So fucking good. This EP, and the two albums that immediately followed it are some of the best punk rock to ever come out of America. Unfortunately not too many people were paying attention, and they kind of got brushed under the carpet of history. Early Legal Weapon *SHOULD* be held in equally high regards as bands like Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, etc. They may not have been as ‘hardcore’ as those bands, but they had just as much passion, energy, and power... plus extremely well written songs. Kat’s voice is one of the best that punk ever produced. It’s a crime that she passed away without ever seeing her band get the credit they deserved. RIP Kat.
@@camvillar8177 Black Flag was "shit"? Ok. I'll just let anyone else who happens to be reading this respond to that one. I'll give you this much... BF definitely *became* shit around '84 or so. Before that it was a very different story. You have no music listed on your channel, so I have no frame of reference as to who you consider "good" and who you consider "shit", but as a musician I can tell you this much... if you think Dead Kennedys and Bad Brains were made up of members with little or no musical talent, then you must not be a musician.
One other thing. I think you missed the whole point of my original post, which is that I always thought it was a damn shame that LW didn't get the recognition by the public at large that those other bands I mentioned did. It wasn't meant to be some dick-waving contest as to who were better musicians and songwriters. That's all subjective anyway. It's a great big world with a lot of different opinions coming into play. I'm not gonna go down that rabbit hole. All I'm saying is that Legal Weapon deserve a much higher level of recognition for their contributions to both L.A. punk and to music in general. Anything else is an entirely different discussion.
@@camvillar8177 Have you ever tried to play a Bad Brains song? Because I've been a guitarist for 15 years and I still can't do it. Their musicianship was not "shit".
This one and DOI are my faves for sure. Having an incredible line up of players backing them up didn't hurt. It's like LA punk royalty, not to downplay some of the other albums that are also solid..
The first and second albums (plus this EP) were some of the BEST American punk rock ever recorded, and they were also amazing live. I saw them in late ‘82 playing a Tuesday night to a crowd of maybe only 25-30 people, and they still rocked the fucking roof off. I’ve never understood why they didn’t get the same level of recognition as so many other L.A. bands did back then. They were WAY better than a lot of more well known bands from that scene/era.
@@vinylrichie007 Indeed. From roughly '79 through '83, L.A. was the undisputed epicenter of the punk universe... even if NYC and London were still getting all the attention
Common thing in recording studios in L.A. is to add a second layer of vocals on top of the original main vocals. Gives them more death that they dont have naturally. Yes she's a good singer but live her vocals sound different. I like this band overall but a lot of studio magic can be done to make a band sound better than they are. Still happens today. I remember having a younger relative that loved one direction. I told her she should look online to find some live stuff by them to see how they really sound live. She came back to me a week later and told me live they sounded awful. Studio recordings are never a good representation of how a band really sounds. Some are better live, some are worse.
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So fucking good. This EP, and the two albums that immediately followed it are some of the best punk rock to ever come out of America. Unfortunately not too many people were paying attention, and they kind of got brushed under the carpet of history. Early Legal Weapon *SHOULD* be held in equally high regards as bands like Black Flag, Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, etc. They may not have been as ‘hardcore’ as those bands, but they had just as much passion, energy, and power... plus extremely well written songs. Kat’s voice is one of the best that punk ever produced. It’s a crime that she passed away without ever seeing her band get the credit they deserved. RIP Kat.
They certainly had more talent as musicians and songwriters as those other bands you listed. Black Flag? They were SHIT!
@@camvillar8177 Black Flag was "shit"? Ok. I'll just let anyone else who happens to be reading this respond to that one. I'll give you this much... BF definitely *became* shit around '84 or so. Before that it was a very different story. You have no music listed on your channel, so I have no frame of reference as to who you consider "good" and who you consider "shit", but as a musician I can tell you this much... if you think Dead Kennedys and Bad Brains were made up of members with little or no musical talent, then you must not be a musician.
