Sonics - Boss Hoss

[BlutoUSN]

The Original Northwest Garage Rock...Awesome!

[plonkgenius72]

awesum!!!

[1Sifting]

I hate the sonics their stupid.

[ProductsFromTheBrain]

@1Sifting You're stupid, fuck off

[1Sifting]

@ProductsFromTheBrain I was copying kurt cobains words.

[dannyrayp1]

I used to dance to these guys at O'Dea high school (Seattle) in the mid 60's; unbelievable drums and vocals-displaced everything in your brain.

[reg4321]

I just stumbled on this by accident. This is good stuff..

[TheTodddamour]

FUCK YEAHHH!!!

[stevespade]

I got the ladie like boss hoss and lost 90% my belongings and 21 years of $300 a month payments rap it up man !

[manwhassup1]

Dirty, dirty, dirty.....Love it, love it, love it

[EclipseBandWa]

Wow. I never heard these guys before. Amazing.

Roots lead to roots lead to roots lead to lead to roots...

[OriginalSliz]

good music doesnt have to be complicated. it just hast to be good....it hast to deliver

[TheVerminSlayer]

I love to hear the Sonics! I went to school with these guys. :-)

[womble1961]

raw dirty sound,love it

[lajingo]

The begining sounds like Psycho a Go-go

[gleb202]

Damn, i love this raw dirty sound! Rock'n'roll forever! Thanx 4 posting!

[rogervinyespanchita]

thats garage!! =)

[gleb202]

@rogervinyespanchita Si loco,lo es :)

[gronx1979]

Personally this is all I ever Iisten to. Can't be dealing with progressive music. I like it basic and direct! Loud, rude, raw and totally driven! The Sonics, The Seeds, The Stooges, MC5, The Sex Pistols, The Damned, The Cramps and the rest. Some of the really old blues and rock n roll is bloody good too.... John Lee Hooker, Eddie Cochran, Link Wray.....

[spadge321]

right on bro,, you sed it man !!!

[coetmor]

This is the one of the seminal influences on modern music. The Hives just rip their sound.

[audreyhenley]

playing live this new year's eve 2010, in olympia!

[MrPotatoesLatkie]

This is raw, rocking, pounding, howling, riffing Rock-n-Roll!

[thesaintofelsewhere]

Only people who know very little about music theory argue about "the number of chords" beings some kind of indicator of quality or complexity. I have a degree in music theory, and three chord rock and roll is just as valid as some prog rock song with infinite changes and transpositions.

[MrChungus]

@thesaintofelsewhere Fukn A!!! I'm always trying to defend the Sonics to the likes of The Beatles, Animal Collective and get a buncha complexatory snobery. In this case, the Sonic's simplicity is what makes them awesome.

[prschuster]

@MrChungus Right. You don't compare the Sonics to Beatles and you don't compare Beethoven to Bernstein. The Sonics couldn't do harmonies and complex chord changes like the Beatles and the Beatles couldn't rock like the Sonics.

[MrChungus]

@prschuster I will admit when I'm wrong. I wouldn't compare Iggy Pop to Elliot Smith and the same flaw in comparison applies. I was super blitzed when I typed that shit. Ever mix Everclear, Sour Mix, and Xanax? Don't.

[PeregrineTrousers]

Nice n raw. Pre-Beefhearty!

[ghostdog7575]

/watch?v=TdhcJV0fYMQ&feature=r­elated

[cwferguson221]

I Met one of these guys , he was living in Tacoma and worked up in Renton

[justinmcinerny]

The Nomads do a great version of this too. But this is better. 

[GaragePunkSkanker]

I can't understand why SKy Saxon is so rated once you hearing tjis. Is rare to hear so much passion.

[jockojonson17]

Ok im addicted to the sonics now. Every song is good!!

