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Deakin, Rich (2018) Come Down Heavy. Vive Le Rock! (52). pp. 66-71.
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Making their long-awaited return, Rich Deakin meets the newly resurrected and righteously recharged psychedelic garage rock terrorists THEE HYPNOTICS. EXPLODING onto the UK indie scene at the end of the 1980s in a wall of high-energy, rama-lama Detroit-style fuelled feedback and fuzzed-out wah-wah, Thee Hypnotics exuded the swagger and attitude of street walking cheetahs with hearts full of napalm. Not only was their brand of soulful but heavy psychedelic blues a perfect antidote to the anodyne mainstream pop fodder that was saturating the charts at the time, it was a merciful alternative to the spandex and hair metal hordes who were so prevalent then. Courted by the likes of The Damned, Dead Boys, The Cult and The Black Crowes, they were the first UK band to have a record released on Sub Pop Records, and later signed to Rick Rubin’s prestigious American Recordings label. With the world seemingly theirs for the taking, it’s a mystery why Thee Hypnotics never hit pay dirt back in their early 1990s heyday. But now they’re back, re-energised and righteously recharged with a back catalogue box-set plus extras, and a tour to promote it, singer Jim Jones and guitarist Ray Hanson open up about whether the world is ready for Thee Hypnotics once again. But first, Vive Le Rock looks at some of the highs and lows of Thee Hypnotics’ career so far...
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| Article Type: | Article |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Thee Hypnotics, Jim Jones & The Righteous Mind, Jim Jones Revue, Black Moses, Black Crowes, The Damned, Mudhoney, 1980s indie rock, garage rock, Stooges, MC5, Vive Le Rock! |
| Subjects: | M Music and Books on Music > ML Literature of music |
| Divisions: | Professional Services > Libraries and Student Support |
| Depositing User: | Rich Deakin |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Nov 2024 13:46 |
| Last Modified: | 06 Nov 2024 13:46 |
| URI: | https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/14518 |
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