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Much Better THan Volume 1

Kevin Kartchner | Albuquerque, NM United States | 12/16/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought both Volume 1 and Volume 2 of the BFTG series as the next logical step in the garage-punk path that starts with the "Nuggets" collection. I find that Volume 2, top to bottom, has much better music than Volume 1--it actually has a number of tunes that could have been legitimate hits given the right kind of promotion, which one can't really say about Volume 1 (with the sole exception of The Lyrics' "They Can't Hurt Me"). Not that accessibility or mass appeal wholly determines musical merit--especially when it comes to mid-60s garage-punk--but, suffice it to say, a catchy riff and a modicum of musical ability help a lot. My favorite cuts on Volume 2 are The Humans' "Warning" and Jerry & The Others' "Don't Cry to Me.""

Better than the first volume

TimothyFarrell22 | Massachusetts | 06/30/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"The first volume was great, but this is oddly enough even better, making the series the best there is for raw and primal garage punk. Once again Crypt compiles the best should've-been-a-hit-wonders from their obviously massive library. Unlike many other similar compilations, Crypt doesn't merely throw a bunch of songs together and put it on the market. They seem to go through their collection, and pick only the best garage rock pounders. For bands that were, well, ameteur teens releasing sole 45s on indie labels, they are incredibly catchy. It's a lot better than that "I Got You Babe" dreck that was scaling the charts at the time. Honestly, "You Can't Blame That on Me" and "Wild Man" should've been freaking anthems! Makes me wish rock 'n' roll was as fun as it used to be, kudos to Tim Warren and the other garage-philes on Crypt Records for bringing us only the best."