Sunday, February 8, 2009

Golly McCry Story Coming Up!

Youtube has been a great source of music sharing, as well as acting as a platform for performers to expose their talents to an otherwise absent audience. For the most part, these musical performances fall flat or, albeit dynamic, are tired performances of tired songs. In fact, one of the only guys who stand out from this musically vapid pack is Golly McCry.
For anyone who doesn't know about Golly yet (and any self respecting outre music fan should) here is a capsulated description: Golly has for years been recording as a one band--recording all instruments and vocals to tons of songs. Granted this is relatively common now, but there are three factors to consider.
1.He had begun doing this long before the technology of today was available. Using "primitive" equipment, Golly layed down all the tracks.
2. Golly records originals, but his major focus lies in cover songs of 60's garage tunes. Mind you, not "Little Bit o' soul" but the most obscure stuff.
3. Golly lives in Germany.

Where did he come from? How did this one man decide he wanted to recreate a sound that to most people was a minor blip on the musical radar?

I have been lucky enough to get all the details from the man himself.

Not only does he discuss his life, his interests and influences, but also he offers a worldly perspective of the music scene of Germany. What's it like growing up in Germany and being a fan of this kind of music? What is the music scene like there?

Golly gives a detailed account (in easy to read installments) of his life and his music, so please support him by checking back at this blog very soon, as well as his youtube page for pure entertainment. I will also post notices on my youtube page to let you all know what's up. Thanks a bunch and keep an eye out.

7 comments:

  1. Hi !
    im a great of Golly .
    He has a cool voice and wonderful sense of music !!
    love all of his songs :))

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  2. Hi !!
    GollyMcCry's song is excellent as always !
    ive never seen such a great guy !
    cant wait to see new video !!

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  3. Hi , there !
    my favorite song is SHAKE MY HAND :))
    Hey , check it out !!

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  4. how cool !!
    i love GollyMcCry !
    hes awesome :)) yeahhhh

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  5. Hi ,there !
    his music makes me happy !
    hes so good-looking .
    i love music .
    when he appeared on video , i got a thunder volt running through me as if a lightning struck me .
    so im a great fan of GollyMcCry !!

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  6. GOLLY is awesome. I'm so glad there's interest in his story. When i first saw his stuff I thought "wait.....". I didn't know if it was new or old. I couldn't tell. He somehow captures the sound. Not just technically but there is an underlying depth or loneliness or something that makes it authentic.

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  7. hi !!

    yes Golly is absolutely great !!

    he has c good sense of music !
    im touching each time .
    it puts me in my happy zone :))
    love his music !!

    thank you for the great post :))

    Kay

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