Album Spotlight: Angry Samoans 'Back from Samoa'

Album Spotlight: Angry Samoans 'Back from Samoa'

Author: The Kings of Punk January 24, 2025 Duration: 1:39:18

The KOPPOD Troika starts the show with extended-length musings regarding the death of David Lynch and other hot topics, then move on to their review of LA Punk Rock classic 'Back from Samoa' by the ANGRY SAMOANS. Includes examination of the ANGRY SAMOANS' METAL MIKE SAUNDERS and GREGG TURNER's rock critic priors, a listen to their prior band VOM (featuring RICHARD MELTZER on vocals) assessment of their sound in relation to their contemporaries, and recaps of inter-band comment-section feuds on defunct websites.


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