5.0 out of 5 stars
Godfathers of L.A. Punk with The Controllers, July 29, 2009
This review is from: Godfathers of L A Punk (Audio CD)
Al Hansen: An introspectiveThe 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.
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