So, Flipper. Created from the wreckage of Sleepers and Negative Trend, Flipper
was is a San Francisco based punk band that formed in 1979 and continues to release material on and off (most recently two LPS:
Fight and
LOVE, 2009.) The thing that distinguishes Flipper from other punk groups of the time is that their music is slower. It's cacophonous--filled with symbols, whistles, and raspy cries of
sex bomb and
cheap fucker. Flipper's sound on
Generic (1982)
ranges from "Life," a pop track with a sound reminiscent of The Velvet Underground meets Iggy Pop to the unapologetic, capricious "Sex Bomb." Unlike Black Flag's
Damaged (1981), whose relentless, spasmodic tracks are held together tightly in an album well suited to prodigious foot-tapping--Flipper has an almost clumsy, rolling sound.
The genius of
Generic is its ability to be both caustic and fun to listen to.
Generic is generally considered to be a "punk" album (whatever that broad and largely inclusive name entails), but it has a distinctively post-punk edge to it.
Get it. Love it. Do it. Now.
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