Band from
Fullerton in
Orange County,
California, who I would immediately tag as "
punk" only their early
rejection by the local
hardcore scene led them to completely disassociate themselves from the
genre. Nevertheless, if they
were punk -- and I'm not saying for a moment that they were -- their debut
album Living In Darkness would be one of the all-time
classic punk recordings. Heavily influenced by
1960s surf instrumentals, their early
raw sound gave way to a more polished style that failed to draw much interest from the non-
punk-rock-listening world and led some of their punk
adherents to assume they'd
sold out.
Named for an herbicide used in the Vietnam War as a defoliant, so called because of the orange stripe on its container. Produced rather severe side effects in those exposed to it.
lineup:
- Mike Palm - vocals & guitar
- James Levesque - bass
- Scott Miller - drums
partial discography:
- Living In Darkness (1981)
- When You Least Expect It... (EP, date unknown)
- This Is The Voice (1986)
- 1990 live album, title unknown
- Virtually Indestructible (1996)