I am going to skip over the Never Again 7 inch to get straight to the meat, but if your a fan of Tony Bones craftsmanship there are some nice solos in here.

Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing Album 1982

Well this is it, the album that inspired thrash metal bands like Metallica, Anthrax, Slayer and Sepultura to name a few. It is a good album, with good song structures and a very talented guitarist. I can see why metal fans are big on this release as there is a solid degree of technical proficiency, and a tinge of morbid despair that is not prevalent on many other notable hardcore albums. (Crust/Grind aside)

In rating the album though, I do have to beg the question as to whether is it on par with the American thrash metal releases that would follow it a year later, most notably Metallica's Kill em All, and Slayer's Show No Mercy. Some would say this is an unfair comparison because Discharge was a DIY punk band on a small recording budget, while the latter two had signed to the majors and therefore had corpoarate backing, which makes a considerable difference in the recording quality, even if it's taken off the floor in one take. Nevertheless, Discharge is often referred to, somewhat unfairly, as a seat warmer for the American thrash metal scene because of the bands dissolution shortly following this release, so it's worth the comparison, and the short answer is no. I won't touch on Kill em All because the first three Metallica albums are largely regarded as the bench mark for hard music in general, and I can't think of many metal or punk releases that can stand up to them, so a better comparison might be Slayer's Show No Mercy, in which the answer is still no, because as good as Tony Bones is, Hanneman and King are all over the map with their solos on the first Slayer release and on a personal level, I always found that Discharge had a more sluggish sound than the speed of some of their peers (G.B.H. Exploited ect) so...

***1/2 stars

Free Speech For The Dumb



Protest And Survive




The Nightmare Continues



State Violence State Control 7 inch 1982

Man I feel like I've just put Discharge through a pummeling so I think I'll go soft on this release, I find the overall chord progression of State Violence, State Control to be a bit slow for my liking but once again another excellent little solo from Tony Bones, and Dooms Day is just the right tempo for me so close out on

*** 1/2 to **** stars

State Violence State Control



I think I'll stop Discharge here as after this release Tony Bones would leave the band and Discharge would go off in a...different direction. Next up either G.B.H. or The Exploited.

Pg 1 Sisters of Mercy (Goth rock)
Pg 2 Blood for Blood (Hardcore)
Pg 3 Gallows (Hardcore)
Pg 3 Smiths (Alternative Rock)
Pg 5 Ceremony (Hardcore)
Pg 5 Violent Femmes (Alternative folk/folk punk)
Pg 6 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Indie Rock)
Pg 7 Metric (Indie Rock)
Pg 8 Suicidal Tendencies (Crossover Thrash)
Pg 8 Trash talk (Thrashcore)
pg 8 Discharge (Hardcore)

I have found a way to set up a blog where I can divide my music reviews into genre categories, so I'm closing the coffin, for the few that read, cheers.

what the fuck man?

you gonna set up some links?

i've patiently waiting for your Integrity revues :)

Sure I could throw up a link, but the problem with me is that I'm always genre hopping so you may find its all funk & reggae reviews lol.

Anyhow, I'll still be kicking about, I'm planning on starting up another survivor thread in the fall when things pick up. (MB is always slow in the summer) cheers.

Just doing a random entries in my journal, nothing to do with alternative music, I'm just one of those people who find writing to be therapeutic.

W.A.S.P. (We are sexual perverts)

I've always had a soft spot for WASP, partially because of childhood memories, and partly because they were one of the few glam metal bands that never really sold out or compromised their sound. (Most likely because they weren't pretty enough to go the route of Motley Crue or Bon Jovi)

W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. 1984

W.A.S.P.'s debut album was mired in controversy, the song **** like a Beast was pulled from the record and their video Love machine was banned from MTV. Of course this would all help shine the spotlight on the band, but in the end its the music that counts and W.A.S.P delivers.

The album consists pretty much of three chord rock in standard time, but WASP knew how to write a song and they mastered this formula well. As a result, you have an record where there are no really bad songs, the difference being of course, that you have some good standouts on the A side. Its' not Mozart, but if your just looking for an album to rock you through the night, or a long drive, than Mr. Lawless is your man.

***1/2 Stars

Out of interest what is your favourite W.A.S.P album?

