Spotify Release Info
Track: We Don't Need the English
Artist: Bags
Album: Yes L.A. EP
Artist Bio
Name: Bags
Spotify Genres: proto-punk, riot grrrl, queercore, punk
Followers: 3,445
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Biography
The Bags were one of the first generation of punk rock bands to emerge out of Los Angeles, California in the late 70's formed by Alice Armendariz and Patricia Rainone. The first line up includes Alice on vocals, Pat on bass, Janet Koontz and Geza X on guitars, and Joe Nanini on drums. With this line up The Bags played their first show at [l=The Masque] on September 10, 1977. During this first period many drummers played in the band, like [a=Nicky Beat], [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/269744-DJ-Bonebrake]Don Bonebrake[/url], [a=Don Bolles] (later of the [a=Germs]). With a new line up featuring Alice and Pat, Craig Lee and Rob Ritter on guitars, and Terry Graham on drums, The Bags released in 1979 their first and only record, the single "Survive" on Dangerhouse Records. "We Don't Need The English" was included on the [Link] compilation. After this, Pat left the band. In 1980 the group, minus Pat, was filmed by Penelope Spheeris for the punk rock documentary film, '[Link]'. At the release of the film in 1981 the producers billed the group as [a=Alice Bag Band] to avoid any conflict with ex-member Pat. By then, however, the band had broken up. Alice went on to join [a=Castration Squad]. Terry Graham and Rob Ritter joined [url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/270779-Gun-Club-The]The Gun Club[/url]; Ritter later change his name to Rob Graves and form the seminal death rock band [a=45 Grave]; he died in 1991 of a heroin overdose. Craig Lee also played with [a=Catholic Discipline]; he died in 1991, as a result of AIDS. Pat, later known as Patricia Morrison, first joined [a=Legal Weapon], and also went on to join [a=The Gun Club] (reuniting with Terry Graham), [a=The Sisters Of Mercy] and [a=The Damned] (whose singer, Dave Vanian, she eventually married).
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Check this outPopular Tracks on Spotify
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1.SurviveDangerhouse Volume 1
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2.We Will Bury YouDangerhouse Volume 2: Give Me a Little Pain!
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3.We Don't Need the EnglishYes L.A. EP
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4.Babylonian GorgonDangerhouse Volume 2: Give Me a Little Pain!
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5.Babylonian GorgonDangerhouse Complete Singles Collected 1977-1979
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6.SurviveDangerhouse Complete Singles Collected 1977-1979
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7.Good DopeGood Dope
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8.Say The Words - Bags RemixRemixes
Discogs Release Info
Release: The Bags - All Bagged Up: The Collected Works 1977-1980
Year: 2007
Genres: Rock
Styles: Punk