STILL SINGLE

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December 26, 2009

The Dogmatics – “Gimme the Shakes” b/w “20 Flight Rock” 7” (Ramo)

Dogmatics 7"

This is a reissue of the Dogmatics’ first and sole 7” from 1984, preceding their full LP on Homestead. This largely unknown player in the mid-80’s Boston post-punk sweepstakes leaned heavily on psych and garage revival tendencies (see also included the the Neats and the Lyres) without letting it become an overwhelming crutch. “Gimme the Shakes” is as great as anything in the Lyres discography, probably better, but The Dogmatics sound a lot different today after a listener has weathered 25 years of willfully unsophisticated and blindly-uninspired Nuggets-ninnies beating the usefulness out of a once-ballsy move in the garage/punk game. It’s plausible that purchasing this 7” in 1984 with no preconceived idea of what was in store produced an end result of satisfying heights, as the A-side is more infectious and wound up tighter than anything in the Estrus catalog. The Eddie Cochran hit on the B-side is done in respectful tribute to the original, but won’t bring any new recruits over to the rockabilly-revival side of the fence. They need to cut the grass and take out the trash over there, anyway. (http://www.myspace.com/ramorecords)
(Andrew Earles)

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