[duhhg80]

@jockojonson17 cause all the mainstream music isn't good. you get a little sick of listening to pixies, dinosaur jr., ooh and built to spill. i am not hatin' i agrreeee with you. mike patton always flips my whig

[harlemhitman5]

@jockojonson17 lol me 2oo theyre sooo addictive...if u like them i suggest the Black Keys if ur not alreddi on it :)

[michaelleigh]

I read it's about a 60's mustang....can't remember the year...64,65 or 66.

[TheBeez500]

@michaelleigh Yep, it's a Mustang, the name and the horse emblem on the grille are the giveaway. Late 60's Ford did a big engined version called the Boss Mustang.

[rockabillygaz]

the sonics rock,,,hoss mean s horse in the black country,,,lol,,

[teufeldritch]

@rockabillygaz It's not just a black thing. Back in the day(30's, 40's, 50's, 60's & even into the 70's) more ppl said hoss than they do now. Similar to the word piano. Back in the day many ppl said it pee-ann-ah whereas today more ppl say it pee-ann-oh. Society in the past was more rural so rural terms, terms used by the uneducated, terms used by the poor were used by the general public more. Now we have a mostly urban society, a more educated society & ppl speak differently.

[jerryg1964]

@rockabillygaz I guess that made Hoss Cartwright black ;)

[MailEwoud]

Hes singing about the size of my penis. Anyone saying its about a car lies!

[wax1803]

boss means "cool" and hoss means "car"- it's teen speak from the 1960s. plus, why would the singer have to save up for a motorcycle? a flashy car is more likely. I love that it's 2010 an ppl still care enough to argue about a lil garage band from dirty trashy Tacoma, WA

[theactordavidbath]

@wax1803 Boss still means cool around Liverpool and Mersaeyside. Or at least it did 6 years or so when I was in the Northwest, so I presume it still does.

[mondocaneman]

I just figured it out!!..it's about a car..in :24 seconds he sings "it's the moveness car...!"

[mondocaneman]

Boss Hoss is a motorcycle company, founded by Monte Warne in 1990 and based in Dyersburg, Tennessee. This song came out in the 1960s many years ago so how is it referring to a motorcycle unless they're singing about a car? (Anyone help me with this confusion?)

[ghostdog7575]

@mondocaneman they are clearly talking about a car... they sing it: "it's a move in this car and I've never lost, 'cause it's a real boss hoss"!!!

[mondocaneman]

Great band!!! legendary 1960s angst dirty and LOUD!!!!

Sonics RULE!!!

Awesome!! I wish they regroup !! they will put these other bands to shame!!

[ghostdog7575]

@mondocaneman well... it's something like 4 years now that they have reunited... and they toured the whole world... how the hell don't you know it???

[markess48]

Great song, one of their best.

[RiotCity66]

The drum roll from 1:47-1:49 gotta be one of the best ever recorded; the sax solo is incredible and of course Jerry Rosalie's screams are amazing. This might be the best rock n'roll song ever about cars.

[Dichtsau]

not about cars...about a motorcycle with a V8 stock-car motor ;D

[pintofmince]

respect the band but are you serious about that snare roll being the best ever drum roll? i think you might be going a little over board there matey

[ghostdog7575]

@pintofmince it is a statement from Curt Cobain! During an interview, while talking about drum sound he said: "I, I have to admit... The Sonics recorded very, very cheaply on a two track you know, and they just used one microphone over the drums, and they got the most amazing drum sound I've ever heard. Still to this day, it's still my favorite drum sound. It sounds like he's hitting harder than anyone I've ever known." Google sonics and read on WP what other famous bands think about them...

[pukinpunk]

This is song is a real boss hoss for sure

[Roxsox221]

Never heard of these guys but saw some favorable references to them on a Liverpool Five channel on You Tube. They are very edgy and I like them, altho my mom still prefers the LP5.

[ENS64]

I just found out that tFred Dennis,the new bass player for the Sonics,added for their current European Tour , at one time was the only American to join the LIverpool Five, after their first bassist  left to get married. Fred is fantastic addition to this band.

