Dead Boys — Music Videos

Dead Boys are an American punk rock band associated with Cleveland and New York’s CBGB scene. The original lineup brought together singer Stiv Bators, guitarists Cheetah Chrome and Jimmy Zero, bassist Jeff Magnum, and drummer Johnny Blitz. Their early recordings paired raw guitar riffs with Bators’s confrontational vocal delivery.

Their Sire Records debut, Young, Loud and Snotty (1977), was produced by Genya Ravan and includes “Sonic Reducer.” Most of the album was recorded at New York’s Electric Lady Studios. The follow-up, We Have Come for Your Children (1978), includes “Ain’t It Fun.” These two records capture the original band’s combination of hard rock weight, punk urgency, and unruly stage personality.