The band kicked off their first show in 1977; lead singer Darby Crash was dead of a drug overdose 3 years later. In that time they built up a fierce live reputation and recorded this stonkingly good punk album.
Darby Crash is like Johnny Rotten, Henry Rollins and the Ramones thrown into a blender and spat on, then spat out. Venomous, yet cartoonish. Pat Smear's riffs are killer, and it's a pity that this side of his sound doesn't really come out with Foo Fighters, but then I guess that's "Dave's band".
A great punk album, full of attitude, noise and... interestingly enough turns out it was produced by Joan Jett!
Favourite track "Richie's Dagger's Crime"
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