William_the_Bloody

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)

William_the_Bloody

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.

bob.

what the fuck man?

you gonna set up some links?

i've patiently waiting for your Integrity revues

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William_the_Bloody

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.

William_the_Bloody

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

Unknown Soldier

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

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Metal Wars

Power Metal

Pounding Decibels- A Hard and Heavy History

William_the_Bloody

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

William_the_Bloody

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

bob.

^that is a desert island album for me

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William_the_Bloody

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