| View Larger Image | MIA: The Complete Anthology | Audio CDby The Germs
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| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Format: | Original recording reissued | | Studio: | Rhino / Wea | | Release Date: | October 17, 2000 | | Sales Rank: | 36,868th |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: Forming - The Germs, The Germs
- Track 2: Sex Boy [Live] - The Germs, The Germs
- Track 3: Lexicon Devil - The Germs, The Germs
- Track 4: Circle One
- Track 5: No God
- Track 6: What We Do Is Secret - The Germs, The Germs
- Track 7: Communist Eyes
- Track 8: Land of Treason
- Track 9: Richie Dagger's Crime
- Track 10: Strange Notes
- Track 11: American Leather
- Track 12: Lexicon Devil
- Track 13: Manimal - The Germs, The Germs
- Track 14: Our Way
- Track 15: We Must Bleed
- Track 16: Media Blitz
- Track 17: Other Newest One
- Track 18: Let's Pretend
- Track 19: Dragon Lady
- Track 20: Slave
- Track 21: Shut Down (Annihilation Man)
- Track 22: Caught in My Eye
- Track 23: Round and Round - The Germs, The Germs
- Track 24: My Tunnel
- Track 25: Throw It Away
- Track 26: Not All Right
- Track 27: Now I Hear the Laughter
- Track 28: Going Down
- Track 29: Lion's Share
- Track 30: Forming [2]
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Amazon.com
Formed in 1977, these angry, snotty-boy punks came on like an L.A. version of the Sex Pistols: sneering, shouting, and provoking violence wherever they performed. Leader Darby Crash was genuinely threatening as he railed against the society that had spawned him. Unfortunately, Crash's dark and destructive side would eventually consume him. A mere three years after the band's first gig--and in fitting tribute to his hero and role model, Sid Vicious--Crash died of a drug overdose. This anthology documents the Germs' short but furious reign as the kings of L.A. punk sleaze, from their ascension to their eventual decay. It also manages to break through the myths surrounding the band that often overshadow its legitimate contributions to the L.A. hardcore scene. --Mike Corrigan |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 67 reviews)
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Pretty dam good by Mutima Hassan  4 Stars
January 06, 2009
It was nice to hear their actual progression from bad instrument playing to completely awesome. You don't get to hear musicians at their worst and best, presented side by side and I enjoyed that.
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Germs - 'MIA: The Complete Anthology' (Rhino) by Mike Reed (USA)  5 Stars
May 25, 2008
Review #66. With a total of thirty tracks and most of them running the typical two-minute classic punk duration, one would assume this CD is the Germ's entire repertoire but I have it on good authority that it's not. Nonetheless, 'MIA' is still a must-have for any and all true fans of all American punk. Just a few of these tunes I liked best include "Sex Boy", "Circle One", the slap-in-the-face "American Leather", the ten-minute "Shut Down (Annihilation Man)" and "Now I Hear My Laughter". A definite gotta-have.
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Simply amazing... by Jack Green (Anysmalltown, State, Country) 5 Stars
February 01, 2008
This is an amazing collection of all of the Germs' known recordings, from the single "Forming/ Sexboy" to tracks designed for a movie (that only used one). This album is full of raucous energy and nihilistic, confrontational lyrics designed to shock and offend. From the drawn out drone of Forming, to the sing along chorus of What We Do Is Secret, this album practically reverberates with energy. From start to finish, it's a fun ride. It begins with Forming, and ends in full circle with Forming 2, in which Darby Crash namechecks Sid Vicious and Johnny Rotten. One of the best punk albums ever.
And yes, this is a real review, not some record store label thing summary they give the album to sell it... I actually talk that way.
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LA Hardcore by RubberShoez (Bedford, TX USA) 4 Stars
November 04, 2007
The Germs recordings are usually very rough, like a lot of hardcore is, but they seem to be exceptionally rough, so be ready for that. Also, you may have to listen to them a few times over before really appreciated their sound. This is very raw, stripped to the bones punk. If you like Flipper, I think you'll enjoy the Germs.
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What do you want?...Its the Germs! by Dr. I.C.Brown (H.B., O.C., CA and the World) 5 Stars
September 18, 2007
Your either a Germs fan or not a Germs fan. I like the Germs and am happy to have only one Germs album..."MIA: The Complete Anthology. The quality is a little rough, but give me a break, it is what it is...get it? What, my favorite songs? Sure, Richie Dagger's Crime, Lexicon Devil, Manimal, and Shut Down.
Darby was an interesting character and not the mindless monster he was portrayed as. Don't forget Pat Smear was also in the band...How old is that guy now?
I don't want to make claims or tags..."the real punkrock" "How we did it in the old days" "old school punk" blah blah blah....BUT, This is the real deal and the not the radio crap pseudo punk of today, whining and crying about girls or relationships or....WTF. "Kid" panned the Germs in his review and called them "nassally" and I suppose it is a fair opinion, but be smart, throw out the low and the high scores. The Germs (Darby) was a scary, entertaining and dangerous train wreck of a person.
Your Grandma loved the Germs.
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