Greg Ginn
Greg Ginn | |
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Greg Ginn performing with Black Flag in 2013 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Gregory Regis Ginn |
Also known as | Dale Nixon |
Born |
Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | June 8, 1954
Genres | Hardcore punk, punk rock, free jazz, punk jazz, heavy metal |
Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
Instruments | Guitar, bass guitar, theremin, vocals |
Years active | 1976–present |
Labels | SST, Cruz |
Associated acts | Black Flag, Gone, Confront James, Mojack |
Notable instruments | |
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Lucite |
Gregory Regis "Greg" Ginn (born June 8, 1954) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and singer, best known for being the leader of and primary songwriter for the hardcore punk band Black Flag, which he founded and led from 1976-86, and again in 2003. The band announced another reunion on January 25, 2013.[1] He was born in Tucson, Arizona.[2] Since breaking up Black Flag, Ginn has recorded a few solo albums, and has performed with such bands as October Faction, Gone, Confront James, Mojack, and others.[3] He also owns the Texas-based independent record label, SST, originally begun as an electronics company called Solid State Transmitters when he was a teenager and amateur radio operator (in Hermosa Beach, California).
Ginn was 99th on Rolling Stone's list of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".[4] Ginn is the older brother of artist Raymond Ginn who goes under the pseudonym of Raymond Pettibon.
Black Flag
Black Flag is an American hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter, and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band. They are widely considered to be one of the first hardcore punk bands. After breaking up in 1986, Black Flag briefly reunited in 2003 and again in 2013. Black Flag's sound mixed the raw simplicity of the Ramones with atonal guitar solos and frequent tempo shifts. The lyrics were written mostly by Ginn, and like other punk rock bands of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Black Flag voiced an anti-authoritarian and non-conformist message, in songs punctuated with descriptions of social isolation, neurosis, poverty, and paranoia. These themes were explored further when Henry Rollins joined the band as lead singer in 1981. Most of the band's material was released on Ginn's independent label, SST Records.
Partial discography
Solo
- Getting Even LP (Cruz Records, 1993)
- Dick LP (Cruz Records, 1993)
- Payday EP (Cruz Records, 1993)
- Don't Tell Me EP (Cruz Records, 1994)
- Let It Burn (Because I Don't Live There Anymore) LP (Cruz Records, 1994)
- Bent Edge LP (SST Records, 2007) – with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
- Goof Off Experts LP (SST Records, 2008) – with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
- Freddie 7" (Electric Cowbell, 2010) – with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
- Legends of Williamson County LP (SST Records, 2010) – with The Taylor Texas Corrugators
- We Are Amused LP (SST Records, 2011) – with The Royal We
- We Are One 12" (SST Records, 2011) – with The Royal We
- Fearless Leaders LP (SST Records, 2013) – with The Royal We
Black Flag
- Nervous Breakdown EP (SST Records, 1979)
- Jealous Again EP (SST Records, 1980)
- Six Pack single (SST Records, 1981)
- Louie, Louie single (Posh Boy Records, 1981)
- Damaged LP (SST Records/Unicorn Records, 1981)
- TV Party single (SST Records/Unicorn Records, 1982)
- Everything Went Black double LP (SST Records, 1983)
- The First Four Years compilation LP (SST Records, 1983)
- My War LP (SST Records, 1983)
- Family Man LP (SST Records, 1984)
- Slip It In LP (SST Records, 1984)
- Live '84 live cassette (SST Records, 1984)
- Loose Nut LP (SST Records, 1985)
- The Process of Weeding Out EP (SST Records, 1985)
- In My Head LP (SST Records, 1985)
- Who's Got the 10½? live LP (SST Records, 1986)
- Annihilate This Week live EP (SST Records, 1987)
- I Can See You EP (SST Records, 1989)
- What The... LP (SST Records, 2013)
Minutemen
- Paranoid Time EP (SST Records, 1980) (Producer)
SWA
- Your Future (If You Have One) LP (SST Records, 1985) (Producer)
October Faction
- October Faction live LP (SST Records, 1985)
- Second Factionalization LP (SST Records, 1986)
Tom Troccoli's Dog
- Tom Troccoli's Dog LP (SST Records, 1985)
Gone
- Let's Get Real, Real Gone for a Change LP (SST Records, 1986)
- Gone II – But Never Too Gone! LP (SST Records, 1986)
- Criminal Mind LP (SST Records, 1994)
- Smoking Gun remix EP (SST Records, 1994)
- All The Dirt That's Fit To Print LP (SST Records, 1994)
- Damage Control remix EP (SST Records, 1995)
- Best Left Unsaid LP (SST Records, 1996)
- Country Dumb LP (SST Records, 1998)
- The Epic Trilogy double CD (SST Records, 2007)
Minuteflag
- Minuteflag EP (SST Records, 1986)
Lawndale
- Sasquatch Rock LP (SST Records, 1987) (guest)
Rig
- Belly to the Ground LP (Cruz Records, 1994) (Producer, guest)
Mojack
- Merchandizing Murder CD (SST Records, 1995)
- Home Brew CD (SST Records, 1997)
- Rub-A-Dub CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
- Under The Willow Tree CD (SST Records, 2007)
- The Metal Years CD (SST Records, 2008)
- Hijinks CD (SST Records, 2011)
- Car CD (SST Records, 2013)
Hor
- House CD (SST Records, 1995)
- Slo N' Sleazy CD (SST Records, 1996)
- A Faster, More Aggressive Hor CD (SST Records, 1998)
- Bash CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
- Culture Wars CD (SST Records, 2010)
Confront James
- Test One Reality CD (SST Records, 1995)
- Just Do It CD (SST Records, 1995)
- Ill Gotten Hatred CD (SST Records, 1996)
- Chemical Exposure CD (SST Records, 1996)
- Black Mountain Bomb CD (SST Records, 1997)
- We Are Humored CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
El Bad
- Bad Motherfucker CD (SST Records, 1996)
- Trick Or Treat CD (SST Records, 1997)
Hotel X
- Uncommon Ground CD (SST Records, 1996) (guest)
Bias
- Model Citizen CD (SST Records, 1997)
Get Me High
- Taming The Underground CD (SST Records, 1997)
Killer Tweeker Bees
- Tweaker Blues CD (SST Records, 1997)
Fastgato
- Feral CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
Limey LBC
- Life of Lime CD (SST Records, 2003, unreleased)
The Perfect Rat
- Endangered Languages CD (Alone Records, 2007)
Jambang
- Connecting CD (SST Records, 2008)
- 200 Days in Space DVD (SST Records, 2010)
Ten East
- Robot's Guide To Freedom CD (Lexicon Devil, 2008)
Libyan Hit Squad/Round Eye
- "Full Circle" EP (Ripping Records, 2010) (Guest)
Good For You
- Life Is Too Short Not To Hold A Grudge LP (SST Records, 2013)
References
- ↑ "Black Flag Is Back". Blabbermouth.net. January 25, 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-25.
- ↑ Chick, Stevie (2009). Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black Flag. London, UK: Omnibus Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-1-84772-620-9.
- ↑ Archived January 12, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Rollingstone.com. December 2, 2010. Retrieved 2014-08-22.