something I'd necessarily come back to but for a listen is was kinda cool. 5/10

Authentic sounding garage rock with plenty of reverb. Not bad.

More fun than I'd expected

Yeah. S'alright.

Weird, in a kitsch psychobilly surfer punk rock kinda way. At least I think I liked it, a bit, maybe.

This album grew on me while I was listening, from a below average album to a pretty good one. It’s nothing special, but it’s good. I like the energy, the style, it’s just enjoyable. Not essential (why I decided to give it a 3), but listen to it if you’re a punk fan.

It sounded good at the begining but there is not much variety. Some songs are almost indistinguishable. I wouldn't mind it as a background but despite not being very long it is not very interesting.

It's a psychobilly freakout! I don't know if this is the same band as that song, but this is still rockabilly music which is an acquired taste that I haven't fully embraced yet. Some of the songs I liked but most sounded repetitive. Along with the album cover it just felt like hearing an early grunge band in a basement or dungeon.

Funky punky. I've definitely heard OF the Cramps, but haven't heard their music before today. Nice Halloween vibe in the subject matter. Some solid jams on here, but not much sonically to distinguish this group from lots of other punky rock of the era, at least in my opinion. I dug the cover of "Fever." Some cool songs, album is alright. Favorite tracks: Fever, I Was a Teenage Werewolf, I'm Cramped. Album art: Spooky family portrait spin on a band photo, I like that. Enough style to set this one apart from the countless other band photo covers out there. Really love their font choices. 3/5

Ok punk album. Didn’t get drawn in, but didn’t dislike it. Solid 3.

I think I'd rather listen to X, or The Misfits, or Pussy Galore, or Elvis for that matter...

Sorta grew on me as I listened. Definitely a band you'd love the more you drank. 3.5.

This album was pretty interesting, I really like the song "Fever", but altogether it was a fun album.

It's a fun rollercoaster as long as you don't take it too seriously. It's more like a novelty band really but I think it's the whole Psychobilly-thing plus they were around during the 1970s New York underground scene. Regardless of all that what it all comes down to are mumbled lyrics, muffled recording and basic guitar and drums. Worth a listen as an oddity.

Started off as a bad Elvis impersonation, but got better as it went on. More of a curiosity that something I truly enjoyed. Best track: Strychnine

I've heard TV Set before and like it for what it was, but I was a bit wary about going into a full album of that. It turned out to be pretty okay, though.

Elvis punk. 5/10

This is pretty much how I expected this to sound

Great album for a halloween party.

Really funky...seems like a bad that would be amazing live. Not sure I love the recorded sound though. 2.5/5

A perfectly good example of a perfectly good genre of music. Psychobilly by the masters. It's fun, it's got attitude and it's not overall my cup of tea but I'm not put off by it either.

Me pareció entretenido, nada espectacular pero no me aburrió y cuando terminó se me hizo que había durado poco, me gusta las melodías que parecen de película de surfers

Fun punk rockabilly. Sounds like a deranged Elvis.

Debuutalbum van "psychobilly gothabilly" band de Cramps. Mix met covers van rockabilly standards en originele nummers. Best grappige muziek, maar geen uitblinkers. leukste nummer: The Mad Daddy De band beschreef zichzelf als Psychobilly, een term dat origineert uit het door Johnny Cash opgenomen nummer "One Piece at a Time".

They did their thing very well.

Light 7/10

psycobilly

This was really fun, rough round the edges, good energy, but lacking a bit in anything to make it stand out (I Was A Teenage Werewolf seems to me to strip out a lot of the energy that makes the first part of the album more fun). Did quite enjoy the unexpected cover of Fever at the end of the album, very different sound. Another 3!

I'm not a big psychobilly guy. It always sounds borderline novelty to me -- like Halloween music. But there's no denying the Cramps do it right. This album is fun in its "twisted", silly way. Punky surf rock that doesn't outstay its welcome. I would probably give this 3.5 stars, really, but I'm going to round down because after this one, I don't really have any interest in checking out the rest of their discography.