[ENS64]

God Bless all those great rockers around the Pac NW in the Sixties.Many now turning up on You Tube channels like the Sonics, Wailers, Don and the Goodtimes, Merilee and the Turnabouts, and don't forget the Liverpool Five.

[thebeat945]

The Sonics get blown away by the Wailers? That's like saying Ted Nugent was blowing out Van Halen every night when they were opening for him in 1978. Which Wailers member were you sleeping with?

[thebeat945]

Sure, every AC/DC song is the same four chords too, and every one is brilliant. What's your point?

[heathshoegaze]

all there songs sound exactly the same, like its not even funny seriosuly exactly the same

[raponte1955]

Hey, lot of groups use the same repetitive chord structure. Early rock and blues, reggae, hip-hop, the Police and other all sound repetitive, but does it means is bad music, NOOOOOO!!!!!!

[heathshoegaze]

i didnt say they were bad, but its just the same thing ove and over and over,

[magneteye]

do you listen to modern music? It is repetitive also... that's the hook, dude. It is called POP MUSIC.

[cira92]

so???Chuck Berry's songs sound alike,just like AC/DC's

[nagadorset]

if you listen to today's music, there's a certain sameness too. Music reflects the times we live in, and we're all monkeys really....monkeys follow one another.

[AristYdes]

"hey i got an idea for a new song"

"what is it?"

"WOOOAAAHHH!!!"

[KOOLEO329]

Lotta noise.....I saw these guys many times get blown away by the Wailers and the Liverpool Five in the Northwest

[Oddsman57]

So did I and most of my Tacoma friends

[uhupattex]

Can't believe that. The Sonics are much more powerful and unique.

[xreddragonx]

Twat.  The fucking Wailers?

[valerock667]

probably it was like that! ahhh really good times!

[econoroller]

It's Little Richard from HELL!!!

God I love these guys....

Let there be SONICS, SONICS , SONICS!!!!! 4EVER!!!!!!

Thanx for posting some REAL snarlin' rock n' roll

SONICS BOOM ON!!!!

[TheBeez500]

I reckon that playing this full blast in a tinny old Bedford van back in my teens may well have contributed to my partial deafness... Can't think of a more pleasant way to f*ck up your hearing!

[SonicMountain]

The pipes, the pipes are calling...

and they're boss. One of the great rock n roll singers.

[CycolacFan]

Man these guys are bitching, I mean they wail. Can't believe I've been into surf rock for so long and never tuned into the Sonics!

Guessing this one's about a Mustang then?

[djmrbrown00]

BADASSSSSSSS... ONE OF THEIR BEST

[hebneh]

This song is fab, as would've been said back in the middle 1960s. The overpowering vocals which are always blasting out the mike when this lead guy from the Sonics sings are excellent.

[JohnnyFriendly]

Phew!!

Ol' Gerry Rosalie sure had a mean voice...

[BoehserOnkelForLive]

I´am a real Boss Hoss...wat fürn geiler song

[mcnabb4mvp06]

zakiir, is a real Boss Hoss

[mcnabb4mvp06]

i'm a hoss. this song is a real stallion

[Gitarrenrosie]

Der Song ist einfach nur geil.

[redshaftedflicker]

BOSS HOSS.

[sonicjay007]

good but not quite 'the witch'

[TMSgal]

I like the Sonics but I always thought that the Liverpool Five stole the show when they were on the same show together. Bob Bennett and jimmy May were both fabulous drummers but Jimmy also sang harmony on many LP5 tunes.Both bands had a significant impact on me and all my friends in the Pacific Northwest. Long live those fun dayze.

[hodadsmusic]

The Liverpool Five were amazing and underrated, especially in US Garage circles.

