
almost a week since the last post, so i have to write something. well, so long to the shoutbox, nobody left a shout. no word from that follower yet, drop a comment if you're reading. review coming soon, i don't know what on, but review coming soon.
after raggin' on their first 7" i thought i'd review my favourite release by the band. Zero Boys are one of my favourite bands. this was one of my first hardcore records i owned (cd, back when i hated vinyl, until i realized vinyl is way better and all the bands i liked released vinyl). if you like the ramones you probably like their first 7", but i don't at all. it's very slow and sounds exactly like the ramones. in the liner notes of this record it says that the singer heard what some of the bands were releasing and he said, "we got to play way faster!" it's pretty funny, and a wise choice. as i said above i have the cd. i bought it when i was first listening to this genre. i was looking at random cds in the "punk" section and came across this (and the History record). they looked pretty punk and the back said it was from 82' so i got it. the History cd has the first 7" on it too. so naturally i thought that eps were better than albums, so i listen to the ep first. i thought, "man i just wasted my money" but then i listened to the first track "drive in" then i was hooked. this was originally released on Nimrod records in 82'. this record is not boring at all unlike some hardcore LPs, i like that the songs are all pretty much one minute long. great vocalist. the band reformed and are still playing today.
well i'm back with a great KBD 7" that was unknown to me, until i got the KBD comps from Mat (thanks). two songs on this, one on KBD comp #7 and the other on KBD comp #17. this is the only release by the band in 79' on Anemic records. small pressing with only a fraction that came with a insert. go to KBD for the tracks or get the comps.
i've been adding random stuff to the blog lately. i had a followers column but half the time it never loaded. i added more sites to visit, too. *i just added a shout box for fast commenting. i'll take it down if nobody uses it. also i'll probably add some random games from time-to-time (mostly for my own amusement). that's all, enjoy!
i haven't posted seen sunday so i'll make up for it by reviewing a 12". another Dischord release this time. MRR said this is bound to be one of the best records from 83', possibly, it's good. it says on KFTH that it was released in 82', i thought it was 83'. if anybody can correct this let me know. anyway, great melodic vocals with great whoa-o back up vocals. they released another decent 12", and then several after 84' which i'm not too into. a-side is great, the b-side is less interesting but still good. most hardcore LP's lose steam by the end of the record, that's why EP's are the way to go.

yep i just went through 117 posts and added more labels. i kept "album reviews" and "random" and added more labels to categorize the music itself. the main ones i added were "hardcore punk" and "KBD punk." also some other ones and some ones that only adhere to certain posts. check it out. well that's it.
there's my scanned copy of the cover. i'm travelling to were i've never traveled on this site yet, the LATE 80's. i mostly listen to stuff from either the early 80's or 2005 and up to today. but rarely in between. the only bands from the late 80's that i listen to would be Gorilla Biscuits, Bold (that's right Dylan) and some Youth of Today (i know, i know.) anyway, here we go. this time the a-side is slower than the b-side. brutal vocals, Poison Idea comes to mind, whenever i say brutal vocals i think of Poison Idea. released in 87' on, i believe, Punish records (a Sweden label). originally released with a 10" sleeve with a grey cover. i own the 1990 PLAGUE LIMITED EDITION copy. it comes with a 7" sleeve and has a red cover (like the one above). the lyrics are written on the inside and sometimes are impossible to see. white writing on a guy's white shirt, yep. but you can make out most of the rest. white blank labels on my copy, i don't know about the original however.
here is my long awaited sin 34 post. remember back on day 10 when i said "sin 34 anyone?" well it's a couple months later but here it is. say what you want about sin 34 but i like them. definitely the best female vocalist in all of hardcore. they got their name from international media channels. go here to read up them: DO YOU FEEL SAFE?. released in 82' on Spinhead records. they also released an LP one year late. it's not as good, the songs are longer and slower, but it's still a good record. that record does have my favourite sin 34 track, Live or Die. but the best version of that song is on their demo tape (which i also recommend). raging hardcore, nice raw production, let's go.
right after i listen to The Abused 7", i immediately turn to this after. the two records are very similar in my mind. not really the sound quality but mainly because there both from NY and play brutal hardcore. as i said the sound qualities are different. the sound is so raw on this release, lots of treble. the band only release this one record way back in 82' on Mob Style records. only 500 pressed. then in 89' Big City records made a reissue of this 7" but instead of a 7" they put it on a 12". there is also a "fan club" issue on a 7" out there, only 500 pressed as well. like i said on the Abused review, there is a 12" with this and three other old NY 7"s on it. although they only lasted a few years, they have become one of the most influential bands of hardcore. like the Abused 7", this also has a good mix of fast and slow hardcore.
