 
What a gem! The history of this obscure mid-eighties punk band, the album, and the L.A. club scene is told and unraveled in detail in their booklet. It is influenced heavily by Black Flag, X, Germs, etc. and their sound is completely of the time and the place. In 1986 they were an up and coming band in the scene, they had recorded their debut album and one bad show put them out of commission. Yet, like true musicians, they had day jobs and just waited twenty years to release their debut album and a live concert, all on the same CD. It is melodically equivalent to Fantomas, in that they can jam on for minutes on end, tightly and unlike Fantomas, they lack the noise metal sound. They are rhythmically like They Might Be Giants and Devo. Their style and attitude is completely original for example, the debut recording is very neat, due to the fact that small bands hardly have any time and money to waste time in the studio, the same song live is rough and improvised riffs pour out, yet are simple and clear there for their creativity comes from their sound. They took their time with their music, and if you are a fan of good music, you will know a good thing when you hear it. -- Clara Flores
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