Kwakuyiminyaka yamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, futhi imisinga eqinile efana ne-“Grunge"noma"insimbi entsha“Bebehlasela imisakazo, izinhlelo zethelevishini nezitolo zokuqopha. izinsalela beza nesiphakamiso sokuthi ochwepheshe abathile -abambalwa kakhulu- kulo mkhakha babheke umsebe wokukhanya phakathi kobumnyama obuningi, umnikazi wokuguquguquka kwezingoma nomculo okuthakazelisayo okungaphezu kokuthakazelisayo, okwazi ukuhlanganisa amandla nokuziphatha okubi kwentsha ezingomeni ezithile ngezikhathi ezijulile zokuphelelwa ithemba. kanye nokusesha kwangaphakathi kwabanye.
Leli qembu lazinza I-New York yakhiwe ngu Bob O'Gureck (izwi neziginci) futhi Randy staley (iziginci, amazwi asekelayo) -bobabili bayazana njengoba bengabafundi- ababezohlangana nabo kamuva Neil moscaritolo (eyala ibhesi) futhi UTom cotton (ophethe ibhethri, ifakwe kamuva) ukuze wenze lokhu okwenziwayo okungaguquki kuphile.
Njengoba sebevele benemodeli ngaphansi kwezandla zabo bayakwazi ukuzethula kubha edumile yaseNew York I-CBGB's Futhi ngemva kwama-gigs amabili kuphela kuleyo ndawo, banikezwa umxhasi obalulekile kanye naye, ithuba lokungena ilebula elikhulu elizokhiqiza i-LP yabo yokuqala (Sire / Warner Bros).
Umlingisi owabaxhasa wayengekho ngaphansi I-Hilly kristal, umnikazi we I-CBGB's, ibha ebikade isingathe futhi yaphromotha imibukiso yamabhendi e-punk namagagasi amasha ezinga le Ramones, Patti Smith o Ithelevishini (uma sibala abambalwa), ukubheja ngethalente lakhe lapho cishe kungekho muntu okwenzile.
I-eccentric kakhulu ukuthi ingakhangiswa ngendlela efanele kwi-FM kodwa iheha futhi inomsindo kakhulu ukuba inganakwa, izinsalela wakwazi ukungena ngesinyenyela emhlabeni womculo nakuba isinyathelo sakhe sasidlula ngokushesha futhi ukube bekungengenxa yokuthi “inyanga”, Lona ubengeke akhunjulwe.