From the very beginning of GI, I was barraged by the grating voice of Darby Crash. I hadn't gotten a couple seconds into the first song before I felt the urge to throw this whole musical experiment out of the window and listen to something less "assaulty." I felt very much like an old person trying to enjoy a quiet day at the park, only to be accosted by the musical equivalent of a thrown water balloon filled with piss. However, I really wanted to listen to the whole album (grating as it was) before writing down my thoughts. And after a song or two, Crash started to win me over. The discordant jumble became more comprehensible as my ears and senses adapted, and I felt like the music was no longer "against" me, but rather I was "with" it. After I listened to the whole album (altogether not very long), I found that I wanted to listen through a second time. And then a third. The Germs' music had started off antagonistic, but now I felt a camaraderie with it, like I was being offered an invitation to join in their maelstrom of rage and energy. Overall, I was really surprised that I liked this album. Especially since I started off hating it. My mind was definitely changed and I think I'll never forget this album or it's intro. RIP Darby Crash 🙏🏻 may your legend live on.