Angry Samoans

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Angry Samoans
General information
origin Los Angeles (USA)
Genre (s) Punk rock , hardcore
founding 1978, 1995
resolution 1991
Website www.angrysamoans.com
Founding members
Mike Saunders
Vocals, guitar
 Gregg Turner
guitar
 Kevin Saunders
Todd Homer
Bill Vockeroth
Current occupation
Vocals, guitar
 Mike Saunders
guitar
 Colin Alflen
bass
 Rick Dasher
Drums, vocals
 Bill Vockeroth
former members
guitar
 PJ Galligan
guitar
 Steve Drojensky
Vocals, guitar
 Jeff Dahl
guitar
 Jonathan Hall
bass
 Scott Greer
bass
 Heath Seifert

The Angry Samoans (also known as The Sams for short ) are an American punk rock band that was founded in Los Angeles in 1978 . You are considered to be one of the best-known representatives of the hardcore that emerged in southern California in the late 1970s and early 1980s .

Band history

The Angry Samoans were founded in Los Angeles in 1978 by the music critics "Metal" Mike Saunders and Gregg Turner.

After playing in other bands, they started out as a Dictators association - they were heavily influenced by the New York rock band. After many concerts with their own pieces, their debut EP Inside My Brain was released in 1980 . Also on the record was Get Off The Air , a song in which the band disparaged the influential radio DJ Rodney Bingenheimer. After this release, they found it difficult to perform in Los Angeles and forced them to perform in less reputable bars and tour the United States for performances . This ensured that the Angry Samoans became known beyond Los Angeles.

Their second EP, Back from Samoa , was released in 1982 . Her texts often contain situations and images that could have come from horror films ( Lights Out , Steak Knife ) and absurd situations ( They Saved Hitler's Cock , I'm In Love With Your Mom ). They often express their dislike for certain people and beliefs ( Get Off The Air , Homo-Sexual ). The music is faster and easier punk rock .

After Back From Samoa , the Angry Samoans were increasingly dissatisfied with the conditions within their music scene and appeared less and less frequently. During this time, the composition of the band was also subject to frequent changes; founder "Metal" Mike Saunders had left for a short time. During this time, Jeff Dahl was the band's singer and guitarist.

In 1987 Yesterday Started Tomorrow was released ; a record whose music was very different from the previous ones. The previously prevalent punk rock had given way to a quieter garage sound. The last album of the Angry Samoans, STP not LSD , continued this development, but now there were increasing conflicts within the band, especially between Turner and Saunders. Homer left the band in 1988, they finally broke up temporarily in 1991.

Saunders and Turner released solo albums after the breakup; Turner became a math teacher at a college in Santa Fe . After his time with the Angry Samoans, Todd Homer founded the band Mooseheart Faith (also called Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band on two releases) in the mid-1990s, after the appearance of a collection of all the Angry Samoans' releases on one CD ( The Unboxed Set ) as well a video documentary about the early days of the band on VHS ( True Documentary ), Mike Saunders founded a new version of the band for concerts, which initially only appeared sporadically on Saturdays and only in California . Gregg Turner was extremely critical of this “reunion” on his website. In 2008 the Angry Samoans played a few concerts on a small tour without Gregg Turner in Germany.

Discography

Overview of members and studio albums

Videography

  • 1995: True Documentary (Documentation, VHS, Triple X Records)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Brian Coley: Angry Samoans come of Age. In: SPIN , July 1987, vol. 3, no. 4, p. 12, ISSN  0886-3032
  2. ↑ Joe S. Harrington: Sonic cool: the life & death of rock 'n' roll. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2002, ISBN 0-634-02861-8 , p. 331
  3. ↑ Joe S. Harrington: Sonic cool: the life & death of rock 'n' roll. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2002, ISBN 0-634-02861-8 , p. 381
  4. ↑ a b Georg Smith: STP not LSD. In: Spin, April 1989, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 107-108, ISSN  0886-3032
  5. ↑ a b Citizinemag.com: Interview with Metal Mike of Angry Samoans ( Memento from July 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Underground In: Spin , April 1989, Vol. 5, No. 1., p. 115, ISSN  0886-3032