Top 100 1990′s
By admin on Apr. 12, 2010.
- 1.6 Band, Self Titled LP, USA, 1992
- Acme, Self Titled 7″, Belgium, 1994
- All Chrome, Flounders Flyers College & Canada LP, USA, 1999
- Arms Reach, Self Titled 7″, Australia, 1998
- Assuck, State To State 7″, USA, 1993
- Aus-Rotten, Fuck Nazi Sympathy, USA, 1994
- Bastard, Wind Of Pain LP, Japan, 1990
- Bikini Kill, The Anti-Pleasure Dissertation 7″, USA, 1995
- Born Against, Industrial Relations Department 7″, USA, 1990
- Breakdown, Blacklisted LP, USA, 1997
- Burn, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
- By The Grace Of God, For The Love Of Indie Rock 7″, USA, 1996
- Charles Bronson, Youth Attack LP, USA, 1997
- Citizens Arrest, A Light In The Darkness 7″, USA, 1990
- Chopping Block, Grizzly Fetish 7″, USA, 1991
- Cop Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1993
- Crossed Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
- Crown Of Thornz, Train Yard Blues 12″, USA, 1995
- Dead Nation, Face The Nation 7″, USA, 1998
- Deadguy, Work Ethic 7″, USA, 1994
- Death Side, Bet On The Possibility LP, Japan, 1991
- Devoid Of Faith, Purpose: Lost 10″, USA, 1999
- Disclose-Tragedy LP, Japan, 1994
- Down But Not Out, Demo, USA, 1998
- DropDead, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1992
- Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics LP, England, 1996
- Eyeball, Talkin’ Straight 7″, Germany, 1998
- Eyehategod, In The Name Of Suffering LP, USA, 1992
- Face Value, Coming Of Age 7″, USA, 1990
- Fastbreak, Where It Lies 7″, USA, 1997
- Fit For Abuse, Mindless Violence 7″, USA, 1995
- Floor, Dove LP, USA, 1994
- Floorpunch, Goal Line Stand Demo, USA, 1995
- Four One One, This Isn’t Me LP, USA, 1991
- Fu Manchu, The Action Is Go LP, USA, 1997
- Full Speed Ahead, Demo, USA, 1998
- Gauze, Kao O Aratte Denaoshite Koi LP, Japan, 1997
- Get High, Demo, USA, 1996
- Gordon Solie Mother Fuckers, Chairshot Politics 7″, USA, 1998
- H-100’s, Distort Cleveland 7″, USA, 1995
- Hatchetface, Volume Two LP, USA, 1995
- Haywire, Private Hell LP, USA, 1990
- Heroin, Paper Bag 7″, USA, 1992
- His Hero Is Gone, Fifteen Counts Of Arson LP, USA, 1997
- Huggy Bear, Don’t Die 7″, England, 1993
- Human Remains, Using Sickness As A Hero CD, USA, 1996
- The Icemen, Rest In Peace 7″, USA, 1991
- In My Eyes, Demo, USA, 1997
- Infest, Mankind 7″, USA, 1991
- Inmates, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1995
- Integrity, Humanity Is The Devil 10″, USA, 1996
- Into Another, Ignaurus LP, USA, 1994
- Jello Biafra With DOA, Last Screams Of The Missing Neighbors LP, USA/Canada, 1990
- Judge, The Storm 7″, USA, 1991
- Kiss It Goodbye, She Loves Me…She Loves Me Not LP, USA, 1997
- Laughing Hyenas, Crawl 7″, USA, 1992
- Leeway, Desperate Measures LP, USA, 1991
- Los Crudos/Spitboy, Split LP, USA, 1994
- Madball, Dropping Many Suckers 7″, USA, 1992
- Mainstrike, Times Still Here 7″, Netherlands, 1995
- Man Is The Bastard, Sum Of The Men 12″, USA, 1992
- Man Lifting Banner, Ten Inches That Shock The World LP, Netherlands, 1992
- Mouthpiece, What Was Said LP, USA, 1994
- Mukilteo Fairies, Closet Check 7″, USA, 1993
- Neanderthal, Fighting Music 7″, USA, 1990
- Neurosis, The Word As Law LP, USA, 1990
- No Comment, Downsided 7″, USA, 1992
- No Escape, Demo, USA, 1990
- Out Cold, Self Titled LP, USA, 1994
- Paintbox, Screaming Shouting Crying LP, Japan, 1999
- Poison Idea, Feel The Darkness LP, USA, 1990
- Puncture Wound, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1999
- Quicksand, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
- Ringworm, Demo, USA, 1991
- Ripping Corpse, Dreaming With The Dead LP, USA, 1991
- Rollins Band, The End Of Silence LP, USA, 1992
- Rorschach, Protestant LP, USA, 1992
- Rupture, Righteous Fuck 7″, Australia, 1991
- S.D.S., Scum System Kill 7″, Japan, 1996
- S.O.D., Speak Swedish Or Die 7″, Sweden, 1990
- Saint Vitus, Die Healing LP, USA, 1995
- Selfish, System Kills 7″, Finland, 1993
- Septic Death, Theme From Ozobozo LP, USA, 1992
- Skewbald/Grand Union, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
- Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out LP, USA, 1997
- Sleep, Sleep’s Holy Mountain LP, USA, 1993
- Spazz/Black Army Jacket, Split 7″, USA, 1997
- Speak 714, The Scum Also Rises 7″, USA, 1999
- Sportswear, It Runs Deep 7″, Norway, 1998
- Supertouch, The Earth Is Flat LP, USA, 1990
- Talk Is Poison, Straight To Hell 7″, USA, 1998
- Team Dresch, Personal Best LP, USA, 1995
- True Blue, Demo, Germany, 1998
- Turning Point, It’s Always Darkest Before The Dawn LP, USA, 1991
- Verbal Assault, On 12″, USA, 1990
- Voorhees, Spilling Blood Without Reason LP, England, 1994
- Warhead, Cry Of Truth LP, Japan, 1991
- Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! – The Record, Compilation 7″, International, 1991
- Forever, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
- Rebuilding, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
Signifying Nothing Top 100 Of The Nineties
By admin on Jul. 27, 2009.
