White Flame - American Rudeness (CD)

Facts White Flame was formed in Connecticut by high school friends Mark St. John and Rich Ricciuti in the early 1970s. American Rudeness, their only album, was recorded between 1977 and 1978 in New Haven and self-released on the band's own label. It never got any distribution outside the band's state, preventing them from having any success or recognition. Their music is a killer blend of Detroit proto-punk, heroin fueled rock 'Berlin-style,' with a dash of weirdness (they were huge Zappa fans). Influences from Wayne County, the Stooges, MC5 and the Velvet Underground are rampant. Almost 30 years after it's first pressing, Munster unearths this hidden treasure.