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Bomb the Rocks
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Album: Bomb the Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989-1996
# Song Title   Time
1)    Bomb the Twist More Info... 0:02
2)    Jane in the Jungle More Info... 0:02
3)    Three Cool Chicks More Info... 0:02
4)    Guitar Date More Info... 0:02
5)    Woo Hoo More Info... 0:02
6)    Dream Boy More Info... 0:03
7)    Continental Hop More Info... 0:02
8)    Jump Jack, Jump More Info... 0:02
9)    Smilly Willy More Info... 0:02
10)    Mr. Lee More Info... 0:02
11)    It's Rainy More Info... 0:02
12)    Road Runner More Info... 0:02
13)    My Boyfriend from Outer Space More Info... 0:03
14)    She Was a Mau Mau More Info... 0:03
15)    Long Tall Sally More Info... 0:03
16)    Scream More Info... 0:02
17)    Hot Generation More Info... 0:02
18)    Bond Girl More Info... 0:03
19)    Fruit Bubble Love More Info... 0:02
20)    Motor Cycle Go-go-go More Info... 0:02
21)    Jet Coaster More Info... 0:04
22)    The 5.6.7.8's More Info... 0:02
23)    Edie Is a Sweet Candy More Info... 0:03
24)    I Was a Teenage Cave Woman More Info... 0:04
25)    Ah-so More Info... 0:02
26)    Pinball Party More Info... 0:03
27)    Blue Radio More Info... 0:04
 
Album: Bomb the Rocks: Early Days Singles 1989-1996
# Song Title   Time
1)    Bomb the Twist More Info... 0:02
2)    Jane in the Jungle More Info... 0:02
3)    Three Cool Chicks More Info... 0:02
4)    Guitar Date More Info... 0:02
5)    Woo Hoo More Info... 0:02
6)    Dream Boy More Info... 0:03
7)    Continental Hop More Info... 0:02
8)    Jump Jack, Jump More Info... 0:02
9)    Smilly Willy More Info... 0:02
10)    Mr. Lee More Info... 0:02
11)    It's Rainy More Info... 0:02
12)    Road Runner More Info... 0:02
13)    My Boyfriend from Outer Space More Info... 0:03
14)    She Was a Mau Mau More Info... 0:03
15)    Long Tall Sally More Info... 0:03
16)    Scream More Info... 0:02
17)    Hot Generation More Info... 0:02
18)    Bond Girl More Info... 0:03
19)    Fruit Bubble Love More Info... 0:02
20)    Motor Cycle Go-go-go More Info... 0:02
21)    Jet Coaster More Info... 0:04
22)    The 5.6.7.8's More Info... 0:02
23)    Edie Is a Sweet Candy More Info... 0:03
24)    I Was a Teenage Cave Woman More Info... 0:04
25)    Ah-so More Info... 0:02
26)    Pinball Party More Info... 0:03
27)    Blue Radio More Info... 0:04
 
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  • Released after their brief appearance in Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL VOLUME ONE re-ignited interest in this Japanese female garage-punk trio, the 27-track anthology BOMB THE ROCKS gathers the entirety of all of the 5.6.7.8's' early singles and EPs, including the classic "Bomb the Twist."
  • This Japanese all-girl (except once, for a year or so) quartet-turned-trio is almost certainly best known for appearing in the Quentin Tarantino movie Kill Bill, Vol. 1, or maybe for licensing their song "Woo Hoo" in a commercial. This compilation contains "Woo Hoo," but that track's almost soft enough to be worthy of Shonen Knife, and not at all representative of the ladies at their best. The raucous countdown that opens the disc -- "10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 54321!" -- gives a much better indication of what the 5.6.7.8's do. They're a punky garage/rockabilly act who write songs like "She Was a Mau Mau," "Motor Cycle Go-Go-Go," "I Was a Teenage Cave Woman," and generally come off like a slightly less distortion-fixated, distaff version of Guitar Wolf. Frontwoman Ronnie Fujiyama's last name is fortuitous, because she's every bit as raw a rock & roll howler as Wanda Jackson, who famously sang "Fujiyama Mama." Her guitar skills aren't half bad either; she cranks it up to almost Link Wray levels of scorch, as her sister, Fujii Sachiko, slams the kit and bassist Omo throbs away. This is amped-up, three-chord rock & roll, sometimes with simple lyrics and other times instrumental (but still punctuated by high-pitched shrieks). The 5.6.7.8's are a Japanese national treasure who deserve the international audience they've earned through hard touring -- this disc, which, like its title says, compiles their early singles and EPs (most of which are otherwise unavailable in America, except for the first six tracks, which Sympathy for the Record Industry released as the Bomb the Twist EP), is a near-perfect introduction to the band (though it would have been nice to have "I Walk Like Jayne Mansfield"), and may in fact be all the casual fan needs, since their full-length albums didn't exactly break new ground. ~ Phil Freeman
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