Six posts in...

...and the first musician related death I would bother to write about has occurred. Lux Interior of The Cramps died yesterday. He was slightly younger than my parents..which makes him too young to be dying.

The Cramps were one of the first punk bands i had ever heard, from a tape that I borrowed and copied that belonged to the lady that cut my hair - her name was Chrissy (can't remember her last name) and she was married to the brother of one of the Dead Boys. Side a of the tape had The Cramps record "The Smell Of Female" and side b had The Dammed "Dammed Dammed Dammed" LP. A pretty good tape to borrow, I'd say. As a tip once, I went to a record exchange and bought her a Dictators LP and when I gave it to her she laughed because she knew the songs from "back in the day - seeing them play before they had a record out" She was a pretty cool lady.

To this day I think "The Smell Of Female" is one of the Cramps best records, mostly because it is short and a rare instance of a live recording being better than studio tracks. (very rare in my opinion) I do like the Cramps but their studio output doesn't hold my attention over a whole LP. I like the Cramps in short (preferably LOUD) bursts, they are great for that!



Here is my favorite Cramps song, the first track off "The Smell Of Female" Called "Thee Most Exalted Potentate Of Love"
I used to sign my notes to my girlfriend (now wife) with this title while we were in High School. What a dork.