Sonics

The Sonics are an American garage rock band from Tacoma, Washington that formed in 1960. Their aggressive, hard-edged sound has been a major influence on punk and garage music worldwide, and they have been named inspirations to the White Stripes, LCD Soundsystem, and other musical artists.
The band performed several early rock standards such as "Louie, Louie", and "Skinny Minnie" as well as original compositions like "Strychnine", "Psycho", and "The Witch". Their catalogue is generally based around simple chord progressions, often performed with a speed and tonal aggression that was novel for the time, making the band a notable influence on later punk rock bands, such as The Stooges and The Cramps.
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== Links to Peel ==
Although Peel was living in the States in the mid-60s, when the Sonics were releasing their best-known recordings, he isn't known to have played the garage rock outfit on his radio shows until the 1980s. By then, the Sonics had become a respected influence on bands who appeared regularly on his programmes, with airtime for cover versions by the likes of The Fall and Black Keys as well as tracks from the 'Here Ain't The Sonics' tribute compilation in 1993.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
*None
== Other Shows Played ==
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;1980s
*04 July 1984 (BFBS): Psycho (v/a album - Rockabilly Psychosis And The Garage Disease) Big Beat
*20 January 1987: Strychnine (v/a LP - Born Bad, Volume One) Born Bad 
;1990s
*24 December 1992: Santa Claus
*13 March 1993: Strychnine (LP-Here Are The Sonics) Fan Club)
*10 April 1993: Witch (album - Psycho-Sonic) Big Beat
*16 April 1993: Dirty Robber (album - Psycho-Sonic) Big Beat
*23 April 1993: Psycho (CD – Psycho-Sonic) Big Beat)
== Covered ==
(The list below was compiled only from the Cover Versions page of this site. Please add more information if known.)
Artist | Track | First Known Play
*Belle & Sebastian: Santa Claus 18 December 2002
*Black Keys: Have Love, Will Travel (original by Richard Berry) 05 March 2003
*Candy Rag: Have Love Will Travel (original by Richard Berry) 21 November 2002
*D4: Don't Believe In Christmas 06 November 2002
*D4: Santa Claus 17 October 2002
*Fall: Strychnine (session) 13 March 1993
*Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper: Have Love Will Travel (original by Richard Berry) 17 April 1990
*Original Sins: Like No Other Man 23 April 1990
*Pork: Strychnine 14 May 1993
*Screaming Trees: Psycho 30 May 1990
*Sharps: Have Love, Will Travel (original by Richard Berry) 11 August 1980
*Surf Trio: Strychnine 25 April 1990
*Swamp Rats: Psycho 02 January 1985
*Thee Headcoats: You've Got Your Head On Backwards 26 May 1990 (BFBS)
== See Also ==
*Christmas Video Gallery S-U
*Cover Versions
*Covers Compilations
*Punk
*Mono Men
== External Links ==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
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