The garage band which I chose to look at was "The Barbarians. This band was formed on "the cape" in Massachusetts in the mid-1960s when many of these garage bands were becoming popular. The Barbarians were even compared to the Rolling Stones for some of their style and were noted as one of the more popular garage bands. Even though their existence was pretty short-lived their impact was fairly large. They ultimately disbanded by 1970.
Perhaps one of the more popular songs created by the Barbarians was "Moulty". After listening to several of their works I picked this as my favorite. You can see a little bit of the Rolling Stones influence in this song.
Their biggest hit was the number, "Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?" while "Moulty" details the drummer overcoming the loss of his hand in an accident. Fun fact: apparently the backing studio ensemble for "Moulty" was the Hawks, soon to be the Band.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of The Barbarians. The seem like a harder rock band, and have a raspy sound to them. They do sound a little bit like the Rolling Stones, but I think they have a different and more unique sound.
ReplyDeleteThanks for introducing your band! I think it is cool that they are so local. I like how you made a connection to The School of Rock! It is amazing how different each garage band is in terms of style and sound. I enjoy the harmonica in this.
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