Hasn't gotten a real job, and still tours as Agent Orange with a Then-still-kinda-underground subculture, putting their music on the They were one of the first bands to tap into the The band's largest following, though, came via anĪrmy of skateboarders. Included “Bloodstains”–not just a classic OC punk tune, but a classic In 1981, they released the Living In Darkness album, which Surf-guitar breaks and more overt melody lines amidst all the usual That's because they injected Dick Dale-inspired
One of the most popular bands to emerge during the late '70s/early '80s first wave of OC punk, Agent Orange–formed by a cranky, pissed-off 14-year-old named Mike Palm–sounded distinctly Orange County, as opposed to the mostly slash-and-burn approach perpetrated by their peers Social Distortion and the Adolescents. White majority meshing with the Hispanic soon-to-be majority.– Elena de la Cuz Represents the cultural mosh pit that is Orange County: the classic Tramps, Agent Orange and The Adolescents. Punk history, their members summoned from the likes of The Cadillac This Orange County band that started in 1992 has made their mark in the music scene by taking punk classics, such as The Descendents' “Milo Goes to College” and “Group Sex” by the Circle JerksĪnd Chicanofying them into satirical covers such as “Mijo Goes to Jr.Ĭollege” and “Grupo Sexo.” The band itself is a conglomerate of O.C. There are two things Orange County residents can expect when Cinco de Mayo comes around: a moratorium on Mexican-hating– all in the name of a goodwill drink fest– and a Manic Hispanic concert. * Top 25 Greatest OC Bands of All Time: 5-1 * Top 25 Greatest OC Bands of All Time: 14-6 * Top 25 Greatest OC Bands of All time: 25-15 In the spirit of recognizing the best our county has to offer (in totally subjective fashion), we hit you with a list of the top 25 greatest bands to erupt from behind the Orange Curtain.-Nate Jackson Whether some of them qualify as longtime legends or brilliant flashes in the pan, there's no denying that the most influential acts in OC's music scene are forever incapable of sticking to one kind of sound. Breaking barriers and surprising the shit out of people is just something our bands have always been good at…Google it. Because one thing that instantly dooms most of the tired cliches ascribed to OC is the music–the one-of-a-kind frustration, aggression, soul, righteousness, smartassery and freaky hallucinations that erupt from our niche in pop culture's ever-changing iPod shuffle. Those kind of labels never cease to amuse us.
Go ahead, call us a bunch of culture-less, lily-white suburbanites with a partiality to flip-flops and right-wing politics.
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