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By Damien Gabet Damien Gabet went on a pilgrimage to Los Angeles in search of the dive bars of the 1990s bands that shaped him Sometime in the winter of 1999, my friend Danny rode over to my childhood home with some hash and three albums, all by LA-based bands. Mötley Crüe’s Dr Feelgood, Chili Peppers’ Californication, and Deftones’ Around the Fur. He put the first album on and turned the volume up as far as it would go. There are albums that influence you and then there are albums that permanently change the mechanics of your mind. For better or worse, Dr Feelgood did the latter. As a green 1…

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