Inside My Brain
Encyclopedia
Inside My Brain is the debut album
by the American
punk rock
band Angry Samoans
. It was released in 1980 (see 1980 in music
). The most infamous song on the album is the defamatory "Get Off the Air" pointed at influential KROQ-FM
DJ Rodney Bingenheimer
.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
punk rock
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band Angry Samoans
Angry Samoans
The Angry Samoans are an American punk rock band in the first wave of American punk. Formed in August 1978 in Los Angeles, California by early 1970s rock writer "Metal" Mike Saunders and his sibling lead guitarist bonze blayk, along with co-conspirator Gregg Turner and original recruits bassist...
. It was released in 1980 (see 1980 in music
1980 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1980.-January–March:*January 1**Cliff Richard is appointed an MBE by Elizabeth II.**The Zorros audition drummer Greg Pedley....
). The most infamous song on the album is the defamatory "Get Off the Air" pointed at influential KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM — branded 106.7 KROQ — is a commercial modern rock radio station licensed to Pasadena, California serving the Greater Los Angeles. The call sign is pronounced "kay rock." It is the flagship station of Loveline hosted by Dr...
DJ Rodney Bingenheimer
Rodney Bingenheimer
Rodney Bingenheimer, born December 15, 1947, is a radio disc jockey on the long-running Los Angeles rock station KROQ who is notable for helping numerous iconic bands become successful in the American market. His contribution to the music business has been described as important...
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Track listing
- "Right Side of My Mind" - 2:09
- "Gimme Sopor" - 1:44
- "Hot Cars" - 0:33
- "Inside My Brain" - 1:36
- "You Stupid Asshole" - 2:09
- "Get Off the Air" - 1:28
- Reissue on PVC Records and Triple X
- "My Old Man's a Fatso" - 2:55
- "Carson Girls" - 2:48
- "I'm a Pig" - 2:17
- "Too Animalistic" (live) - 1:59
- "Right Side of My Mind" (live) - 2:16
Personnel
- "Metal Mike" SaundersMike SaundersMike Saunders , better known as "Metal Mike" Saunders, is a rock critic and the singer of the Californian punk band Angry Samoans...
- vocals, guitar - Gregg Turner - vocals, guitar (tracks 1-6)
- P.J. Galligan - first guitar (tracks 1-6)
- bonze blayk - lead guitar (tracks 7-11)
- Todd Homer - bass guitar, vocals
- Bill Vockeroth - drums