A Berkeley band that packed ska-punk energy into a short, influential run.
If you want to hear what they were about, start with 'Missionary' or 'Hangin Out.' They're good examples of how they worked.
They only made one full album, 1989's 'Energy,' but songs like 'Missionary' and 'Artificial Life' nailed a specific blend of ska rhythms and punk's raw edge. Their lyrics about social issues and youth frustration got them into trouble with radio stations, which says something about what they were putting out there. For a band that lasted just a couple of years, that sound stuck around in the underground.
They formed in Berkeley in 1987 with Jesse Michaels on vocals, Tim Armstrong on guitar, Matt Freeman on bass, and Dave Mello on drums. After heavy touring behind 'Energy,' they called it quits, leaving just that album and some singles.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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