Funny you should mention that as I think I'm going to cut my heavy metal affair short, the genre gets too much love on these forums, and there are people here who can better represent the genre than myself, yourself included, so I shall redirect any wayward souls who per chance come across this here....

http://www.musicbanter.com/members-j...y-history.html

W.A.S.P. - The Last Command

This is WASP's most commercially successful album and ultimately their best. Although many fans cite their concept album the Headless Children as their creative high point, I ultimately feel this album walks all over it. It quite simply rocks, at a time when the genre of heavy metal was at its peak. it is also the last album to feature their original guitarist, whose departure would be duly noted upon their next release.

Anyways a bit dated since I last listened to it, but if your looking for pure 80's metal than **** stars








Next up, something to skate to

A skateboarding interlude



Killer track, but what other musical genre traditionally goes great with skateboarding, punk rock of course.

Circle Jerks

I was going to review Youth Brigade but after revisiting their work they were so horrible that I think I'll just default to a first tier California punk band for now, so.... The Circle Jerks.

Group Sex 1980

I've heard this album so many times since the age of thirteen fourteen, that I pretty much know it off hand word for word as I do with most Circle Jerks albums. This album is so primitive and basic it is brilliant. Punk bands were really good at getting away with simplistic stripped down masterpieces, but it does come down to a degree of talent as well. Simply put, as basic as the musical compositions are on albums like Never Mind the Bollocks & Group Sex, there is a reason why they're are still fondly remembered while a slew of other punk albums are forgotten.

Forgot to give it its **** stars

^that is a desert island album for me

It is a classic, my desert island album by the Circle Jerks isn't one that people would normally think to pick.

Wild in the Streets 1982

The chances of the Circle Jerks pulling off another successful album as basic as Group Sex was probably slim to non, so their softmore album featured a little more growth in terms of their musical compositions and song lengths, as there is even little guitar solos thrown in here and there, which at the time was often frowned upon by the punk fanbase as selling out. Anyways, this is a good album with solid songs all the way through, it's just missing those killer tracks to throw it over the top, which makes it a bit redundant to listen to after a while.

*** stars

Golden Shower of Hits 1983

Golden Shower of Hits is the Circle Jerks most famous album largely because the songs Coup D' etah & an altered version of When the **** Hits the Fan were featured on the popular Repo Man Soundtrack, an American cult hit film, which would be released shortly thereafter in 84.

Unlike Wild in the Streets, there are some standout tracks here, while at the same time, there does seem to be less effort put into many of the songs than the previous release. So overall, your often left wondering if some of the songs were leftover cuts from Wild in the Streets, still it is historically considered the quintessential Circle Jerks album.


*** to ***1/2 stars

Parade of the Horribles = best track ever

So Wonderful then huh? :)

I was thinking of throwing up that track, it's wonderful! :)

Wonderful 1985

By 1985 punk rock had taken a back seat to heavy metal which was dominating MTV with the likes of Twisted Sister and Motley Crue, as well as surpassing hardcore in regards to heaviness with the advent of American thrash metal.(at least in the US)

As consequence, many punk bands found themselves either leaning to a more commercially viable hard rock sound (Circle Jerks/D.O.A) or a harder faster thrash metal sound (Suicidal Tendencies/DRI) The Circle Jerks chose the former, which has often led purist fans to be critical of this album, a big mistake considering it is musically tighter and more sophisticated than any of their previous releases. The rhythm section here is notably tight and rather creative on songs like Dude and 15 Minutes, and the guitar playing is back to being a step up as it was in Wild of the Streets. Keith Morris is also on his game both lyrically with songs like Killing for Jesus & vocally by opting to actually sing as opposed to the shouting which largely dominated the last album

I must confess I do have a sentimental attachment to this album for out of all the Circle Jerks releases that my skateboarding crew got their hands on, this was our favourite, we played the absolute **** out of it, so don't let some musically illiterate goof of an album critic dictate their taste for you.

**** stars

VII - 1987

The last major release by the Circle Jerks before the band would dissolve in 1990. For or all intents and purposes this is not a bad album, just a very tame one in comparison to their previous releases, almost as if they were deliberately turning it down a notch to become prospective for the majors, which in my opinion just didn't work with this band.

Anyhow this is where I hop of the Circle Jerks train, although they would release one more notable album in 95, (Signed to a major label largely as a result of the explosion of popularity of bands like Green Day & the Offspring) they would implode on tour and disband shortly thereafter.

