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Haunted George
12+ albums
death countryGarage RockpsychobillyAlt-countrypunk blues
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Considering the other-worldly, dramaticly sinister persona conjured on this record, it is almost a shame to divulge the real man behind Haunted George. Listening to this album you really want to believe there's a grizzled Jim Thompson protagonist toiling away as a shut-in one man band somewhere out in the middle of the Mojave Desert. And in fact, that's mostly actually the case. Anyone familiar with Steve Pallow of the Beguiled and the Necessary Evils, two of the more misanthropic, anti-social bands (among strong competition) who recorded for Crypt and In The Red Records over the past 20 years, should have some idea of the brain behind Haunted George. After years of living in Los Angeles doing sound for the movies and growing weary of the increasingly more germane world of "garage" punk rock, a few years ago noted singer/guitarist/bassist/social agitator Steve Pallow moved out to the the Mojave Desert and now works as a Park Ranger. With plenty of silent desert time on his hands and a lifelong obsession with ghost stories, lost treasure and the generally absurd as inspiration, he set about playing a more roots-influenced music informed primarily by country and western and pre war-blues. Exploring the one-man band format out of sheer necessity, he recorded these and dozens of other songs (many of which are abstract/noise recordings under the name Snuff Maximus) on a 1970s era mono casette recorder with a condenser mic inside. There are no overdubs and the result is a
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albums
Pile O' Meat
Panther Howl
American Crow
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SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists
Our Boy Roy LP
Where's Charlie Jones?
Bone Hauler
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The "Haunted" Mystery Sample Platter
Our Boy Roy
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Garage Monsters - The Best of the GaragePunk Hideout, Vol. 9
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Fathers and Sons of Garage Punk, vol.10: Jesus Loves One Man Bands!
The Buzzards Ate His Flesh 7"