I've never been a huge fan of the surf-rock, psychobilly sound that The Cramps are known for and have always preferred the horror punk of The Misfits. What I do enjoy is the kitschy, whimsical feel that their horror-laced lyrics evoke, much like classic monster movies. You know the ones - Frankenstein, Dracula, The Werewolf - the ones that aren't actually scary. The Cramps are creepy, silly, and satirical. If you can't appreciate the camp in horror, you probably won't enjoy The Cramps either. If you can, it's good fun. 3.5.

The punk aesthetic is cooler than the music. Over and over again I am reminded of this. I'm a fan of everything. But this early punk just does not resonate. There's not enough for me to love.

A lot of good stuff on here

Probably more like a 2.5

A straightforward garage-rock LP that's about what you would expect from The Cramps. No surprises on this one, but that's not a bad thing – I personally enjoy this style of rough 'n ready, sleazy rock, so I found it a solid listen.

Good! Wouldn't listen to by myself but pretty neat listen.

Fun but is dated.

So apparently this band I'd never heard of invented a sub-genre I'd never heard of, but they reject the label despite having put it on their posters. Do I care? Not really. Is the music any good? Some tracks better than others, and I'd have to be in a rare mood to want to put it on. (That said, I think their live gigs would have been a hoot). I might add the Zombie Dance track and perhaps one or two others to my Halloween playlist. I'm wavering between 2.5 and 3 stars, but will give the benefit of the doubt as I may just have been in the wrong mood when I listened - only had time for once through, and not quite all the tracks at that.

Lauantai-aamun siivousmusaa. Ihan tosi söpöä kyllä, Halloween-bileiden klassikkokamaa.

Sounds like the cramps in a non mind blowing fashion but it’s fun enough

Good

Very cool sound. Love the rockabilly-infused punk/glam mix. If they weren't so good at it, it would be very easy to dismiss as just some folks taking the piss out of pop music, and that's probably an ingredient but they really do perform very well.

Fever is great, the rest seemed a bit anonymous.

I really like the style and vibe, and I'm sure it's been said before, but I really miss the bass guitar. Feels a bit hollow without it. Also, the production on the remastered version of this is... not great. Favorite tracks: "Garbageman", "Mystery Plane"

Enjoyed it while I listened to it. However, it has really stuck with me.

I can't say I was ever a fan of the Psychobilly craze. The Cramps pretty much invented it, and so I was surprised that I enjoyed some of this.

Weird but interesting mix of rockabilly, surf, punk. Guitars are out of tune. Kinda cool, not great, but I respect the creativity.

They're just stealing shit from poor white culture. But extra star for going bass-less.

If history has taught us anything, it's that stuffing a turkey with barbed wire and wrapped up parcels of your own dried up semen and serving it for thanksgiving, is not the best way of introducing yourself to your inlaws. We all make mistakes and here, The Cramps have made the mistake of thinking that I'm not going to listen to their record and not choke myself to orgasm.

Ces gars-là peuvent se targuer d'être les nouvelles pétasses du générateur.

Inutile de commenter cet album je pense. D'autant plus que je reviens tout juste de vacances et que j'ai du pain sur la planche avec la génération contre toute attente de Stevie Wonder.

meia boca, não muito do meu agrado, repetitivo talvez

Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: Yes, it’s got a nice and familiar feel. Very fitting for it’s time and easy to digest Favourite song: Track 17 - I’m Cramped

Listening to all these albums on this list helps me understand music history better (at least the US/English-centered music history), which is very interesting. Examples like "Songs The Lord Taught Us" are fascinating, even though they are not the best songs or record production. The mixture of punk and rockabilly-inspired music here is an incredible resource for understanding the 80s and 90s musical movements and how we reach the 2000s with so much nostalgia in our minds. The future is not shining anymore, and the past is always a place to be comfortable, so the change/remix/(des)organize the past is an excellent tool to enjoy the present while waiting for the possible worst future.

Listened to on 10/24/22 3.5/5 Favorite song: zombie dance BIG HALLOWEEN ENERGY

Songs is pretty slow for *billy; That and the spacy recording gives it a funereal/reclaimed church feel. Everything is charming, but nothing leaps to the fore as especially notable. I found myself disinclined to check out the bonus material.

I'm really picky with punk and this doesn't really do it for me. There's some cool songs though.

Oye, esto no está nada de mal.

Rating: 6/10

Good, solid garage rock

I listen too it, not my kind Of music

Rough, in a cool way. Not the best one by the Cramps, but pretty good

first listen meh

Det här var väl helt okej.

