Another long-running German band (German bands do have a thing for longevity - I see the Scorpions are still rocking us in a hurricane-like manner) who are under-appreciated in the wider-world would be The Spermbirds.
Cover art by CANADIAN Dave Sim (who may be crazy...)
The Spermbirds were led by an American G.I. named Lee Hollis who was stationed in Germany, which, like The Monks back in the sixties, helped the band create a very particular sound. While The Monks primitivism foreshadowed punk to come, The Spermbirds' loud, fast n' snotty fundamentalism resulted in what was probably the last great eighties hardcore LP that couldn't be called a throwback.
The album, 1986's Something to Prove, while rooted in both the American and British punk styles, seemed most related to California bands from The Angry Samoans to Agent Orange to Dead Kennedys. And the album does kick some righteous ass, despite some wince-inducing sexism that the band has since apologized for.
I'm not conversant with the entire Spermbirds discography but nothing ever seemed to match their debut for hooks, humour and hits and hence why today I'll offer you up the long out-of-print Thanks live CD from 1990, which acts as sort of a 'Best Of'.
Tracklist
1 Something To Prove
2 Common Thread
3 Nothing Is Easy
4 Stronger
5 Two Feet
6 Kill Me Quick
7 With A Gun
8 Get On The Stage
9 The Dangers Of Thinking
10 Only A Phase
11 You´re Not A Punk
12 Americans Are Cool
13 Try Again
HEY,
GIVE US YOUR VIEW
ON THE SPERMBIRDS IN
THE COMMENTS SECTION!
HOMEPAGE
