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You Give Love A Bad Name

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You Give Love A Bad Name was originally released on Homestead Records in 1987 on poop-colored vinyl with a nice red album cover framing the b+w photo of GG boozing up on the railroad tracks. This is my favorite GG album and The Rolling Stones influence is heard here in fine form. The first three tracks are basic, great scum rock. GG then slows things down for the disgustingly offensive "I'm A Rapist" (earlier recorded as "Blood For You" in the early '80s with different lyrics). "Suck Dog" is a tempertantrum of a song that may be the most worthless track on the album, although it's stll fun. "Teenage Twats" could've been a hit single if not for all the cussing. "Beer Picnic" ha ha ha ha "Who needs food? I want a beer picnic", rock on GG! The next two tracks are great rockers keeping the album moving along. And YGLABN ends with an awesome cover of Charles Manson's "Garbage Dump". This CD reissue contains the early '90s 7 inch EP titled "Murder Junkies" which is a mess of noise, but one of GG's personal favorite records he did. I recommend this album as an introduction to GG Allin. Ten great scum punk songs about booze, dope, masturbation and well...you get the point.

A Fairly good GG Allin CD. Includes some bonus tracks as well as an 18 minute interview from GG while he was in prison for the infamous Ann Arbor incident. Worth buying.

GG Allin moves forward in the only way he knows possible : More Violence, More gore and NO BOUNDARIES. As an artist (if you can call him that), Mr. Allin progresses very little from a musical ability standpoint, but proceeds on his self-proclaimed "mission" to destroy rock n roll, and takes no prisoners. You give Love a bad name was his most aggressive work ever, and stands out as his best compilation yet. Definitely not for the timid, but GG never was, nor ever will be.

GG was and always will be Punk rock,if his great lyrics offend your little pc ears go listen to Blink 182 or something.It disgusts me when little MTV puppets judge GG,the man gave blood,sweat,sh-t,pi-ss and ultimately his life for the REAL underground scene.He will never be duplicated,as far as this album goes it is one of his best.If you dont have it buy it NOW.Anyone who feels otherwise Bite It You Scum!!!!

Most people - even some punkers - don't get GG Allin and what he was really about. What some people can't understand is that he HAD to be more offensive and raw than anyone else because at that point punk had become safe. GG longed for the days when rock and roll was dangerous and rebellious and resented icons like Iggy Pop who had lost their edge. If you have an issue with GG Allin or think he isn't a true artist and a visionary, then do yourself a favor and read some of the interviews with him.

GG Allin would not be considered a artist by some... people who know nothing about punk and only listen to cd's titled "Clasical Hits of Fantasia" and "Greatest Hitts of Barbara Strisand" he was the king of his day, and all of underground punk! Screw anyone who says different!

GG Allin is nothing that punk rock was or ever will be. He had no intellectual views and he was into rape and child molestation.