Simpletones 'I Have A Date' (Recorded 1978-79)
Compilation of all their recordings (I left off the Klan tracks, sorry). Simple, catchy, pop punk. What more could you want?
Red Cross EP (1980)
digital meltd0wn has posted lots of Redd Kross, so I thought I would add their debut to the pile. Check out their website.
Only Southern California (Hawthorne, actually) could have bred kitsch-pop brothers Steven (bass/vocals) and Jeffrey (vocals/guitar) McDonald, who drove onto the LA punk scene as adolescents in 1980 singing merry jingles about culture icons and local clothing stores. Although bassist Steven was barely 13 at the time, they sound sound surprisingly self-assured on (these) six culturally resonant snot-punk-rock-pop selections, including "Annette's Got the Hits" (which became an LA radio staple), "I Hate My School" and the B-52's-ish "Standing in Front of Poseur," about a local store. -Trouser Press
Angry Samoans 'Different World + 5' 12" (1986)
Originally issued in a plain white sleeve and later issued as the 'Yesterday Started Tomorrow' EP. A little less angry than 'Back From Samoa' and showing a bit more 60's influence, this is one of my favorites.
2 comments:
Thanks for the debut album by Redd Kross. It's one of the few that I don't have - until now :) Keep up the great work. I'll be stopping back.
Samoans!
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