The Saints

The Saints were among Australia's most important rock bands, and the first group from the Antipodes to make a splash on the international punk rock scene. Their independently produced 1976 debut single, "(I'm) Stranded," was a blazing slice of stripped-to-the-frame rock & roll that became a sensation in Australia and the U.K., and 1977's "This Perfect Day" was a near-perfect encapsulation of the first era of punk with its blazing speed and Chris Bailey's defiant proclamation of "Don't need no one to tell me what I don't already know." While punk gave the Saints their identity ...