Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be

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Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be
Studio album by GG Allin
Released	1980
Recorded	1978-80
Genre	Punk rock
Label	Homestead Records
Producer	GG Allin and The Jabbers
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Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be (1980) Eat My Fuc (1986)

Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be is G.G. Allin's first album. Some songs were recorded over a period of several years in the late 1970s, from 1978 to 1980, when Allin was with the band The Jabbers. Various singles were released with these songs, and eventually they were collected to make this album in 1980.

Most notable, Allin's singing voice had not yet deteriorated from his extreme substance abuse. The music is of much higher quality in terms of the sound recording than Allin's later output. The music itself is a mix of power pop and hardcore punk, like most of his early material up until the mid 1980s.

Thematically, the songs do not represent the extreme anti-social, and violent tone that Allin's later work exhibits. However, this does not mean that the album transcends juvenile punk rock, since songs like "Beat, Beat, Beat", "Assface", and "Pussy Summit Meeting" are gutter lyrics (albeit snottily humorous ones). The lyrics of "I Need Adventure" presage the later lifestyle of Allin. It is doubtful that Allin himself wrote all the songs. "1980s Rock N' Roll" is not like any lyric Allin ever wrote.

One review of Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be, states: "Amazingly enough, the violent hatred, sexual and psychological degradation, and staggering stupidity only hint at the heights (or depths) Allin would reach later."

Although he is indeed credited with playing drums on this album (credited as Kevin Allin), it is not known for which of the tracks he did.

The cover of the album was taken backstage on the Jerry Springer set, which has been used since it's reissue.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Bored to Death"
2. "Beat, Beat, Beat"
3. "One Man Army"
4. "Assface"
5. "Pussy Summit Meeting"
6. "Cheri Love Affair"
7. "Automatic"
8. "I Need Adventure"
9. "Don't Talk to Me"
10. "Unpredictable"
11. "1980s Rock N' Roll"

[edit] Personnel

• GG Allin - vocals, drums, producer
• Jeff Penney - guitar, backing vocals
• Merle Allin - bass guitar
• Alan Chapple - bass guitar
• Tim Horrigan - piano
• Bob MacKenzie - drums
• David Peel - backing vocals, executive producer
• Russell Arcara - executive producer
• Keith Roth - executive producer
• Tom Bartlett - engineer, associate producer, tape editor, mixing
• John Stewart - engineer
• Phil Austin - mastering

v • d • e GG Allin Bands The Jabbers – The Cedar Street Sluts – The Scumfucs – The AIDS Brigade – Bloody Mess & The Skabs – Antiseen – The Murder Junkies Major Albums Always Was, Is and Always Shall Be – Eat My Fuc – Hated in the Nation – Boozing and Pranks – You Give Love a Bad Name – Banned in Boston – Freaks, Faggots, Drunks and Junkies-Anti-Social Personality Disorder - Live – <-- -Suicide Sessions - --> Brutality and Bloodshed for All – Carnival of Excess: Limited Edition - Dirty Love Songs  – Murder Junkies – The Troubled Troubador Films Hated: GG Allin and the Murder Junkies Related persons Merle Allin – Dee Dee Ramone – Genya Ravan – David Peel – Mark Kramer – Wayne Kramer – Dennis Thompson – J Mascis – Dick Urine See also Hardcore punk – Shock Rock – Punk Rock – Spoken Word – Country – GG Allin discography