mls@husky.uucp (Mark Stevans) (10/21/85)
The Shakin' Pyramids If you liked the concept of the Stray Cats but couldn't stand the hype, commercialization, and the band, then you might want to hear the untitled album from the Shakin' Pyramids. The Shakin' Pyramids are the British answer to the call of the Long Island, New York Stray Cats. They dig deeply for the fifties and sixties rockabilly roots of American music, and bring them right up to the surface, employing acoustic bass, simple drum kits, and strummed acoustic guitars. All in all, tastefully and skillfully done.
todd@scirtp.UUCP (Todd Jones) (10/26/85)
> The Shakin' Pyramids > > If you liked the concept of the Stray Cats but couldn't stand the > hype, commercialization, and the band, then you might want to hear > the untitled album from the Shakin' Pyramids. Kate Bush has the wherewithall to give her albums titles. What an innovative concept from the inventor of the headset microphone and all things groovy. > The Shakin' Pyramids are the British answer to the call of the > Long Island, New York Stray Cats. They dig deeply for the fifties > and sixties rockabilly roots of American music, and bring them right > up to the surface, employing acoustic bass, simple drum kits, and > strummed acoustic guitars. All in all, tastefully and skillfully done. But hey, no "Hounds of Love."
pincus@ernie.BERKELEY.EDU (Jonathan &) (10/28/85)
Speaking of nouveau-rockabilly bands without the Stray Cats hype, there's a group called the Meteors who bill their sound as "psycho-rockabilly." They're a bunch of Americans, but I think they live and record in England. They have three albums out (at least; there may be more): In Heaven Wreckin' Crew The Meteors Live They don't take themselves too seriously -- for example, In Heaven features "The Attack of the Zorch People" and "Teenagers from Outer Space" -- but are good trash. jon