L.A. Explosion!

by The Last

L.A. Explosion! cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 August 1979
  • Label: Bomp!
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:02
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Jack Reynolds, Vitus Matar茅, John Harrison, Joe Nolte, Mike Nolte, David Nolte

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Deeply influential yet commercially overlooked, this Los Angeles group masterfully cross-pollinated the aggressive energy of the burgeoning punk scene with 1960s garage rock and surf sensibilities. The songs are packed with driving Farfisa organs, jangling Rickenbacker guitars, and undeniably infectious, melancholic pop hooks. It is widely considered a foundational masterpiece that paved the way for the 1980s Paisley Underground movement.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, infectious, guitar-driven, gang-vocals, distorted, jangly, retro, polished

Tracklist

  1. She Don't Know Why I'm Here (3:25)
  2. This Kind Of Feeling (2:47)
  3. Bombing Of London (2:36)
  4. Century City Rag (2:38)
  5. Walk Like Me (2:36)
  6. Slavedriver (1:54)
  7. Every Summer Day (3:34)
  8. The Rack (1:35)
  9. Objections (2:38)
  10. A Fool Like You (2:01)
  11. Someone's Laughing (3:28)
  12. I Don't Wanna Be In Love (1:30)
  13. Be Bop A Lula (3:55)
  14. Looking At You (3:09)
  15. The Rack (Reprise) (1:16)

Credits

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