Children of Nuggets box set

[MikeL]

Yes, I know I'm a little late asking about this, but what did everyone here think of the "Children of Nuggets" boxed set? It was released in late 2005, and it was a compilation of songs by garage bands of the 70s, 80s and 90s. Did you feel it was a good representation of contemporary garage rock, or did you feel it missed the mark in any way?

I liked it, but keep in mind that I was still fairly new to garage rock at that time. Hell, I'm still trying to learn more about it. It was quite a revelation for me to notice that most of the songs included in the boxed set were recorded and released back when I was in high school, during a time when I was wasting my life away on hard and classic rock (Yes, laugh if you must).

BTW, I wish "Get My Way" and "I'll Wait" by the Cynics had been included. "Baby, What's Wrong" made it into the set, and while it's a great song, the other two I just mentioned are my all time favorites.

[kopper]

Yeah, this topic was beat to death back on the old GP Forums. That must've been six years ago! Man, how time flies...

Anyway, I think it's pretty decent. I like about a third of it, but there's a lot of stuff that just doesn't float my boat. I was surprised by the inclusion of some bands, happy about the inclusion of others, and dismayed about the exclusion of some.

It was also nice to be included in the thank-you list in the liner notes, even though I really had very little to do with the song selection.

[MikeL]

I figured this must have been discussed back then, but I wasn't involved with this site at the time.

That's cool that you played a small part in making this happen.

kopper said:

Yeah, this topic was beat to death back on the old GP Forums. That must've been six years ago! Man, how time flies...

Anyway, I think it's pretty decent. I like about a third of it, but there's a lot of stuff that just doesn't float my boat. I was surprised by the inclusion of some bands, happy about the inclusion of others, and dismayed about the exclusion of some.

It was also nice to be included in the thank-you list in the liner notes, even though I really had very little to do with the song selection.

[Michelle]

It's the same as any comp, you've to listen to a lot of shite to find the good stuff! :)

[MikeL]

LOL, that is so true! You could say it's like separating the wheat from the chaff.

BTW, my all time favorite track from that compilation is "I Wanna Destroy You" by the Soft Boys. I love how that song combines snarling punk lyrics with a jangly pop sound. When I went to see gigs from Little Steven's Rolling Rock tour, that song was on the mixed tape that the go go dancers did their routines to.



Michelle said:

It's the same as any comp, you've to listen to a lot of shite to find the good stuff! :)

[Rockin Rod Strychnine]

I felt Rhino could have done two or three box sets of "Children". Trying to put 25 years onto 4 discs meant a lot of bands were going to miss out. They should have done the 80s for one box and the 90s for another. This year would have been perfect for the last 10. Of course, there are a few Bomp/Voxx comps that kind of fill in the gaps.

[RayDanger]

"Farmer John, I'm in love with your daughter!"

[kopper]

I personally thought there was too much wimpy '80s college rock on it and not enough real garage/psych revival stuff.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I felt Rhino could have done two or three box sets of "Children". Trying to put 25 years onto 4 discs meant a lot of bands were going to miss out. They should have done the 80s for one box and the 90s for another. This year would have been perfect for the last 10. Of course, there are a few Bomp/Voxx comps that kind of fill in the gaps.

[Rockin Rod Strychnine]

Yeah, definetly.

kopper said:

I personally thought there was too much wimpy '80s college rock on it and not enough real garage/psych revival stuff.

Rockin Rod Strychnine said:

I felt Rhino could have done two or three box sets of "Children". Trying to put 25 years onto 4 discs meant a lot of bands were going to miss out. They should have done the 80s for one box and the 90s for another. This year would have been perfect for the last 10. Of course, there are a few Bomp/Voxx comps that kind of fill in the gaps.