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Screen13 · 05-30-2012, 04:22 PM

(GI), their main album is good. Had a few memories of some parties that blasted it out. I can understand why some of the LA scene took them to heart at the time, and the book Lexicon Devil is a great way to start understanding why they mattered, at least to a section of the Late 70's LA Punk scene.

No Biopic can ever explain, period. There's a lot of footage around that has a lot of shambolic performances that seriously say "You had to be there." The closest I got was via VHS and the rentals of The Decline of Western Civilization back when I was hanging out with Hardcore Punk friends in the Mid-Late 80's, so I kind of connected with what was happening on screen, but not fully. Those new should only read the book and catch a few vintage clips to see if this is a band to hear more of.

There's a lot of venom in their music. In my opinion, there are better bands when it comes to the records, but in a way, they are still a good chapter in Punk history.

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Screen13 Music Addict Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 1,388	(GI), their main album is good. Had a few memories of some parties that blasted it out. I can understand why some of the LA scene took them to heart at the time, and the book Lexicon Devil is a great way to start understanding why they mattered, at least to a section of the Late 70's LA Punk scene. No Biopic can ever explain, period. There's a lot of footage around that has a lot of shambolic performances that seriously say "You had to be there." The closest I got was via VHS and the rentals of The Decline of Western Civilization back when I was hanging out with Hardcore Punk friends in the Mid-Late 80's, so I kind of connected with what was happening on screen, but not fully. Those new should only read the book and catch a few vintage clips to see if this is a band to hear more of. There's a lot of venom in their music. In my opinion, there are better bands when it comes to the records, but in a way, they are still a good chapter in Punk history. Last edited by Screen13; 05-30-2012 at 04:29 PM.