Search - The Knights of Fuzz: The Garage & Pyschedelic Music Explosion, 1980 to Now on DVD

A Really Must

Andersson, Christer | Sweden | 12/16/2006

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The main portion of the Knights of Fuzz DVD is a newly produced documentary on the neo-garage scene, plus 20 newly -restored music videos from the best bands of the era. (See the band and video track listing at left.) Bonus video clips and radio show interviews complete the feature-packed video portion of the DVD.

The entire contents of the previous book, along with new photo sections, a 26-song audio compilation, fanzine reproductions and hundreds of new feature articles have been added to the disc as bonus DVD-ROM content. Simply place the disc in your DVD-ROM computer drive and view the book in your Web browser! (This bonus content is also available as a separate CD-ROM; see the ordering page.)

The book features thousands of international garage and psychedelic band histories, extensive CD and vinyl discographies, hundreds of interviews, and hundreds of rare photos and album cover reproductions. Chapters focus on international fanzines, garage music video, compilation albums, plus a detailed analysis of the worldwide modern garage and psychedelic scene.

So don't be fooled by mainstream media that misuses the terms "garage and psych" to describe their generic corporate product. Their attempts to re-write history will not stand the test of time -- "The Knights of Fuzz" exists to tell the actual story of the garage & psychedelic underground and the bands that make it an international phenomenon!

United States of Existence: "Return to the Psychedelic" (1978)
Last: "She Don't Know Why I'm Here" (LP version) (1979)
Unclaimed: "Run From Home" (1980)
Cheepskates: "Run Better Run" (1983)
Vipers: "Nothing From Today" (demo version) (1984)
Fuzztones: "Green Slime" (1984)
Pandoras: "That's Your Way Out" (1984)
Tell Tale Hearts: "Come And Gone" (1984)
Gravedigger V: "She Got" (1984)
Crimson Shadows: "What I Want" (1985)
Green Telescope: "Make Me Stay" (1985)
Stomachmouths: "Don't Put Me Down" (1985)
Plasticland: "In My Black & White" (1985)
Miracle Workers: "One Step Closer To You" (1985)
Otherside: "Puppy Dog" (1985)
Leopards: "Psychedelic Boy" (1986)
Sick Rose: "Nothing To Say" (1986)
Cynics: "Dancin' On The Wall" (45 b-side) 1986
Gruesomes: "No More Lies" (1986)
Mystic Eyes: "My Time to Leave" (1988)
Lears: "Then You Want" (1994)
Bomboras: "She'll Do Ya Wrong" (1997)
Creatures of the Golden Dawn: "The Golden Dawn Is Near" (1997)
Others: "Can't Help but Cry" 45 (1997)
Resonars: "If He's So Great" (1999)
Marshmallow Overcoat "(We're The) Knights of Fuzz" (2001)

1) A newly produced documentary film featuring
clips from The Pandoras (CA), Lears (FL),
Not Quite (CT), Mad Violets (NY), and many
others -- plus full-length music videos from:

2) Chesterfield Kings
"99th Floor" 1983
Rochester, NY

3) Fuzztones
"Ward 81" 1985
NY, NY & Los Angeles, CA

4) Miracle Workers
"You'll Know Why" 1985
Portland, OR

5) surprise band :)

6) Gruesomes
"Hey!" 1988
Montreal, Canada

7) 10 Commandments
"Not True" 1989
Toronto, Canada

8) Fortune & Maltese
and the Phabulous Pallbearers
"Leave No Stone Unturned" 1997
Kalamazoo, MI

9) Cynics
"Girl You're On My Mind" 1990
Pittsburgh, PA

10) Untamed Youth
"Supercharged Steamroller" 1990
Columbia, MO

11) Girl Trouble
"Cold Shoulder" 1990
Tacoma, WA

12) Jonny Chan & The New Dynasty 6
"Hey!" 1998
NY, NY

13) Plasticland
"Color Appreciation" 2001
Milwaukee, WI

14) Freddy & The Four Gone Conclusions
"Stand Up" 2003
Detroit, MI

15) The Woggles
"Ragged But Right" 2004
Atlanta, GA

16) Les Breastfeeders
"Mini Jupe Et Watusi" 2005
Montreal, Canada

17) Marshmallow Overcoat
"Psilocybic Mind" 2006
Tucson, AZ

Bonus Video Fuzz:
1) The Cheepskates
"Big Bad World" 1983
NY, NY

2) The Vipers
"Tellin' Those Lies" & "We're Outta Here" 1985
NY, NY

3) Marshmallow Overcoat
"Suddenly Sunday" 1988
Tucson, AZ

4) Radio Show Audio Interviews
"

Good video - great extras

Sam Crawford | Olympia, WA USA | 11/23/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is Volume One. Let's hope there is a Volume 2 ahead. The DVD covers the US and Canada and features videos by: Chesterfield Kings / Fuzztones / Miracle Workers / Yard Trauma / Gruesomes / 10 Commandments / Fortune & Maltese / Cynics / Untamed Youth / Girl Trouble / Jonny Chan & The New Dynasty 6 / Plasticland / Freddy & the Four-Gone Conclusions / Woggles / Les Breastfeeders / Marshmallow Overcoat. There is a short documentary that is a very general overview of garage/psychedelic music. This compilation covers the US and Canada from 1980 to the present. If you're a fan, you should be able to name hundreds more bands that should have been included. This DVD also includes a HTML version of the out of print 'Knights of Fuzz' book and some MP3s. This is really worth getting and i hope Dionysus Records releases more DVDs in the series."