By Jason Hardy
Senior staff writer
It was circa 1992, and almost every
one was into rayon.
Shows like “Parker Lewis Can’t
Lose” and “In Living Color” were set
ting trends in music, fashion and come
dy. MC Hammer was smokin’ on the
dance floor, Richard Marx was still
around, just kickin’ it, and Nirvana was
poised and ready to take over the world.
But among those already tuning out
the neon-clad comedic blitzkrieg and
resisting the flannel wool that was soon
to be pulled over everyone’s eyes were
five guys in an Iowa City garage.
Not only were they tuning out the
typical ’90s culture, they were tuning
into ideas that were already 30 years
old.
They were, and still are, the Bent
Scepters, a modern take on 1960s
garage pop rock ’n’ roll with hints of
early R&B. Some have dubbed it
“secret-agent-garage-surf,” and many
have tried to file it under something, but
like any recycled product, it’s hard to
figure out exactly what it is now.
For Doug Roberson, singer/gui
tarist for the Bent Scepters, it’s all just
entertainment.
“We’ve never professed to be any
thing more than just fun,” he said. “This
is mostly based on an appreciation of
the Beatles, the Stones and Elvis. I
always liked the music, clothes and
design of that era.”
Initially, Roberson was in a band
called Head Candy, a blend of the pop
riffs of Husker Du with the noisy song
structures of Sonic Youth, but found he
had more fun playing old-school rock
’n’ roll and mod music like the
Kingsmen, the Troggs or the Zombies.
“When I first Was learning how to
play guitar, I wanted to learn how to
play like Joe Perry from Aerosmith, and
I just couldn’t figure it out,” Roberson
said. “But I put on some Kinks records
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and some early Stones stuff, and I was
like ‘Wow, I can play this.’
“Now I could figure out how to play
an Aerosmith song. I just don’t want to.”
The Scepters know they’re not
breaking new ground musically, and
they’ve never claimed to be musical
geniuses. (At the same time, whoever
invented the slide probably didn’t call it
his or her finest piece of architecture,
but slides sure are fun.)
“We want to take that (’60s culture)*
I
recycle it, add some of our own things
and put it back out there again,”
Roberson said. “We didn’t reinvent die
wheel, but the chrome on the mags is
just a little more stylish now.”
Oddly enough, just like the bands of
the early ’60s, the Bent Scepters have
evolved in their sound over the past
decade. Instead of sounding early ’60s,
they now sound late ’60s. Of course,
there’s little room to maneuver in a
genre that has already happened.
The Scepters’ latest release,
“Hellevator Music,” is decidedly low
fi. But despite some of its mellow over
tones, there is still a big rock ’n’ roll
foundation. It’s something that gets you
moving, and when it comes to playing
live, Roberson said, it’s time to rock out.
“Our shows are pretty in-your-face
and high energy.
“Oh yeah, we’re a loud and obnox
ious rock band.”
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