ha! after the sac show, was it??? yeah, i remember everyone just came here and went to sleep ; ) long live hotel hot trash!

Max Reverb said:

I think i might have had a pajama party with you ha! But the other dudes were too tired to let me play pinball!

erin said:

i have pajama parties with bands all the time. favorite moments: tabman from holy shit! wearing one of my dresses and jumping on my bed, marcus from uv race playing pinball in his underwear (pulled up to his chest), have a rootbeer float party with the daily void and dots from italy, making scott from the blowtops do fart situps with a self-inflating whoopee cushion, benji from the creteens appearing in my bedroom doorway at 5am screaming, "WHERE THE HELL AM I?!?!" and on and on...

In 1981 I met Stiff Little Fingers for the first time. Being so influenced by The Clash, SLF always come out of the dressing room after a gig and hang out with fans for beers, chat, signing stuff and whatever. They were very nice, very cool and tolerant guys, and have been each time I have met them since.

Met Nick Cave last year when he was on a reading/speaking tour promoting his book. I asked him a question and he took the piss out of my Hawaiin shirt. The guy moderating pointed to me to ask my question and while I'm doing it Cave slowly fishes in his pocket and pulls out a pair of wrap arounds and sticks them on without saying anything, just a little smile. Before he answers he says: "Cool shirt, man." Afterwards while I'm in line to get the book signed he spots me and says: "Ah the man with the shirt!" I could only weakly say "Thanks" when he signed the book...then walk off feeling seven feet tall.

When I was a hack on the local paper I interviewed Rat Scabies and as the interview unfolded he got to know I was a big Damned fan, so at the end he says: "I'll put you on the guest list, come back stage after for a beer." I had already bought a ticket and I have to admit I didn't want to find out that guys whose music I had loved since I was a teen were assholes. So I didn't go back...They might have been great guys but I didn't want to risk it! They were supported on that tour by The Fuzztones.. What a show!!!

I could probably go on all day with this one but the most appropriate story that comes to mind is when The Woggles came and played with the Brood (Maine Garage legends in their own right) in Portland. This was about 11 years ago and I was underage for the bar. I had seen the woggles rip it up previously at an all ages with SCOTS so I had emailed them and said it was a bummer i couldn't get in to the next show. I will never forget this and always love the Woggles for it. The Professor emailed me back and told me to meet him around the corner from the club and he'd get me in! And he did too, totally came through, met me around the corner and told the door guy i was his little brother! Way above and beyond the call of duty, and it was an epic show.

I think i might have had a pajama party with you ha! But the other dudes were too tired to let me play pinball!

erin said:

i have pajama parties with bands all the time. favorite moments: tabman from holy shit! wearing one of my dresses and jumping on my bed, marcus from uv race playing pinball in his underwear (pulled up to his chest), have a rootbeer float party with the daily void and dots from italy, making scott from the blowtops do fart situps with a self-inflating whoopee cushion, benji from the creteens appearing in my bedroom doorway at 5am screaming, "WHERE THE HELL AM I?!?!" and on and on...

one time i accidentally walked in on paul collins (the nerves/paul collins beat) changing into his pajama pants. boy was i red in the face.

i stayed at jeff magnum of the dead boys house. he put us up in his basement/rock'n'roll bunker, which was filled with his record collection and dead boys memorabilia (photos, original tour posters with the dead boys and damned, etc). he was a very gracious host! he has been a guest on my radio show several times.

i hung out in a basement with jesco white the dancing outlaw. jesco lifted up his shirt and showed me his tattoos (specifically elvis/manson on his back). then he squeezed his nipple and sang songs at me. he's something else.

Hard to pick just one but what about the Demolition Doll Rods? All three were totally nude when I met them backstage at Brownie's in NYC. One time a clubowner caught Danny naked in the ladies' room and cancelled the show on the spot. The cops were called and someone (me) launched and M-100 at 'em. Once in Boston a drunk jock was making google eyes at Danny onstage until he found out Danny was a dude then he got hostile. Danny turned around and stuck his ass in the guy's face and spread. The audience went wild and the jock stormed out in a fit of homosexual panic. Once the Slicks were on tour and Margaret gave us rolls of admission tickets in four different colors so we never ran out of drink tickets at clubs. Margaret and Christine used to do yoga in our front yard when they'd stay over, attracting a lot of gawkers (ok, maybe just one).

I agree, Always was, is, and always shall be is an amazing record! I'm not a huge fan of much released after that, but that record, made with the jabbers, is a punk rock / power pop gem. And i heard it was recently reissued, don't know by who though......

whatwave dave said:

GG's earliest recordings are actually quite good and many on this forum might actually enjoy them. As well as most of the Bay City Rollers songs...LOL..

 

Track down anything that was released on Orange Records...most of that stuff is late 70's punk/powerpop oriented and some of this actually features members of the MC5 backing him up. The LP Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be collects a lot of this material, but not easy to find....anything after that is pretty much predicatable GG Allin fodder for the kiddies.

