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The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey

Candy Prankster

About Me

Psychedelic Rock!! Think Revolver-era Beatles... with a dynamic New Millenium Edge and you have "The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey" The first solo CD effort from singer, guitarist and founding member of Canadian Garage-Punk Legends "The Gruesomes"!! During the long breaks in the bands career Gerry has written, recorded and produced 11 original slices of Psych Rock reflecting a wide range of moods + emotions. A virtual cornucopia of driven rhythms + surreal passion commencing with the fuzzed-fueled and sly lyric humour of the title track "Candy Prankster" thru the catchy lead-in hook + warning of "Fly by Night" to the phased-out inverted guitar/vocal harmonies + far eastern drone of "Urban Shaman + Heaven" then culmination with subtle effect on the Lennonesque inspired "The Trail"!! Superbly assembled and performed... RICOCHET SOUND is proud to offer this aural delicacy to the world... But don't take our word for it!! THE TIME IS NOW! JUMP ON BOARD AND JOIN THE ODYSSEY!!!
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Member Since: 3/9/2006
Band Website: gerryalvarez.com
Band Members: • Vocals, guitar, Gerry Alvarez • Guitar, vocals, Alphonse Lanza • Bass, Johnny Mainstreet • Drums, Flavio Monopoly
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CDBABY LINK for THE GRUESOMES: Cave-In!

CDBABY LINK for THE GRUESOMES: Live In Hell

Influences: The Beatles, The Creation, The Kinks, The Who, 60's Garage Rock Psychedelia, Freakbeat, The Standells, The Seeds, The Count Five, The Monks, The Pink Floyd, Tomorrow, The Velvet Underground, Donovan, Syd Barrett, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Raga, Hindustani, Gregorian Chants, Stanley Kubrik, Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Wes Wilson, Dahli Lama, John C. Lilly, Homer, Lewis Carrol, Hunter S. Thompson, Ken Kesey, Carlos Castaneda and Dr. Timothy Leary.

Sounds Like: Psychedelic Beatles, Garage Rock
Record Label: Ricochet Sound
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Shindig Magazine UK CD Review

Shindig Magazine UK CD ReviewBy Martin Siberok Gruesomes guitarist Gerry Alvarez resurfaces with his first solo album, a venture into dreamy psychedelic-tinged rock with song titles like The Prophet ,...
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Wed, 09 May 2007 10:33:00 PST

Earbuzz Review

Gerry Alvarez's music winds through several genres of pop music, all of which hauntingly inspired in the style of Lennon and Martin. The 11-song CD opens up with the title track, "Candy Prankster", a ...
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Tue, 08 May 2007 09:43:00 PST

Review From Aural Innovations

The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey - "Candy Prankster" (Ricochet Sound 2006, RSCD-001)From Aural Innovations #35 (January 2007)Man, I used to love The Gruesomes back in the 1980's! No, I'm not talking about th...
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Tue, 30 Jan 2007 03:05:00 PST

Planet Terah Wordpress

The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey (psych meets Miles and Miles era Byrds meets Dusk at Cubist Castle era Olivia Tremor Control).
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 02:24:00 PST

SugarBuzz Magazine review

The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey Candy Prankster-2006Ricochet Sound By Christopher DudaSugarBuzz MagazineVisions of lysergic filled atom bombs skating in the inside of the skull like an overweight retro roll...
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 01:41:00 PST

Mod Radio UK review

Here is the first solo CD from Gerry Alvarez, founding member of the great Canadian fuzzsters, The Gruesomes, which Gerry provided the guitar work & vocals to their Garage Punk sound!Way back in 1985 ...
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:14:00 PST

The Hour Magazine Review

HourMay 25th, 2006 The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey - (Ricochet Sound) Candy Prankster Martin Siberok Gruesomes guitarist Gerry Alvarez resurfaces with his first solo album, a venture into dreamy psychedeli...
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:34:00 PST

Shindig Magazine Review

THE GERRY ALVAREZ ODYSSEY Candy Prankster (Ricochet; CD) Fans of the excellent and long established Montreal garage band The Gruesomes might be a little surprised by the first solo album from lead gui...
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:26:00 PST

Retrophobic Magazine Interview

> QUESTIONS:>> --1]- Ciao Gerry,and Welcome Aboard! First of all,We'd like to ask You> what you're currently working on....I recently reviewed "The Gerry> Alvarez Odyssey's" album,so we'd like to know...
Posted by The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:13:00 PST