Definitely 80’s vibe. Listened to most of the songs. It was okay.

Interesting retro style. Cool but not enough to listen to a whole album.

Raw, weird and pioneering - liked it

I didn’t expect to enjoy it as much as I did. Some tracks were great, others not so much. A very punky vibe which I would usually dismiss out of hand. Another high 3*

Thought I'd like this more than I did considering the Misfits are one of my favourite bands of all time.

Pretty good

It wasn't bad, I actually kinda liked this album. I think the best songs are near the back, that's for sure. Some of them are difficult to listen to but it seems like an album that gets better the more you listen to it.

I think if I was in the right mood I'd enjoy this. It has some fairly entertaining moments but I don't really like it musically. Probably an incredible live show.

Loud and punky. Can hear influence in Jesus & Mary Chain etc. Would have been great to see live in it's day.

"garage-trash novelty" -- ok, a good fun listen. Fave: What's Behind The Mask. I Was A Teenage Werefolf

A low 3 for me. Filled with gothy r&r takes never quite goes beyond appearing like a bit of a novelty act for me.

Coś tam pobrzękali, ja dobrze nie pamiętam.

A fun rockabilly influenced album

Punk

I appreciate the concept and execution, though as with the B-52s at album length it starts to wear thin for me. The jangly, rockabilly-esque music, the oddly inflected (and rather affected) vocals. Perfect to fit a niche interval in a mix tape, not my cup of tea to sit down and listen to for the better part of an hour.

I've never really listened to The Cramps, but this is pretty fun. Doesn't outstay its welcome and really knows what it's got going for it. I'd listen again.

I own this album already - not my favourite, definitely a bit of a curio, but the Cramps managed to extract the gothic potential from rockabilly. A novel, creative and quite original enterprise, even though I'm not wholly in love with the results

Any one of these would be a fine contribution to a playlist, good lord they all sound the fucking same back-to-back on an album.

Fínasta psychobilly. Hefði sómt sér vel í hvaða Reykvískum bílskúr sem er in the 80s.

Good dose of punk, but really fairly monotonous.

Overall not bad, there were parts I really liked and other that I didn’t at all

Give me an instrumental album

Yeah was alright 6/10

A punk album that is rather on the side side of the spectrum. Tolerable and listenable, without any real heights or lows

3.4 - solid punk/psychobilly album with short, fun tracks. Cover of “Fever” and “I was a teenage werewolf” stood out most to me.

kovaa menoa ja rätinää. en tiedä teksteistä mut ainakin asenne jees. musiikillisesti ei mitään ihmeellistä mut hei, se on punkkia.

I have heard of this band, but this is the first listen of the album. On my first listen, I thought it was rather fun. The rockabilly on overdrive had me bopping and I guess the lyrics were ghoulish (or goofy). After a while though, the tracks seemed to blend together. So, although it was kinda a party time, I can’t see myself ever seeking the album out to listen again. Ending with “Fever” was certainly a change of pace, and I did like The Cramps spin on that tune.

2nd listen. Some really good stuff here! 3/5

Pyschobilly bullshit

gennemsnitlig punkrock

Songs that sound like they’re coming to you after being caught on a midnight breeze. You get the feeling that everything from the B-52s to MBV to R.L Stine to Clive Barker to John Carpenter to Hocus Pocus owe at least something to The Cramps. Their gift isn’t just a whole sub genre of sound – a sub genre still alive and well today that would include, among literally thousands of much more popular acts, The Hemingers and their must-listen pissed-up psychopunk anthem “What’s a Heminger?” – no, their gift is creating a place where monsters, ghouls, night terrors and spooky confabulations can indulge in delightfully exonerating campiness without losing their edge. Song after song, The Cramps build a world out of the fallout of various musical explosions: blues, punk, surf, garage, rock n’roll. It’s as rowdy as it is resourceful, but never less than completely inviting. The Cramps, you get the sense, want you to join them in their hall of mirrors; it’s as infectious as the zombie-making virus one member caught in the OG Dawn of the Dead.

Eh, it’s ugly in a good way

How is this only 37 minutes long? Felt like an eternity.

These are some fun songs. They remind me of the B-52s. 0RS

Fun punkabilly.

