RIP UP YOUR TICKETS

As one of the first punk 45s out of L.A., the Weirdos "Destroy All Music," established the Weirdos as a band to to watch, and it set the tone of the whole first wave of L.A. punk bands as something decidedly not New York or London. Hearing the songs below, it might be a case of "you had to be there'" because, as good as the Weirdos recorded output was, their live show was just completely over the top. As if a Robert Rauschenberg combine plugged into an amp, turned it up, and then stepped into a bucket of water. One thing just struck me recently, and may have been why the Weirdos were so memorable and why they were taken seriously despite some humorous lyrics, crazy get ups, and borrowing from pop culture. Outside of a few early photos, they hardly ever smiled; not on their record covers, not in fanzines and definitely not when they played live. Make no mistake, they were a serious band; they just chewed up Southern California culture and spit it out.

I've posted their stuff before, but The Adios Lounge just posted three of their songs with a good write up, so I had me an excuse to push them on you again. In doing a search for other songs, I ran into a couple posts at The Devil's Music about their first two 45s, both essential slabs of L.A. punk.

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Listen:

The Weirdos - Destroy All Music mp3 (via DivShare) at The Devils Music Click on green "Download" button, wait 15 seconds for download button to reappear, and then click on it again.

The Weirdos - Life of Crime mp3 (via DivSghare) at The Devils Music Ditto.
The Weirdos - Why Do You Exist mp3 (via DivShare) at The Devils Music Ditto.
The Weirdos (We Got the) Neutron Bomb mp3 (via DivShare) at the Devils Music
The Weirdos - Solitary Confinement mp3 at 7 Inch Punk Direct linking may be disabled. If so go there to get.
More:
The Weirdos - Three songs at The Adios Lounge
Visit:
Weirdosism - Weirdos bio by John Denny at Break My Face