GG Allin

[Gonzo]

Not exactly familiar with a lot of his music and I know he's not exactly along the lines of Garage Punk, Psych Folk Rockabilly Trash Surf and other various lofi genres generally favoured in this site but I'm wondering for any fans out there..what is a good place to start ? What was his best era ? For his albums, previous bands etc. Never really dug deep into his music and more so just seen footage of him for his antics.

[Axel Björnsson]

haha fucking thiefs... but it's okay because they're so cool... 

John Battles said:

Axel , It sounds like they mean they would like to hear The Ravonettes cover it...."Die When You Die" actually IS a cover song , of sorts. It's taken directly from "You're Gonna Die" by Destroy All Monsters. He changed it a bit ,  of course , the words are his. He did the same thing with "Scumfuc Tradition" ("Family Tradition" by Hank Williams , Jr.) , "Outlaw Scumfuc" ("Longhaired Redneck by David Allan Coe.) and even "Blow Jobs" ("She Got a Nosejob " , a Mad Magazine record !!!!). YES , I DO NEED TO GET OUT , TONIGHT.

Axel Björnsson said:

are you talking about they have already cover it or you like to hear them cover it? (don't find it on youtube)

[Chris Henniker]

The Dum Dum Girls did a brilliant version of "Don't Talk To Me", with girl group-esque vocals and completely made it their own.

[John Battles]

Yeah , my friend's band , here , did a version of it a few years ago. I forget their name because it's a Japanese name.....The very early Jabbers stuff borders on New Wave OR POWER POP , BUT , I WAS IN TOUCH WITH ONE OF THE GUYS IN THAT BAND , AND HE SAID GG WAS VERY MUCH INTO GARAGE , ROCKABILLY , ETC. 

[John Battles]

Gonzo , I guess no one answered your question , here , but , drink , drugs , jail and accelerated hard living happened to GG....It is almost hard to believe , when you look at pictures if him , taken at scarcely over a dozen years before his death , he looked like he could have done very well with the ladies. Even in '85 , when I first saw him , he still seemed like somebody the chicks would dig......UNTIL !!!!!! You know , doo doo caca poo poo shiser.
 
Gonzo said:

Holy crap that's GG ? What ever happened to him ...thanks for the replies.

kopper said:

Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be LP (1980) is indeed fantastic. There are a couple of other early 7" EPs that are worth hunting down, too. The S/T 7" on Orange Records from 1980 is one, GG Allin & The Scumfucs 7" on Blood Rec. (1982?) is another.

[Chris Henniker]

I'd love to have heard him do a garage album, which could have been a humdinger. He could start dressing sharply and channel his fury more stylishly. It shows he had great taste in music.  I know he liked a lot of the blues artists, as he said he could listen to that all day, as I can. I could even easily imagine him doing an R&B album too (as in the proper stuff). 

John Battles said:

Yeah , my friend's band , here , did a version of it a few years ago. I forget their name because it's a Japanese name.....The very early Jabbers stuff borders on New Wave OR POWER POP , BUT , I WAS IN TOUCH WITH ONE OF THE GUYS IN THAT BAND , AND HE SAID GG WAS VERY MUCH INTO GARAGE , ROCKABILLY , ETC. 

[John Battles]

A former member of DMZ told me that GG wanted them to be his backing group , but , this was long before he became "The Monster". Under a different set of circumstances , that might have worked , in the short term.  I talked to GG a few times , he was'nt so imposing when he was'nt on stage....He said , when he lived in  Boston , there were'nt very many bands , there , that he liked at the time , but , he did like The Lyres , and he preferred DMZ to The Lyres , as well.

[Chris Henniker]

Didn't he cover one of their songs?

John Battles said:

A former member of DMZ told me that GG wanted them to be his backing group , but , this was long before he became "The Monster". Under a different set of circumstances , that might have worked , in the short term.  I talked to GG a few times , he was'nt so imposing when he was'nt on stage....He said , when he lived in  Boston , there were'nt very many bands , there , that he liked at the time , but , he did like The Lyres , and he preferred DMZ to The Lyres , as well.

[John Battles]

Not that I know of .....If he did'nt , then Question Mark beat him to the punch , posthumously , anyway ,  by saying "Fuckin'" in his version of "Don't Give It Up , Now".

[Dead Nachos]

Of course, Always was... is great, but he's also recorded country music and that's some perfect material. Check the Carnival of Excess album.

[Alex]

Ty Segall does a great version of "Don't Talk to Me."  http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/12071-dont-talk-to-me-gg-allin-...

[dhilts]

GG Allin and the MC2 (Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson)

 

And this is my favourite cover of a GG song:

 

[Leco Rezende]

In 2003, we did here in small city in south of Brazil a Ten Years without GG Allin Festival. 5 days of gore/horror/alternative movies and documentaries at the Federal University and a gig at the end of it in a local bar. My garage band played a  cover of GG's I wanna fuck myself. But the best part of the festival was the hoax my friends did at the local TV Show.

you can check out here with subtitles:

http://http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZBpmDWf3rw