The Sting-Rays

Born in the early 80's they were one of the most important bands of Brithish rock'n'roll sound, even one of the best british bands. They are one of the first bands who made a sound nowdays we called psychobilly. Their sound mixed rock'n'roll and garage and that make it really savage. Founded in Crouch End (north of UK) they were sticking and alive from 1981 to 1987 touring all along Europe. The members of the band changed in those years but the spirit and writer of almost all the songs was Alec Palao. 'Dinosaurs', their debut album, caught The Sting-Rays crossing a bridge most other bands would have fallen off, poised between styles that would take them a while to reconcile. As the time passes The Sting-Rays changed and their sound turned less savage (you will notice it if you hear their last album). At the end of the life of the band Alec played with The Go-Betweens and The Pogues, getting turned on to folk rock. In 1988 when the band was already disolved Alec finished playing in The Sneetches, a band whose sound remember the 60's. During the six years that they were playing edited five albums, six singles and appeared in lot of compilations albums, but if you want to know what's the meaning of savage R'n'R try with their compilation album 'The Essential (Early) Sting-Rays Recordings'. [SOURCE: WRECKINGPIT]