Music Review

Those Were Different Times

Electric Eels, Mirrors, Styrenes
Reviewed by Tom Sinclair | Jul 18, 1997
EW's GRADE
B+

Details Lead Performances: Electric Eels, Mirrors and Styrenes

These 29 tracks from three defunct Cleveland bands (Mirrors, Electric Eels, and Styrenes) document a scene that was so far underground few suspected its existence. Recorded at a time (1972-76) when taking cues from the Velvet Underground earned derision instead of status points, these songs presage punk, new wave, and lo-fi with dead-on accuracy. Those Were Different Times is recommended to those who love the sound of bombed-out bohemians at play. B+

Originally posted Jul 18, 1997 Published in issue #388 Jul 18, 1997 Order article reprints

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