The Namelosers were among the rowdier mid-Swedish '60s bands, heavily influenced by the British Invasion sounds of the Rolling Stones, Who, and Beatles. Unfortunately, their recorded repertoire consisted mostly of cover versions, many of them rather well-worn ones at that, such as "What'd I Say,""Around and Around,""Money," and "Hoochie Coochie Man." They came to the attention of British and American collectors, however, in the mid-'80s, when their two best tracks, "Land of a 1000 Dances" and "Do-Ao," appeared on the fine compilation Searchin' for Shakes: Swedish Beat 1965-1968. Both of those songs were enlivened by fuzzy guitar and an attitude similar to those of the finest mid-'60s British mod bands. Unfortunately, the rest of their records were routine if energetic slogs through basic R&B-rock songs, hindered by accented vocals. All of their recordings, as well as some unreleased ones, were packaged together on the album. [Richie Unterberger]Complete collection of 7-inch, flexi and unreleased tracks from Sweden's leading proponents of wild beat, recorded 1964-1966. Sure, they shared a setlist of R&B material with a thousand other moptops, but with the addition of a home-built fuzzbox, some jackhammer drumming and the emphatic hand of producer URBAN LASSON, raw snarl was unleashed. Fav tunes: But I'm So Blue, FUZZED-OUT KILLERS Land Of 1000 Dances, Suzie Q, Do-Ao, That's Allrigh. Gid!
