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Generic Original recording reissued

Flipper Format: Audio CD
4.3 out of 5 stars 48 customer reviews
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Shed No Tears
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (August 10, 1999)
  • Original Release Date: 1982
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Original recording reissued
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B00000JT3Y
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #911,880 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 starsPunk Mess Noise At It's Dirt Best !!
By Daniel J. Leonard on April 9, 2008
Format: Audio CD Verified Purchase
I'm a huge fan of Flipper and before i got "Generic" i already owned both "Sex Bomb Baby" & "Blow'n Chunks" within my "punk rock music library" -- WOW!!!! was my reaction to "Generic" upon my first listen/blast. Prior to blasting it i read the inner sleeve which read along the lines of "warning consumption of alcoholic beverages is recommended and at max volume" so being the "Flipper disciple" i am i followed suit and started drinking red wine like it was water (which is what i normally do when blasting Flipper). These "clean" day's Generic like Sex Bomb Baby is out of print so i paid good money for a mint copy of Generic from the US which after the first blast was worth every cent - not that i had any doubt in my mind it wouldn't be worth it. My Personal favourite song is "(I Saw You)Shine" which is 8mins+ of Will Shatter genius - this song instantly joined my Flipper classic's "Ha Ha Ha" & "Sacrifice" - Ted Falconi's mess guitar noise is perfect throughout - he reminds me of Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo but better!!. Bruce Loose's bass riff on "(I Saw You)Shine" is unforgettable & very addictive and Steve DePace's drumming keep's the band locked together. This album is 10/10 and is priceless for those fellow dirt punk's out there. Enjoy
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5.0 out of 5 starsthe hard stuff
By S Shepark on February 23, 2007
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Flipper's music is atonal, fuzzy, and droney - seemingly comprised only of guitar riffs that go in hypnotic circles, thudding drums, distortion, and the lead singer wailing out lyrics (at random apparently).
At first, it sounds completely WRONG. Everything about it is off. It's like anti-music. Like a group of guys that decided to do everything backwards. Everything feels shambley and out of tune and it has a disturbing, menacing quality. Like the soundtrack to a freak show played at half speed.

But something about it is so compelling. The music is strangely precise. These guys knew exactly what they were doing, and despite the messy overall feel, this stuff is sharp as a razor blade.

Keep listening to it and keep listening to it and eventually you kind of "get it" and the music makes total sense. Also, listen to the lyrics: unlike most punks these guys weren't about nihilism, this music is all about sadness and tragedy.

But then (incredibly) the album ends with the most absurdly, overflowingly joyous punk song you will ever hear: "Sex Bomb" and somehow (listening to the album from beginning to end) is like a cleansing experience.

Amazing stuff
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5.0 out of 5 starsMy proudest possesions...
By O.D. Jones on February 21, 2009
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...are all my swanky old vinyl Flipper albums, the red and green vinyl Flipper 45's, and my Flipper tattoo...I have a Pop'o'Pies tattoo too, try'n find their single of "truckin'" to complete yr collection of vintage SF acid-damaged hardcore...I love ALBUM more than I love my parents, and now you can listen to it in the car with this re-released CD, which is much easier than trying to play the old records with a turntable duct-taped to the dash...
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5.0 out of 5 starsStill one of the best punk albums ever.
By stephe on August 10, 2013
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Ever look at a flower and hate it? Ever wish the human race didn't exist, then realize you're one too?

Glad to finally own this on vinyl. Glad this reprint includes the original lyric sheet too. Nice job.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe one we've all been waiting for
By A. Davis on January 1, 2009
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This album is pretty much Flipper's definitive statement. New fans, start here. Then get everything else they did. The band stumbles through a variety of punk, post-punk, dirge, noise, and drone rock songs, all played badly but often beautifully. Force of idea, force of will, depth of feeling, and sense of humor produce music that takes you places way beyond what merely competent playing can achieve.
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5.0 out of 5 starswhat a good one
By Hoser on April 6, 2014
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did you know you can listen to music on youtube.com? just go to that website and see if you like the music and then you can buy the record to have at home not in the cloud too.
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Shrieking, Dionysian Zenith of Civilization (update)
By Jason Lynn on May 12, 2005
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The band "too punk for punk," as guitarist Rikk Agnew described them to me, Flipper did with rhythm what abstract expressionism did with line/form, and declared war on middle class, all-American morals and manners, as well as those they found stupid and pretentious within the growing punk movement (1980-83). Ted Falconi is the Jimi Hendrix of rhythm guitar, slashing scales, cobbling them into sometime-chords, then blasting them apart again just for laughs and a true anarchy in the song: for those who want anarchy to live up to content AND form, this is your band; Falconi's neuron-warping excursions get so vast and chaotic, that the bass actually holds the melody while the guitar churns a mass of fierce antonality, and somehow drummer Steve Depace centers the hurricane and keeps it together.

Flipper was fronted by two fierce geniuses, one of the head, Will Shatter, and one of the heart, Bruce Loose; they shared their mutual singing, bass-playing, & songwriting duties with an ego-lessness (in every sense) that is rarely found in rock n roll or any other art. They sang separately, and also together, as in a duet of doom on masterpieces like "We Don't Understand," on Public Flipper (so named for Mr. Rotten's theiving of Generic years later, based upon this album), which
is now released as is their second album Gone Fishing on CD via "Water Records.Read more ›
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 starsFlipper live crowd went from 100 to 19 in 20 minutes

thanks for bringing back some memories by re-issuing this great record - i love this record because they didn't seem to mess with it. Read more

Published 12 months ago by D Whalen
5.0 out of 5 starsBest album ever

A totally amazing and influential blend of pop music and paint peeling noise. I still listen to it a lot. Secret weapon: Steve DePace. Read more

Published on May 31, 2013 by J. Weiss
1.0 out of 5 starsit's Flipper

Album - Generic Flipper Well, what's to say, it's Flipper. You're either going to hate them or hate them. Yeah, that's clean.

Published on February 7, 2013 by Bartok Kinski
5.0 out of 5 starsCobain who? Flipper is better!!!

This stuff blows away Cobain and his minions with energy to spare. Forget Bleach (and PLEASE forget Nevermind, as corporate a rock album as ever was) and embrace Flipper!! Read more

Published on August 26, 2011 by N. Smith
2.0 out of 5 starsA one-joke band

Most of Flipper's schtick was based on the simple premise of playing slow in an era (hardcore) when punk bands were playing faster and faster. Which was funny in 1982 -- sort of. Read more

Published on April 30, 2011 by Nuclear Snake
5.0 out of 5 starsTurning Point

There are times when I get inexplicable bouts of anxiety and a feeling of frustration that builds up but I don't know quite where it comes from and I don't know how to express it. Read more

Published on February 6, 2010 by Draven
5.0 out of 5 starsFLIPPER= Minor Threat meets Subhumans!

FLIPPER was a fab Band of Punks from S.F. who's entry into the PUNK WORLD was with NEGATIVE TREND (prior Band)! Read more

Published on December 1, 2009 by J. Mason
5.0 out of 5 starsclassic, but...

Just in case anyone didn't know, this has finally been rereleased as of November 2008.

Published on April 9, 2009 by Amanda J. Parker
1.0 out of 5 starsit's Flipper

Well, what's to say, it's Flipper. You're either going to hate them or hate them. Yeah, that's clean.

Published on January 15, 2009 by Bartok Kinski

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