Savior machine

Redd Kross 'Teen Babes From Monsanto' (1984)
Ex-Black Flag singer Dez Cadena had already come and gone through Redd Kross by the time Geza X produced the seven-song 'Teen Babes From Monsanto.' Running strictly on wicked irreverence, the McDonalds and drummer Dave Peterson turn the spotlight on various musical victims, and the Redd Kross living jukebox bangs out loud and convincing covers of Kiss ("Deuce"), the Stones ("Citadel"), Stooges ("Ann"), Bowie ("Savior Machine") and others, leaving "Linda Blair 1984" the sole original. A record of the ultimate bratty garage band in its element. - trouser press

White trash

Redd Kross 'Born Innocent' (1982, 1986)
'Born Innocent' saw Red Cross dropping half of their original members (Chavo from Black Flag and Greg from Circle Jerks/Bad Religion!) and recruiting a couple of cute girls, morphing their sound to more structured, trashy, garagy punk. Lots of wild, meandering, atonal guitar leads and sub-NY Dolls slop ... but a lot of fun. Its the kinda record you put on to lift your spirits and deliver a jolt of juvenile energy right to your heart. - Ryan, amazon.com

Ooooo, California

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.