Why The Sonics Sound So TERRIBLE (and So GREAT at the Same Time)

In 1966, The Sonics dropped their second album, BOOM, on Etiquette Records. After that, they largely faded away. But what what's gone isn't always forgotten. This is the story of how The Sonics' Boom and their debut Here Are The Sonics festered in the background and went on to influence punk, grunge, and more. 👉 Subscribe for More Videos: https://youtube.com/c/AndyFenstermaker/?sub_confirmation=1 ✉️ Read the transcript & hear the music on the Poetic Wax Substack: https://poeticwax.substack.com WATCH NEXT: ✓ The Sonics & Early PNW Garage Rock: https://youtu.be/f5ENuJ6v4ko ✓ The Tragic Beauty of Nirvana's MTV Unplugged: https://youtu.be/9DwnXWmJVBs ✓ Does David Bowie Still Matter? https://youtu.be/RaHTvrjeIjU 🎥 All Poetic Wax Episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLylroYWVYWWXL84MH1T4Qr0wrRzjwlGMR Get The Sonics on Vinyl 🎧 https://amzn.to/3OptgSE Poetic Wax is hosted by Andy Fenstermaker. CHAPTERS: 0:00 The Story of The Sonics' Boom 1:30 The Sonics' Early Days & Here Are The Sonics 4:06 A Brief History of The Sonics' Boom 5:59 A New Sound That Struggled to Find Footing 8:06 The Sonics' Booming Legacy CLIPS & REFERENCES The Sonics “Cinderella” (Live on KEXP, Dec 17, 2016): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtrIQkcScPc The Sonics “Psycho” (Live at Easy Street, Seattle, Apr 16, 2016) via KEXP: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvEA8HtySiE Mark Arm (Mudhoney) on the Influence of The Sonics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtRheuBXQKs The Sonics Interview with Mike Stax via Tiki Oasis TV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaIxHKQ-POw King5 Seattle Covers The Sonics (OCT 11, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl9E43qz_D0 #thesonics #garagerock #protopunk #60smusic #vinylcommunity #vinylrecords #vinylcollection #andyfenstermaker #fensepost #vinylchannel #poeticwax #musicessay #musicstory #albumstory #musichistory #albumhistory #musicdocumentary