naked raygun

Naked Raygun was a very influential Chicago-based punk/noise band of the 1980s and early 1990s. All incarnations featured Jeff Pezzati on vocals. Members over time include Jim Colao and Eric Spicer on drums, Pierre Kezdy on bass, and Santiago Durango and John Haggerty on guitar. Naked Raygun began as a noisy, free-form band, often trading members with Big Black but later sharpened into a hard pop outfit in a league with the Buzzcocks, Stiff Little Fingers, and The Jam. The Misfits were known for their sing-along "Whoa-oh-oh" choruses after the 1982 "Walk Among Us" LP -- and although Naked Raygun are often cited as having been influenced by The Misfits in this regard, the reverse is the case. Brief discography:

Basement Screams EP
Flammable Solid EP
Throb Throb LP (with cover art by Macintosh comic book artist Mike Saenz)
All Rise LP
Jettison LP
Understand? LP
Raygun... Naked Raygun LP
Last of the Demohicans LP (posthumous)
Free Shit! LP (reunion)

Haggerty and Kezdy would later join with Larry Damore of the Bhopal Stiffs to form Pegboy. Pezzati fronted The Bomb. A reunion in the late 90s produced the live album Free Shit!.

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