Lower Class Brats Rather Be Hated Than Ignored LP is the legendary 2001 album from the Austin Texas street punk band, originally released on TKO Records. This Lower Class Brats LP is the band's most iconic record - the title became their de facto motto - and stands as one of the most influential American street punk albums of the late 90s and 2000s. Formed in Austin in 1995 by frontman Bones DeLarge, Lower Class Brats took the UK77/UK82 punk influence of Sham 69, Cockney Rejects, and GBH, mixed it with American Oi! attitude and a Clockwork Orange "droogie" punk aesthetic, and influenced an entire generation of American street punk bands. Known for their spiked mohawks, leather jackets, and signature snarling anthemic street punk style. Essential listening for fans of US street punk, modern Oi!, UK82-influenced American punk, Clockwork Orange punk, and the foundational late 90s/2000s American street punk explosion alongside The Casualties, A Global Threat, Defiance, and Total Chaos.