Entretenido y fácil de escuchar

another punk rock album, okay

Can't remember it so well but imagine it was average

Ik voeeel hem lekker rocken op de maan Weerwolf awooee

Fun energy and interesting to hear the style of 50's pop with punk - easy to see how they influenced other bands. Several songs reminded me of The Hives

В принципе, звук интересный весьма. Вокалист экспрессивный, инструментал лаконичный и гармоничный. Только вот с этим всем добром интересных композиций не вышло. Будто какие-то заслуженные панки в целях эксперимента решила поджемовать с закосом под 50-е и сообразить альбом. Но гениальностью не отличались, чтобы вышло достойно. Так что вышло довольно скучно. Между делом слышал нотки The White Stripes, чекнул - да, на последних сабж оказал влияние. Значит, имеем очередной случай, когда новое сделало старое относительно ненужным.

Kinda like OG punk, surprisingly some tracks I recognised that wouldn't have said was theirs. Like 'Fever' . Enjoyable, 3

Ehh

Dark and brooding - Misfits meets Duane Eddy

on the lower end of 3.5 good but not great

Amusingly manic. 5/10

Bastante ameno.

Está bien chingón. Puro upbeat. 3.99 cómo no.

Can’t stop tapping my feet… oh god! They’ve fallen off!

Punk med lidt underlig vokal. Egentlig flere gode melodier men fanger ikke helt. Genren er nok heller ikke helt mig. 3.5 stjerne

I don‘t like his voice. But music is ok.

Punk Rock, 1980 -> 2

Asså tror jag skulle njutit live men på platta njaa. Var typ bättre första lyssningen än andra. Stark tvåa

This is very loud and overestimulating, and I find it very hard to engage with this. I really don't have much to add to this. It's just so unmemorable, there's nothing that really stuck out to me that was good, but also means there's nothing that stuck out to me that was bad enough to care about. I literally can't tell you any the song names or what any of them sound like apart from each other. Fav Track: I'm Cramped

This album has that early '80s vibe and a post punk feel. By smashing 1950s rockabilly with 1970s punk rock, The Cramps pioneer the psychobilly genre here, using two distorted guitars and no bass player to create a muddy, mid heavy garage sound. Combined with Lux Interior's horror obsessed, B movie style lyrics, the tracklist ends up bleeding together into one noisy stretch. Sadly the songs all sounded very similar and nothing really stood out for me. I can't say I’d recommend this album to anyone. 4/10

2/5

This music's not even riveting enough to give me the cramps. Maybe a wet fart or two.

I say this in the best way possible, but this sounds like Scooby Doo music. Fav Tracks: "I Was A Teenage Werewolf", "Sunglasses After Dark" and "Strychnine".

Voisi ehkä kieltää, ettei kehitysvammaset sais laulaa. Muutenhan tämä olisi ollut melkein jopa siedettävää.

Rockabilly's various offshoots, but especially psychobilly, offers very little for me to chew on. It seems like nothing but pastiche, so the only place I can imagine I would enjoy it would be if a band showed up unexpectedly at some dive bar I'd been drinking at and started playing loudly.

a bit boring honestly. 2/5.

Not a genre I enjoy very much and something I never really pick when listening to music. That said it wasn't bad over all. Something I could see playing in the background at a party without me wanting to change the music.

I can appreciate the effort and the aesthetic, but it kinda sounds like shit, doesn't it?

#472 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ❌ ✅ I'm familiar with Cramps, but never really got into them that much. I always liked my psychobilly aggressive and punk hardcore, outside of Tiger Army (and Nekromantix to some extent), I like the edgier stuff to the soft poppier ones and The Cramps always came across as pop and mainstream. To me this album plays like few neighbourhood over excited pre-teens found Link Wray and right after their parents old instrument stash. I mean these cats know how to play, but it comes across as sloppy and strange none the less. It's the wrong kind of strange, if you ask me. Yeah, this is why I never really got into them. Barely 2/5.

1,9/5

Weird

I started listening to this song, and did not realize the song had changed until I heard the cover of Fever. It was not bad, I did not want to turn it off, but I am unlikely to listen to it again.

