Pink Floyd (’67), Hawkwind (’70), and Chrome (’77) are antecedents, as is Amon Duul, Guru Guru, and Can. Joy Division and Throbbing Gristle are in the diet too.
We called it drug folk. Now, it be freak folk. It’s got an eye-rolling approach to its “genre” that keeps the “revival” tag at bay using “ethnic” instruments.
Ramones-inspired ditties stemming from ’50’s prom songs and juvenile delinquent movies are present, but these diverse bands show a wide range of vocal styles.
If you can spin Lou Reed, James McMurtry, mid-period Kinks, solo Paul Westerberg, Willie Nelson, Towns Van Zant, or Robin Hitchcock, you can roll this.
Andi Deris’ voice sounds superb, the musicianship is spot on, and the audience sings along with fervor. Not much more that you could want out of a live album.
A bootleg with bad sound and shaky footage. Once past that, it’s pretty enjoyable. Contemporaries of Joy Division, Sigue Sique Sputnik, and Sisters of Mercy.