[TitlowPark]

These guys were the soundtrack for my youth! We would play their albums through a P.A. system with speakers hanging out my bedroom window while we played hoops in the driveway or worked on our cars. Like many kids of the day, we had a garage band that was inspired by the sound we heard from those vinyl LP's. Bob Bennett's drumming was as powerful as any rhythm maker I've ever heard and I still get that feeling I had then when I cue up "have Love Will Travel" or "Strychnine" on my IPod. REAL ROCK

[MichaElvis64]

Super,der Song.Hab ihn zum ersten mal bei "The Bosshoss",in Düsseldorf,gehört.

Foooortuna!!!

[robinblackmore81]

Best sax solo ever, scared the bejesus out of me! Perfect

[TtheTrucker]

The Boss Hoss Yee Haw!!!

[Volvo1928]

thanks for posting, this one did kill the boring german hippo band

[TtheTrucker]

The best song from the Sonics!

[RabiesAngentleman]

I don't usually like to pull the old apples-to-oranges cop out in a debate like this, but the Liverpool Five were a talented, slick, diverse band whereas the Sonics were a wild witch with a caveman club. I love them both for entirely different reasons and I would never use the Sonics as my immediate reference when telling someone about the L5.

[AndreGilzao]

Forgotten boys version is much better

[RabiesAngentleman]

What's that on? I've never heard it.

[rolfwilkinson]

Hmmm, all this liverpool stuff sounds fishy to me. Seems like it's the same posters agreeing with each other. It could be an issue of a live band being different than a live band. Sonics are all about Raw Power. It's really Punk. And there's serious R&B action going on. Seriously one rockin' band. On record, there's no contest, the Sonics are electric, and the Liverpool Five are... OK And I heard that early seventies Sonics live revival, and they are slammin'. Sorry Liverpool Five...

[sharonreason]

I also agree with MB300TE. I saw both the Sonics and the Liverpool Five in the 1960's, and the Liverpool Five were the best band on the West Coast.

[sggrimshaw]

I agree with you MB300TE I saw this band in the northwest and they were at best medioca They were not in the same class as the Liverpool Five who in my opinion were by far the best band in the northwest at that time sggrimshaw

[MB300TE]

Hey you guys are all wrong. I saw this band many times during the mid nineteeen sixties and they were just mediocre when compared to other bands in the Pacific Northwest . A few times I had the luck to see them perform with the Liverpool Five and they got blown away by a group with real talent. Only now am I noticing stuff on that band showing up on You Tube and I have found a new cd "The Best of the Liverpool Five" on many internet sites where you can listen to sample trax.Forget this garbage.

[lazoking]

sonics are garbage?liverpool five must feel very lucky for watch the sonics without pay ticket mate

[imcustomized1]

HUH???

[shrepidemic]

this song is about an imaginary car... these guys could not afford the sick cars that they dreamed of... read about it in the liner notes of a sonics re-issue...

p.s. sickest car choon of all time

[unfortunatebeam]

who cares about cars....how boring...but good song!

[etherealreaper]

This band was so Boss Hoss.

[GraveyardShinder]

saw them live a few days ago, they still kick ass!!!

[xEverythingCounts]

Real Boss Hoss .. :)

[saymoreglass]

the best band ever!!!!!

[lizardqueen27]

I have to thank a little band from Melbourne Australia, the Corpse Grinders, back in the mid-80's for turning me onto the Sonics. One of the best garage bands ever!

[stalledrangen]

The first time i heard the Sonics was in a comercial. The coolest band from the 60´s.

[joeyhandsome]

These guys are so cool.

[fonou]

first time i heard a sonics song

shoot me please

why did it took so ,long?????

peace

[lordritchie]

Gerry Rosalie is KING!!

[doglips1958]

LONG LIVE 60s PUNK!GIMME MORE FUZZ GUITAR!!

[mielrelated]

I enjoyed so much their gig at the forum, they still a boom!

[johnnytenjobs]

I saw them earlier this evening. Magic. There was a lot of love from the crowd. I wanted to stay after and give em a cuddle.

Boss Hoss is my favourite I think. It's about a Mustang car. You could get one with an extra large engine. The Boss.

