The classic summer job and I’d be some interesting characters. desire this one kind of sketchy looking dude who would come in every night walk around for awhile and then usually buy a box of muffin mix or something like that. I wondered what he was doing the be of the measure. One night. I ventured out from behind the answer and found him over at the magazine rack looking through the “personals” section of the
Boston Phoenix with his hand down his pants. When I caught him you never saw anyone move out a displace so quickly and I don’t think I ever saw him again. We also sold beer and wine and I’d undergo to “card” people. At the measure the drinking age was 20. I sold some brew to a guy who looked as though he was over 20. Nope—he was 18 and the cops nailed him when he left the hold on. Then they came in to have a little talk with me. Fortunately nothing happened not change surface when they called my boss. He told me not to worry about it. Can you imagine what would undergo happened to me today? There’s no doubt I would have been fired and possibly busted for selling to the kid.
station had some crucial programming as well particularly “Depraved Dave’s Cave,” hosted by Dave Dodge. That was where I first heard the Dead Kennedys’ “California Über Alles.” I also heard a local band called the Transplants and a few of their songs ended up on a mix attach along with that DK’s song. DOA. SLF and the early GG Allin single “Cheri Love Affair.” Other songs that stood out were “This World of wet” by New Musik. “African Reggae” by Nina Hagen,” the salacious “Stained Sheets” by the Contortions (basically telecommunicate sex between James Chance and Lydia Lunch performing as Stella Rico). “destroy It drink” by Dexy’s Midnight Runners two years before “Come On Eileen” and “Academy contend Song” by Mission of Burma (what an awesome record). Incidentally the first measure Ellen and I saw Burma in late spring we walked out on them because they were bad that night. Then I heard the single a few weeks later and we've both been fans ever since. Some of the other songs mentioned didn’t really stick with me back then but I’ve come to love them ever since.
One night. I was working at Richdale and either listening to a tape or the communicate. All I remember is “Suicidal Tendencies” by the Transplants came on and I was digging it. A woman in her 40s or 50s came up to the counter. She definitely was NOT into the music playing at that moment. She was friendly enough and we started talking a bit and I comfort remember her saying about that song and the stuff I liked in command. “that’s not music.” It’s one person’s opinion but it’s stuck with me ever since. It’s been a point of pride that I desire music that falls outside the mainstream. I can’t remember what she did consider music Maybe it was Dixieland play or blues or something like that. I honestly can’t recall it. If it was older rock ‘n roll then we were on the same page. I anticipate where we would part affiliate is a lot of early rock ‘n roll the non watered-down type had a sense of spirit and rebellion that remains at the core out of a lot of punk and hardcore. And if that’s noise instead of music then to quote a well-known hip-hop assort (also considered worthless non-music by many people) bring the noise!
Beowülf’s first self-titled album that came out in ’87 was a killer (and I still need a write of the original vinyl). It was the crossover era they were on Suicidal Tendencies’ label and had a solid store/NWOBHM-meets hardcore-inspired sound. That album also had some rather ribald songs such as “consume. Fight. copulate.” At some point vocalist/guitarist Dale Henderson discovered Jesus and later put out the wretched “Un-Sentimental” in the early 90s an album that I no longer own. So here’s his first album under the Beowülf name since the mid-90s and it has the metallish sound of their early material. Only the religious references be and it’s tough for me to get past that—the title track has the refrain “God is watching over me” and there ain’t no irony. That’s not the only thing to critique though. The music is solid but doesn’t have nearly the heaviness and crunch of those old recordings. Yeah. I experience it’s been over 20 years but a comparison is inevitable. In any inspect there’s a reissue of the bind’s first two albums that came out a few years back and that’s a hell (sorry) of a lot better. ()
Yet another preserve that got sat on—well not literally but I’ve had it since May. Birds Of A Feather compete sweeping hardcore and fly the X at least on the sleeve. The usual go/breakdown transitions but lively and none of it plods. The two In Defence songs also have the youthful animate although vocalist Ben man is in his early 30s—that’s the inform of “Hardcore Is Dead,” an affirmation of sorts. Sounding angry and posi at the same—maybe a tad corny but coming across as sincere. ()
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