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Black Flag – Thirsty and Miserable
Biography
Hermosa Beach, California, United States (1976 – 1986)
Keith Morris was their original lead singer. He left the band suddenly in 1979 to form the well-known band, Circle Jerks. Ron Reyes was the second singer for the band, but decided to leave the band not too long after. Dez Cadena would be their next singer, but switched to second guitar when they found fourth and final singer Henry Rollins in Washington D.C. in 1981.
While Black Flag were - and remain - very respected among their underground culture, their music has not been the stylistic model one might expect, in spite of their formidable reputation. Rather, their influence was seen primarily in their tireless promotion of a self-controlled DIY aesthetic. They’re often regarded as pioneers in the movement of underground do-it-yourself record labels that flourished among the 1980s’ punk rock bands.
Over the course of the 1980s, Black Flag’s sound, as well as their notoriety, evolved in ways that alienated much of their early punk audience. They were part of the first wave of American West Coast punk rock, are considered a key influence on Punk culture band, and are especially important in the creation of hardcore punk. Their later sound, however, was often reminiscent of proto-heavy metal bands such as Black Sabbath.
The band broke up in August 1986, when Greg Ginn decided to quit.
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Jim_Lithium
Why the fuck not?
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otsukaretimu
Down in the Dirt...What the fuck and why?
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TIWL
@omaCore: Interesting, I thought all the people were bitching about the new Black Flag rather than Flag.
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omaCore
OFF is more Black Flag than FLAG. Reunion is a joke.
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Bruce19931002
*Black Flag* divulga mais uma música inédita. Ouça "The Chase"! Saiba mais no link: http://www.botapratocar.com/2013/05/black-flag-inedita-the-chase.html
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TIWL
@Isleepinmybed: Now then does that stand for Rest In Pain or what? 'cause I remember people saying R.I.P. after the band disbanded as well.
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Isleepinmybed
R.I.P. [2]
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j-yeags
down in the dirt was meh. the guitar work is pretty good, but it's just a bland song.
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TIWL
2013 Line-up promo shot (waiting for the whole new record to be released and voting later wouldn't be a bad idea for those who didn't dig Down In The Dirt): http://www.last.fm/music/Black+Flag/+images/89190969
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schavira
@Chumsicles That is true. The difference between Mike Love and Greg Ginn is the latter actually has talent and wrote most of the songs himself. Their strategy of ridiculous touring and reappropriating the name of a band that belongs to multiple people without their consent is pretty similar though.
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Megatron-1
How awful.
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Bruce19931002
Black Flag divulga primeiro single de sua reunião. Ouça e baixe "Down In The Dirt"! Saiba mais no link: http://www.botapratocar.com/2013/05/black-flag-single-down-in-the-dirt.html
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Chumsicles
@schavira that's not really a valid comparison. Greg Ginn wrote pretty much all of Black Flag's material, while Mike Love is just a hack
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avanillasky
New song sounds like a pretty natural continuation of where they were going after In My Head. Are fans of that last record really going to shit-talk this new song?
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melvin_image
Down in the Dirt is surprisingly decent. Of course, Ginn's guitar playing is the best element of the track.
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Isleepinmybed
R.I.P.
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Owantjaaaa
It's okay
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eduabc
Black Flag reunion is a fucking joke!!!
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schavira
Greg is really Mike Loving it right now.
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rob4ert
I'm sitting now with Black Flag T-shirt and listening to this shit called "Down In The Dirt". What the fuck happened?
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