The Compulsions is a rock 'n' roll band, formed in the summer of 2002 by New York native, Rob Carlyle (vocals, guitar).

Mainstream and underground publications have compared the group favorably to AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Lynyrd Skynyrd, the New York Dolls, the Rolling Stones and many others. They've been hailed by critics as "criminally unknown," "the world's greatest obscure rock band" and "the heir apparent to Guns N' Roses' long vacant mainstream hard rock throne."

In October of 2006, over 100 college and independent radio stations added the Compulsions' Laughter from Below EP to their playlists. Compulsions' tracks like "Down on the Tracks," "Howlin' for You" and "Shake Hands with the Devil" have charted at CMJ/Core stations such as KCSS (Turlock, CA), KOTO (Telluride, CO), KSJS (San Jose, CA), KSLU (Hammond, LA), KSYM (San Antonio, TX), KXUL (Monroe, LA), WBLD (W. Bloomfield, MI), WDOM (Providence, RI), WDTS (Georgetown, DE), WNTE (Mansfield, PA) and WTCC (Springfield, MA)

The group has performed at the Annex, CBGB, Don Hill's, the Lakeside Lounge, Lit and other venues in lower Manhattan.

The Compulsions consists of a rotating lineup. Recent guests include (in alphabetical order): John Andrews (ex-Pisser), Jimmy Ansourian (20 Miles), Brett Bass (Bernie Worrell, ex-Pisser), Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith Group), Bruce Edwards (Warrior Soul), Frank Ferrer (Guns N' Rose, ex-Honky Toast/Pisser), Richard Fortus (Guns N' Rose, ex-Honky Toast/Pisser), ilan Frid (ex-MYTVS), Abe Frishman (ex-Torn & Frayed), Jimmy Grillo, Scott Kitchen (ex-Tijuana Bibles), Joe Merrigan (Deek Jenkins), Hugh Pool (Hugh Pool Band), Ken Rich (Hugh Pool Band), Georgie Seville (The Downtowns), Hubert Sumlin (Howlin' Wolf Band), Tommy USA (White Light Motorcade), Jon Weber (toured with Hedwig & The Angry Inch and Love, Janis) and Chris Wei (ex-Tijuana Bibles).

A full-length album is in the works.