Shocking Omissions: The Raw Rock Devotion Of The Cramps' 'Songs The Lord Taught Us'
The band reignited the sound of early rock 'n' roll on its debut album, and its influence can be heard today across a wide swath of genres — anywhere that danger and sex are cause for celebration.
This essay is one in a series celebrating deserving artists or albums not included on NPR Music's list of 150 Greatest Albums By Women.
Despite the pioneering work of women guitarists such as Beverly "Guitar" Watkins and , 1950s and early 1960s rock 'n' roll has been largely associated with men. Though they fell below the radar during the British Invasion and the psychedelic "flower child" period that followed, the wild sounds that once scared millions of parents and was dubbed "the devil's music" by many a preacher were resurrected like Frankenstein's monster in the.
