Forming four years after their fellow New Yorkers The Fleshtones, The Fuzztones’ take on Sixties punk is fundamental to the point of religious fanaticism, with bad trip condensed vocals, paranoid analogue organ sounds, and loping slide guitar.
If The Fleshtones sound like they’d buy you a beer, The Fuzztones would spike your drink with something nasty.
Fifty-nine year old frontman Rudi Protrudi makes a virtue of his increasingly inappropriate obsessions on the psych-blues of Old, confessing “I’m old, old and dirty. If I can’t cut the mustard, baby, I can always lick the lid!”, which somehow absolves the entire album, and focuses you on its considerable, if lurid, charms.
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Rudeness, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Brighton Argus
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World Without End, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk