Mike Brassard (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Bo Blodgett (lead guitar), Steve Blodgett (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), Brian Lyford (bass and backing vocals), Peter Young (drums)
Influences
Gene Vincent, Howlin' Wolf, Everly Brothers, Link Wray, Sonics, Velvet Underground, Half Japanese, Flat Duo Jets, Monks
Sounds Like
Mike & The Ravens sounded like a train wreck. - Bill Kennedy of The Twiliters
Chuck Eddy, senior editor at Billboard and author of Stairway To Hell, awards Mike & The Ravens debut a spot in his Top 100 Albums Of 2008.
Shimmering, electrifying... A great achievement! - Ken Barnes, USA Today
I salute you for bringing back the dream. You make us proud. - Shadoe Stevens, Cabo Wabo radio
Noisy Boys! The Saxony Sessions is every bit the landmark for 2008 that the Monks’ Black Monk Time was for 1966. - Mike McDowell, Blitz magazine
This is amazing... 21st Century rockabilly... I can't imagine Mike & The Ravens possibly sounding this good back in the 60s. They're better than before. Hats off to the friggen drummer! - Rick Brown, singer for psychedelic myths, The Misunderstood
One of my favorite finds... I can't remember the last time I heard that much energy in a recording from anyone, at any age. You've got to hear these guys to believe them... Keep your eyes and ears open for these guys - they give a whole new meaning to the term 60's punk! - Performing Songwriter magazine
Great vocals... whacky guitar... a bit weird and wonderful... unpredictable... it's great! - Eddie Phillips, guitarist for freakbeat legends, The Creation
Stunning... This is not "oldies but goodies," this is not retro, this is not even what I'd call a reunion disc, this is rockers playing hot shit rock 'n' roll, the music idiots used to call the Devil's music because it scared them... Do not miss this one! - Laurent Bigot, Ugly Things magazine
I love "Sister Raeven!" I've been listening to a lot of different Beatles recordings lately, and this one compares favorably to the Fabs. I love the mixes! Did Will Shade do these? I think I expressed my enjoyment of "The Keys to the Car" elsewhere.
