'Who's Got the 10½?' is a live album by American hardcore punk legends Black Flag, released on 19th March 1986 by SST Records.
Black Flag's second live album, recorded at Starry Night in Portland, Oregon on 23rd August 1985, with the Kira/Martinez rhythm section, is about what you'd expect the late period of the band to sound like live. A couple of older songs crop up -- 'Slip It In' and 'Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie' are transformed into a great 15-minute medley with Henry Rollins getting in some audience-baiting that explains the album title -- but mostly this is from 'Loose Nut', its songs sounding generally better here than on that release. Rollins is in typically fiery form throughout; whatever dissatisfactions with the band he spoke of in future years evidently didn't keep him from forgetting how to put on a show. It's interesting to realize how much of the vaunted Rollins attitude comes from singing lyrics written mostly by Greg Ginn, but the singer definitely makes those words his own regardless. Certainly his generally terse spoken word bits practically drip with the man's essence. Ginn's blend of straight-ahead punk riffage and ponderous if still exciting open-ended sludge tones and soloing matches Rollins just fine, while Kira and Martinez do their job well enough.
Tracklisting:
Side A:
1. Loose Nut
2. I'm the One
3. Bastard in Love
4. Modern Man
5. This Is Good
6. In My Head
Side B:
7. My War
8. Slip It In / Gimmie Gimmie Gimmie
9. Drinking and Driving
