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Crime was an early American punk band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band was formed in 1976 by Johnny Strike (vocals, guitar), Frankie Fix (vocals, guitar), Ron "The Ripper" Greco (bass; ex-Flamin' Groovies), and Ricky Tractor (Ricky Williams) (drums). Their debut, the self-financed double A-side, "Hot Wire My Heart" and "Baby You're So Repulsive", appeared at the end of 1976, and is the first single released by a U.S. punk act from the West Coast.

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  • Crime was an early American punk band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band was formed in 1976 by Johnny Strike (vocals, guitar), Frankie Fix (vocals, guitar), Ron "The Ripper" Greco (bass; ex-Flamin' Groovies), and Ricky Tractor (Ricky Williams) (drums). Their debut, the self-financed double A-side, "Hot Wire My Heart" and "Baby You're So Repulsive", appeared at the end of 1976, and is the first single released by a U.S. punk act from the West Coast. The band's sound was characterized by simple rock-and-roll arrangements played at intensely high volumes. Michael Goldberg, critic for New York Rocker magazine, wrote in 1978: "Crime play loud. So loud that the plate glass window at the opposite end of the club shakes, tables tremble and people hang onto their drinks. Loudness may be Crime's only musical raison d'etre. This band is a literal translation of the concept 'minimal.' Drummer Hank Rank thumps out a simple Bo Diddley beat that is only adequate in the context of the rest of the band. Bassist Ron the Ripper coaxes a thick rumble from his amp that reminds one of the thunder of a bulldozer rolling over rugged terrain. And the guitar playing of [Johnny] Strike and Frankie Fix make you feel like you've been forcefully held underwater for the full 25 minutes of the set." In Issue #13 of Ugly Things Magazine, critic Mike Stax wrote: "CRIME's music didn't conform to the norm either. They didn't use the standard-issue highspeed buzzsaw guitar approach. Instead their noisy attacks were an unpredictable stew of clanging, howling guitars and shuddering rhythms - more of an intense sonic RUMBLE than anything else." (en)
  • Crime sono un gruppo punk rock statunitense originario di San Francisco formato nel 1976 da Johnny Strike (voce e chitarra), Frankie Fix (chitarra), Ron "The Ripper" Greco (basso; ex-/Flamin' Groovies) e Ricky James (batteria). Sono stati, insieme ai newyorchesi , tra i progenitori dell'hardcore punk, nonché uno dei più importanti gruppi punk americani dell'epoca, sebbene non siano mai riusciti a confezionare un album vero e proprio ma solo raccolte di singoli. (it)
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  • L-R: Fix, Ripper, Rank, Strike (en)
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  • Crime sono un gruppo punk rock statunitense originario di San Francisco formato nel 1976 da Johnny Strike (voce e chitarra), Frankie Fix (chitarra), Ron "The Ripper" Greco (basso; ex-/Flamin' Groovies) e Ricky James (batteria). Sono stati, insieme ai newyorchesi , tra i progenitori dell'hardcore punk, nonché uno dei più importanti gruppi punk americani dell'epoca, sebbene non siano mai riusciti a confezionare un album vero e proprio ma solo raccolte di singoli. (it)
  • Crime was an early American punk band from San Francisco, California, United States. The band was formed in 1976 by Johnny Strike (vocals, guitar), Frankie Fix (vocals, guitar), Ron "The Ripper" Greco (bass; ex-Flamin' Groovies), and Ricky Tractor (Ricky Williams) (drums). Their debut, the self-financed double A-side, "Hot Wire My Heart" and "Baby You're So Repulsive", appeared at the end of 1976, and is the first single released by a U.S. punk act from the West Coast. (en)
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