One other thing. I think you missed the whole point of my original post, which is that I always thought it was a damn shame that LW didn't get the recognition by the public at large that those other bands I mentioned did. It wasn't meant to be some dick-waving contest as to who were better musicians and songwriters. That's all subjective anyway. It's a great big world with a lot of different opinions coming into play. I'm not gonna go down that rabbit hole. All I'm saying is that Legal Weapon deserve a much higher level of recognition for their contributions to both L.A. punk and to music in general. Anything else is an entirely different discussion.
@@camvillar8177 Have you ever tried to play a Bad Brains song? Because I've been a guitarist for 15 years and I still can't do it. Their musicianship was not "shit".
This one and DOI are my faves for sure. Having an incredible line up of players backing them up didn't hurt. It's like LA punk royalty, not to downplay some of the other albums that are also solid..
They would play the Cuckoo's Nest
Another jewel in the crown of the early LA scene!
This is so rad. Love it! Kat rules
Kat was one of the best vocalists in punk at that time. Their first album was pretty amazing, when it came out.
+Toby Gibson
I'm stalking you online.
+Rat Lungworm You know you're somebody when you have a stalker.
The first and second albums (plus this EP) were some of the BEST American punk rock ever recorded, and they were also amazing live. I saw them in late ‘82 playing a Tuesday night to a crowd of maybe only 25-30 people, and they still rocked the fucking roof off. I’ve never understood why they didn’t get the same level of recognition as so many other L.A. bands did back then. They were WAY better than a lot of more well known bands from that scene/era.
Brewzerr LA had tons of great bands.
@@vinylrichie007 Indeed. From roughly '79 through '83, L.A. was the undisputed epicenter of the punk universe... even if NYC and London were still getting all the attention
Patricia was amazing. Kat was superb. This was just an amazing EP. Memory Eternal.
Mikey Beans' book & my love of Pat brought me here. much love
An absolutely fun amazing band.
Patricia Morrison was such a babe. ❤
what band was Patricia Morrison not in ?..............RIP Kat
RIP KAT///
Pow Pow one of my favorites... good stuff
No One Listens 0:00
Live My Way 2:48
No Sorrow 5:18
Pow Pow 8:41
Hostility 12:12
RIP Kat
Such a great album! Can't believe I got my first copy sealed on cassette for $1 30+yrs ago in the cut out bin.
Theee unsung heroines of the 80s. If u dont know then FOAD
Live My Way, No Sorrow & Pow Pow is as good a 3 track run as any of the other classic bands in the cali scene, I'd say one of the best
such a great record
Killer album XX
LA girls. come take your toll...
2:49 Live My Way
Great punk for sure!
F Yeah!
Pete from the RADICALS sent me.
1981 I believe?
Common thing in recording studios in L.A. is to add a second layer of vocals on top of the original main vocals. Gives them more death that they dont have naturally. Yes she's a good singer but live her vocals sound different. I like this band overall but a lot of studio magic can be done to make a band sound better than they are. Still happens today. I remember having a younger relative that loved one direction. I told her she should look online to find some live stuff by them to see how they really sound live. She came back to me a week later and told me live they sounded awful. Studio recordings are never a good representation of how a band really sounds. Some are better live, some are worse.
Bem louco! .
5:17
Legal Weapon. Classic Punk Rock - it's too bad a couple of them were on the needle. Heroin Killz
A ton of punks were ‘on the needle’ back then, and many of them are still here today. It wasn’t dope that killed Kat.
What year was this?
1981
very good band
Legal Weapon is playing a show in LA on October 19th
@@sruse Who sang? I can't imagine LW without Kat
@@Brewzerr Kat hadn't been feeling well and passed away days before the show so they didn't play. Their very last show was in January 2018.
@@sruse I forgot to look at when you posted that comment. My mistake.
she killed here hussband?
+. yese shae didd
Huh?
No