I would like to share with you this amazing video by THE PACK, an obscure German garage punk band from 77!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Jg5LeMZEIc

there are so many awesome things in this video

most info i could find on the band:

Pack

Munich, 1977-c. 1978 --- sub-bavaria wiki

Another early band from an unlikely place, Bavarian Munich. The Pack was founded by Jörg Evers (ex-Amon Düül II), who yearned for more "direct and straightforward" music after after a trip to London. Still in 1977, they recorded the single, Com' On in a former WW2 bunker, released by Teldec in 1978. Of course, they claim this to be the first "true" punk record, while others say they're hippies... The following LP Pack doesn't seem to have been so successful -- it was the last. The opener "We Better Get Ready" is an absolute gem of trashy, noisy punk. Today, Jörg Evers is president of the GEMA, the German ASCAP. Punk has come a long way.

honestly just one person watch this! it will make your life better.

Haha that is great. It's like a perfect midpoint between John Waters, the band performances in Wings of Desire and the thrash metal club part of Wild at Heart.

hurro. how bout that Ride ep?

Nifty lights! It reminds me of the "Buddy Holly" video for some reason I don't quite understand.

Haha that is great. It's like a perfect midpoint between John Waters, the band performances in Wings of Desire and the thrash metal club part of Wild at Heart.

― Ned Raggett, Thursday, November 4, 2010 8:40 PM (12 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

lol yeah that's about right!

amazing how much this shit sounds like the hives (or vice-versa). and yeah, waters vibes are huge. plus mustache feel! fact that this is amon duul II people has ruined my mind.

Wow man this sounds like some Jessie Hector shit. THANK YOU!

Your search - "jesse hector shit" - did not match any documents.

Try The Gorillas or Crushed Butler or somethin'

weird, crushed butler is a thing i have heard about forever, but always assumed they'd sound like the groundhogs or something. gorillas "gatecrasher" kinda kicking my ass atm...

This is cool! The single's been reissued btw:

http://www.munich-punk-shop.de/mailorder/en/Bands-Artists/Vinyl/Pack-Com-on-Nobody-Can-Tell-Us-Single.html

Bassist is my identical twin,fucking creepy!

Great thing about that sparse info is that it describes the music perfectly- it sounds like someone trying to make 77 UK punk without having any records, but having heard some gigs. You can hear him describing it to the rest of the band- "it's like the Troggs, but faster, and we shout on the choruses".

SB'd you, M@tt, for posting 77 content on ILM.

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weird, crushed butler is a thing i have heard about forever, but always assumed they'd sound like the groundhogs or something. gorillas "gatecrasher" kinda kicking my ass atm...

― naked human hands and a foam rubber head (contenderizer), Friday, November 5, 2010 2:23 AM (8 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

nah crushed butler is way more primordial lunkhead shit than groundhogs

Great thing about that sparse info is that it describes the music perfectly- it sounds like someone trying to make 77 UK punk without having any records, but having heard some gigs. You can hear him describing it to the rest of the band- "it's like the Troggs, but faster, and we shout on the choruses".

― bendy, Friday, November 5, 2010 8:22 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

haha this is so totally otm....