Dirty Water – THE STANDELLS**

Medication/Little Sally Tease/There’s A Storm Coming/19th Nervous Breakdown/Dirty Water/Pride & Devotion/Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White/Hey Joe Where You Gonna Go/Why Did You Hurt Me/Rari

The Standells from Los Angeles were one of a batch of garage rock bands that burst onto the American music scene in the mid 1960s. The title track on Dirty Water was a US No. 11 single. (US:52)

“The Standells were a 1960s rock and roll band who exemplified the garage rock style. Dirty Water was their only hit song, although they had a couple of others come close. Most of the songs on this LP are good, although the group doesn't handle ballads that well. Fans of the '60s garage rock sound will enjoy this.”

“The Standells can hardly be called one of the great rock bands; nonetheless the group has positioned itself firmly in the American garage rock history. The group stands as an exponent of the best of the raw, but simultaneously melodic garage rock, of the middle sixties.”

“The group achieved a major hit in 1966 with the title number from the album Dirty Water. The sound of the group is characterized by tight playing and production dominated by fat organ-sound and distorted guitar.”

“Contains a high number of garage gems - Medication, Little Sally Tease, Dirty Water and Sometimes Good Guys. Excellent drums and outstanding bass. People can be condescending about 'garage' bands, but any contemporary band could learn something about laying down an effective bass-line from this album.”

“The slashing fuzz guitar of Tony Valentino and organ of Larry Tamblyn are the distinctive features of the band.”

“The Standells were not just a one hit wonder. There were other songs that were also very good in their time and should have been hits.”

“The Standells were like many mid-sixties bands, they were about a mixture of styles This album includes proto-punk songs like Dirty Water, mixed with songs that are soul rockers, There Is A Storm Comin' and other covers.”