The Detroit Cobras "The Original Recordings Singles and Unreleased 1995-97"

The Detroit Cobras are a garage rock band from Detroit, Michigan, formed in 1994. Their material is consists of old tunes cherry picked from their record collections that they rearrange and perform.First, I bought this at a local store for 12.99, so it must be out domestically. Beware the import price. The sound of these early recordings, as would be expected, is more raw and unpolished than the groups other releases. I say unpolished relating to the production, not the musicianship. (And the production is fine; this is not like Iggy or the Dead Boys alt releases of Raw Power or Younger Louder Snottier, where the production was very low-fi.) The DC's could very well be the best band in the U.S. today. Lots of red hot guitar breaks; more than on other releases. And Rachel, as always is awesome. How they find a lot of these obscure songs to cover is beyond me. This band is tight, raw and even in these early sessions at the top of their game. Buy it - turn it up - put away anything flammable.trax:
01 Village of Love 02 Maria Christina 03 Come Over to My House 04 Sad Affair 05 Down in Louisiana 06 Ain't It a Shame 07 Slum Lord 08 It's Raining 09 Cha Cha Twist 10 Funnel of Love 11 I've Got a Feeling 12 Brainwashed 13 Time Changes Things 14 Curly Haired Baby 15 With Body and Soul