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Boiling beneath the well-known and now legendary LA Punk bands were countless smaller bands with as much, if not more, fire and energy than the bands for whom they opened. The Controllers are one such band. Their early singles have a sharp, sneering edge that cuts through the crap and gets down to the business of blasting killer Punk. Their songs, while filled with jagged guitars and harsh vocals, also sport a silly quality, as heard in upbeat songs such as "Do the Uganda," or "Barnacle Bill the Sailor." Like many early-80s Punk bands, the Controllers didn't last long and their later songs were much more tame than their first recordings. Still, the Controllers left their dirty mark on Punk and enjoyed a small resurgence of popularity in the late-90s and early-00s, thanks to Garage bands like the Rip Offs covering their songs.