The focus of their songs' lyrical content and their image was camp humor, sexual double-entendre, and retro horror/sci-fi b-movie iconography. An integral part of the early Cramps sound was dual guitars, without a bassist.
Their music is mostly in rockabilly form, played at varying tempos, with a minimal drumkit.
The Cramps were one of the first punk bands, and also widely recognized as one of the prime innovators of psychobilly, a style fusing the basic musical elements of rockabilly with grotesque lyrical themes inspired by horror movies and other macabre topics. They were part of the early CBGB punk rock movement that had emerged in New York. The addition of guitarist Bryan Gregory and drummer Pam Balam resulted in the first complete lineup in April 1976. Their line-up rotated frequently during their existence, with the husband-and-wife duo of Interior and lead guitarist and occasional bass guitarist Poison Ivy comprising the only ever-present members. The band split after the death of lead singer Lux Interior in 2009.
The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2006. Illegal, I.R.S., Big Beat, Enigma, The Medicine Label, Epitaph, Vengeance
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