MIDDLE OF AMERICA US LP Big Black Naked Raygun Punk

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The Middle Of America Compilation

Original US LP released on H.I.D. Records in 1984. Includes insert.

A good compilation from 1984 of Chicago-area bands. The first side is typical (great) early-80's hardcore punk, the second side (except for AOF) has a more experimental feel. Naked Raygun contribute two of the better songs from their first LP. Savage Beliefs and Out of Order play energetic hardcore with kind of jangley guitars, but it's raw and angry. Good stuff by both bands. The same can be said for Nadsat Rebel. Their first song is more eclectic (kind of sounds like Throb Throb-era Naked Raygun), the second is more rough and straightforward. The Articles of Faith track is off the Give Thanks record -- dark melodic hardcore with complex guitarwork and desperate vocals. Rights of the Accused start off with a straight ahead thrash song. It's got an awesome raw guitar sound and good lyrics about violence at shows. The next two are a little less serious (?). "Mean People Suck" is pretty much a disco song, and "Yo Yo Yo" basically repeats the title over a simple riff. Both Big Black songs feature abrasive distorted bass and guitar over a drum machine beat, with not much in the vocal department. Pretty cool. The Effigies do a dub-influenced extended remix of their classic, "Security."

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Uh oh, not another sampler of boring hate music for modern America. Hey, this one is different. Naked Raygun's "I Don't Know" is a stirring, subversively hummable anthem. Even "Stupid," which forages into hardcore territory, is solid. Savage Beliefs, featuring former GI-boy John Gay on guitar and vocals is compelling post-punk mettle. "Double Standard" is a potent example of the pure, raw pop these Midwestern bands are thriving for. Nadsat Rebel curves their hardcore lines in another direction. "I Am The Wall" has some element of doom and light metal with a jazzier twist. "Getting Ready", their second selection, is more straight ahead, but very coherent hardcore. Out Of Order is more outwardly, traditionally "punk" but their fresh, tight approach proves they are not producing the usually numbing fare. Articles Of Faith have retained their full guitar sound. If fairness were in full swing, these guys would be as important as Husker Du. Their lyrics, too, actually deserve to be printed on the sheet. Rights Of The Accused's childish sense of humour allows them to get away with it. Check out the deliberately bad reggae on "Mean People Suck." Big Black's two cuts stand out. Listening to these will make you believe drum machines can do some good after all, as the grinding, whining feedback entangle themselves around punctuated beats. Not punk, not hardcore, definitely something new. The Effigies again show fondness for reggae rhythms and dub techniques in their new, improved mix of "Security" (the b-side of an early single).

Tracks Are :-

Side One

NAKED RAYGUN - I Don't Know

NAKED RAYGUN - Stupid

SAVAGE BELIEFS - Shake Your Neighbor's Hand

SAVAGE BELIEFS - Double Standard

NADSAT REBEL - I Am The Wall

NADSAT REBEL - Getting Ready

OUT OF ORDER - Survival Of The Fittest

OUT OF ORDER - Concerned

Side Two

ARTICLES OF FAITH - 5 O'Clock

RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED - I Came To Dance

RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED - Mean People Suck

RIGHTS OF THE ACCUSED - Yo, Yo, Yo

BIG BLACK - Big Payback

BIG BLACK - Hunter's Safety (Tommy Bartlett Dies In Pain)

EFFIGIES - Security (Remix)

Released on 'H.I.D. Records' in 1984

Catalogue No. H.I.D. 0001

Disc is in EX++ condition

Sleeve is in EX++ condition

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