Four years late, here is the final list. One thing I’ve noticed as I put this together is that there is a great lack of compilations on this list. A lot of the decent compilations in the nineties have great songs, but also terrible ones. I still feel like I am missing something obvious…
- 1.6 Band, Self Titled LP, USA, 1992
- Acme, Self Titled 7″, Belgium, 1994
- All Chrome, Flounders Flyers College & Canada LP, USA, 1999
- Arms Reach, Self Titled 7″, Australia, 1998
- Assuck, State To State 7″, USA, 1993
- Aus-Rotten, Fuck Nazi Sympathy, USA, 1994
- Bastard, Wind Of Pain LP, Japan, 1990
- Bikini Kill, The Anti-Pleasure Dissertation 7″, USA, 1995
- Born Against, Industrial Relations Department 7″, USA, 1990
- Breakdown, Blacklisted LP, USA, 1997
- Burn, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
- By The Grace Of God, For The Love Of Indie Rock 7″, USA, 1996
- Charles Bronson, Youth Attack LP, USA, 1997
- Citizens Arrest, A Light In The Darkness 7″, USA, 1990
- Chopping Block, Grizzly Fetish 7″, USA, 1991
- Cop Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1993
- Crossed Out, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
- Crown Of Thornz, Train Yard Blues 12″, USA, 1995
- Dead Nation, Face The Nation 7″, USA, 1998
- Deadguy, Work Ethic 7″, USA, 1994
- Death Side, Bet On The Possibility LP, Japan, 1991
- Devoid Of Faith, Purpose: Lost 10″, USA, 1999
- Disclose-Tragedy LP, Japan, 1994
- Down But Not Out, Demo, USA, 1998
- DropDead, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1992
- Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics LP, England, 1996
- Endpoint, In A Time Of Hate LP, USA, 1990
- Eyeball, More Days To Come LP, Germany, 1998
- Eyehategod, In The Name Of Suffering LP, USA, 1992
- Face Value, Coming Of Age 7″, USA, 1990
- Fastbreak, Where It Lies 7″, USA, 1997
- Fit For Abuse, Mindless Violence 7″, USA, 1995
- Floor, Dove LP, USA, 1994
- Floorpunch, Goal Line Stand Demo, USA, 1995
- Four One One, This Isn’t Me LP, USA, 1991
- Fu Manchu, The Action Is Go LP, USA, 1997
- Full Speed Ahead, Demo, USA, 1998
- Gauze, Kao O Aratte Denaoshite Koi LP, Japan, 1997
- Get High, Demo, USA, 1996
- Gordon Solie Mother Fuckers, Chairshot Politics 7″, USA, 1998
- H-100′s, Distort Cleveland 7″, USA, 1995
- Hatchetface, Volume Two LP, USA, 1995
- Haywire, Private Hell LP, USA, 1990
- Heroin, Paper Bag 7″, USA, 1992
- His Hero Is Gone, Fifteen Counts Of Arson LP, USA, 1997
- Huggy Bear, Don’t Die 7″, England, 1993
- Human Remains, Using Sickness As A Hero CD, USA, 1996
- The Icemen, Rest In Peace 7″, USA, 1991
- In My Eyes, Demo, USA, 1997
- Infest, Mankind 7″, USA, 1991
- Inmates, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1995
- Integrity, Humanity Is The Devil 10″, USA, 1996
- Into Another, Ignaurus LP, USA, 1994
- Jello Biafra With DOA, Last Screams Of The Missing Neighbors LP, USA/Canada, 1990
- Judge, The Storm 7″, USA, 1991
- Kiss It Goodbye, She Loves Me…She Loves Me Not LP, USA, 1997
- Laughing Hyenas, Crawl 7″, USA, 1992
- Leeway, Desperate Measures LP, USA, 1991
- Los Crudos/Spitboy, Split LP, USA, 1994
- Madball, Dropping Many Suckers 7″, USA, 1992
- Mainstrike, Times Still Here 7″, Netherlands, 1995
- Man Is The Bastard, Sum Of The Men 12″, USA, 1992
- Man Lifting Banner, Ten Inches That Shock The World LP, Netherlands, 1992
- Mouthpiece, What Was Said LP, USA, 1994
- Mukilteo Fairies, Closet Check 7″, USA, 1993
- Neanderthal, Fighting Music 7″, USA, 1990
- Neurosis, The Word As Law LP, USA, 1990
