Live '84

Performer: Black Flag (Punk)
Engineer: Steve Corbin
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Black Flag: Henry Rollins (vocals); Greg Ginn (guitar); Kira (bass); Bill Stevenson (drums). Additional personnel: Tom Troccoli (background vocals). Recorded live at the Stone, San Francisco, California on August 26, 1984. Personnel: Henry Rollins (vocals); Greg Ginn (guitar); Bill Stevenson (drums); Tom Troccoli (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Ethan James; Greg Ginn; Bill Stevenson. Recording information: Stone, San Francisco, CA (08/26/1984); The Stone, San Francisco, CA (08/26/1984). Originally released only on cassette, Black Flag's LIVE '84 captures songs recorded during the band's near-constant touring during that year. Rather than capturing one show, as the later WHO'S GOT THE 10 1/2? would do, this collection compiles eight lengthy songs from a variety of concerts. Recording quality and energy levels vary, but this is a powerful document of one of California's best punk bands during an important period of its career. By 1984, singer Henry Rollins, guitarist Greg Ginn, new bassist Kira Roessler, and drummer Bill Stevenson had moved away from speedy hardcore into a slower, Sabbath-inflected blend of stomping tempos, slashing guitar solos (often quite lengthy, as on the instrumental opener, "The Process of Weeding Out"), and Roessler's melodic, funk- and jazz-influenced bass. LIVE '84 is very different from early albums like DAMAGED, but just as intense.

Black Flag, founded in 1978, was one of the first California punk bands. They were originators of American hardcore, a faster, louder variant on the original British punk style. In 1980, singer Henry Rollins arrived, and the band began its journey toward iconic status. Though Black Flag didn't survive the '80s, Rollins went on to become an icon of alternative-rock culture, and the band's music inspired legions of younger punk groups.

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