GG ALLIN was a punk rock god and true new england hero. I proudly visited his grave and enjoy much of his catalogue. He's got great country stuff out there, great pop punk, great scum punk, spoken word, poetry, GG stirred a lot of pots and his musical merit is sadly overshadowed by his hilarious and limitless antics. But at the core if you really look at it is an artist who suffered and endured unflinchingly for his personal mission and never caved in, bowed down, or gave up. There is an honesty and a realness in his songs that cannot be found in much music. GG didn't give you what you wanted he gave you what you deserved. Other great recordings he made include the Murder Junkies LP (not to be confused with the band the murder Junkies) where GG was backed by ANTi-Seen. His last album is highly under rated as well Brutality and Bloodshed for ALL. Some people don't dig on the cookie monster esqe vox on this record but GG always liked to try new things, and this record is more indicative of his real life philosophy. It is hard to imagine anyone will ever overshadow GG ALLIN.

GG's earliest recordings are actually quite good and many on this forum might actually enjoy them. As well as most of the Bay City Rollers songs...LOL..

Track down anything that was released on Orange Records...most of that stuff is late 70's punk/powerpop oriented and some of this actually features members of the MC5 backing him up. The LP Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be collects a lot of this material, but not easy to find....anything after that is pretty much predicatable GG Allin fodder for the kiddies.

Dirty Love Songs on New Rose collects the best stuff, mostly his stuff from '83 to '86 with the Scumfucs. Freaks, Faggots, Drunks, and Junkies on Homestead is also good. Bay City Rollers were great till Rock and Roll Love Letter proved all their detractors right.

Better to go and buy something by the Bay City Rollers :) All of his music is worthless shit just like him.

Not exactly familiar with a lot of his music and I know he's not exactly along the lines of Garage Punk, Psych Folk Rockabilly Trash Surf and other various lofi genres generally favoured in this site but I'm wondering for any fans out there..what is a good place to start ? What was his best era ? For his albums, previous bands etc. Never really dug deep into his music and more so just seen footage of him for his antics.

ronettes - be my baby

vibrators - baby baby

duprees - you belong to me

ritchie valens - we belong together

headgirl - please don't touch

johnny kidd and the pirates - shakin all over

Screeching Weasel -Your name is tattooed on my heart . Rancid - She's automatic.

EDIT I can;t seem to use the media link thing right...  The song is Safety Pin Stuck in my Heart by Patrick Fitzgerald. 

Wife and I walked down the aisle to this one, I still get a little love milage out of it from time to time.

~T

THE 5TH DIMENSION "age of aquarius"

ZAGER AND EVANS "in the year 2525"

GERRY RAFFERTY "baker street"

WARREN ZEVON "werewolves of london"

PAUL MCCARTNEY "wonderful christmastime"

COMMODORES "brick house"

WILD CHERRY "play that funky music"

4 NON BLONDES "what's up"

PJ HARVEY "down by the water"

DONOVON "hurdy gurdy man"

I hate a lot of songs...but there's nothing more than I hate than Queen - bohemian rhapsody. I can't tell if it's a joke or serious, the entire song & Brian Mays guitar work should be cited as the biggest influence to Wayne's World. And how people tune into this crap for 6 damn minutes boggles me.

Ahhhh...

Dead Kennedys

Misfits

Bad Religion

Open Wound

Black Flag

Soft Boys

Minutemen

GBH

Minor Threat

White House

Ramones

Pagans

Dead Boys

Saints

Consumers

Black Flag

X-Ray Spex

Buzzcocks

Sex Pistols

Germs

Limited list to ramalama type bands not 60's punkers or swamprockers like Cramps and Scientists.

Hi Gonzo,

I guess this is a good place to start, it's a nice compilation and gives a good view on his work...

Cheers, Doc

Gonzo said:

Christ....anyone got any ideas where I can start ?

Christ....anyone got any ideas where I can start ?

I love the Who, but my Dad started playing it for me when I was probably like 7 or 8, so I didn't really think "Gee, what else sounds like this?"  Kind've a complex synthesis for an 8-year-old, no?  A little different now.

Marques De Valia said:

i wonder what you think of the who.

Alex said:

I've gotta respect Kurt Cobain if only for the fact that grunge was really the first type of music I cared about, and it started my lifelong obsession with music.  That kind of music really encouraged me to seek out tunes other than those which my friends or parents were listening to.

That line about being unoriginal is a compliment by the way, Kopper!!!

Eargasm said:

Just about every band this site is dedicated to is unoriginal just by the definition...garage was a 60's phenomenom and punk was a 70's thing..what Cobain did was molded his passion for 60', 70's and 80's garage, punk, and metal with a genius for pop sensibility..he was also very generous with his influences, and many of them got well deserved recognition and paychecks because of his selflesness..like a well know musician once said about him..'It's scary when you get a real one'....

Just about every band this site is dedicated to is unoriginal just by the definition...garage was a 60's phenomenom and punk was a 70's thing..what Cobain did was molded his passion for 60', 70's and 80's garage, punk, and metal with a genius for pop sensibility..he was also very generous with his influences, and many of them got well deserved recognition and paychecks because of his selflesness..like a well know musician once said about him..'It's scary when you get a real one'....

Welcome Joey!!