It might seem surprising to folks who only learned of the Detroit garage rock revival when the White Stripes' "Fell in Love with a Girl" hit mainstream radio in 2002, but the local guitar band scene has lasted long enough that there are now second- and even third-generation Detroit garage bands, of which the Fondas are a front-tier example that has leapfrogged over many of the original Detroit garage bands both in name recognition and musical sophistication. Though much of the press attention surrounding the Fondas focuses on lead singer Julie Benjamin's movie star looks and magnetic stage presence, the real leader of the Fondas is guitarist Steve Shaw. Shaw, a protégé of Alex Chilton with a similar obsession for vintage R&B and obscure early rock singles, founded the Detroit Cobras in the mid-'90s, but left that band after only a few releases. The Fondas are stylistically in the same ballpark as the Detroit Cobras, mixing punky aggression, garage rock primitivism, and a sultry R&B vibe, but with a greater emphasis on band originals over reworkings of rare B-sides known only to hardcore record collectors.
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Thanks for The Fondas Curty Ray !
Just for information:
It seems that the MultiUpload link drives us to a file called "Ten Years After"...
Thanks Rambler. Links has been repaired
Curty, the mediafire link is pointing to this "Ten Years After" too... Thanks for all the good work, Curty =)
Sorry, that link is fixed now also.
The really Track 2 seems to be missing
Not much talk about the music?
See, while Julie Benjamin is a looker, the group suffers in comparison to the Detroit Cobras (or, even, the much, much better Paybacks).
It's an OK record, but when AMG says they "leapfrog" over other bands, I think they leave out the bands that really are better.
At least IMO...
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