Interview conducted with Gee Strings guitarist Bernadette Shock Treatment: Hi Bernadette! Can you please tell me who’s currently in the band and what everyone does?  Bernadette: Hi Jay! In addition to the long-term survivors Ingenius Pop (Vocals) and me, Bernadette (Guitar), w e've had the current line up for three and a half years. Our spanish guy Curtis on Bass and Alex on Drums! Alex also played in German  60´s garage punkers The Satelliters  for many years . Great lineup …some people say it's our best lineup ever…you know the rhythm section in a band is really important…its not all about the guitar and singer . We really wanna try to keep this lineup together and record new songs next year. Speed Soul Racer by The Gee Strings Shock Treatment: What band made you want to pick up an instrument and learn how to play? How old were you and how did you discover this band? Bernadette: For me, I got my first records from my older brother, stuff by Status Quo, Alice Cooper, T. ...

The Gee Strings are from Cologne, Germany and formed in 1994 with Ingi Pop on vocals and Bernadette on Guitar being for the most part the only constant members through a career spanning 30 years. The band has put out 6 LP's and a fistful of 7" EP's and singles. Now they're back  pawing at those guitar strings once again, sort of. As you can guess from the title of this record, this LP is a compilation of their songs.This entire collection is made up of random tracks from their 6 previous LP's. Although this assemblage of sweaty, black leather rock n roll tunes does lean heaviest on the band's 2006 LP A Bunch of Bugs. C ollectors and record nerds will rejoice though, none of the 7" tracks or the bands killer cover songs are included on this record. This is a perfect introduction to this band which, if you have the sense of a billy goat, you're already a fan of! And besides, some of the LP's these songs are taken from are long gone. Plus this record ...