enough KBD records, time for some straight ahead hardcore. The Abused were from NY but don't sound like anything you'll hear on the New York Thrash tape. brutal hardcore, when they play fast they sound like Poison Idea a bit. there are some slow parts but they are mostly followed by fastness, if that's a word. nice sound production on this, not too grungy, not too clean. good brutal vocals without being annoying, e.i. SSD. 500 pressed in 83'. i've seen some sort of bootleg on ebay. it was an LP and it had this record, the Urban Waste 7", The Mob 7" and one other record on it (reminds me of the Dischord release "four old 7"s on a LP"). but i can't find any info on it.
next review, Gizmos. first heard this on the KBD comp #9, so yep, this is another KBD 7". the title track is the best and it doesn't really get better then that. decent speed for being released in 77'. i don't know anything about this and i have no clue why i'm reviewing this. at the beginning of pumpin' to playboy, a band member tells you to not listen to the next two songs, for obvious reasons.
well this isn't really an official review. mainly because there are 43 different songs and 41 different bands and i would have to explain each one. so no track listing. i'll touch on some of the best songs and bands. the whole album is pretty fast all the way through. the thing i don't understand is all the open space on the right side of the cover. this album starts with a song i think we're all familiar with, I Hate Cops by The Authorities. it's a great way to start the comp. now i'll start with the ups on this record. i was pleased to hear great songs from bands i'd never heard before. for examples, Nip Drivers, Dr. Know, Putrid Girls, The Vacant, Caustic Cause and many more. I really like the Manimals track. i also love the different versions of tracks. the Big Boys, Brick Walls is different than the version on their LP, i like this version better. the 7 Seconds tracks are demo versions, they're really fast, trust me. i was surprised how good the Sin 34 track was. i like how they put two different bands with the same name but from different places on here, Urban Assault, they are right beside each other too. now for the downs of this record. i don't like the White Flag tracks at all, well maybe i do like Celibate. the Clones have a crap cyber sound. that's the only bad stuff. now a list of the best and worst songs on this 12" (in no order):
ok i lied, yet another one of those extremely rare KBD 7"s. thanks to BREAK MY FACE i finally found a good scan of the record, well except for the part that's bitten off, but it looks good that way. i have to say, it's not my favourite. one track is just weird instruments and stuff. go to the site listed above for lots of information on the band. this was released in 78' on Hermaphrodite records. a-side is the only thing worth checking out. some of the tracks are on the KBD comp #9, including the good one. one of the things i hate about this record is that the vocals go through the right side of the speakers then the left, and then back and fourth again which can get quite annoying.
ok one last KBD record. this has to be one of the worst recording ever but that's a major part of why i love this record. it sounds like it was recorded in a dank pit, which sounds amazing. the guitar just sounds like a long hiss. i vocalist has a great voice. the drummer's very talented. i can't really hear the bass but i'm sure it's sick. you can tell these guys had a sense of humour, listen to the lyrics and just look at the cover too. the cover is a picture of the First Lady Rosalyn Carter and John Paul Gacy, the Illinois mass murder, shaking hands. the cover reads "To John Gacy, Best Wishes, Rosalyn Carter." hilarity, well you can be the judge of that. they have another 7" called Sex Cells, do you get it. i haven't downloaded that because people say the recording is so different you wouldn't even know it's the same band. on that note.
time for a little download update. i uploaded the tracks for the 7 Seconds-Committed For Life 7". it's my own personal rip from the original pressing, yes the ones with the red covers. now the downloads don't come with artwork, but i did scan the cover, insert and record. so just leave a comment and your email and i'll email all my (beautiful) scans. enjoy!
ok this is enough. i guess i'll be the first one to say this, THIS RECORD SUCKS. i'm sorry but i don't like this record at all. it's slow, boring and rollins voice sounds so bad. henry was good when he played in SOA but not when he moved to LA. the only worth-while track is rise above. i'm sorry, send your anger and hate mail to me. early black flag=good, later black flag=bad! no track listings this time, no point, it's all long and bad. that's it, sorry.
time for some great canadian powerpop. man this is a great little 7" with that old KBD sound. this was released on Quintessence Records in 78'. this is their first of three 7"s. they released only one other LP. these guys were pretty fast for the time being. they also appear on KBD comp number 26 and another vancouver punk compilation. that's all i got.
(((remastered post, see bottom))) well this is it, the 100th post. honestly i never thought i'd keep going this long. remember that scary moment when i only posted 3 times in a month, well it wasn't that scary. so anyway, i'd like to thank Peter for supplying me with lots of the records i review. thanks to Ryan from boogie nazis for stopping by. thanks to Mat for the records and commenting. thanks to Slobodan Burgher for dropping by for some fanzine info. thanks Dylan and Amber for having a read. a special thanks to elliott for everything. and thanks to anyone who has kept that hit counter going up. whew, ok now for my biggest review yet. here we go.