Godfathers of L A Punk

Godfathers of L A Punk (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

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• Audio CD (March 28, 2011)
• Original Release Date: June 7, 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Siamese Dogs Records
• ASIN: B0009X76JQ
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #814,973 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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A compilation of Siamese Records Punk/Rock Bands, today on Siamese Dogs Records, a label set up by Philippe Mogane. He first set out to the States in 71 to track down the Stooges, found them, took pictures of them (a few exclusive ones in the inlay), and released I GOT A RIGHT on the Siamese label with then Stooges guitarist, James Williamson as V.P. This kicks off the pre-street punk party and along the way you'll get the original Neutron Bomb by The Controllers, a track that inspired the Weirdos. Black Sabbath and Doors fanatics - The Weasels toured for a few years in Southern California with Van Halen opening up for them (pre-spandex), they contribute Beat Her With A Rake a song about .. You guessed it, woman beating! Although the general public decided to storm record shops to destroy the record, it was nevertheless deemed a classic and was played the shit out of on KROQ (Probably LA's biggest Rock station). The Attitude contribute Hound Dog (Yes, that one) with Little Richard (Yes, that one) on piano! Deemed too blasphemous at the time, it didn't get any airplay at all, and the band ended up killing each other whilst trying to record an album. Max Lazer was probably one of the What you get here is an excellent insight into some of the best bands LA had to offer.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Godfathers of L.A. Punk with The Controllers, July 29, 2009

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Al Hansen: An introspective

The Controllers were the house band at Brendan Mullen's The Masque, where they would whip an audience into a frenzy. Dripping in sweat, they were the first and last band to play that venue of the early l.a. punk scene. The Controllers were known for their sexy girl drummer Charlie Trash, who brought color and photographers to shows that could be fierce. DOA Dan played his Vox Phantom bass. Guitarists, Johnny stingray and Kid spike wrote songs that were sardonic and testosterone induced. Lean and mean like Steve McQueen, The Controllers played at a superfast Ramones beat, the tempo most effective in Hollywood Punk77. the band was managed by the fluxus artist Al Hansen, known as the creator of "happenings" and for pushing a piano out a fifth story window in wartime Europe.