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The Fuzztones vs the World review – veteran garage revivalists keep on rocking
Band biography of veteran psych rockers still committed to the road deep into middle age will delight fans and try the patience of the rest of us
It’s not that the music isn’t interesting, albeit somewhat numbing in its adherence to a distinctive sound and beat that lead guitarist and general frontman Rudi Protrudi (né Glen Dalpis, born 1952) has been noodling with for years. Protrudi also went off to do other side projects with other musicians, including singer-performance artist Ann Magnuson with whom he formed a mock heavy metal band Vulcan Death Grip as a joke, like a proto-Spinal Tap; for the life of me I can’t quite see the difference between the spoof and the real thing. Someone someday might get hold of this and find inspiration for something funnier, sharper and deeper about the inherent absurdity of career rockers touring small venues in eastern Europe and the American midwest for beer money and groupies.
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