brainstem records. 1001 / 12 tracks / 1982

John Shirley (famous SciFi writer) was the band's vocalist for a while, but he can only be heard on the track on the “10-29-79” comp. The LP features two tracks co-written by him, Johnny Paranoid and Industrial Revolution.

For their LP, the Portland band dropped the cool and catchy punk rock of their 7” and went for a more generic, mid-tempo to fast hardcore sound. The songs are a little simple, but still powerful & diverse enough to be interesting. It's a shame that the female singer handles all the vocal duties now, though, her voice was great on the 7” but for this kind of music it's a bit too thin. Well, all things considered, it's still a good record. [7]  

Flotter HC aus Portland, Oregon. Die meisten Songs sind zwar nach einem etwas einfachen Schema gestrickt, haben aber trotzdem genug Power und Abwechslung, um nicht langweilig zu werden. Ansonsten sind noch die etwas piepsige, aber ansonsten ganz gute Sängerin, und die krachige (aber angemessene) Produktion zu erwähnen. Ordentlich. Der erste Sänger der Band (der hier nicht mehr dabei ist) war übrigens John Shirley, ein bekannter Science-Fiction/Cyberpunk-Schriftsteller.

Tracks: messed up mixed up / armageddon / we’re not equal / don’t bother me / nuke up now // on the wall / fight back / industrial revolution / politics & passion / cut off the cord / no use / johnny paranoid