And a pertinent and most astute assessment from an industry insider: "The Samoans are assholes and they're proud of it."
- Bob Merlis, Warner Bros. Records - What's Up America @ 6:27.
Do the Angry Samoans still exist? Well, sort of--which
is the same status as always.
The Samoans have been gigging again since Spring 1996.
In 2007 they did a whirlwind tour of Germany... California towns covered
include Gilman St./Berekeley, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Petaluma,
Sacramento, Sonoma, Gilroy, Davis, San Jose, San Diego, Corona/Riverside
County, and San Joaquin Valley towns Manteca, Oakhurst, and Sonora.
The present lineup of the Samoans:
Mike Saunders: Guitar, Vocals
Bill Vockeroth: Drums, Vocals
Colin Alflen: Guitar, Vocals
Matt "Malice" Vicknair: Bass Guitar
The current set list, September 2007:
ELECTROCUTE YOUR COCK
RIGHT SIDE OF MY MIND
GIMME SOPOR
GAS CHAMBER
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LITTLE BLACK EGG
BBC
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOUR MOM
HOT CARS
THE TODD KILLINGS
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HELP (damned verson)
TIME TO FUCK
(mike switches to drums)
TEQUILA/KNOWLEDGE (dance contest)
NOT OF THIS EARTH
YOU STUPID ASSHOLE
SLAVE TO MY DICK
(bill back to drums)
STEAK KNIFE
LIGHTS OUT
YOU STUPID JERK
HOMO-SEXUAL
PSYCH-OUT 129
CARSON GIRLS
INSIDE MY BRAIN
BABY ONE MORE TIME (30 sec only)
TIME HAS COME TODAY (short) / into
HAIZMAN'S BRAIN IS CALLING (short)
BALLAD OF JERRY CURLAN
THEY SAVED HITLER'S COCK
GET OFF THE AIR
WASTED / NERVOUS BREAKDOWN
MY OLD MAN'S A FATSO
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I'M A PIG (bill vocals / mike drums)
SO THAT'S WHAT THEY'VE DONE LATELY, WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST 40 GIGS?
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10/28/78 -- The Angry Samoans share their first billing with The Aliens (minus Roky!) presaging "The Shapes of Things to Come".
2 -- Blazing trails at Samo High. "Got milk?"
True Story: The Samoans appearance at Santa Monica High initiated a trend of
throwing milk cartons at bands making the noontime gig!
10 -- CAMARILLO State Hospital Unit 28: The Angrie Samouns' first top billing! "T.U.M.O.R.S." featured guitarist P.J. Galligan, who will soon become the Samoan's new first guitarist.
12 -- The Samoaners return to Camarillo's Auditorium with the Plimsouls!
13 13 13 -- The Rhino gig, May 6, 1979, enshrined on "Live at Rhino Records". This is Kevin Eric "Bonze" Saunders' last appearance with the Samoans; the Samoans soon play Camarillo again with Harlan Hollander of Tremors on guitar, this time sharing the billing with Fear (July 20, 1979).
"Letter from Lou"
-- So Rodney might say ... "I'm under contract too!"
(Just like Paul Williams as the head of "Death Records" in "Phantom of the Paradise"!)
Number One! "Live at Rhino Records"??? Mysteriously linked with... Budgie?
"You say my hair is much too long/And you are right and I am wrong... You want to cut my hair!" -- Rape of the Locks: Budgie rewlz!
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