Thee Mighty Caesars "Caesar's Pleasure" 1995

Compilation of tracks from 1985-1990. Thee Mighty Caesars were a primitive garage punk group, formed by Billy Childish in 1985 after the demise of The Milkshakes. They influenced many American bands, especially The Mummies and Sub Pop groups. They were arguably the group that brought about the resurgence of garage rock.
More garage goodies from Billy and the lads. More punkier than Thee Milkshakes, still Rhythm and Blues, but less Rock and Roll. As the sleeve notes to Caesars Pleasure goes "This is Punk Rock / Rhythm and Beat as it should be; three chords, cheap gear, and a healthy dose of hatred and contempt for the outside world." Go out and make yourself a purchase of one of their CD's to get a decesnt cross section of the raw punk.

I’m sure I told you this before but I’m never bored to repeat myself in some things. For White Trash Soul  there are only two people who can wore proudly the tag of the true mastermind behind the 80s whole "garage revival" movement/trend: Jeff Connolly and Billy Childish. And as much I complain for the first one for not having much recorded work out in the streets often, I do the same from the opposite for the second! It’s quite impossible to have all recorded output by Billy gathered in your record vault. And to tell you the truth you don’t have to. There are Childish works that’s (obviously) essential and there are those who simply are an unnecessary overproduction (not sonically speaking of course). I mean, I rate the man very high and he’s for sure one of the more influential figures the last 20 years but as a punk rock monolith he is should have probably know better the old punk moto of “Less Is More”, right?
But enough with complaining let’s start on what I’d like to do. I haven’t decide yet if I do it in a row or with spaces, but I want to bring you in touch with some of the best songs and groups Billy got  involved through the years, one way or another. And that means the Pop Rivets, the Milkshakes, the Mighty Caesars, the Headcoat Sect, the Delmonas etc. For sure my favorites are the Caesars and the ‘Shakes. Primitive, raw, cheap recorded rhythm & blues and rock & roll, the way 50s masters taught us. The Mighty Caesars were the punkier approach of these elements. Imagine the Damned of the first record trying play 60s R&B (where's "B" there's BEAT!) with Kinks riffs and you’re in! I’m not on the Mummies’ mind but I bet my Link Wray long plays that the Caesars were if not the basic blueprint of their sound, then one of the most important. The band was born from the ashes of the Milkshakes minus one guitar. This line up hold up for just the debut release and from their second, came to fill the drum stool no other than the ex-Prisoners hipster Graham Day! By the time the two cool chicks (Sarah of the Delmonas an' Fay Hallam of Makin' Time) came to picture, Thee Mighty Caesars were the best yet criminally ignored garage punk outfit around the globe! Make some noise and hail to Caesar! [whitetrashsoul*blogspot*com]

trax:
01. Wily Coyote 02. Miss Ludella Black 03. Death Of A Mighty Caesar 04. Why Don't You Try My Love 05. It Ain't No Sin 06. You'll Be Sorry Now 07. All Of Your Love 08. Give It To Me 09. Baby Please 10. Little By Little 11. What You've Got 12. I've Got Everything Indeed 13. When The Night Comes 14. You Make Me Die 15. Loathsome 'n' Wild 16. I Don't Need No Baby 17. I Was Led To Believe 18. Man Taken From Guts 19. Devious Means 20. I've Been Waiting 21. True To You 22. I Can't Find Pleasure 23. Come Into My Life 24. The Double Axe 25. Neat Neat Neat 26. She's Just Fifteen 27. Everything I've Got To Give 28. Lie Detector 29. Why Can't You See 30. Cowboys Are Square