The Cramps – Songs The Lord Taught Us (Vinyl) FEA 10/03/23 so monumental was everything that

so monumental was everything that made Nevermind a classic--an abrasive retooling of the pop songwriting handbook

Gabriel Kahane

19    King and Caroline

coasted on his laurels during the seventies

The Communist Party

The Cramps – Songs The Lord Taught Us (Vinyl) FEA 10/03/23 so monumental was everything thatThe Cramps music was familiar, elemental: Nicks pounding toms, Bryans bleating rhythm guitar, Ivys prickly rockabilly attack, Luxs impassioned moan. Their references were clearly on purpose, a breadcrumb trail for fellow record fanatics to follow: The Mad Daddy (a tribute to Luxs childhood hero, madcap Cleveland radio jockey Pete Mad Daddy Myers) was reminscent of their cover of Surfin Bird, the unhinged garage rock classic by the Trashmen, who nicked