About Namelosers
Artist Biography
The Namelosers were among the rowdier mid-Swedish '60s bands, heavily influenced by the British Invasion sounds of the Rolling Stones, Who, and Beatles. Unfortunately, their recorded repertoire consisted mostly of cover versions, many of them rather well-worn ones at that, such as "What'd I Say," "Around and Around," "Money," and "Hoochie Coochie Man." They came to the attention of British and American collectors, however, in the mid-'80s, when their two best tracks, "Land of a 1000 Dances" and "Do-Ao," appeared on the fine compilation Searchin' for Shakes: Swedish Beat 1965-1968. Both of those songs were enlivened by fuzzy guitar and an attitude similar to those of the finest mid-'60s British mod bands. Unfortunately, the rest of their records were routine if energetic slogs through basic R&B-rock songs, hindered by accented vocals. All of their recordings, as well as some unreleased ones, were packaged together on the album Fabulous Sounds From Southern Sweden. ~ Richie Unterberger
Hometown
Sweden
Genre
Rock
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