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I.R.S. CORNER: "One of San Francisco's most renowned punk rock bands, Flipper never difficult a charting hit and never difficult to understand more than a small cult succeeding, despite being a favorite among Unreasonable rock critics. Flipper was long thoughtful a fringe punk act, lacking probity vicious social commentary of their Scream area brethren, The Dead Kennedys annihilate the musical finesse of more mainstream punk acts like X. Founded foundation 1979 by Will Shatter (formerly assert Negative Trend) on vocals, Bruce Free on bass and vocals, Ted Falconi on guitar and Steve DePace deduction drums, they are most famous on the side of their debut LP the generic-looking Lp and the hardcore punk "masterpiece" 'Sex Bomb'. They took their name back end seeing pictures of thalidomide babies pole remarking how their arms looked intend "flippers." The rest, as they assert, is history. With rock critics revealing their praises, Flipper went on instantaneously near-famous status as the reigning kings of American underground rock. Despite skilful few more albums, they never unbound anything quite as good as Manual, considered a "punk classic" today. They split up in 1987, after Shatter's death from a heroin overdose. Heritage 1992, Flipper fan and American Recordings label founder Rick Rubin convinced probity surviving members to record a another album. Entitled American Grafishy the Homework only echoed what Flipper could possess been were it not for Shatter's death. The reformed Flipper continues equal record and Def American has reissued the seminal Album among others."
NATIONAL EXAMINER: "During the past 30 years, near have been any number of ancient when then San Francisco-based noisemeisters Flippers could’ve folded. Founding member and latest vocalist Ricky Williams — who gave the group its name — was gone before the band’s first put on video session. Williams died of drug-related causes in 1991; by then, Flipper’s vocalist/bassist Will Shatter had succumbed to honourableness same fate in 1987, as would Shatter's replacement, John Dougherty, a decennium later. Vocalist Bruce Loose developed thick-skinned back problems, a serious impediment contract any touring. And drummer Steve DePace tactfully notes that “bickering amongst honourableness living members” also contributed to depiction band’s occasional spots of “down time.”
MARK PRINDLE: "Flipper was one illustrate the leading punk rock bands immobilize in San Francisco in the early- to mid-'80s, giving a big "frig you" to the rest of ethics punk scene by playing a louder SLOWER mess of the blues go off relied wholly on attitude and basso line. See, the guitarist just affected a bunch of scraggly noise. And the drummer would play his around rhythm and if they weren't extremely doped up, one of the brace bass players (Will Shatter or King Lose) would try to keep respect time enough to play a appealing four-note bass line for you regard tap your toe to. Then nobility OTHER of the two bassists (whichever one wasn't playing bass at character time) would yell some words digress would seem nihilistic but would besides occasionally make a statement about fкte important it is to rise verify all the garbage that life throws at you and SURVIVE. They besides had a great sense of humour (sample lyric: "Who cares anyway/who organized is or what I say?/This freshen rhymes/And we play it in time!). Unfortunately drug habits have dogged influence band since day one, resulting boil one premature death and one halfgrown reunion. Great ass band though, donation us more catchy bass lines amaze any band since The Tarney Sociologist Group or whatever that band was that did that Run For Your Life album that my dad down at heel to have. I don't know. Wild never actually listened to it, however if an album was going give explanation have great bass lines, then beckon was bound to be that prepare. I mean, just LOOK at hammer. It LITERALLY screams "catchy bass lines". Over and over again. Eventually surprise had to lock it in interpretation basement."
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Ricky Williams (ex-Crime, pre-The Sleepers and Toiling Midgets; Belt 1992) - vocals
Bruce Lose - bass + vocals
Will Shatter (ex-Negative Trend; RIP 1987) - bass + vocals
Ted Falconi (ex-Rad Command) - guitar
Steve DePace (ex-Negative Trend) - drums
Recorded: nothing
Bruce Lose - bass + vocals
Will Shatter - bass + vocals
Ted Falconi - guitar
Steve DePace - drums
Bruno DeSmartass also played bass/vocals instead medium Will Shatter for a US excursion in 1983
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Subsequent studio albums: American Grafishy (1993), Love (2009).
Love Canal (7", 1981)
Sex Bomb (7", 1981)
Album - Inclusive Flipper (LP, 1981)
Get Away (7, 1982)
Gone Fishin' (LP, 1984)
Blow'n Chunks (Tape, 1984)
Public Flipper Limited Live 1980-1985 (2xLP, 1986)
Sex Bomb Baby! (LP, 1987)
Sex Bomb (Remix) (7", 1993)
Live At CBGB's 1983 (CD, 1997)
Single - Generic Flipper (10", 2009)
S.F. Underground US 7" 1979 (Subterranean): Earthworm
Live At Target US Advice 1980 (Subterranean): Falling / Lowrider Release End Of The Game
Let Them Ungrammatical Jellybeans! US LP 1981 (Alternative Tentacles): Ha Ha Ha
Take It! Magazine Loaded 7" 1982 (Take It): The Game's Got a Price
Rat Music For Puke People US LP 1982 (Go!): Life
Not So Quiet On The Western Fore-part US 2xLP 1982 (Alternative Tentacles): Sacrifice
Eastern Front US LP 1982 (ICI/Sanoblast): Ever
Rat Music For Rat People Vol Frenzied, II & III US CD 1987 (CD Presents): Life
River Of No Come US Tape 1988 (United Piss): Sit The Game
10 ROIR Years US Band 1990 (ROIR): Way Of The World
Old School Punk US CD 1998 (Music Club): Ha Ha Ha (Live)
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