Jim Swope--Guitar, vocals
Bill Sword--Drums
Kevin Sefsic--Bass, vocals
Brian Sefsic--Vocals
Influences
Stooges,MC5,New York Dolls, 13th Floor Elevators, Ramones, Damned, Black Market Baby, Sonics, Standells, Chocolate Watchband, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry, X, Shaggs, Neil Young, Bad Brains, Slickee Boys
Sounds Like
Real rock and roll--sorry, but no fashion party here!
BONA FIDE NEW FLASH!! JESUS LOVES THE LEFT CD OUT NOW! CIRCLE THE WAGONS, BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES AND GET PREPARED TO EXPERIENCE THE FURY OF REAL ROCK AND ROLL!! ......YOU CAN BUY (AND HEAR EVERY SONG ON THE CD) RIGHT NOW AT THE LEFT CD BABY PAGE..................
The Left burst out of Hagerstown, MD in 1983 like a supernova only to implode two years later after the release of their infamous 12" EPS, Hell, It's the World! and Last Train to Hagerstown. Their Punk sound rooted in both 60s Garage and Hardcore Punk owed a lot to both the Sonics and Stooges as well as their out of the way Western Maryland locale. Outsiders and outcasts in their desolate hometown, they arose out of the ashes of the Embryonic Magnetos and first surfaced with a melodic, tuneful blast of hate, the great "You're So" which appeared on Bona Fide's Train to Disaster comp in 1983.
The following year saw the release of the now classic debut LP--Hell It's the World!--a 14 minute slab of unbridled energy, raw emotion, and lots of guitar!
Soon they would follow with their second LP Last Train to Hagerstown--another hard rockin kick ass rock n roll record in the spirit of the Stooges. The band broke up before the LP was released, but did reform in 92 to cut 4 more tunes which have remained unrleased till now! Bona Fide Records is proud to present "Jesus Loves the Left"--a compilation of all 20 songs the Left recorded in the studio--their 1st recording from the Train to Disaster, both their LPs, and the songs cut in 92. This deluxe edition has been remastered with extra care, and lots of rare photos and new liner notes!
Yes, my friends, before all the cookie cutter punk and disposable my space bands, there was REAL PUNK ROCK coming out of Hagerstown MD and we got all the filth and the fury right here! The Left CD is out NOW, and you can preview it now here and also on the Bona Fide Records My Space.
Are you Ready to Rock?
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David Virgin interviewed by Warhol Superstar Joe Dallesandro in June Issue of Hollywood's Punk Globe Magazine OUT NOW (With David Virgin on Front Cover! Click Pic' to read
hey brian. yah, i do have a sense of humor. how is everyone? everything's good in the land of cleveland. did you check out the pics of my granddaughter. rachel had her in nov. yes, im a grandma. now don't you feel old. lmao. you guys would love her. tell everyone i said hello. maybe ill come out this summer. i haven't been out that way in years.
this guy Falon gives me a cassette tape like 20 years ago, and says "pittsbugh, you got the Cynics and Half Life but we got the Left!" I still got the tape and I still love the Cynics and Half Life, I also LUV THE LEFT! Great Fuckin' Band!
