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- Release Date: April 5, 2004
- Label: Sweet Nothing (UK)
- UPC: 5024545276220
- WAPI (Tower ID): 106150211
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #42873 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
- #13875 in Rock & Pop (See Top 100 Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
- #8708 in General Rock & Pop (See Top 100 General Rock & Pop Bestsellers)
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Run a Quick Search on "Bomb The Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989-1996" by The 5.6.7.8's to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Bomb The Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989-1996"Browse more products related to "The 5.6.7.8's"Product noteReleased after their brief appearance in Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL VOLUME ONE re-ignited interest in this Japanese female garage-punk trio, the 27-track anthology BOMB THE ROCKS gathers the entirety of all of the 5.6.7.8's' early singles and EPs, including the classic "Bomb the Twist." Title NoteReleased after their brief appearance in Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL VOLUME ONE re-ignited interest in this Japanese female garage-punk trio, the 27-track anthology BOMB THE ROCKS gathers the entirety of all of the 5.6.7.8's' early singles and EPs, including the classic "Bomb the Twist." Album DescriptionThis Japanese all-girl (except once, for a year or so) quartet-turned-trio is almost certainly best known for appearing in the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill, Vol. 1, or maybe for licensing their song "Woo Hoo" in a commercial. This compilation contains "Woo Hoo," but that track's almost soft enough to be worthy of Shonen Knife, and not at all representative of the ladies at their best. The raucous countdown that opens the disc -- "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 54321!" -- gives a much better indication of what the 5.6.7.8's do. They're a punky garage/rockabilly act who write songs like "She Was a Mau Mau," "Motor Cycle Go-Go-Go," "I Was a Teenage Cave Woman," and generally come off like a slightly less distortion-fixated, distaff version of Guitar Wolf. Frontwoman Ronnie Fujiyama's last name is fortuitous, because she's every bit as raw a rock & roll howler as Wanda Jackson, who famously sang "Fujiyama Mama." Her guitar skills aren't half bad either; she cranks it up to almost Link Wray levels of scorch, as her sister, Fujii Sachiko, slams the kit and bassist Omo throbs away. This is amped-up, three-chord rock & roll, sometimes with simple lyrics and other times instrumental (but still punctuated by high-pitched shrieks). The 5.6.7.8's are a Japanese national treasure who deserve the international audience they've earned through hard touring -- this disc, which, like its title says, compiles their early singles and EPs (most of which are otherwise unavailable in America, except for the first six tracks, which Sympathy for the Record Industry released as the Bomb the Twist EP), is a near-perfect introduction to the band (though it would have been nice to have "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield"), and may in fact be all the casual fan needs, since their full-length albums didn't exactly break new ground. ~ Phil Freeman If You Enjoy "Bomb The Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989-1996 (Import) (CD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Bomb The Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989-1996 (Import) (CD)" by The 5.6.7.8's (Artist)There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! General Rock & Pop BestsellersExplore More Great Tower Sales & Specials
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