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Living in Darkness by Agent Orange
Living in Darkness is an album by Agent Orange, released in 1981. 2 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 2 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Everything Turns Grey”, on 1 list with a best position of #1616.
Living in Darkness, Agent Orange's debut, came out on Posh Boy in 1981, and it's the sound of a Placentia, California, power trio splicing punk's velocity onto surf guitar, a marriage they were among the very first to try. Mike Palm sings and plays guitar, James Levesque holds down the bass and Scott Miller drums, and Palm's guitar twangs and ripples while the rhythm section charges. "Everything Turns Grey" is a fast, tight burst of the stuff.
Only eight songs made the original record, among them a tear through Dick Dale's "Miserlou". The 1992 reissue piled on three unreleased session tracks, including takes on the Chantays' "Pipeline" and the Bel-Airs' "Mr. Moto", plus the 1979 recordings that had landed them the Posh Boy deal. Phoenix New Times later counted it among the 10 best skate punk records of all time.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Living in Darkness on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everything Turns Grey | 1 | #1616 | – | 2003 | |
| 2 | Mr. Moto | 1 | #1705 | – | 2002 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.