Part of a quote on Wikipedia described it perfectly: garage-trash novelty. My favorite track was Fever, which makes sense considering the original songs this band wrote were pretty terrible. Somehow, I still enjoyed it more than the Ramones.

2.5 - ok

Fever is spectacular. The rest kinda had me wishing it was over.

I appreciate that it was something different, I guess, but it sounded like a bad Elvis impersonator from Las Vegas fronting a very silly band. Like I couldn’t take it seriously lmao That said, I think they probably went super hard as a live act. Could definitely imagine them kicking ass at a festival.

This is spiritually a 1-star album for me, narrowly rescued from that fate by some of the insight I gained by reading some of the reviews here. As crappy as I find the music to be, I can genuinely appreciate its artistic intent being less about the compositions and more about the aesthetic; as a rallying sound for like-minded individuals. One reviewer's comparison to the Rocky Horror Picture Show somehow makes complete and total sense from that perspective. Also, it at least pulls off the "singer purposefully going stupid" shtick better than fucking Adam & The Ants, so it deserves a little bit of credit for that.

Pretty bad in every sense of the phrase.

Rockabilly! An under represented genre of music on this list. Why? Because it sucks!

Is Beetlejuice in this band? Very Halloween camp

I had such high hopes

Too goofy for me

Meh, not my genre

I knew the Cramps’ music back in the day. They probably stand as my definition of psychobilly, but it sounded better in my memory or imagination than listening to the actual album. The noise aspects are ostentatiously amateurish (it’s punk era, okay, they must have inspired a squillion copycat libertines), but the songs also don’t really achieve the oomph that could have come from the hooks. I’m kinda glad this music exists, but as Christgau said, the joke wears thin before it’s over. I’m not putting any of these songs go onto a playlist for future listening. (You could use an extract from any of them as soundtrack for a ‘crazy’ scene in a little film - that’s about it.) If I wanted off-kilter zany edgy but with more oomph, I’d probably go to Lemon Kittens - I hope I won’t be disappointed next time I listen to them! Meanwhile this album is Not Good, 4/10.

I was tempted to just write this off as another meager showing of crap-punk. But if I'm being honest, there is just so barely a little bit more than that going on. "Psychobilly" is a ridiculous genre and a ridiculous way to describe something, but alas, it's exactly what we have here. Which is, in a way, charming. This music is total goof-balls. Like if you asked your weird uncle Rory to write something for the old Universal Monster Movies. In 1980. Like, this is not good. But there are flashes of fun, and it's certainly unique. Fave tracks: - Garbageman - The Mad Daddy - Fever

Not super my bag baby

Cool to get some psychobilly in this list - but it was just okay.

Kind of silly and fun at first but, after three or four songs, gets tiresome.

Not my taste

50s rock and roll pastiches mostly, without enough of a modern twist to make it worthwhile. I presume reviewers liked it so much because it reminded them of the music they heard as children. If ‘you had to be there’ to enjoy music then it’s not good enough to be counted as among the best of all time. They had one idea and repeated it for almost an hour, which they clearly realised themselves since some songs (yes, not just one) were literally repeated, and it wasn’t a good idea to begin with.

Liked some, but kind of annoying.

Вампирский отсос

I don't think the Lord taught you this ...

This style of punk and low production value gets tiring quickly.

Kind of surfy but not particularly interesting

Halloween obsessed Disney Adult music.

a style of music from a bygone era. Can’t say im upset that its no longer the style, but its kinda fun, not good, but fun

Got annoying real quick, just another knock off punk band from this era. Rinse and repeat

Genuinely not sure what to make of this. Some of it was quite interesting but ultimately none of it was enjoyable.

Is this to be taken at face value? Is this an elaborate joke? The album sounds like the band that would play at prom in a high-school movie. The principal would probably break a sweat, but everybody else would know this music is completely tame and toothless. It’s like they really tried to make something campy, but were too in on the joke. To say it with Sontag: „Probably, intending to be Camp is always harmful.“ Did The Cramps really want to make an album that explores the psyche of some imagined monsters and garbagemen, or did they simply want to make a cheap Halloween album? I’m not sure, i just know that to me it appears as the latter. (Note: The lead singer’s singing really reminds me of that guy that sings Kisses Of Fire in Mamma Mia 2.)

