****************** BEN WEASEL SKATE REPORT *****************
******************************************* BY BEN WEASEL **
REPULSE KAVA - 7" (Butt Rag Records) Appropriate label, this
is a shitty sounding record from a shitty sounding band.
8th ROUTE ARMY - "Chernobyl Cookbook" LP (1 Dimensional
Records) Clockwork Orange fans take note - the singer calls
himself Johnny Zhivago. Unfortunately, that's the only thing
worth noting about this disc. Most of the lyrics don't make
sense, one of the few exceptions being "All Dead Radio," a
tirade against commercial rock stations which would be much
more effective if the band didn't sound like a cross between
Greg Kihn and The Knack.
WRECKING CREW - "Balance Of Terror" LP (Hawker) Christ,
this is horrible! It's pretty obvious that whoever puts out
these records is interested in "moving units: cause if good
music were a factor (as opposed to a tough-sounding name and
a marketable NY Mosh Crue attitude) shit like this would be
back in some bald kid's parents' garage where it belongs.
Metal mosh-o-rama with constipated Randy "Macho Man" Savage
vocals.
CRUCIAL YOUTH "The Posi Machine" (New Red Archives) The only
straight edge band in the world. Ray 2Day is a festering sore
on a meat-eating junkie bum's rotting pwnis compared to
these straight & clean boys. Not content with pushing the
obvious straight edge themes, Crucial Youth confronts the
scene with commentary on issues such as proper dental hygiene
and healthy eating habits, as well as stern warnings about
the dangers of jay walking and masturbation. Hopefully, some
of those other so-called "positive" bands will listen to this
record and mend their ways.
NO FOR AN ANSWER "A Thought Crusade" LP (Hawker) For kids
who didn't make the school football team. Every song sounds
like a Kermit/Fozzie Bear hybrid. Utterly ridiculous. What
these guys need is some good dope.
********************** LIVE *********************************
GORILLA BISCUITS/SICK OF IT ALL/RAW DEAL/LAUGHING HYENAS/
SCREECHING WEASEL/SPONGE TUNNEL - U. of Conn at Storrs,
12-10-88
Never having seen a real live New York Straight Edge
band before, I was tickled pink at the thought of sharing a
bill with a couple of "the scene's" up and coming s.e.
outfits. Spongetunnel and the Weasels played first and
nobody gave a fuck. Laughing Hyenas put on a killer show,
they were tight as hell and the singer (ex-Negative Approach)
was screaming so loud that the p.a. exploded and sent 500
pounds of shredded sound equipment hurtling through the hall
at the speed of light, disemboweling and castrating the 200+
crowd of crewcutted pipsqueaks. Actually, what really
happened was about 20 people got into the band and the rest
of the kiddies stood around and admired each others
sweatshirts. Raw Deal from Boston came on and played fast
music with slow mosh parts which the crowd adored. Sick Of It
All were introduced by some gangbanger type and then their
NBA coach singer came up and ordered the crowd to "get the
fuck up here and mosh - NOW! We came all the way from New
York!" (A grueling 2 hour ride in my estimation...we were
there on tour from Chicago.) Needless to say, the crowd did
what they were told and the band sucked mud. But we still
walked away with a nice chunk of the nitwits' money. Oh, and
Gorilla Biscuits never showed up, they couldn't find their
drummer. Howzat for unity?
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