Avengers

by Avengers

Overview

Although it was released in 1983, this collection represents just about everything San Francisco's late, great Avengers recorded from 1977-1978. By contemporary standards, it's by-the-book punk thrash: Greg Ingraham's guitar spews up hairball after hairball of distortion, while Penelope Houston snarls in her best impression of Johnny Rotten. However, contemporary standards diminish what great music this was and what a great band the Avengers were. Dozens of bands came in their wake, but few could recapture the excitement and ferocity of their sound. Houston, who re-emerged years later as a folk-rocker, is in full fury on these 14 tracks, especially the youth culture solidarity anthem "We Are the One" and the tale of desperation "Thin White Line." A few spins of this and you'll hear how the Avengers influenced everyone from Black Flag to X. Yes, they were that good. A forgotten classic. ~ John Dougan

Product Details

Release Date:	08/21/2015
Label:	Superior Viaduct
UPC:	0857176003768
Rank:	112541

Tracks

1. We Are the One
2. Car Crash
3. I Believe in Me
4. Open Your Eyes
5. No Martyr
6. Desperation
7. Thin White Line
8. Paint It Black
9. The American in Me
10. White Nigger
11. Uh-Oh
12. Second to None
13. Corpus Christi
14. Fuck You [Live]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Avengers   Primary Artist
The Avengers   Primary Artist
Penelope Houston   Vocals
Brad Kent   Guitar
Danny Furious   Drums,Vocals
James Calvin Wilsey   Bass,Vocals
Greg Ingraham   Guitar,Vocals

Technical Credits

Chris Michie   Engineer
David Ferguson   Producer
Geza X   Engineer
Steve Jones   Engineer,Producer
Mick Jagger   Composer
George Horn   Mastering
Gary Hobish   Remastering,Assembly
Rene Daalder   Engineer
Greil Marcus   Liner Notes
Nathaniel Russell   Reissue Design
Marcus Leatherdale   Photography
Joey Swales   Engineer
Berry Gordy, Jr.   Composer
Avengers   Producer