- No Comment, Downsided 7″, USA, 1992
- No Escape, Demo, USA, 1990
- Out Cold, Self Titled LP, USA, 1994
- Paintbox, Screaming Shouting Crying LP, Japan, 1999
- Poison Idea, Feel The Darkness LP, USA, 1990
- Puncture Wound, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1999
- Quicksand, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1990
- Ringworm, Demo, USA, 1991
- Ripping Corpse, Dreaming With The Dead LP, USA, 1991
- Rollins Band, The End Of Silence LP, USA, 1992
- Rorschach, Protestant LP, USA, 1992
- Rupture, Righteous Fuck 7″, Australia, 1991
- S.D.S., Scum System Kill 7″, Japan, 1996
- S.O.D., Speak Swedish Or Die 7″, Sweden, 1990
- Saint Vitus, Die Healing LP, USA, 1995
- Septic Death, Theme From Ozobozo LP, USA, 1992
- Skewbald/Grand Union, Self Titled 7″, USA, 1991
- Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out LP, USA, 1997
- Sleep, Sleep’s Holy Mountain LP, USA, 1993
- Spazz/Black Army Jacket, Split 7″, USA, 1997
- Speak 714, The Scum Also Rises 7″, USA, 1999
- Sportswear, It Runs Deep 7″, Norway, 1998
- Supertouch, The Earth Is Flat LP, USA, 1990
- Talk Is Poison, Straight To Hell 7″, USA, 1998
- Team Dresch, Personal Best LP, USA, 1995
- True Blue, Demo, Germany, 1998
- Turning Point, It’s Always Darkest Before The Dawn LP, USA, 1991
- Verbal Assault, On 12″, USA, 1990
- Voorhees, Spilling Blood Without Reason LP, England, 1994
- Warhead, Cry Of Truth LP, Japan, 1991
- Bllleeeeaaauuurrrrgghhh! – The Record, Compilation 7″, International, 1991
- Forever, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
- Rebuilding, Compilation 7″, USA, 1991
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Absolution Reunion
By admin on Sep. 22, 2008.
For the first time in a very long time I drove up to this show with my friend John. We hit a ton of rain on the way up but, thankfully, by the time we got to New York City it was gone besides some lightning. John and I caught up on what each other was up to and laughed at the antics of the world around us.
On the way up we listened to Dave K’s 1988-1990 NYHC mix.
Upon arriving in Hoboken and trying to find a parking spot for probably around twenty to thirty minutes I quickly realized why I can’t stand that city. Yuppies and “norms” everywhere going to bars and other social gathering. On the way home we had to watch adults stumble out of bars bombed out of their minds. Pathetic. Thankfully, we went directly to the PATH train and got to 9th street pretty quickly where we met up with our friend Dave.
A cab ride later we were in front of the club. I have seen a variety of bands at The Knitting Factory, from 7 Seconds to Kristin Hersh’s solo act. These days I am not really a people person, even worse than before, so when we got in the club I tried to make my way inside as quick as possible to check out whoever was playing.
We ended up getting inside while Maximum Penalty was setting us, which was fine by me. I had not seen MP in many years (I think the last time was in 1996 with Hogan’s Heroes and Vision…) so I did not know what to expect from them. The records they released in the nineties weren’t too hot but I love their demo from 1989, which is one of the best attempts at combining Bad Brains style hardcore with Alleyway Crew style mosh parts.
Despite some new songs that were a bit on the long side, I thought MP played well enough. They busted out most of the demo plus the songs from the Blackout! compilation. A huge pile on for Acceptance ended their set in excellent fashion.
