DMZ Lift Up Your Hood EP reissue
DMZ was part of the thriving late ’70s garage punk scene along with bands like the REAL KIDS and the LYRES. The band also included members who played or would play in the LYRES, the MODERN LOVERS, the CARS, BARRENCE WHITFIELD AND THE SAVAGES, the QUEERS, and more. This record gives us hard-hitting garage rock just a little before a punk influence really started to push its way to the forefront. At this stage of their career, they really remind me of the 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS. Perhaps that is because they both did great versions of “You’re Gonna Miss Me,” but it goes beyond just that song. Real-deal garage rock from 1977. Very nice.