(GI) (studio album)
by Germs
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(GI) is ranked as the best album by Germs.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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70/100  | 09/10/2025 19:31 | Ilovesuicide | | 68/100 |
90/100 | 08/22/2025 10:07 |  SomethingSpecial | | 82/100 |
55/100 | 07/14/2025 17:22 |  Dingerbell | | 63/100 |
60/100 | 06/21/2025 13:57 | Elauqsapid | | 63/100 |
60/100 | 04/28/2025 11:36 | Siromynian | | 79/100 |
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 71.8/100, a mean average of 70.3/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 71.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 19.1.
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The Germs perfected the simplicity of hardcore punk though they dont have the agression of band like Black Flag and Minor Threat. One of those records I enjoy allot but I would not easily recommend to someone else at all, because there is not much in terms of musicality at play here (except some guitar work on Richie Dagger and Manimal and the bass is really catchy) and the vocals are purposely terrible, but man this is addictive as fuck.
Jboy56 01/08/2022 08:01
I have a wide taste for music, but punk or the music related to punk has always remained a mystery to me. It does not get to my soul or grip me at all.
The praise is sometimes incomprehensible. This music leaves me untouched. Do not actively hate it, but to me, it remains as a side note in my musical encyclopedia. I like many punk songs, but a whole album of this is too much for me
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planetneutral 01/07/2018 22:30
Important doesn't mean good.
Best Tracks: Communist Eyes, Lexicon Devil
Amazing, one of the first Punk bands in the U.S if not thee first. Great LA classic
and the band has a great story going.
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