"Always Was, Is And Always Shall Be is the debut studio album by American punk rock musician GG Allin, recorded and released in 1980 on Orange Records. The first three songs on the LP were recorded in 1978 and released as a single in 1979. The songs "Cheri Love Affair" and "1980's Rock 'N Roll" were also released as a single in 1979, but were re-recorded for the LP. Most notable, aside from his playing drums on several of the tracks, GG's singing voice had not yet deteriorated. The music is of much higher quality in terms of both recording and performance than his later output. The heavily New York Dolls and Stooges influenced sound is a catchy mix of power pop and borderline hardcore. Thematically, while the lyrics are often intentionally lewd and snotty, these songs do not represent the extreme antisocial and violent tone of his later releases, and are even somewhat humorous."
