Quite possibly Poison Idea's most angry record, "War All the Time" was a ground-breaker for many a future new-school hardcore band.
Sadly, very few could pull this off.
You have to LIVE this kind of filth - day in & day out - you can't just turn it off and go back to your suburban roots after "band practice".
The (physical) price these guys paid day after day for years on end was testament to their sound, and the years of self-abuse finally took its toll on guitar-god Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts in early 2006.
While everyone has a favorite Poison Idea record, I seemingly go back to this more often than most; the lineup on this record was such a mish-mash of scumbag hardcores & thrash metal types and it just fucking worked...
I love Poison Idea, Feel the Darkness is one of my favourite US Hardocre albums... but I haven't heard this one yet... Shame on me
ReplyDeleteLOVE this record, not my fave Poison Idea - that would have to be Darby Crash rides again or Record Collectors are... but this is up there - another great post thank you & keep up the good shit! Cheers, Emile
ReplyDeleteexcellent choice. "War" is great record... probably my favorite PI.
ReplyDeletehaven't heard this one either, thanks.
ReplyDeleteBlistering!!
ReplyDeletenothing short of epic
ReplyDeleteI think I like "Ian MacKaye" the best... By the way, "Latest Will and Testament" is actually really awesome, way better than the two or three that came after "Feel the Darkness".
ReplyDeleteSeeing how I didn't discover the great Poison Idea until my late 20's, I hadn't heard their later works until now. Great record. Thanks for this one.
ReplyDeleteHans - Enjoy, dude. They were one of the greatest of all time as I'm sure you well know by now...
ReplyDeleteDo you work for Eastern Boarder?
I work for Deluxe Distribution...
They instantly became one of my favorites as soon as I heard them.
ReplyDeleteI do work for Eastern Boarder. Did you know Gautam?
Indeed I do know Gautam.
ReplyDeleteHe;s been gone a while now.
I think he's a pharmaceutical rep now - YIKES!!!
He is. There's something not right about that.
ReplyDeleteHe never did fill me in on the circumstances surrounding his departure from DLX.
Let's just say there was a hatchet involved, Hans...
ReplyDeleteJust snagged Feel The Darkness from Cosmic Hearse and saw this too...score! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteseems not working. bro
ReplyDeletei don't have only the first song
if you like sent it over if you're bored to upload it again
http://lix.in/-846d86
ReplyDeleteThere you go, Mikxxx.
Have at it...
you are the man
ReplyDeletei buy your ouzo shot.....
lol
Thanks, Mikxxx, but I think I'll pass on the Ouzo ;)
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