"The Imperial Dogs Foresaw Punk In Style, Songs & Sound"

"The Imperial Dogs were a hard-edged, confrontational, raw rock band that foresaw punk in their manner of dress (leather-clad biker trash cum a glammed-out, street/Sunset Strip look: shirtless with dog collars, furry pants, face make-up, and skull-and-crossbones drawn on their chests), song subjects (a menacing kiss-off to the hippie '60s titled 'This Aint The Summer Of Love'), influences (Iggy & The Stooges, the MC5, the Velvet Underground, the New York Dolls), and sound (high-energy, guttural, street-tough and wild)" ...

"Their songs were tight hard-rockers with tough subject matter, full of hellacious rebellion and energy. 'Midnite Dog,' '13 Sons Of Satan,' Amphetamine Superman,' and 'Rock 'N' Roll Overdose' serve as a good idea of where these guys were coming from" ...

"Track down the Imperial Dogs' Live! In Long Beach (October 30, 1974) DVD the next time you're saddling up for a night of drunken debauchery and howling at the moon."

All this is just the tip o' the tongue-bath that proto-punk aficionado Nick Myers gives "crazed, L.A. rock 'n' roll combo" the Imperial Dogs here.