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The Fleshtones is tagged as: garage rock, garage, rock, 80s, garage rock revival

Often tagged as garage-rock revivalists, the Fleshtones mix the fuzz-guitar and Farfisa organ sounds of that genre with rockabilly, ’50s and ’60s R&B, and surf into a potent retro stew the group likes to call “Super Rock.” The group formed in 1976 in Queens with vocalist/keyboardist Peter Zaremba, guitarist Keith Streng, bassist Jan Marek Pukulski, and drummer Bill Milhizer and aimed to return rock and roll to the simplicity and unself-consciousness of the ’50s and early-’60s. (The group was often joined on-stage and in the studio by sax player Gordon Spaeth, who passed on in 2005.) The group fit nicely into New York’s punk and new wave scene, and an early single, “American Beat,” attracted the attention of independent label Red Star and, in time, I.R.S. The group’s debut EP, Up-Front, was released in 1980 and was followed by their first full-length album, Roman Gods, and Blast Off!, an unreleased studio album recorded for Red Star in 1978. 1983 produced Hexbreaker, widely regarded as the Fleshtones’ finest album. The band continued to record through the ’80s and released Powerstance in 1992 and Beautiful Light in 1994. (Powerstance also marked the debut of new Fleshtones bassist Ken Fox, who replaced Puk...
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Top 10 The Fleshtones Songs
The World Has Changed
The Girl From Baltimore
Let's See The Sun
I've Gotta Change My Life
Ride Your Pony
American Beat '84
Stop Fooling Around
Do You Swing?
Roman Gods
Screaming Skull
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The Fleshtones: Living Legends Series
Do You Swing?
The Girl From Baltimore
Roman Gods
Beachhead
Living Legend Series
Take A Good Look
Blast Off!
More Than Skin Deep
Speed Connection II - The Final Chapter
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