My first exposure to live punk rock. Not NYC punk. Not Brit punk. Not LA punk although maybe some west coast family resemblance. The Wipers of Portland, Or, 1980-ish. The lead singer, Greg Sage, had a post-apocalyptic look; like a punk rocker in a Road Warrior movie. His lyrics were blunt declamatory identity crisis; "I Don't Know What I am," "Potential Suicide," "Pushing The Extreme," like that. The drum and bass kick up a spirited class of '77 punk rock force-beat but Sage's driven guitar distortion and effects always steal the show. Link Wray as Alien Boy.
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