Krakdown - S/T 1989

This record is burned into my brain, from the goofy intro to Sick Society, the somberness of Disappointment (my favorite song on the record) and the catchy anthem of Trust come a flood of memories. I was skating at a Sex Vid show once and had a Krakdown stencil spraypainted on my board, this prompted RJ to tell me a story about how the guitar player of Krakdown gave him his first skateboard; small world. Great New York Hardcore. Trainyard has two allusions to Krakdown songs/lyrics, see if you can find em'.





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Negative FX - Government War Plans Demo 1982

Thank god this got booted to vinyl. One of the best hardcore bands which needs no introduction. Jack Kelly is furious and the musical intensity that accompanies it is beyond wonderful. Scary man covered "Protestor" into Last Rights "Chunks" at our first show, just covering the songs gets my blood boiling.

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Heart Attack - God Is Dead 1981

So you may have already come across my first post on this band and are already familiar with their background. Their first EP is no letdown. Although not as mature and intense as their first lp it definitely has a lot to offer... fake british accents, more of that amazing drumming and some intense energy. I love it. So glad it's been booted a few times, sure I dropped money on the LP but the prices this EP goes for are ridiculous. "You" is reminiscent of Middle Class's "Situations" at first and then blasts into it, "Shotgun" is my favorite track and the title track has some pretty awesome drumming. Definitely worth it if you haven't spent much time with this release, one of my favorite new york bands for sure.





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Chronic Sick - Reagan Bands 7" 1983

Chronic Sick is a band that pushes a lot of people's buttons but I fucking love them. They make light of and downright ridicule what a lot of their contemporaries took very seriously. The only interview I've read lead me to believe that the guitar player just liked to joke around as often as possible and coming out of New Jersey you're bound to have a lot of pent up frustration with almost anyone around you. Reagan bands seems to be a jab at the trendiness of hardcore at the time all ripping off discharge and taking anti-reagan stances without substance or reason. Crotch Rot is disgusting and my favorite track on the release for sure. The 7" closes with the breakneck speed of Blood Type X. As always someone had to ruin this band by boosting their popularity through a repress, now Chronic Sick is as trendy as ever. I already had the 90s boot of the LP with the 7" and the demo on it as well but I picked this up for nostalgic value... plus I'd never spend $1000 plus on any record ever, no band is that good.



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Doggy Style - Work As One 1985

Doggy Style is fucking sick. Some of the stories I have heard about the shows and Brad X's antics make me love it even more. Goofy and lighthearted skate punk with hardcore speed. I love the lp Side by Side most of all but this little release gives us three tracks not heard on the lp marking the few with Brad X on vocals (the only good Doggy Style in my opinion although the rap album is pretty hilarious and not without its gems; maybe I'll put that up later if you're lucky). Tracks like "Emotions" and "Support and Belief'" show a softer side of Brad also incorporated is a spoken call for unity amongst punk attitudes which is pretty goofy but cool. If you haven't seen the music video for Donut Shop Rock it's worth watching. Goofy story; I first heard of Doggy Style when I was about sixteen years old. I had just been booted from my dad's home and was trying to find a job at the mall. I was wearing a suicidal shirt and some old dude asked me if I liked doggy style. I thought he was being a creep but he clarified that it was a band. It probably wasn't until a year or two later that I actually investigated it and got a copy of Rat Music for Rat People and heard their contribution "Janitor Man" or something like that. It wasn't too stand out but then I got Side by Side and Don't Hit Me Up from a personal seller $10 for both. I fell in love with Side by Side, still am in love with it. Never fell for Don't Hit Me Up. I even heard their rap shit The Last Laugh they did with Brian Baker before I heard this 7". Needless to say I ended up loving this 7" too.



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Double O - 7" EP 1983

Double O was a band from DC set way apart from it's contemporaries. Although I am much more attached to the demo tracks I love this record; it really demonstrates how talented these guys were. Their songwriting is seriously crazy. The A side rips the whole way through with "Is It Better" being my favorite track on the record. The B side is a bit more out there and starts off pretty dark. The track "Death of a Friend" has a dramatic build up that ends in the use of a keyboard or synth, but not in an annoying way like Catholic Discipline or something, like a dark eerie way. I don't know give it a listen for yourself. This record is awesome and I scored it for $15, quite the deal.



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Articles of Faith - What We Want Is Free 1982

One of my favorite hardcore punk bands, their sound is so dynamic and they covered so much territory. The songwriting on this record is very creative and the lyrics are fucking awesome. This band released a lot of material and I love it all so expect me to put more up. One of the more creative sounding drummers of early 80s hardcore. I've been learning the songs because I'm supposed to play drums for Articles of Faith at New Direction Fest; more info here!
Love it to death.




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