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#cbgb

Back on this side of the Atlantic, raw, in-your-face punk was roaring out of cities like New York City, Detroit and Cleveland. The Dead Boys' '77 single debut, "Sonic Reducer," sounds as edgy and unhinged today as it did then. Albums like 1977's Young, Loud and Snotty and the very un-P.C. We Have Come for Your Children (1978) signaled that the Dead Boys were not a family-friendly act.