Note: GRAB BAG is the special combo repackaged form of the Pods 4-song debut EP (1985)
and the meagerly awaited 3-song flexidisc from the following year,
so these reviews feature either or both. Now read on, fully clarified!
 

Mechanics of Cincinnati which take again Zombies and "Teenage Head", with two originals in premium. Artisanal Surpremement (small pocket photocopiee), very cracking dimension its, but very drole and reinvigorating. Slickee Boys Fan-Club would owe apprecier.
(Hoho, PO Box 6906, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206, the USA).
 

WHAT IS NINE DOCTOR? You start has to know the strings: more it is small and rudimentary, less there are means, and more Going Loco has tendence has to be filled with enthusiasm. Thus hold you to it for known as: these pages are those of Hot Pants, not those of new Stones. Remainder which would dare pretendre that the Stones last is better than next Hot Pants? If as well is as the rock'n'roll ' roll is not consumed hot, aren't it more exciting, more drole, in any case more surprising, to plunge in the abimes of the international autoproduction instead of being satisfied to go to make its walk at Mr. WEA? Doc. and the Pods is the deniere illustration in date of this theorie which holds us has heart. A quintet of Cincinatti, Ep more than artisanal, a small pocket photocopiee, two originals, a resumption of Zombies and one of "Teenage Head": as indispensably anecdotic as one 45 T of Slickee Servant boys. B BINET
 

NEW GANDY DANCER
The World's Longest Running Rock Instrumental Magazine
Issue #48 November 1996
DOC & THE PODS Grab Bag 7" Vinyl EP Ho-Ho Records USA
Grab Bag is an uptempo guitar instrumental of interest from the boys among several lively fun vocals one of which shows us what the guys are like in a live format.*** (Davy)
 

HYPER-TENSION
“For Fuck-Ups Like You”
DOC AND THE PODS-Grab Bag (Ho-Ho 7” EP plus 7” flexi)
Lesse, if I understands this rightly (and if not, well it won’t be the first time…),
what we have here is a new 3-song flexi packaged together w/ a slightly less recent
4-song 7”. Result is ‘bout 15 minutes of hi-test retro-pop beer chug. If y’ve been
tryin’ to establish some kinda rep as a swingin’ dude (or dudette), just play this
baby in the background and start callin’ up everyone you know. They’ll be sayin’,
“Hey, you didn’t tell me you were having a party” in no time. Truth to tell, there
are about 100 bands out there who wish they could sound as much as an obscure
‘60s single as this stuff does….(PO Box 6906, Cincinnati, OH 45206)
 

SOUNDS
January 25, 1986
DOC AND THE PODS
'Sometimes' (Ho Ho)
Wonderful debut from nutty US beat combo. Very '60's, very groovy, rather nice.
 

REVIEW SOURCE UNKNOWN
1986 (?)
DOC & THE PODS: Total Confusion (45t.)
Des garagistes de Cincinnati qui reprennent les Zombies et "Teenage Head", avec deux originaux en prime. Surpremement artisanal (pochette photocopiee), tres craquant cote son, mais tres drole et revigorant. Le Slickee Boys Fan-Club devrait apprecier. (Hoho, PO Box 6906, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206, USA).
 

REVIEW SOURCE UNKNOWN
1986
Doc and The Pods-4 cut 7" EP(Hoho)
This is an excellent E.P. by a Cincinnati garage band. I know nothing about them but I do know they have one hell of a sound that draws influences of 50's stuff like Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent (oops forgot Link Wray!) and sixties U.K. r'n'b. The first cut "Sometimes" is a fast r'n'b number that really sounds like N.Y.'s own Secret Service (Wayne is that you???). "Total Confusion" is kinda like Eddie Cochran meets all the Pebbles Vol. 6 bands (The Rats, Fairies, First Gear, and David John and The Mood.) On the B-side we have a catchy Ventures/Shadows/Link Wray instrumental called "Death Drive," complete with rev 'em up and go sound effects. The #1 fault is a live cut called "Teenage Head" where they have this awful guest vocalist who sounds straight outta the C.B.G.B.'s audition showcase! The Cramps meet The Boys From Nowhere. Bad combination, like mixing Castrol GTX with Soave Bolla and then drinking it! (No offense to T.B.N.) Still a great disc! For mo' info: P.O. Box 6906, Cincinatti, Ohio, 45206. -Bill Luther.
 

MAXIMUM ROCK N ROLL
April 1986
DOC AND THE PODS - EP
Rockabillyish rock'n'roll on this 4-song EP, occasionally sinking its teeth in, but not really blasting like it could. This is best seen on their cover of the FLAMIN' GROOVIES' "Teenage Head," which just doesn't have the bite of the original. (TY)
 

THE BOB
Issue 27 June-July 1986
DOC AND THE PODS
Sometimes+3
Hoho Records
If your lucky, the band onstage will be as good as Doc And The Pods, whose 4-song debut EP is almost hot enough to melt the plastic it's pressed on. Very "live-in-the-studio" sounding (one track is in fact live-on-stage), they never-the-less manage a bright production job. Essential listening.  -Greg Beaudoin
 

SUBURBAN MUCKRAKER
DOC & THE PODS: ( 7", Ho-Ho)
Local garage goonies (who were only persuaded to start playing out like, this past summer--after 5 YEARS in the basement!) come forth w/ a real humdinger of a 4-song e.p. Probably the most fun local band and the record is really fun, too.
No, really....it is... pretty four-track production, great cover, + a nifty live version of the 'GROOVIES' "Teenage Head" w/ f ' in Snare o' those IDIOTS himself, voc-guestin'! UNreal.
 

REVIEW SOURCE UNKNOWN
QUOI DE NEUF DOCTEUR?
Vous commencez a connaitre les ficelles: plus c'est petit et rudimentaire, moins il y a de moyens, et plus Going Loco a tendence a s'enthousiasmer. Tenez vous le donc pour dit: ces pages sont celles des Hot Pants, pas celles du nouveau Stones. Du reste qui oserait pretendre que le dernier Stones est meilleur que le prochain Hot Pants? Si tant est que le rock 'n' roll se consomme a chaud, n'est-il pas plus excitant, plus drole, en tout cas plus surprenant, de plonger dans les abimes de l'autoproduction internationale au lieu de se contenter d'aller faire son marche chez M. WEA? Doc and the Pods est la deniere illustration en date de cette theorie qui nous tient a coeur. Un quintet de Cincinatti, un Ep plus qu'artisanal, une pochette photocopiee, deux originaux, une reprise des Zombies et une de "Teenage Head": aussi indispensablement anecdotique qu'un 45 t. des Slickee Boys. B. BINET
 

SOUNDS
1986(?)
DOC AND THE PODS
'Hard Times' (HoHo)
Whereas Doc And The Pods
are this sort of band; pebbles,
nuggets and amphetamines.
A see-through disc of
transparent genius.