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The best group that South America produced during the 1960s, and not merely a novelty item. Formed in Montevideo, Uruguay, in the mid-'60s, the group relocated to Argentina in 1966 after winning a contract with EMI Argentina. Their sole LP and a few singles show the group to possess an uncanny ability to imitate early <a href="spotify:artist:22bE4uQ6baNwSHPVcDxLCe">Rolling Stones</a> songs without being that obvious about it. Almost all of their material was original, sung in English by Polo Pereira, who (with a slight accent) emulates <a href="spotify:artist:3d2pb1dHTm8b61zAGVUVvO">Mick Jagger</a>'s early snarl more accurately than anyone else from the time. You can detect apparent reference points to early <a href="spotify:artist:3d2pb1dHTm8b61zAGVUVvO">Jagger</a>/Richards tunes like "Off the Hook," and more sophisticated works like Aftermath ("Empty Harem" is complete with a "Paint It Black"-like guitar). The original lineup of los Mockers disbanded in 1967, although other configurations using the name recorded a few more discs in the late '60s. In the '80s and '90s, los Mockers reached a much greater international audience than they did in their heyday via internationally distributed reissues of their mid-'60s work and are widely respected by collectors as one of the best '60s garage groups. ~ Richie Unterberger, Rovi

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