Penelope Spheeris’ ground-breaking documentary The Decline Of Western Civilization captured the agony and the ecstasy of the Los Angeles punk scene of the late 1970s and its excellent soundtrack is required listening for all west coast Punk fans. The raw, jagged live sets by icons such as Black Flag, the Circle Jerks, the Germs, and Fear must be heard to be believed and the numbers by X point to their later commercial breakthrough; Catholic Discipline, with Claude Bessy of Slash magazine, provide another nugget. Totally essential! Amen!
1 White Minority - Black Flag
2 Depression - Black Flag
3 Revenge - Black Flag
4 Manimal- Germs
5 Underground Babylon - Catholic Discipline
6 Barbee Doll Lust - Catholic Discipline
7 Beyond And Back - X
8 Johnny Hit And Run Pauline - X
9 We're Desperate - X
10 Nausea - X
11 The Unheard Music - X
12 Red Tape - Circle Jerks
13 Back Against The Wall - Circle Jerks
14 I Just Want Some Skank - Circle Jerks
15 Wasted - Circle Jerks
16 Gluttony- Alice Bag Band
17 Prowlers In The Night- Alice Bag Band
18 I Don't Care About You- Fear
19 I Love Livin' In The City- Fear