**1/2 stars

Can't seem to find many single tracks so...



Pg 1 Sisters of Mercy (Goth rock)
Pg 2 Blood for Blood (Hardcore)
Pg 3 Gallows (Hardcore)
Pg 3 Smiths (Alternative Rock)
Pg 5 Ceremony (Hardcore)
Pg 5 Violent Femmes (Alternative folk/folk punk)
Pg 6 Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Indie Rock)
Pg 7 Metric (Indie Rock)
Pg 8 Suicidal Tendencies (Crossover Thrash)
Pg 8 Trash talk (Thrashcore)
Pg 8 Discharge (Hardcore/crust)
Pg 9 Circle Jerks (Hardcore)

I can't be bothered with f)ckin politics right now, so I'll rate some music albums, cheers.

LKJ - Forces of Victory, 1979 (songs out of 4)

1. Want Fi Goh Rave, 3 (allright)
2. It Noh Funny 3 (allright)
3. Sonny's Lettah 4 (still F'n classic)
4. Independant Intavenshan 3 ( allright I guess)
5. Fite Dem Back 3.5 (still good)
6. Reality Poem 3 (allright)
7. Forces Of Victory 2 (weak)
8. Time Come 4 (Wicked mon)

I give the album a solid A

Gravediggaz - 6ft Deep 1994 (sogs rated 1 to 4)

Let's see how this album holds up over oh...22 years later, ouch!

1. Constant Elevation 1 weak
2. Nowhere To Run, Nowhere To Hide 3 pretty solid
3. Defective Trip 2.5 Allright I guess, a bit weak
4. 2 cups of blood 2 fair/weak
5. Blood Brothers 3.5 solid
6. 360 Questions interlude
7. 1-800 Suicide 4 F'n incredible
8. pass the shovel 2.5 fair/good
9. Diary Of A Madman 3 still solid..not my style but I dig it.
10.mommy, what's a gravedigga another interlude
11. bang your head 2.5 fair/allright
12. Here Comes The Gravediggaz 3.5 funky
13. Graveyard Chamber 2 fair/weak
14. death trap 3.5 still solid
15. 6 feet deep 2 fair
16. rest in peace 1 weak

Spice 1 - 187 He Wrote 1993

1. I'm the ****in' Murderer - 4 F'n fantastically amazing!!!
2. Dumpin' Em in Ditches - 2 This should never have been a single
3. Gas Chamber - 3 allright i guess
4. 187 He Wrote - 3 allright
5. Don't Ring the Alarm - 2.5 allright
6. Smoke 'em Like a Blunt - 3.5 produced by Too Short
7. The Murda Show - 3 solid g funk
8. 380 on That Ass - 2 okay a little weak
9. Mo' Mail - 2 gettin weak
10. Runnin' Out da Crackhouse - 4 - This story is worth a 4
11. Trigga Gots No Heart - 2.5 allright i guess
12. Trigga Happy - 1.5 should have been axed
13. RIP - 1.5 should have been axed
14. All He Wrote - 1.5

Still a good album, but it goes on to long, they should have axed a few bad tracks.

Morcheeba - Who Can you Trust 1996

Moog Island - 2.5 All right for an intro I guess, a bit sleepy
Trigger Hippie - 3 Fan favourite, Still solid, but a bit dated on the backbeat
Post Houmous - 3.5 Simple but still funky
Tape Loop - 3 Still good
Never an Easy Way - 4 Still Fantastic!
Howling - 2 - Just doesn't really fit the whole mood of the album
Small Town - 3.5 - Great little reggae beat
Enjoy the Wait - Filler
Col - 1 Pretentious
Who Can You Trust? 3.5 Simple but trippy
Almost Done - 4 F'n Fantastic
End Theme - Filler

Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil 1983


1. In the beginning = intro filler
2. Shout at the Devil = 3.5 to 4 (heard it so many times its hard to gauge)
3. Looks to Kill = 3 (all right I guess, a bit over rated)
4. Bastard = 3 rockin
5. God Bless Children of the Beast = filler
6. Helter Skelter = 2.5 alright I guess
7. Red Hot 3.5 = Solid
8. Too Young to fall in Love = 3 Allright I guess
9. Knock em Dead Kid = 4 I'm going to give this song a solid 4! solid power chording here.
10. Ten Seconds to Love = 3.5 solid
11. Danger= 3

