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Germs Rock n’ Rule LP

I’m not a GERMS fanatic. I liked some of their songs and there were a few I didn’t care for. Same situation here…live show recorded by Gexa X at the Masque in LA. Shitty quality but that never really entered into the discussion with the GERMS. Except for the long wait between each song, this is a fairly good document of the band before they broke up.

Silver Chalice Evil Birds LP

Here you have Don Bolles of 45 GRAVE, VOX POP, etc. and GEZA X in their new band. SILVER CHALICE put out at least one single in the early days of LA punk, but I don’t think these are the same members. Anyway, pretty bland punk rock with a little sensitive ballad or two thrown in for ballast. Even the normally cool GEXA production can’t save this one…