CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE

BLACK FLAG: Damaged (SST):: Although the B side drags more painfully than I bet was intended, this is powerful stuff. Greg Ginn is the greatest noise guitarist since Johnny Thunders, new, vocalist Henry Rollins can snarl along any tortured contour they serve up, andRise Above,Six Pack, and the uproariousTV Party prove they can write songs as well as gnash fragments.