Danzig _ How the Gods Kill 1992

1. Godless = 3 Allright
2. Anything = 3 Allright
3. Bodies = 3.5 Still solid
4. How the Gods Kill 3.5 Aged better with time
5. Dirty Black Summer 2.5 I could never understand why this was a single
6. Left Hand Black 3.5 Still rockin
7. Heart of the Devil 2.5 Allright i guess
8. Sistinas 1.5 A boring wank
9. Do You Wear the Mark 3 Allright
10. When the Dying Calls 2.5/3 Oh allright I guess

So even thought the album doesn't contain a knock out song llke Mother, it's solid through and through.

Underworld dubnobasswithmyheadman 1994

1.Dark & Long: 4 (dated, but I still thinks it's worth a 4 & the trainspotting remix is better.)
2. Mmm…Skyscraper I Love You: 3.5 still solid
3. Surfboy 3 allright
4. Spoonman 2 a little weak
5. Tongue 2.5 allright a little too sleepy for me
6. Dirty Epic 4 (is Epic)
7. Cowgirl 2.5 allright I guess
8. River of Bass 2.5 Allright I guess
9. M.E. 1 wank

Leftfield - Leftism - 1995

1. Release the Pressure - 1 &1/2 (I always thought this was a horrible opener)
2. Afro-Left - 3 Solid
3. Melt - 3 Kind of sleepy, but nice and tranquil
4. Song of Life - 4 stars, F'n classic!
5. Original- 2 & 1/2 Allright I guess but overated
6. Black Flute- 3 - great on ecstacty, otherwise just allright
7. Space Shanty 3 - ties in with black flute
8. Inspection 3 - Allright
9. Storm 3000 - 4 - F'n Brilliant
10. Open up - 3.5 Damn Good
11. 21st Century Poem 3 - Good closing track

Classic album, quite possibly the best electronic album of its era, at least in regards to progressive house.

Curtis Mayfield - Curtis 1970

1. If there is hell below were all going to go -4 - One of William's all time favourite songs

2. The other side of town - 3- Okay, a bit sleepy

3. The Makings of you - 1 -music you hear at the doctors office reception

3. We People Who are Darker than Blue - 4 The Ultimate!

4. Move on Up - 3 - Still groovy

5. Miss Black America - 3- Okay, but again a bit sleepy

6. Wild and Free - 2.5 allright i guess

7. Give it Up - 1 - More doctor's reception music, courtesy of the 70's

Michael Jackson -Thriller 1982

1. Wanna Be Startin' Somethin -3- Still good
2. Baby Be Mine - 3 - not bad
3. The Girl Is Mine - 3 - good but a bit sleepy
4. Thriller - 4- The ulitmate!
5. Beat It - 4 - Legendary!
6. Billy Jean - 4- Another of William's all time favourite songs!
7. Human Nature - 3 Another good one
8, P.Y.T. - Hmmm, -3 - okay another three
9. The Lady in my life - 1.5 - doctors office reception music

Ac/DC - Highway to Hell 1979

1. Highway to Hell 3.5
2. Girls got Rhythm 3
3. Walk all over you 3.5
4. Touch too much 3.5
5. Beating around the bush 2.5
6. Shot Down in Flames 2.5
7. Get it Hot 2.5
8. If you want blood 3.5
9. Love Hungry Man 2.5
10. Night Prowler 4 Still Brilliant

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours 1977

1. Second hand news, 2.5/3
2. Dreams 4 Another of William's all time fav songs!
3. Never Going Back Again, 2.5/3
4. Don't Stop 3/3.5
5. Go Your own way, 3.5 Great but I always thought it was a bit overate
6. Songbird 2 boring, slow
7. The Chain 4 Classic!
8. You make loving fun 3
9. I don't want to know 3
10. Daddy 3.5
11. Gold Dust Woman 4 Classic!

Are you rating out of four or out of five?