I know and own I Was a Teenage Werewolf. I like how weird this band is, but their songs all start to sound sort of the same. I liked their version of Fever though.

Found this to be quite tiring... 2/5

Psychosilly

Meh

I struggled with this. Had to stop listening as was not enjoying. Got back to it and unfortunately not much better. I struggle to find much I like. I did come back to it after a shit day (one car accident + other stuff) so that may influence the review. Their most popular song on Spotify I don't see as anything lifted above the rest of the morass. I almost wanted to give it a 1 but it can't be that bad. Still listening to it as I write this hopefully one song will appeal to me, just one song....... please. Sorry.

Didn't enjoy this one.

“I'm the Trash Man! I come out, I throw trash all over the- all over the ring! And then I start eatin' garbage! And then I pick up the trash can, and I bash the guy on the head.”

2

It’s giving bird bird bird, bird is the word. 4/10

It's fine but why am I here?

idkkk

Listened to this right after Pixies' Surfer Rosa, not too into the raw and ugly rock of this era. Some songs weren't bad, but the album is overall hard to listen to, the lyrics are mediocre, and the vibe is altogether too fast-paced in-your-face.

Yeah, it was an interesting listen. I probably won't listen to it again. I was a little disappointed by the I Was A Teenage Werewolf False Start song. Am I supposed to be impressed by the band member being a total fucking asshole? Loss of a star.

Sure this was a big deal in 1980, but it's just meh now. The Ramones and Misfits are way better.

I don't want to cramp their style but I could have been listening to rockabilly 12 bar rock and roll from the early 1960s except it was worse. They even managed to ruin the old classic 'Fever'. To sum up - it was garbage man!

I wanted to like this more, but the surf rock influences are too strong...

All gimmick

I like music that doesn’t take itself too seriously but this got tiresome very quickly. Punkabilly is not my jam. 2⭐️

I thought it was going to be more horror pop. I was a bit disappointed

This is a bit too rough and ready for me. Pub band recorded in the corner of a pub vibes. But it’s also got a sleazy cool vibe at times as well. 2.

Dont vibe with it that much 3.6/10

The songs basically all sound like goo goo muck except for fever

Fav- rock on the moon 2/5

Holy distortion. It sounds like every guitar, amplifier, and larynx on set is clogged with a generous layer of mud. Also incredibly low-effort. Somebody gave this 5 stars and mentioned this probably taking under a day to record, the band only using a single low-quality microphone in (what sounds like) a tin shed, and it being classic rock'n'roll. The first two qualities are very obvious negatives for me, and unfortunately I don't see this ever qualifying as classic rock'n'roll. The guitar sound is pretty sweet, though – even if that sweetness is short-lived. 53 minutes is a long time to suffe–uh, I mean, groove. Extremely distorted opening number, TV Set. Reminds me a bit of Interstellar Overdrive on Pink Floyd's debut record, particularly the melody and general guitar tone. Though there isn't exactly anything else in the song. The second and third tracks, Rock On The Moon and Garbageman, lose me a little bit. Too much needlessly frying audio and too little actual substance, or introduction and development of themes, and so on. Rock On The Moon is the worse of the two because, even though it tries to incorporate some sort of vocal, the vocal buries itself deep in the mix such that it's impossible to make out the words. Then we get I Was A Teenage Werewolf, which throws us a bone in the form of 12-bar blues. Groovy enough, but the audio is unabashedly and objectively terrible, so it remains a little difficult to fully enjoy. Mystery Plane is just a single riff over a single chord for 163 seconds. People giving this 5 stars cannot be real. Too many tracks are exactly like this. I'm Cramped, What's Behind The Mask, and Tear It Up are exactly the same. The relative monotony gets broken up at the end of the album's "main release" with the detective-thriller-esque Fever. Having a significantly more listenable guitar tone helps a heck of a lot. 2/5 Key tracks: I Was A Teenage Werewolf, Fever

I think they pulled off exactly what they tried to do, it just doesn't work that well for me. It's like if Elvis made a punk band and they only played shows on Halloween.

Uninteresting, both lyrically and sonically. If you’re going to go punk, go punk. The album’s treatment of “Fever” is its only saving grace.

I like the idea of rockabilly punk in theory, but these songs don't do much for me.

