Might The Sonics Be the Great American Rock Band?
Category: FIFTY
True, The Beach Boys or R.E.M. or Nirvana are better known and had greater immediate impact, but The Sonics -- in the best American tradition -- turned their weaknesses into strengths and in so doing created an entire new aesthetic for recognizing rock at its best.
By Steven Rosen, ContributorArts/culture writer, 2015-04-30