Known for being the birthplace of the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as for having the honor of also being the place where all the trash/refuse from NYC goes, Staten Island also spawned one of the true greats of the powerviolence genre - Compassionate Revolution.
While they certainly couldn't be pigeonholed within that movement, "emotional, intense" hardcore just doesn't sound right when describing their sound either. They fucking blazed ass, and made stark, gritty, violent "thinking mans" balls-out adrenalin-fueled hardcore for lack of better stereotype/term.
I'd be surprised if you never heard of them, but in the case that you haven't, do yourself a favor & check these guys out.
http://lix.in/-8c4345
ReplyDeletewill check this out...thanks for this, man. cheers!
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Thanks much for this. I used to have this back in the day, haven't heard it in years.
ReplyDeleteSweet!Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love me some power violence! Thanks again, dude!
ReplyDeleteNice! Used to have a 7" and LP, no idea where they went. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteill check this out soon thanks alot! i love PV
ReplyDeleteGreat band, terribly overlooked.
ReplyDeleteNice post,I dig these guys! I haven't listened to them in a long time though. I have an ep by them, I guess I'll hear it on this slab....Thanks!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, thank you!!
ReplyDeleteGreat band and great guys. Live they were a fucking force. Broke up pretty soon after the LP came out over some weird inter-band disagreement. They should have been huge but were gone in less than a couple years. Played a reunion show on Staten Island last year.
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