10 Perfect Garage Rock Albums With No Bad Songs
5. Was Dead - King Tuff (2008)
King Tuff was part of the backing band that often collaborated with Ty Segall during the 2000s. As you can imagine, they're cut from a similar cloth, but whereas Segall leans more heavily on a psychedelic-infused vibe, Tuff is firmly rooted in a classic rock 'n' roll aesthetic.
Tuff's debut album is far more succinct then the material he's released as part of other projects. Rather then creating sprawling, experimental, space-out soundscapes, this album contains direct and fully formed rock songs.
It's a record that borrows heavily from classic rock of the '60s and '70s. There's a huge amount of Mark Bolan going on, but tracks like Kind Of Guy hear Tuff adopt a Lou Reed approach to his vocal delivery. Jaunty and carefree guitar melodies serve as the perfect accompaniment to Tuff's, at times, eccentric vocal style. You can picture Tuff, dressed like a Beatle, as he recorded this album. So many of the tracks, feel like lost classics from the Beatlemania era. There's nothing difficult about this musical experience, it's just a fun ride.