texas hotel (LP,CD). #8 / 9 tracks / 1988

UK (LP,CD): fundamental. save 65 / 1988 (?)

RI (CD): buddha. / 1999

CD versions on Texas Hotel and Fundamental add 4 live tracks (Belgium 1987). Buddha CD reissue has 3 different bonus tracks (Do It, Move Right In, Next Time).

A lot better than the first Rollins solo LP; great darkly “emotional” production by Ian MacKaye, and the music is a lot more diverse and inventive. Good cover and lyrics, too. (TB) [8] Lifetime roughly continues where Black Flag left off; mid-tempo hardcore/rock with a manic touch and Rollins' trademark vocals. The songs are not as intense as the better post-83 Black Flag material (Ginn's guitar genius is just missing), but the music is faster, more focused and a lot better than on the last few Flag albums. (bj) [7]

Auch wenn Spex gleicher Meinung ist, diese Platte ist einfach gut! Produzent Ian MacKaye arbeitet als erfahrener Emo-Spezialist die Gefühle hinter den Songs optimal heraus. Der Sound ist zehnmal besser als auf der Debut-LP, das Ganze ist viel einfallsreicher; Cover und Texte runden den Gesamteindruck ab. (TB)

Tracks: burned beyond recognition / what am i doing here? / 1000 times blind / lonely / wreckage // gun in mouth blues / you look at you / if you’re alive / turned out (/ what am i doing here? / burned beyond recognition / move right in / hot animal machine II)