Forming is the debut single by the Germs and it is generally regarded the first Los Angeles punk record ever released (July 1977). The Germs’ frontman and singer-songwriter, Bobby Pyn (who would be later known as Darby Crash) said that Forming was «about breaking down the government and forming our own». Claude Bessy, founder and editor of the local punk scene's leading fanzine, Slash, described the single as “beyond music…mind-boggling…inexplicably brilliant in bringing monotony to new heights”, while Piero Scaruffi defined it as “the single which initiated Califor… read more
Forming is the debut single by the Germs and it is generally regarded the first Los Angeles punk record ever released (July 1977). The Germs’ frontma… read more
Forming is the debut single by the Germs and it is generally regarded the first Los Angeles punk record ever released (July 1977). The Germs’ frontman and singer-songwriter, Bobby Pyn (w… read more
The Germs were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States originally active from 1977 to 1980. The band's early lineup was singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom, and drummer Don Bolles. They released only one album, 1979's (GI) (produced by Joan Jett) and were featured the following year in Penelope Spheeris' documentary film The Decline of Western Civilization, which chronicled the Los Angeles punk movement. The Germs disbanded following Crash's suicide on December 7, 1980. Their music was influential to many later punk ro… read more
The Germs were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States originally active from 1977 to 1980. The band's early lineup was singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, ba… read more
The Germs were a punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, United States originally active from 1977 to 1980. The band's early lineup was singer Darby Crash, guitarist Pat Smear, bassist Lorna Doom, and drummer Don Bolles. They… read more