Since we got into the punk debate in the other thread, I figured I'd start a new thread here.
First one's for RIJIMMY.
Here's a local band I grew up listening to.
Another local band. Used to be the F.U.'s, then became the Straw Dogs.
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
Since all of the members were teenagers (some of whom were still learning to play their instruments when they passed their auditions), the band's music was frequently raw and amateurish, but it neatly combined American heavy metal with the newly emerging sound of punk rock.
Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco circa 1975 was the starting point for the band. Lyricist Kari Krome, singer/guitarist Joan Jett, drummer Sandy West and bass player Micki Steele played their first gigs as a part of the burgeoning and tight knit L.A. punk community. The Runaways' sound was a hybrid of punk and hard rock, though the guitar chords were more in line with metal bands than the sparse sound associated with punk rock.
I've always considered them Heavy Metal...almost pre-Hair Band metal...
and You Mr. Smuggy Pants started the Cut and Paste battle....not I
and if the Ramones were the 1st punk Band, and they released their 1st album after the Runaways formed...wouldn't that make the Runaways the 1st Punk Band? I mean they never saw each other perform since one was a west coast band and the other was an east coast band.
Just food for thought.....
"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
I saw these guys open for Rancid years ago at a small club. Really fun punk music.
I've been hearing this one a lot recently on Sirius. Not Marky Ramon singing, but that's probably a good thing.
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
Local band: The lead singer posts here in our club forum as "FlowerMike"
Bryan
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"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"