A sonic tribute!

!!!Here Ain't The Sonics!!! (1989)
I'm not a fan of tribute albums, but I am a fan of the Sonics (and many bands on this record) so this'll have to do. Not a bad collection of tunes by a diverse assemblage of groups from around the country and beyond. Some big names here from the Pacific Northwest (Fallouts, Girl Trouble, Mono Men, Screaming Trees, to name a few), as well as The Cynics, Thee Headcoats, Nomads and many others. They ain't the Sonics, but they try.

You know where it's at

The Screaming Trees 'Even If and Especially When' (1987)
The Trees debut album on SST "is the proverbial quantum leap where the band discovered its voice. Dropping the baby fat (well, some of it) without compromising the trademark garagey roar, the band hit on a sound it would gradually refine on each successive release. (It) sounds like an album made by guys who had just turned 20 — which they actually had." - Trouser Press