Chron Gen

The name an abbreviation of ‘chronic generation', this early 80s, third-generation UK punk band, ranked only below the Exploited, Vice Squad and Discharge in popularity. More melodic than the vast majority of their peers, Chron Gen earned early comparisons to the Buzzcocks, though they never really justified such heady praise. The band was originally formed as the Condemned in 1977 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England. At this time Glynn Baxter (guitar/vocals) and John Johnson (drums) were still at school, and they were joined by bass player Adam in the formative line-up. The ea...