- Artist: Various Artists
- Release Date: June 13, 2000
- Type: Collection (various artists), Contains explicit content
- Genre: Rock
Review
The psychobilly movement came to be when the rockabilly revival of the '80s started losing some of its original energy and gained worldwide acceptance through the success and eventual MTV airplay of the Stray Cats. This collection of the bands on Psychobilly Freakout hail from musically and culturally diverse locations, such as England, U.S., Canada, Spain, and Australia, but they are joined by the same compulsion to strip away the glamorous aspects of that revival and inject it with over the top punk sensibilities. In fact, some of these tracks are geared more toward straight punk than rockabilly: Kill Van Helsing's "Hot Rod Bitch," Babe Magnets's "Project X," and Bad Luck Streak's "Zombie Mutant Aliens." While this is a good compilation of energetic rock & roll, the roots of this stuff can be traced directly to the Cramps 1980 release Songs the Lord Taught Us on the I.R.S. label. ~ Al Campbell, Rovi| Psychobilly Christmas (2008 Album by Various Artists) | |
| Psychobilly Frenzy (2001 Album by Various Artists) |
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