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A mere listing of the musicians would seem
by itself to ensure the prospective listeners of many moments of early
60´s beat! They all have shown, in performances all over europe,
their concern for certain elements essential to good music, and especially
to rock´n´roll: an avoidance of the affected, pretentious
"avantgarde" approach which characterizes some modern 60´s
groups of today; and yet in reference to the latter, an awareness
of the progressive nature of music, of such inevitable movements as
the reaction of the early 50´s leading towards rockabilly, or
of the early 60´s leading towards beat and garage. These factors
embody the musical ideas of the members of the MONTESAS. In their
homeland germany, the raw and puristic beat of the MONTESAS is called
"Star-Club-style" beat, comparing them with the wild rock´n´roll
bands who performed the st. pauli circuit in hamburg´s nightlife
during the early 60´s (like casey jones and the governors or
the early beatles…to name just a few!). With their homegrown
authentic style, the MONTESAS play a sincere and extremly danceable
R´n´B, without just copying their ancestors. A little
drumset, an elité bassguitar, a guild guitar and the famous
east-german "weltmeister"-organ is all these youngsters
need to raise a twister in the ballroom…. "germany´s
own 'Kaisers' plus organ!!" the newspapers say. |
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