http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4138&rws=%2Fblack-flag%2Fmusic-videos.rssBlack Flag have become one of the most enduring legacies of American Punk. The band's first two EP releases, <I>Nervous Breakdown</I> and <I>Jealous Again</I>, are paradigms of the original West Coast Hardcore sound: loud, fast, and abrasively unpolished. The group would undergo a number of lineup changes (including the departure of Keith Morris to form the equally legendary Circle Jerks), most notably the insertion of vocalist Henry Rollins, future spoken word artist/author/alterna-hero/Gap model. By the release of <I>Damaged</I>, their first full-length album, Rollins' influence was apparent -- the band had acquired an overt Heavy Metal sound rife with three-minute guitar solos and head-banging riffs. BF were astonishingly prolific -- producing up to three albums a year -- until their breakup in 1986, at which point founder Greg Ginn left to focus on running the notable Indie label SST. - Kali HollowayHardcoreen720Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:23:12 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.4138&rws=%2Fblack-flag%2Fmusic-videos.rss Black Flag have become one of the most enduring legacies of American Punk. The band's first two EP releases, <I>Nervous Breakdown</I> and <I>Jealous Again</I>, are paradigms of the original West Coast Hardcore sound: loud, fast, and abrasively unpolished. The group would undergo a number of lineup changes (including the departure of Keith Morris to form the equally legendary Circle Jerks), most notably the insertion of vocalist Henry Rollins, future spoken word artist/author/alterna-hero/Gap model. By the release of <I>Damaged</I>, their first full-length album, Rollins' influence was apparent -- the band had acquired an overt Heavy Metal sound rife with three-minute guitar solos and head-banging riffs. BF were astonishingly prolific -- producing up to three albums a year -- until their breakup in 1986, at which point founder Greg Ginn left to focus on running the notable Indie label SST. - Kali Holloway