I don’t know, I hate that semi-shouting style of singing, it’s just so annoying to listen to. But the instrumental was decent.

Slightly annoying surf rockabilly bullshit

Not for me now to be completely frank

Had high hopes to start, but it really starts to grate on you after about 10 minutes.

Een expres lelijke punkvariant op rock 'n roll. Een boel aanstellerij, je vraagt je serieus af of dit ooit publiek trok. En waarom wij het moeten luisteren. En wat deze lui gesnoven hebben. Ik krijg er ter plekke 'the cramps' van. De meerwaarde van de opname in het befaamde boek lijkt te zijn dat we nu geleerd hebben dat dit mallotige genre 'psychobilly' überhaupt bestaat.

Een band die waarschijnlijk een prima bluesrock album had kunnen leveren. In plaats daarvan laat de band de zang extra lui klinken en nemen ze het op van buiten de festivaltent. Verspilde potentie.

Dit is blijkbaar de voorloper van psychobilly. Dat soort punkachtige muziek heb ik wel voorbij horen komen op verschillende festivals, maar heeft mij nooit geboeid. Het heeft dezelfde desinteresse van punk, maar dan trager. En in dit geval wil het ook een beetje schijtlollig en/of artsy fartsy doen a la Talking Heads. Dus Talking Heads meets Sex Pistols. Dit is niet echt aan mij besteed, al krijg ik het best uitgeluisterd

The rockabilly influence is kinda cool, but all the songs run together to me. I get that the repetition is part of their sound, and they sound good doing it, but there’s only so much you can do with that before it gets monotonous to listen to. I can tell they had a lot of fun making it, and I like their sense of humor, but it’s nothing I’d personally seek out again. I respect the influence they had on the genre and aesthetic, though. Favorite track: Garbage Man

It was awful.

It was alright but I wasn't a fan of the shaky vocals. It got irritating

Drum and guitar heavy late punk offering with appropriate screamy vocals - a piece of its time.

Yeah, not my thing

Twist and Shout вроде норм

Horrible

Man I'm getting old. The second this started I thought "oh this is what we're doing? Alright". I can tell they really loved making this. Not what I'm looking for but it isn't poorly done.

Hearing the opening track and seeing the album run time at 38min helped a little. Having a bad head cold and this album really do not mix well. This had ingredients that I like, but this is probably too far for me.

Didn’t like it

Very weird album. Nothing like I expected from the album cover. Had Elvis vibes in places. Incomprehensible and annoying in others. They were obviously having fun making it. But it’s not really my jam. 4/10 Acceptable

I’ve never been a punk fan, and this list is exposing me to a lot of it. I can tell this band is good at what they do, I just think what they do sounds a bit shit.

Quite fun, gothic, camp rockabilly. I can see how this really influenced 80s Matchbox B-Line disaster who then improved on the formula.

I can dig some rockabilly vibes, but this one not so much.

Album title gets 5 stars. First song gets 1 star. The rest is a bunch of 2s with maybe a 3 in there if you’re feeling generous or in the right mood.

I like the term psychobilly more than the music. This was fine and a few parts I enjoyed, but overall pretty underwhelming. 2.75/5

The alleged birth of 'Psychobilly' - the fusion of punk and rockabilly which sounds to me quite shambolic and, if it weren't for the slap back echo on the vocals it would be a rubbish set of rock and blues songs. This is not the sound of 1980 to my ears..........

The cramps feel like a band that would have a rockabilly Christmas song on a Mistmas cd. The teenage werewolf song was fun, could give or take the rest.

Psychobilly you say? Well I quite liked the first few tracks but it tailed off into nothingness pretty quickly...

Things I care about: the Sonics, the B-52’s, campy horror films, punk, rockabilly. Things I don’t care about: the Cramps. The sum is less than its parts.

Unserious and punky. Got a little repetitive, but still amusing. Probably won’t revisit though. Rating: 4.5/10 Favorite Song: I was a teenage werewolf

It's basically what happens when take punk and put it into a blender with rockabilly. Not my thing.

Boring

I think weve all found an album we can agree on. That agreement is its shiteness

Better than I remembered.

Repetitive. Loud and muddy, yet also weirdly thin and hollow-sounding. Not a big fan.

Pas du tout ma came

This was not an enjoyable listen