Saturday, October 26, 2013

Black Flag - What The…

Black FlagBlack Flag is lead by Greg Ginn, the primary songwriter and the only remaining member of the original Black Flag that was established on 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California.
It took 28 years since their last album was released, In My Head in 1985, and now What The... will be released on November 5, 2013.

After 37 years, the band had its own past members such as:
Keith Morris
Raymond Pettibon
Brian Migdol
Kansas
Glen "Spot" Lockett
Chuck Dukowski
Robo
Dez Cadena
Henry Rollins
Bill Stevenson
Emil Johnson
Chuck Biscuits
Kira Roessler
Anthony Martinez
C'el Revuelta

All in all, Black Flag Discography consists of:
Studio Albums:
What The... (2013)
In My Head (1985)
Loose Nut (1985)
Slip It In (1984)
Family Man (1984)
My War (1984)
Damaged (1981)

Live Albums:
Live at the On Broadway 1982 (2010)
Who's Got the 10½? (1986)
Live '84 (1984)

Compilation Albums:
Wasted...Again (1987)
The First Four Years (1983)
Everything Went Black (1983)

Extended Plays:
I Can See You (1989)
Annihilate This Week (1987)
Minuteflag (1986)
The Process of Weeding Out (1985)
TV Party (1982)
Six Pack (1981)
Jealous Again (1980)
Nervous Breakdown (1978)

The remaining members of the Black Flag version for the What The... are:
Greg Ginn
Ron Reyes
Gregory Moore
Dave Klein

Black Flag - What The…
The What The... Artwork portrays their genre of hardcore punk in a more child-friendly artwork illustrated by Raymond Pettibon but I think, it is more of a representation of a person who is attracted at the album at the first place then after unpacking it and hear it, he might see himself portraying the front cover of What The... Album. Just I wild guess, the artwork can do so much better.

The Black Flag start off their tracks with My Heart's Pumping and end off with Off My Shoulders. They have 22 tracks that's mostly convey bitterness and despair after all the Black Flag Band went through.

Black Flag - What The… Tracklist:
1. My Heart's Pumping
2. Down in the Dirt
3. Blood and Ashes
4. Now Is the Time
5. Wallow in Despair
6. Slow Your Ass Down
7. It's so Absurd
8. Shut Up
9. This Is Hell
10. Go Away
11. The Bitter End
12. The Chase
13. I'm Sick
14. It's Not My Time to Go-Go
15. Lies
16. Get Out of My Way
17. Outside
18. No Teeth
19. To Hell and Back
20. Give Me All Your Dough
21. You Gotta Be Joking
22. Off My Shoulders

As of now, there is no music video of any tracks in What The... Album instead, I have to analyze their core music and in this video, Black Flag is live in Vienna featuring the songs: Can't Decide, Rise Above, and Jealous Again. Their intro can pull any kind of audience to hear their music not because it is deceiving but it is more relaxing in a mellow rock way. The fan actually can relate to the singer, Greg Ginn, because he can feel the celebration from within.

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