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ANGRY SAMOANS - INSIDE MY BRAIN

Man these days there’s an endless glut of snotty 2 chord clean guitar hardcore/punk bands that go for the irreverent perfection of the first 2 Angry Samoans 12″s, and unfortunately they basically all miss the point. Still this will not tarnish the sugar coated greatness of Inside My Brain. On this original version (pre-bonus trax) Metal Mike and company take the seeds of early LA HC & Punk but fit them to their already existing 60’s punk fixations. It wasn’t just biting off bits of the Damned, the Ramones, and the Dickies that formed the basis for their sound, but also but also all that inept suburban garage rock found on the Nuggets compilations. In this way, despite all the “fucks” in the songs, the Samoans had a secret pop edge that few bands at the time could match, and few of their imitators since have really been able to grasp. The Right Side Of My Mind, Gimme Sopor, You Stupid Asshole, Get Off The Air — these songs never leave you once you hear ‘em. Gold plated million dollar choruses, it’s too bad they made a stack of bad records after the early 80’s because it’s the only thing that can dim the radiance of these jams. Really not too much to say about this one other than that. It would make could cruising music for spring if the weather didn’t seem intent on staying below freezing at least 4 days a week where I live. Maybe I can pogo to stay warm.