As a young man of fine taste when it comes to music I've loved the genre-defining compilation Nuggets for over thirty years now, so just like everybody else I'm THRILLED about this:
Patti Smith Group guitarist Lenny Kaye's iconic, influential compilation of underground garage rock, Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and to mark that they've put together an all-star tribute show happening at Los Angeles' Alex Theatre on May 19.YAS YAS YAS YAS YAS YAS YAS YAS YAS YAS!!! 🤗 To be honest, I can't believe this hasn't happened before on various anniversaries.
Nuggets features songs from The Electric Prunes, The Standells, The Seeds, The 13th Floor Elevators, Count Five, The Leaves, Blues Magoos, The Chocolate Watchband, and more, and Lenny Kaye's liner notes for the compilation features one of the first uses of the term "punk rock."
Wait wait wait - am I believing this or are they just allowing us to listen to all 5 hours of the box set for free on Youtube???!!
Before we do that deep dive, let's start with one my favorites.
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