I'm going on holiday for 2 weeks within the next few days, and thought i would share some sweet albums i will be listing to over my holiday.
I'm not a massive on pop punk which i know allot of people listen to in summer.
so this is my alternative ..........
BLACK FLAG - DISCOGRAPHY
I think that BF are pretty much the best "old school" hardcore band, or maybe that's just my view.
their a class act band either way if you like Keith Morris or Henry Rollins, every album is hand down some of the best records to come out of the early hardcore scene.
CRO MAGS - BEST WISHES
When i first heard this album i had only heard the hardcore bands everyone really knows about when first getting into the originals, bad brains, black flag, minor threat,. it wasn't until i found cro mags something switched with me, i felt a home and love for cro mags i haven't every felt for allot of bands after the feeling i had with them. but as soon as "We Gotta Know" kicked in i made me want to jump around my room and break everything and fuck up everything i hated, pure energy and knowledge this record.
BIOHAZARD - URBAN DISCIPLINE
i had heard of the hazard many years ago but never checked them out, i had fears that they were shit or nu metal, i really dont know why, but it sucks that i didnt have a clue about this band sooner but im so glad i know about them now, i personaly think this is ther best album, great singles and great lyrics. if your into stuff like., madball, bitter end, straight up NY hardcore, there your band. sweet rap style singing and fucking sweet heavy riffs.
ALPHA & OMEGA - LIFE SWALLOWER / DEVILS BED.
i first heard A&O when watching this is hardcore fest DVD., and i was really surprised. i had to listen to them a few times to really get what they was about but i knew they would go on to make some fucking sweet stuff, and that have, life swallower there new album is dropping next month, Ive only heard two songs of the album so far, but they are on constant replay all the time, i believe they are my favourite an best hardcore band in the USA scene at the moment.
BAD BRAINS - SELF TITELD
i do believe this record will stand the test of time, this album spawned many bands for the likes of black flag, minor threat, cro mags. so if it wasn't for BB i think hardcore would of been dead allot quicker then when it did in the 80s.
some heavy as hell tunes, fast. smart and cut throat songs, a true classic.
THE CULT - PURE CULT
Wither you like the cult or not, this album is huge, for sound and just infectious grooves.
the 80's gave us allot of great bands but the cult i do believe were one of the best keep secrets, yeah they were big, but i think only now people can see how they have influenced so much in the music scene, there is allot of songs you will of heard before but never knew who there were. if i was you i would have this on soil repeat.
DANZIG - DISCOGRAPHY
What can i say, this man is a legend. and my favourite song writer all the time, the first few albums allot of people believe them to be his best work, i could agree and disagree, but i love hes stuff so much i cant really decide. i first got into danzig through misfits, and heard mother, and from them i was hooked. I - III are great albums, for solid songs, blow you away solos and beat that will blow your bass off! (R.I.P Chuck).
COME AND GET EVIL WITH ME!
WHITE LIES - TO LOSE MY LIFE.
Every few months this band gets bigger and bigger, which i think they deserve it, but part of me wants me to keep them as my little band, i have felt so strong about a album for a long time, i listen to a whole array of music, but dark soulful music goes straight to my heart. the first time i heard WL i knew they were a band i would get obsessed with, and think its the way to be with this band, track after track you start to build a strong love for this band, there are not filler songs on this album, every song delivers what you need, and keeps you wanting more.
PRINCE - PURPLE RAIN
Now come on,,,, everyone loves prince, this album and film turned my love into a strange obsession to prince, i listen to some of the heaviest stuff, and people might think its weird but i would trade hardcore / metal / punk in for prince any day. every prince track makes you want to sing along, even if you don't know the word's.
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - TENDER PREY
I always had the impression Nick Cave was going to be something i couldn't really get into, but my god i was wrong, he along side, Johnny Cash, Glenn Danzig to me he is one of the most soulful and haunting song witters ever.
Tender Prey is a phenomenal album, Mercy Seat is a stunning sorry and Up Jumped The Devil is a hallowing concoction of terror.
