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Angry Samoans – Yesterday Started Tomorrow – Cassette
Yesterday Started Tomorrow is an album by the American punk rock band Angry Samoans. It was released in 1986 and marked a return for the band, who had been on hiatus for several years prior to its release.
Angry Samoans are known for their influential contributions to the punk rock and hardcore punk scenes, particularly in the 1980s. The band’s music often features fast tempos, catchy hooks, and lyrics with a humorous and satirical edge.
The first Angry Samoans gig was opening for Roky Erickson and the Aliens in Richmond, CA on October 30, 1978. Roky actually didn’t make the show but remained a friend and inspiration to Gregg Turner and the band throughout their span.
The Samoans first album, Inside My Brain, was one of the early hardcore punk albums to come out of the LA hardcore punk rock scene. Their seventeen minute long hardcore classic, Back from Samoa, released in 1982, featured lyrics on such themes as the trendiness of poking your eyes out (“Lights Out”) and finding Adolf Hitler’s penis (“They Saved Hitler’s Cock”) over thrashing guitars and catchy pounding drum beats.
In the middle 1980s Angry Samoans returned to their roots in 1960s garage rock and put out two releases, Yesterday Started Tomorrow EP and STP Not LSD. Singer/bassist Todd Homer left in 1989, and formed The Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove Band with Larry Robinson, formerly of 1970s teen pop-soul band Apollo. Turner left soon afterwards, putting out an album in 1993 with the Mistaken before forming his current band, the Blood Drained Cows, featuring autoharp player Billy Angel (nee Miller) from the Aliens.
Yesterday Started Tomorrow is generally regarded as a solid addition to their discography, although it may not be as well-known as some of their earlier releases. The album features songs that reflect the band’s signature irreverent and politically charged style. While it may not have achieved the same level of recognition as their classic albums like “Back from Samoa” or “Inside My Brain,” it’s appreciated by fans of punk rock and those familiar with Angry Samoans’ body of work.
Yesterday Started Tomorrow is another example of the band’s commitment to their punk ethos and their ability to deliver energetic and spirited punk rock music.
Triple X Records
Song List
1. Different World
2. Electrocution
3. It’s Raining Today
4. Unhinged
5. Psych-Out 129
6. Somebody To Love
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