Now this a reunion I just did not think I would ever see. After that haphazardly put together discography CD in the late 90′s (98? 99?) I perceived bad blood between band members and the chance of a reunion being near zero. I made my way up front and slid off to the side where some friends stood so I would be out of the way of the kickboxing (take it back to the nineties, please) and other jerky bullshit. My original plans had been to dance and dive and generally have fun but after running earlier in the day my stomach never settled (at the time I was a little under the weather) so I decided to pass. Soon enough Gavin came out along with Sergio (Collapse, Quicksand), who was filling in on bass, and their fill in drummer Doug (formerly of Slapshot, Speak 714, and other bands).
After a few minutes of tuning Djinji came out to a rather loud round of applause. Quickly they were flying into As We Are (no intro?!?) and from there they proceeded to play a pretty good set. In the beginning they were a little sloppy but that changed after a few songs. For some reason Gavin’s guitar was really, really, low in the mix for a handful of songs as well. Djinji had great things to say between songs and the band went off hard.
I was hoping on the way out to find Djinji so I could mention how much I appreciate his father’s playing with John Coltrane on the Ascension album, but the band had disappeared into the backstage area. Ascension is one of my favorite Coltrane albums. There is an excellent reissue CD from a few years back which combines both versions (as the story goes, I guess, one version came out but was recalled and the second version was then released in subsequent pressings) onto one CD. I tend to like the second version (they are long suites) more, but you can’t go wrong with either one.
After getting the cold shoulder from a few long time “friends” I decided to go find Dave and John and start heading back to New Jersey. We ended up at the World Trade Center PATH station and from there parted ways and headed home. Absolution and Maximum Penalty are playing ABC No Rio in a few weeks. I don’t think I am going to be able to make it, but I would advise others to check them out while they can. There are rumors of a more organized discography CD in the works as well.
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Mental/Mind Eraser/Get Real/Robot Whales/Little Rascals
By admin on Jul. 29, 2006.
Mental/Mind Eraser/Get Real/Robot Whales/Little Rascals
May 6th 2005
Brick NJ
Dave Flynn and I headed up to Brick for this one. We almost bailed upon finding out that Mind Eraser had canceled, but I am glad we still made the trip. Since it was just the two of us, we took my truck to its first hardcore show in a few years. At this point Dave usually drives so it was actually somewhat cool to drive for once. After dealing with the pouring rain, some crappy directions, and a trip to the mighty Santosa’s for vegan Chinese food, we finally found the venue. This is another VFW (I guess?) in Brick. Just how many VFWs does Brick have!? There seems to be at least three or four. I guess we missed the openers so after meeting up with some friends from the shore & Boston, plus the Brick locals, it was time for The Little Rascals to play.
I had never heard these guys before but quickly, after Gorilla Biscuits and Project X covers, they had my attention. They play heavy NYHC styled stuff just like Brick brother band Get Real. Soon enough they were also busting out a Slapshot cover, which got both Dave and I diving into the crowd and hitting the dance floor. A few more originals and then a Sheer Terror cover to end the set and both of us were sold on these guys! What a pleasant surprise to open the show.
We missed most of Robot Whales’ set to go get something to drink but I did enjoy what I heard. Apparently they intro’d with Electric Funeral. Robot Whales ended with a Quicksand cover. I am very interested in checking out their LP.
Either Get Real played next or before Robot Whales (mental note-stop writing show reviews six months later). They got a pretty crazy reaction. There were tons of people dancing, diving, and seeming like they were having a lot of fun. I really like Shore Style, but even I was surprised by how crazy the reaction was. At one point, Brett got his shorts ripped off, which lead to a lot of laughs. I hit the dance floor for their cover of Life of My Own, after which they played maybe one or two more before calling it a night. Easily this was one of the best sets I have seen all year.
As I said before, we were pretty bummed that Mind Eraser canceled this show. While Mental was setting up, I was sitting on the stage. At one point, I looked over at them and thought, “Man, they should open with a Mind Eraser song.” Well, low and behold, about two minutes later they were tearing through Chewed Up, Spit Out. YES! As that faded out they went right into History 101 (I think?) and tore through a great set. There was no way to really top Get Real’s set, but Mental got a great reaction anyway. A few songs before the end of their set, the power went out and that was the end of the night for all of us.
This was a great show. I was happy to get to eat in Brick and to be able to see a lot of friends I don’t see too often.
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Robot Whales-Vehicle
By admin on Mar. 16, 2006.
Robot Whales
Vehicle LP
Collapse Records
Last year’s sleeper hit on the Revelation compilation returns with a new LP filled with mid 90′s style hardcore. Like I said last year, these guys sound like a breath of fresh air right now. If you like stuff like Quicksand, Lincoln, Burn, Helmet, and bands like that you will love this. Bonus points for covering Electric Funeral live. I’ve been spinning this one a lot lately. Check this and the other great records on Collapse Records out. Members of this band were also recently in Get Real.
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