I write about this at length in my upcoming Fufkin.com
column, but I would go further than David, Greg and
others -- I think the Children Of Nuggets is way too
diffuse -- a fine box set, but I don't think it really
upholds the name of Nuggets.  They could have made a
great 4 disc comp of pure '80s garage and psych and
ditched the power pop and jangle.  Then they could
have made a great 4 disc comp of '80s power pop,
jangle, Paisley Underground, and maybe even some
country rock.

Also -- "Trains" by The Nashville Ramblers is amazing.
 The best song on the box that I had never heard.

Mike Bennett  



--- Michael Coxe <audities@gmail.com> wrote:

> Could it be that Auditiers are just plain more
> knowledgable and better judges
> of contemporary music? I have a few "preferrals"
> even on the Bomp'ish sides.
> I would have picked  The Swingin' Neckbreakers
> "Little Pink Medicine" over
> "I Live For the Buzz". And what about the Mosquitos
> - as there's probably not a
> high quality recording of "Hang", then what about "I
> Know A Secret" or
> "Darn Well"?
> 
> Oh well, we could each do our own version of this
> 4-cd set with tons of
> non-overlapping material...
> 
>  - michael
> 
> 


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