Talking 'Bout/After School Session

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Personnel: Mickey Hampshire, Billy Childish (vocals, guitar); Martin Waller (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Mark Gilbert (bass guitar); Bruce Brand (drums). Recording information: Oakwood Studios. The Milkshakes, or Mickey & the Milkshakes as they were known when they first started out, were a perfect blend of Mickey Hampshire's romping beat group-inspired playfulnesss and the unhinged garage-frat wildness of Billy Childish. Their guitar styles meshed like a highly charged engine and their vocal styles contrasted nicely, with Hampshire's slightly restrained shout balancing Billy's wild-eyed hollering. With the help of a stripped-down and punchy rhythm section, their albums were an instant party filled with clanging instrumentals, savage sub-Kinks rockers, and sprightly tunes it would be easy to picture the Beatles playing during their Hamburg days. Nothing fancy at all about their presentation, just pure rock & roll fun and frolic tempered by slashing moments of danger. This set collects their first record, 1981's Talking 'Bout...Milkshakes!, and 1983's after school session, both of which are made up of (mostly) all original tunes, bereft of any filler and delivering a staggering blow to the solar plexus. The first album may be a touch cleaner-sounding, free of noise and distortion as the lads run through a bracing set of songs, while after school session is more in line with future Childish productions with its scrappy guitars, overdriven vocals, and lo-fi kick. Both albums are fine examples of rock & roll at its finest, without an inch of fat on their bones and more fun than you can shake a maraca at. Of course, any Billy Childish fanatic who missed out on the albums the first time around needs to get this set; so do those who fancy themselves garage rockers of any stripe. ~ Tim Sendra