No one rolls in their own excrement for nothing. GG Allin, or Jesus Christ Allin, as he was christened—his little brother Merle called him Je-Je—surely had a good reason for becoming the most degraded performer in the history of rock ’n’ roll. But what was it? Was it Culture he opposed? Or Life itself? Or was it the Normal, that shuffling… return to article
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Reader Comments (9)Page 1 of 1 pagesDamn, I thought 2LiveCrew was pushing the envelope back in the late 80’s/early 90’s. This guy was EXTREME!
Posted by theloneous on Mar 30, 2005 at 4:06 PM I miss iggy when he was “the world’s forgotten boy, the one who searches to distroy.” Before Bowie gentrified him.
Posted by phil spector on Mar 30, 2005 at 4:30 PM And in a twisted kind of irony which do you think is tougher to admit to: the unnerving spectacle of a horrid self-exorcism with you as enabling voyeur; or, a silly burlesque of same choreographed for a Gap check with you as target consumer?
Posted by Ray Overfield on Mar 30, 2005 at 9:24 PM funny, i was just in a bar in echo park after closing. the dj pulled out a record by gg allen like it was a secret treasure delivered by either god or satan and played just one track. i really wish i was sober then and could remember the sound.
cheers
Posted by nihilist on Mar 31, 2005 at 12:59 AM “future Bowie guitarist Carlos Alomar”
Huh? Alomar was with Bowie since 1974. He cowrote FAME in ‘75 with Bowie and Lennon.
Posted by Tony Martin on Mar 31, 2005 at 3:07 AM awww, an article on GG Allin, and no mention of his Antiseen comrades? Damn.
Posted by jamie on Apr 1, 2005 at 2:35 AM get the GG cd “Banned in Boston” which has his first record, influenced by the ramones and ripped off my countless “pop punk” bands.
His last record with the murder junkies is also great, but more “scum rock” sounding.
In between he did great records and really bad ones too. Still, GG was more than just someone who rolled in poop.
Posted by mike desert on Apr 7, 2005 at 5:34 AM iam doin a report on gg post your views on his life
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