Great Moments In Fuzztone: Steve Morgen

Hard to pick a favorite moment on the Morgen LP. Its acid rock solid from start to finish. So go get yourself a copy on vinyl, toss out that white label promo copy of Led Zeppelin I that you like to pull out and impress your buddies with when they drop by for an extended bong session and put Morgen in the slot that those fuckin' blues robbing limeys used to occupy on your record shelf. Cuz this is real blues rock, my fuzzy friends! And not that reverent bullshit that dickholes like whatshiname from that boring ass band whose name I've forgotten tries to "educate" you with. You wanna teach me about the blues? Don't teach me shit. Just play me something that isn't a goddamn jam in E or a well documented solo by Albert King. I hate you, Mr. Blues Guitarist.
So back to Morgen.
Sure it gets kinda hippie dippy at times, but when Steve Morgen lays into the fuzz, it makes the ride worth every single paisley unicorn moment! And he's not afraid to bypass the amp and plug right into the mixing board too. DIrect injection!
( Direct fuzz is one of my favorite noises. Its right up there with farts in the bathtub and the sound of some douchebag slipping on the icy sidewalk and cracking his assbone because its the middle of fucking January and he's still wearing flip flops and cargo shorts. )

So heres a real gem from the Morgen LP. Its called "Of Dreams" and its in my fuzz hall of fame. Dig it.

Great Moments In Fuzztone: Hans Doolittle

Whoa Nellie! What the fuck is going on here? Is that a fuzzbox? Tape overload? It sounds like the guitar player plugged his axe into a wall socket and shoved a microphone down his throat to capture it! Hans Doolittle's super spazz fuzztone on this bonafide punk rock classic by the Mentally Ill sounds like its wants to jump off the vinyl, assume the form of a three eyed goat and have its way with my hindquarters!
When I listen to this lo-fi/pissed off/snot punk classic, it feels as though the walls are turning into margarine and I am about to be sucked into some sorta time/space portal like the friggin' house in Poltergeist! This shit is evil. And I love it!
Fuck those so called guitar gods. Clapton? Pussy. Page? Pussy. Every dick that ever graced the cover of a guitar mag? Pussies. The retard who played guitar on Gacey's Place? Genius.

Great Moments In Fuzztone: Jeff Beck On The BBC

In our first installment, lets have a listen to Jeff Beck's fuzz tone on a BBC session circa 1967. Hi Ho Silver Lining may be Micky Most driven pop poop, (Jeff has tried to disown this track since its inception. It was the centerpiece of a disastrous solo singing pop star foray that died a quick death.) but this BBC take is the SHIT. Its bigger, badder and more unhinged than its studio counterpart, and it's highlight has got to be this thick as molasses solo that I have included for your ears and eyes. Listen as the BBC engineers quickly grab the fader and try to wrestle it into submission after Jeff's first few notes overwhelm the backing track! And check out the quick blast of half step dissonance that Mr. Beck tosses in at the end. Sweet. Hunt down an illicit copy of Jeff's BBC sessions from 67-68. Quality is so-so, but the Truth era tracks are far superior to the official LP versions. Over and way out.