"DARK ALLEYS AND STREET LIGHTS
I WALK A LONELY SLEEPLESS NIGHT
THE SHADOWS WERE ALL I HAD
I WALK A LONELY SLEEPLESS NIGHT
THE SHADOWS WERE ALL I HAD
UNTIL YOU CAME INTO MY LIFE..."
[Girl, You Captivate Me]
On the back of the album cover of ? and the Mysterians' Action, there is a list of "the facts" about the band. Their "likes" mostly consist of "girls,""science fiction," and "the color black," the combination of which pretty much describes their music. Action contains some of the best early-'60s, AM-pop-meets-garage-noise tunes -- a mixture that also produced the L.A. sound of the Seeds and would later lead to the utter genius of the Velvet Underground. But like the Beatles when they were in Hamburg, ? and the Mysterians are content to play catchy renditions of their rock & roll favorites. They burn through the first verse of "Shout"; play some pure sugar pop on the groovy, fantastic organ-driven "Hangin' on a String"; and give "Can't Get Enough of You Baby" the garage treatment. But ? and the Mysterians have some real innovation, too. They start their version of the hit "Girl (You Captivate Me)" with dark, almost spoken vocals. Originals like "It's Not Easy" are infused with R&B sensibilities. But "Smokes" is the real winner -- it bleeds with raucous basement party grooves that set the stage for much of rock to come. [Charles Spano]
? and the Mysterians2nd album starts with one the best 60's garage tune"Girl, You Captivate Me" [with kinda "problematic" refrain that sounds like - Girl, You Masturb... Me] with whispering verses and intoxicating organs, soon you realise it's gonna be better than their debut slab, and it is. This here is a Mono Vinyl Rip with 7 bonus trax added on, so there's gonna be lottsa GARAGE ROCK ACTION! Top Garage/Pop,A MUST! Do You Feel It, Baby?!? Dig!!!
