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...presents... cDc core #2
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original album reviews
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by The Pusher
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>>> a cDc publication.......1989 <<<
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-cDc- CULT OF THE DEAD COW -cDc-
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Pusher notes: One minor error in cDc core #1. M.D.C. is from Texas, not San
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Francisco. The Doggy Style album I reviewed was Brian Baker's (gits for Dag
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Nasty) Doggy Style, an experimental rap/rock project that sucked big-time.
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I'll be reviewing an album by the real Doggy Style in cDc core #3. Also, I
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don't get albums sent to me, and I don't get bio kits. All information I get
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about bands is from reading fanzines, talking to people, hearing stuff here and
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there, etc...
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-ALL: Allroy For Prez... (Cruz)
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For those of you don't know, this band used to be The Descendents. Lead singer
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Milo Aukerman went to graduate school, and Dave Smalley (singer for DYS and Dag
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Nasty) became the new lead singer. A new name and new sound followed. Eight
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songs of pretty nice power pop here. On this album is "Just Perfect" which was
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on the Allroy Sez... LP and was released as a single. Also on here is "Wishing
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Well" which was on the b-side of the single. As good as these guys are;
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getting commercial airplay, being great musicians and all, everyone would much
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rather see The Descendents. Neat little instrumental also (Son-O-Qua).
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-BAD BRAINS: Live (SST)
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These guys are the best in combining hardcore/rock/funk/reggae. This is 13
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songs from their 1987 "Return to Heaven" tour. HR's ultra-high vocals, and
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Dr. Know's guitar make this hard to not like. All their hits like "House of
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Suffering", "Sacred Love", "The Regulator", and "F.V.K." are on here. Some
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reggae, too, with "I Against I".
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-CORROSION OF CONFORMITY: Six Songs With Mike Singing: 1985 (Caroline)
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For some reason, hardcore/punk/metal bands don't release "Greatest Hits"
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albums, but there's plenty of stuff like this. This is just to steal some
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money from people like me who love C.O.C.'s sound, the ultimate in Crossover.
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Half of these songs are from their "Eye For Eye Album". Aside from making some
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money, there's no purpose to this.
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-DANZIG: Self-titled (Def Jam)
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This is the first solo album from Glenn Danzig, of Misfits and Samhain fame.
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Everyone either thinks this is out-dated garbage or amazing. I think it's
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great. Obviously, Misfits and metal fans will love this. If you are into 70's
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hard rock, which is what this sounds like, you'll wonder what took so long to
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get this out. It's basically a slow album, one word at a time, and I just
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wished there was something with some tempo. One of the best releases of the
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year in my opinion. Unfortunately, it looks like Glenn is becoming major Rock
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Star. (Charging 15 bucks for tickets, unoriginal MTV videos, etc...)
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ELVIS HITLER: Disgraceland (Restless)
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HEE-HAW! While listening to this you won't know whether to slam dance or
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square dance. Punk and country combined producing some real fun songs.
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Thirteen incredible tunes that everyone can love. Some highlights are a cover
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of "Purple Haze" with the words to "Green Acres", "Hot Rod to Hell", and "Black
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Babies Dancing on Fire", which I can't listen to without getting up to dance.
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Two instrumentals are on this, "Elvis Ripoff Theme", and "Disgraceland", and
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"Crush Your Skull" which is a hardcore song. Cool-sounding fretless bass also.
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FLIPPER: Sex Bomb Baby! (Subterranean)
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A "Greatest Hits" album from America's answer to PiL. It's in honor of Will
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Shatter, bass player for the group, and latest punk rock martyr (Heroin
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overdose in December '87, leaving behind girlfriend and unborn son. Nice,
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dude.). A whole bunch of stuff on here... singles, tracks from compilations,
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live songs. And, like PiL, you can't compare Flipper to any other group. Real
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heavy material. A complete discography is included.
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GOVERNMENT ISSUE: Crash (Giant)
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First, I'd like to say that their last album, You, was god-like. I compare it
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to things like the first Suicidals album, "Never Mind the Bollocks..", the
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Minor Threat LP, albums that you would think are greatest hits albums. Rock
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and Roll. And this... isn't so good. John Stabb sounds a lot different on
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this album, not as low. Their overall sound just doesn't have enough "Umph!"
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in it. A good 10-song album, but I hope this as far as they go, lest they end
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up like Dag Nasty, and ALL (?).
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LUDICHRIST: Powertrip (Combat)
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Major line up change (that I won't bother going into), since their last album, Immaculate Deception. The result is a really hot album. The right balance of
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metal to hardcore. One thing you have to love is that these guys have some
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funny songs. Not disgusting funny (Mentors), or idiot funny (M.O.D.), but
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something that should get a chuckle out of everyone. For instance, "Zad",
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about a boy who rids the world of rock 'n' roll, to "One For the Road", a story
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about why you shouldn't drink beer slow, and "This Party Sucks", which is the
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sequel to "Most People Are Dicks". And, a cover of "The Barber of Seville"
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that even my sister liked. A lyric sheet is a must, as the vocals are over-
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whelmed by the dual metallic guitar attack.
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ROLLINS BAND: Do It (Texas Hotel)
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I could easily write a file on why this guy is an egotistical ASSHOLE! But I
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won't. On the first side is 3 cover tunes. One song "Move Right In" is a Lou
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Reed song, another "Next Time" (a blues, R&B song), was written by Richard
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Berry, who wrote "Louie Louie". I have no idea who wrote the title track.
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Since these are some great rock tunes, Henry doesn't fuck these up too much.
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On the second side is 6 songs (from the Lifetime and Hot Animal Machine LP's)
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that were recorded live in Holland in 1987. If you think Rollins Band=Henry
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Rollins=Black Flag, you won't enjoy his solo stuff (I hated it at first). But,
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after a while, it's not that bad. All you x-boys should note that Ian MacKaye
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produced the first side.
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WARZONE: Open Your Eyes (Caroline)
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Another album from the premier New York City skinhead band. It's great hard-
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core but that's not the problem. The problem is what these guys are saying.
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First they've got the song, "Fight the Oppressor". Who do they think the
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oppressor is? "Libyan death squads" and "Syrian hitmen". They've obviously
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watched Rambo one too many times. And there's "The American Movement".
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Supposedly these guys are anti-racist straight-edge, but that song could easily
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be the fucking anthem for the White Aryan Resistance! An anti-racist song
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called "Racism-World History Part 1" confused things some more. I suppose if
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you just like to "Dance Hard or Die" (another song), the lyrics won't really
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bother you. "Back to School Again" puts out a very positive message however.
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Word!
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.ooM |(c)1989 cDc communications by The Pusher. 04/29/89-#101
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\_______/|All Rights Pissed Away.
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