![]() ![]() ![]() More than that, these young folk sang songs about all this and they sold by the truckload. The ‘60s were a rather unpleasant sexual revolution. They had guitarsĪnd volume, talked in a strange argot, had weird hair, wore weird clothes, took drugs and had sex. Now, I’d forgotten that the Troggs had been banned rather a few times in an assortment of countries “I Can’t Control Myself” (also banned here in Australia), “Night of the Long Grass” and “Strange Movies” … the list is longer but you get the idea.īasically, anyone under 60 kinda forgets that the British Invasion wasn’t about cute tunes and harmonies: what was happening was a genuine revolt of the young. ![]() You’ll have spotted these titles rather resemble the Ramones’. “The Troggs eschewed all trendy gimmicks and kinky theatrics”, “delivered their proposition with sidewalk directness and absolute sincerity… Just dig their song titles ‘Gonna Make You’, ‘I Want You’, ‘I Can’t Control Myself’, ‘Give It To Me’, ‘I Can Only Give You Everything’.” ![]() If I wanted another reason to see The Troggs, look no further than Lester Bangs’ “James Taylor Marked for Death”, an article spanning nearly 30 pages of his trademark purposeful rant. Those reasons alone would be good enough to shell out your $70+change and hurry along to the fine establishment on Port Road in Adelaide, The Gov. Along the way, they profoundly influenced ‘60s garage rock (not to mention glam) and seem likely to have been the inspiration for “Spinal Tap" when a spirited recording session was recorded, edited and bootlegged ("The Troggs Tapes"). The original Troggs were Ronnie Bond (drums), Chris Britton (guitar), Reg Presley (vocals) and Pete Staples (bass), and their first hits began over 50 years ago. A BUNCH OF OLD WILD THINGS WHO MADE MY HEART SING REVIEW: BY ROBERT BROKENMOUTH 28 November 2016 ![]()
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