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One of Detroit garage punk legend Mick Collins’ many post-The Gories projects, for years The Dirtbombs seemed to exist more
in concept than in reality. As if in reaction to the bass-less sound of The Gories, the band brought together two drummers, two
bass players, and Collins on vocals and guitar. And other than consistently loud volumes and lots of noise, the Dirtbombs
actually had a surprisingly diverse sound, composing across a broad spectrum of styles from garage rock, punk, and glam, to
classic soul and r&b. They began primarily as a 7” band, putting out five singles before L ...read more
One of Detroit garage punk legend Mick Collins’ many post-The Gories projects, for years The Dirtbombs seemed to exist more
in concept than in reality. As if in reaction to the bass-less sound of The Gories, the band brought together two drummers, two
bass players, and Collins on vocals and guitar. And other than consistently loud volumes and lots of noise, the Dirtbombs
actually had a surprisingly diverse sound, composing across a broad spectrum of styles from garage rock, punk, and glam, to
classic soul and r&b. They began primarily as a 7” band, putting out five singles before Larry Hardy of In The Red convinced
them to record a full-length, 1998’s Horndog Fest. After another handful of singles the Dirtbombs released their sophomore
album, Ultraglide in Black, in May 2001, a set devoted primarily to vintage R&B covers. The album won them a growing
following in Europe, aided by frequent overseas touring (including a jaunt with The White Stripes). Collins and company
returned to a tougher, more rock-oriented sound for 2003’s Dangerous Magical Noise, and came back in 2005 on a split album
with King Khan And His Shrines, Billiards at Nine Thirty. In May of that year In the Red put out If You Don’t Already Have A
Look, a double-CD, 52-track singles compilation that also featured six new songs. Though the band’s relatively short lifespan
had seen at least ten lineup shifts, by the point of Have a Look it had more or less solidified around Collins, drummers Ben
Blackwell and Pat Pantano, and bassists Ko Shih and Troy Gregory.
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