What can one say about The Cramps? Founded by husband and wife, Lux Interior and Poison Ivy, they created a sound that was part Rockabilly, part Surf Music and part 60s Garage Rock, with a whole lot of Glam and Punk tossed in for the hell of it, The Cramps were masters of campy psychobilly horror. (It was Lux who coined the term "psychobilly".)
In 1979, Alex Chilton brought The Cramps to Memphis, where he produced their first full-length album at the Sam C. Phillips Recording Studio. That album was titled "Songs The Lord Taught Us".
Last week, I named Led Zeppelin's "Physical Graffiti" as one of my picks for the 5 greatest Rock 'N Roll albums. "Songs The Lord Taught Us" would be #4 on that list.
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