G.G. Allin - Live Fast, Die Fast
Original Release Date
1984Release Information
US 7" 1984 (Black & Blue - 410017)US CDS 1998 (Black & Blue - HD 3279)
1 Live Fast, Die Fast 3:51
2
Living Like An Animal 3:13
3
Louden Boomer 2:54
4
I Need Adventure 3:43
Chart Placings
NoneCredits
7":
All selection written by G.G. Allin
Arranged by
G.G. Allin
Produced by Peter Yarmouth
GG Allin - vocals
Rect-Al Chappelle - bass
Zack Spleenis - guitars
Tim Testy - percussion
Special Guests
The Rectums - backing vocals
Additional Credits
GG Allin - drums, vocals
Alan Chapple - bass, lead guitar
Randy "Zark" Martin - guitar
Reviews & Opinions
PUNKY GIBBON: After Eat My Fuc, a real let down. This is simply awful, a lame attempt at mainstream rock with cliched lyrics about the usual sort of crap you'd expect....but of Kiss or Aerosmith, not GG. GG expresses only mild irritation and fails to utter a single expletive. The music is just mundane rock with mild punky trimmings; only 'Loudenboumber' has any velocity.
MARK PRINDLE: I was just in the other room throwing a turd at somebody out the window when it suddenly occurred to me that I haven't reviewed a GG Allin record in a while. As the Reverend Jim Jones once said, "Now is the time for all good men to come to the (Kool) aid of their GG Allin fans". Well, I'm nothing if not entirely naked and standing in the middle of a shopping district, so pass the Dr. Mustard and let's breast! This record is still very early GG Allin, so the Johnny Cougar stupidity and bad hard rock machismo of "Live Fast, Die Fast" and the 1984 version of "I Need Adventure" have to be understood in that context. Note I didn't say "ENJOYED in that context," as doctors would have to discover a whole new sub-level of mental retardation before these two exercises in impotent redneckism are to be enjoyed by anyone. The other two tracks are extremely catchy punk rockers though - "Livin' Like An Animal" sounds like the Adolescents or early Bad Religion while thematically supporting GG's infamous "eating my own poop" decree, and "Louden Boomer" is cool Weirdosy surf-spy punk with a really loud bass guitar. Not sure about the lyrics. Wasn't there a TV dog named Boomer at some point? Maybe it's about how loud he barked.
Additional Notes
The "Additional Credits" are the actual credits (which do not match the insert) and images of Sleeve #2 and #3 are from the Boozing And Pranks website. This single was also issued by GG on a homemade cassette.
Images
US 7" 1984 (Black & Blue - 410017). Sleeve #1. Click here for more
US 7" 1984 (Black & Blue - 410017). Sleeve #2. Click here for more
US 7" 1984 (Black & Blue - 410017). Sleeve #3. Click here for more
US CDS 1998 (Black & Blue - HD 3279). Click here for more (Note: "Made in Canada" but has US address, so I am treating as US pressing)