4

Franz Ferdinand - self titled - 2003

1. Jacqueline 2.5/3 all right i guess
2. Tell Her Tonight 2 wank
3. Take Me Out 4 (Still a classic guitar riff)
4. The Dark of the Matinée 2.5
5. Auf Achse 3 Solid
6. Cheating on You 2.5 a little weak
7. This Fire 2.5 over rated
8. Darts of Pleasure 2 pretty weak for a single
9. Michael 3 still solid but doesn't stand the test of time
10. Come on Home 2.5
11. 40 3 solid in a tranquil way

Well that stroll down memory lane was disappointing, I forgot how British this album is...and not in a good way, think I'll book before I have nightmares of guys running around on Vespa motor scooters.

NWA - Straight Outta Compton -1988

1.Straight Outta Compton 4 - The Ultimate!
2. **** tha Police 4- Classic!
3. Gangsta Gangsta - 3.5 Still solid
4. If It Ain't Ruff - 2.5 allright
5. Parental Discretion Iz Advised - 3 still good
6. Express Yourself - 2.5 (the B side goes downhill real fast)
7. Compton's In The House - 2 Badly dated
8. I Ain't Tha 1 - 2.5
9. Dopeman 2 weak
10.Quiet On Tha Set 2.5

Lords of the Underground - Here Come The Lords 1993

1. Here Come The Lords 3.5
2. From Da Bricks 3.5 from New Jersey
3. Funky Child 3
4. Keep It Underground 2.5/3
5. Check It (Remix) 2.5
6. Lords Prayer 2.5
7. Flow On 2.5
8. Madd Skillz 2.5
9. Psycho 2.5
10. Chief rocka 4 Still funky
11. Sleep for Dinner 3
12. L.O.T.U.G. 2/2.5
13. Lord Jazz 3
14. What's Goin' On 2.5

Been a long time since I pulled this one out. There's enough aggression running through all the tracks to keep the album motoring along. Under rated band.

Nirvana - Nevermind 1991

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit - 4 Legendary!
2. In Bloom- 2.5 I always thought this song was over rated
3. Come as you are - 4 - Another all time William fav!
4. Breed - 3.5
5. Lithium - 3 Solid
6. Polly - 3.5
7. Territorial Pissings 3.5
8. Drain You 3 solid
9, Lounge Act 3 solid
10. Stay Away 3 solid
11. On a Plain 3 solid
12. Something in the way 2.5/3

Wow I forgot how strong this album is, definitely the signature hard rock album of the 90's

Have to say, after finally seeing the Kurt & Courtney movie, I'm of mind to think the conspiracy theories are bs...though still theoretically possible.

I absolutely love Nevermind....and probably listen to it at least once a month for me Drain You and Breed are the strongest tracks....that build up in Drain You is noise rock perfection :)

Same here. I love Nevermind. One of my top albums ever.

It's one of those classic albums like Never Mind the Bollocks where everyone seems to have their own personal favourite songs.

It's a shame Nirvana was the only really punky grunge band (Mudhoney aside) while all the others were either more contemporary rock or metal based. I always found that frustrating.

Anyways didn't actually think people were reading this, I kind of do it just to destress to albums I enjoy, so I'm kinda all over the place genre wise.

Why does nobody ever talk about "EMI". Probably their most actually melodic and catchy song.

I don't know, funny it's one of my best friends favourite songs off the album, but I could never really get into it. My personal fav was always New York.

Music is so subjectively funny that way, I've given up on the idea of one song being better than an other.

The Clash London Calling 1979

1. London Calling - hmmm a passionate 4 stars
2. Brand New Cadillac 3 solid
3. Jimmy Jazz 2.5 allright
4. Hateful 2.5/3 allright/always liked the grimy lyrics
5. Rudie Can't Fail 3 good
6. Spanish Bombs 2.5/3 allright
7. The Right Profile 2.5 allright
8. Lost in the supermarket 2.5 allright over rated
9. Clampdown 3/3.5 (you start wearing blue and brown)
10. Guns of Brixton 3 solid
11. Wrong em Boyo 2.5
12. Death or Glory 2.5
13. Kola Kola 2/2.5 a bit weak
14. The Card Cheat 2.5
15. Lover's Rock 2.5
16. Four Horseman 2.5
17. I'm not Down 2.5
18 Train in Vain 2.5
19. Revolution Rock 2.5

A fun album with excellent flow, but I think Sandinista has stronger individual songs.

Lithium,'s the best track, I can't stand Territorial Pissings, and I think On a Plain is underrated. 9/10 album.

F)ck I just lost all my Deep House files....the pain, cross my fingers and hope I can stumble across some of the songs.