[bassnsx]

i never thought of that mustang idea...but the song was recorded in '65, boss mustangs weren't around until '69. i think he was just using "boss" as as the commonly used adjective it was in 1965, and "hoss" just meaning mode of transportation...which would translate to "mad cool whip", or whatever these crazy horny teenagers today are saying.

[johnnytenjobs]

I think you are right. I wonder what model of car the song refers to? Plenty of exciting affordable cars available in mid 60s for an American compared with Britain in those days. Unless you were rich you had to make do with a scooter or small motorcycle. Cheap British cars in those days far from "Boss"!

[ozman22]

Saw these last night, old boys now but they have still got it!

The witch is my favorite.

[Copperhead16071982]

cool stuff, man!

[mrbag60]

Iggy Pop was probably listening to these guys the day he decided to form the Iguanas, then a couple of years later, the Stooges. 60's Punk from one of Tacoma and the Northwest best bands. Yeah and the Wailers, also from Tacoma were pretty rockin' as well.

[cesc0888]

Greatest Band Ever

[AristYdes]

WOOOAHHH!!!

[nolester]

This music will kick you ass...great band from Tacoma

[razpuy]

the sonics are first punks?? they`re good but listen "misfit" to the outsiders (dutch band)!!!

[paulmorson]

i play my sonics tunes very loudly in my black cab much to the annoyance of the stuck up suits that get in. fucking quality band.

[jaunjote]

The Sonics y Los Saicos lo mejor de los 60s

[dumbass55]

Represent Peru and US 60's punk!

[rixta68]

yeah, the tv addict victims....scientists crank!

[SantaDog]

I love the Sonics, but I'd have to say their Tacoma counter-parts The Wailers were fkin amazing.

[JAYDED]

the first punk band was ? mark and the mysterians

[homonculus9]

The Sonics,Kenny and the Kasuals and the !#TH Floor Elevators beat ? by a year at least!

[rixta68]

punk? garage man, garage...punk in its recognised form? the saints, ramones, pistols, early radio birdman and the little known but very punk 'victims', dave faulkner (hoodoo gurus) band from perth...but they played a lot of borrowed' geeks material...

[drummer78]

The Television Addict Victims?? Do the Pop! Don't forget the Scientists

[myradioon]

The Modern Lovers from Boston were before any of the bands you listed. Jonathan Richman made fun of hippies and drugs in 1972- when it was against everything cool to do so. That's true punk- being an outsider against the grain. Way before all the above mentioned. He was straight edge 20+ years before there was even such a term.

[unfortunatebeam]

If he started Modern Lovers in the early 70s then sorry but it would be more like about 10 years tops before the term "straight edge" (minor threat, 1981).

heh hee sorry to nit pick, but since you're being so know-it-all with someone else I thought I'd just take ya down a peg. :)

[santiaga]

ou yeaah

[oliviero34117]

yeaaah!

[Derico1978]

Oooohh Daayumm. Claims to the "1st punk band" throne stop here.

[voxhammer]

Real punk and real garage and real rockabilly and real heavy metal are the same thing.

[akckiller]

WRONG this is garage rock foo

[Mozzer232]

they were the first punk band

[bakund]

The Sonics did appear on a syndicated music show from Cleveland called 'Upbeat' probably in 1966. I don't know if the footage exists to be posted but here's hoping.

[sockerconny2]

Is there any live footage of the real Sonics available?

[rampantyouth]

The singer always had that Little Richard thing going with the vocals!

[luisasbp]

(where is...)

[luisasbp]

best garage punk band ever...

but where are the footage of them?????????

[beneaththepavement]

glad to see i'm not the only one desperate for some sonuics footage! try fuzztones for covers! screamin' jay hawkins for inspiration, eh?

[vivanut1]

One of the most awesome and powerful bands of the 1960s. Fantastic.

[etherealreaper]

That's what I was looking for....The Sonics were pretty flippin amazing...

[OMGpigtails]

I wish there was actual footage of them!!! Know where I can find some? :(