The Generators

Not to be confused with a Finnish outfit also called the Generators, this band is a snarling, in-your-face punk quintet that came out of Los Angeles in the 1990s. L.A.'s Generators steered clear of the type of pop-minded emocore that alternative rock radio was quick to play in the '90s and early 2000s; their boisterous recordings proudly recalled the old-school punk of the late '70s and early '80s. The Generators had a variety of American and British influences; their sound owed a lot to British pub rock and classic U.K. punk bands like the Clash, the Sex Pistols, the Jam, Sha...