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((___)) ((___))
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[ x x ] cDc communications [ x x ]
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\ / presents... \ /
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(' ') (' ')
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(U) (U)
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cDc core #1
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original album reviews
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by The Pusher
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>>> A CULT Publication......1988 <<<
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-cDc- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -cDc-
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--BOLD: Speak Out (Revelation)
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This is generic NY straight edge. Same dull lyrics, same dull guitars with
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metal riffs here and there, same dull vocals. The usual Revelation release.
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In all, it's ok, but nothing new here. **
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--THE CLASH: The Story of the Clash Volume 1 (CBS/Epic)
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The Clash. The most commercially successful "punk rock" band, and one of the
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first "political" bands. This double album seems to have set a new trend in
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the music business, releasing a whole bunch of old songs and B-sides as
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albums. The first tape contains songs from '77 and '78. (The first album and
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Give 'Em Enough Rope). The second side is songs from '79 on which includes
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London Calling, Sandinista, and Combat Rock. There are no songs from Cut the
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Crap, their dreadful 1985 release. On the third side is a segment of
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interviews with the band that seem to be thrown together. I don't understand
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why they called this "Volume 1" since they've put EVERY good song on this
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album. I'm assuming that Volume 1, means a Volume 2 in the future. There's
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also a picture of Mick Jones, Joe Strummer, Paul Simonon, and Topper Headon, in
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the inside cover, which was the band's best line-up. (Other members included
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guitarist Keith Levine, drummer Terry Chimes, keyboardist Micky Gallagher and
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drummer Peter Howard. ***
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--DAYGLO ABORTIONS: Here Today, Guano Tomorrow (Fringe)
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The first thing you have to say about this is the inside jacket picture. I
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wouldn't want to spoil it for you, but I think its the greatest album picture
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of the year. (Note: This album is hard to find now, because of people going
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berzerk over the picture.) Now for the music. This album is speed metal,
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which made it hard for me to like, despite the hilarious lyrics. The only song
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I liked on the first side is "Hide The Hamster", another "buttjammer" song
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similar to MOD's "A.I.D.S." The second side is a lot less metalish, and I
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enjoyed every song, especially "Kill Johnny Stiff". Whether or not you will
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like this depends on your tolerance for metal. **
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--DOGGY STYLE: The Last Laugh (National Trust)
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I have always thought of Doggy Style as a pretty interesting hardcore band.
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However, I have no idea what the hell this is. It sounds like the Beastie
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Boys, rock/rap stuff. 1/2
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--MDC: More Dead Cops 1981-1987 (R-Radical)
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This is the fourth album (Millions of Dead Cops, Smoke Signals, and Millions of
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Damn Christians being the other three) from this San Francisco band. Like The
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Story of the Clash, this isn't new material, just things from the Multi-Death
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and Chicken Squawk EP's, and the "John Wayne" 7". However, MDC is a great
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band, pretty simple songs, but it's hard to not like this. Unfortunately, a
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lyric sheet is not included which is too bad, because MDC has some great
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DK-type lyrics. ***
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--NEW YORK CITY HARDCORE: The Way It Is (Revelation)
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This is an incredible compilation. New York has one of the best HC scenes, and
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this album proves it. It includes material from the following bands: Bold,
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Nausea, Warzone, Gorilla Biscuits, Trip 6, Breakdown, Youth of Today, Sick of
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It All, Krakdown, Side By Side, Youth Defense League, and Supertouch. Warzone
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and YOT have two songs each, and they are the two best bands on this album. In
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general, most of these bands are very fast, and metal-influenced (No pop-core
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like ALL is on here.) But take note, this is not the best of New York. You
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could probably fill another album with NY bands that would be just as good or
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better than this one. ***
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--PAGAN BABIES- Next (Hawker)
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This is the debut album from this Philadelphia band. There's nothing new here,
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but they play well, and the lyrics are pretty good. The cover of "The Bitch"
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by Slaughter and the Dogs is done quite nicely. There's not much here for
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vocals though. Poppy singer, all talking. ** 1/2
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--RAT MUSIC FOR RAT PEOPLE VOLUME 3 (C.D. Presents)
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Another great compilation, with the emphasis being on California bands. The
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following bands are on this: D.I., Corrosion of Conformity, Doggie Style, Raw
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Power, Attidude, Naked Raygun, Verbal Abuse, Mojo Nixon a & Skid Roper, White
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Flag, Sacrilege, Adrenaline O.D., Frontline, and The Adolescents. The best
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songs on this are by D.I., Verbal Abuse, and the Ad's cover of "All Day and All
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of the Night" by the Kinks. Every band on this is good, pick it up. ***
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--SEX PISTOLS: We've Cum For Your Children (Skyclad)
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Yet another Sex Pistols album! I don't think they'll ever stop. But, while
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the other albums have basically been "Never Mind..." in a different order, this
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is a lot different. It includes: TV interview with Malcom McLaren, studio
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version of "Suburban Kid", Steve Jones singing "Here We Go Again", a live
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version of "No Lip", a live version of The Stooges "No Fun", studio version of
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"Pretty Vacant", studio version of "Revolution In The Classroom", a live
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version of "God Save the Queen", the infamous Bill Grundy interview, a studio
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version of "E.M.I", a T.V. talking about the "punk cult", and a studio version
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of "Submission". All the studios were done while Glen Matlock was still
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bassist, so the versions of "Pretty Vacant", "E.M.I", and "Submission" on here
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are different from the ones on "Never Mind..." (the only album the Pistols did
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as a group). A "grab bag" of stuff. ***
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--SUICIDAL TENDENCIES: How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today?
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This album is a lot different than the first two. They've progressed from
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skate rock to thrash metal. I don't like this album but I will say that the
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Suicidals have great lyrics and musically, they're 10 times better. ** 1/2
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--TOKEN ENTRY: Jaybird (Hawker)
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All the 'zines have been praising this album, and Token Entry certainly
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deserves all the praise they get. This is much better than their last album,
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Beneath the Streets. A small personnel change occurred, as they dropped a
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guitarist. TE is a straight edge band, but you'd never know it because instead
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of the typical moronic straight-edge lyrics, Token Entry sings about variety of
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things from skating to pornography. The production is incredible thanks to Dr.
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Know, guitarist for Bad Brains. Timmmy Chunks, the singer, is one of the best.
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Killer guitar licks are to be heard everywhere, and the cover of "Born to Be
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Wild" is simply amazing. My favorite album of this issue. *** 1/2
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--WARZONE: Don't Forget the Struggle, Don't Forget the Streets (Caroline)
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This is a NYC straight-edge skinhead band. The five members are Italians from
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Queens, and this makes the dialogue before "Nitro Jam" humorous. They've got
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that NY "heavy" sound, along with a vocalist who sounds like he should be
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singing with the Beastie Boys. The lyrics are basically pro-American and
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straight-edge rubbish. It's fast and raw which makes it pretty decent album
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overall. ** 1/2
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_______________________________________________________________________________
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Behavior Modification.....806/793-9462 The Dead Zone.............214/522-5321
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Demon Roach Underground...806/794-4362 Dragonfire Private........609/424-2606
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Question Authority........715/341-6516 Pure Nihilism.............517/337-7319
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Tequila Willy's...........209/526-3194 The Metal AE..............201/879-6668
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(c)1988 cDc communications by The Pusher 11/23/88-85
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All Rights Worth Shit
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