Zakary Thaks I Need
One of the best garage bands of the 60s, and one of the best teenage rock groups of all time, Zakary Thaks released a halfdozen regionally distributed singles in 1966 and 1967; some were hits in their hometown of Corpus Christi, TX, but none were heard elsewhere until they achieved renown among 60s collectors. Heavily indebted (as were so many bands) to R Binfluenced British heavyweights like the Stones, the Kinks, and the Yardbirds, the group added a thick dollop of Texas raunch to their fuzzy, distorted guitars and hellbent energy. Most importantly, they were firstrate songwriters, with the breakneck Bad Girl (later compiled on Pebbles, Vol. 2), Won t Come Back, the smoking Face to Face, Can t You Hear Your Daddy s Footsteps, and the folkrock, Merseybeat hybrid Please ranking among the top echelon of American 60s garage rock. Their 1967 singles found the group moving into psychedelic territory; some songs betrayed
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