Germs - Germicide: Live at the Whiskey 77
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Free Music Review: ***
Hit: 3 Stars
If you're complaining about the poor sound quality and poor musicianship on this 27 year old recording of the Germs' first ever live show then you're really, really missing the point. Would you complain about the smell at a meat market?
Free Music Review: I love the Germs, but really...
Hit: 2 Stars
OK, let`s get one thing straight. The Germs are one of my favorite punk bands ever, and I really like their music, as they recorded some of the best stuff the L.A -scene had to offer. But really, can anyone say that they like listening to this album? Admit it, the Germs were pretty disasterous as a live group. I`m not saying this about the band, in their last active years (circa 1979-80) the band was a tight gang, and everyone knew how to play their instruments. But even in their "heyday" (can you say that about the Germs anyway?) their live shows were a complete mess. For God`s sake, Darby had to consume a crapload of drugs to perform! And if Darby was the reason that their live shows were a train wreck in their best days, this one, this album was recorded in 1977. That was when the Germs couldn`t even play. Add to that the wasted performance by Darby (in the time of this album, Bobby Pyn) and you`ve got yourself a very, very bad live album.
If you`re a fanatic Germs -fan, then I assume you already have this, but really. For a band this self-destructive and short-lived, all you need is the essential (MIA) The Complete Anthology. It has almost everything they recorded, plus a couple live tracks.
Free Music Review: One star for the music, but...
Hit: 1 Stars
...five for pure atmosphere. This is not the band that would later record "Germs(GI)"; this is four kids screwing around, having fun. There are hints of talent in songs like 'Forming' and 'Let's Pretend', but most of the set is a mess. Still, the importance of the moment that "Germicide" documents--the infancy of America's most influential punk scene--cannot be diminished. For a frightening contrast(and I'm not using "frightening" in a hyperbolic way), listen to this CD and then watch the documentary "The Decline of Western Civilization" in which the late-period Germs appear. It will give you an idea of the dark depths plumbed on the L.A. punk scene in the space of two and a half years.Free Music Review: has anyone HEARD this cd????
Hit: 1 Stars
you know, i enjoy punk as much as the next guy, and its neat to hear early recordings of "legendary artists", but a) the germs are only legendary because darby crash killed himself, and b) musically, sound quality, lyrically, whatever you want, this is not good. worth hearing for darby's baiting the crowd (although his vocabulary consists of about 4 words at this point), and the song victim, most notably for its ending, acheived when darby finishes yelling the lyrics (out of sync with the music of course) and implores the band "stop.....STOP!!!!" then immediately asks "whats next?" this is funny enough, but not worth the money.Free Music Review: Listener Beware!
Hit: 1 Stars
You've gotta be kidding me! From a historical standpoint, this recording is interesting because it captures The Germs in their infancy. From a musical standpoint, however, it blows. If you are curious about The Germs, avoid this CD like the plague and instead seek out the GI LP or MIA CD. Only then will you be rewarded with some of the finest punk rock ever recorded. The Germs actually learned how play their instruments and the addition of Don Boles on drums was, in my opinion, what really made them great.