
[THE GERMS] #011979 • 196 BPM
WHISKY A GO GO CHAOS // 'LEXICON DEVIL' & 'MANIMAL' LIVE IN HOLLYWOOD
Slash Records / Decline of Western Civilization 16mm Reel (Los Angeles, CA)
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Documented THE GERMS Lineup Musician & Touring Veteran • Los Angeles, CA • Since 1976
DONNA RHIA (Donna Rhia / Becky Barton (Drums — Forming 7-Inch Single Era)) is a documented lineup musician and touring veteran of THE GERMS. Emerging from the Los Angeles, CA scene around 1976, DONNA RHIA contributed to THE GERMS's classic releases, DIY all-ages shows, and high-energy pit history.
“What We Do Is Secret. Blue circle armband burns, peanut-butter-smeared stages at the Whisky a Go Go, and Pat Smear's ferocious Hagström guitar wall.”

Pat Smear, Lorna Doom, and Don Bolles drive a blistering wall of distortion on 'Lexicon Devil' and 'Manimal' as Darby Crash dives into the Hollywood pit.

PAT SMEAR • Slash Records / Decline of Western Civilization 16mm Reel (1979)