Question Mark & The Mysterians : The Best Of Question Mark & The Mysterians: Cameo Parkway 1966-1967

AND WHEN THE SUN COMES UP

I'LL BE ON TOP

YOU'LL BE RIGHT DOWN THERE

LOOKING UP...

 ? and the Mysterians

 (or Question Mark and the Mysterians)

 are an

 American 

Garage 

Rock band

from

 Bay City 

and Saginaw

 in Michigan,

 initially active between 

1962 and 1969.

 Much of the 

band's music 

consisted of

 electric organ-driven

 garage rock 

and an 

enigmatic image

 inspired by

 the 1957

 Japanese

 science fiction film 

The Mysterians.

In addition,

 the band's sound 

was also marked

 by the raw, 

resonating lead vocals

 of

 "?" Question Mark,

 the stage name of 

Rudy Martínez,

 making 

Question Mark

 and the Mysterians

 one of the 

earliest groups

 whose musical style

 is described as

 Punk Rock. 

Their music 

and imagery 

were 

highly influential 

on later bands.

The band signed

 to Pa-Go-Go Records

 based in San Antonio, Texas 

and run by

 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales

 in 1966

 and released

 its first 

and most

 acclaimed single,

 "96 Tears", 

in the early part 

of that year. 

"96 Tears"

 became a 

number one hit 

on the

 Billboard Hot 100 

and propelled 

the group

 to a 

15-month period

 of national prominence. 

Their debut album,

 96 Tears,

 followed. 

Though

 Question Mark and the Mysterians 

were unable 

to replicate

 their success

 with their

 later recordings, 

and are

 thus deemed a

 "one-hit wonder", 

they did manage

 to reach

 the singles charts

 on five occasions.

Though they disbanded

 in 1969, 

the band has 

regrouped 

and released 

additional material 

over the years.

 "96 Tears" 

was listed at

 number 210

 on the 

2004 

Rolling Stone list

 The 500 Greatest

 Songs of All Time

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