Review #26 The Weirdos - Destroy All Music (EP)

Genre: Punk Rock
Label: Bomp Records
Country: US of A
Released: 1977
My Rating: 6/8


Formed in Los Angeles in '76 and yada yada yada. This is the first time i'm hearing The Weirdos, i don't know much about them. All i've heard about them before is that their drummer Nickey Beat was the Germs drummer for a little while. This is their first release i think.






1. Destroy All Music
Woow that quite a heavy line. If all music was destroyed i'd be very very more miserable. Well the title is just irony i guess. The guitar playing here reminds me little bit of Black Flag's style. Weird part is that no matter they sing kinda "slow" i can't understand all the words, so i don't know what this songs really about.

2. Life Of Crime
I read some negative reactions towards this track before, but it's not that bad. Like the riff and the improvising the guitarist does here and there. The songs about some girl who he (whoever) liked but she "got hungry for a life of crime" and he doesn't want to be with her anymore because of that.

3. Why Do You Exist?
The beginning starts like the song is trying to built some intesity on it, with the fast beating drum beat and slow guitar riff, but quickly gets into not that impressive of a pop kinda song. The loud guitar fills are cool though. Don't know the lyrics to this one either.


Wasn't quite as i expected it to be. They were more poppy like a nice version of the Sex Pistols. But given that it was released in 1977, the music is way more original than some emerging bands of the time. If that makes sense. It's 3am so i guess i don't make much sense at this period of time. The bad reviews gotten track "Life of Crime" is my fav track on the album.