WASTED YOUTH

... another LA hardcore outfit (sometimes known as LA's Wasted Youth) very much in the standard mode.

The members were Chett Lehrer (guitar, brother of Lucky Lehrer of the Circle Jerks), Jeff Long (bass), Allen Stiritz (drums), and Danny Spira (vocals). Danny Spira was later replaced by Jeff Dahlgren.

They knocked out a 14 minute long LP in 1981, then fell silent until returning with an EP in 86 and then evolved into a thrash metal band (though still pretty punky) at decade's end.  They toured a fair share, apparently successfully.

Members went on to perform in  Savage Republic; Joey Castillo became a drummer for Danzig and later Queens of the Stone Age; while Dave Kushner, who played guitar on their final Black Daze, went on to become a member of Velvet Revolver.

Footage of the original lineup (1981-1983) can be seen in the film "Slog Movie",  a film documenting the Orange County punk scene in Los Angeles at the time.

The guitarist of Guns N' Roses, Slash, wears a Wasted Youth's t-shirt in the Live At The Ritz concert of 1988 transmitted by MTV.

Thanks to Wikipedia from which I stole much of this info.

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