Lifetime - Jersey's Best Dancers (1997)

Young, Loud, and Snotty? At least you guys know it! Oh wait, it's Scotty. Haha!

Nostalgia-core for those who heard it in 1997. I didn't hear it 'til last week, so it's more than that. I found it when I was trying to get something like Leatherface's Mush. When you hear it you'll know how confused I was! Other than both being hardcore in the most liberal sense and also fast and moving, they couldn't be more different. In fact, with those criteria you could be talking about Husker Du or the Meat Puppets! So under labels I've added pop punk and emo. Bitter in the most wide-eyed and naive way, and with REALLY good songs

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Leatherface - Mush (1992)

1. I Want the Moon 2:49

2. How Lonely 2:39

3. I Don't Want to Be the One to Say It 2:34

4. Pandora's Box 3:01

5. Not a Day Goes By 2:38

6. Not Superstitious 4:19

7. Springtime 3:18

8. Winning 1:59

9. In the Real World 2:23

10. Baked Potato 3:17

11. Bowl of Flies 2:58

12. Dead Industrial Atmosphere 4:03

13. Trenchfoot 3:00

14. Scheme of Things 3:20

15. Message in a Bottle 3:32

Husker Du + The Police = Mush

I thought whoever came up with that was a genius 'cause it's actually pretty accurate but then I noticed Leatherface did a Message in a Bottle cover at the end and it all made sense! Leatherface play catchy and moving hardcore punk (Husker Du) and their singer sounds like Lemmy which can be confusing at first but it just turns Mush into more of a sing-along 'cause everything ends up even more rugged, epic, and emotive

Another great example of major labels trying to get their own Nevermind by signing bands who'd never be commercially successful (Melvins, Royal Trux...) and hoping the public would catch on but never did. Just like releases by those two, Mush is a cult album that's retrospectively been hailed as a classic

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Melvins - Gluey Porch Treatments (1987)

Melvins' first proper album should make most people feel shitty because they're already the second best band ever 'cause they gave it their all (Buzz's vocals!!!!) and made punk rock and Sabbath sound legit satanic or just frustrated, evil, and really smart

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Tales of Terror - Tales of Terror (1984)

"I've got an Elvis tattoo on my cock" is their best tune. What more needs to be said. Singer is in jail on heroin charges, bassist is two-time felon, lead guitarist, Lyon Wong, son of film star Victor Wong, was killed in a street fight, drummer lives in San Francisco in a methadone house. Second guitarist Trip missing in action. The Ramones are little school girls next these goons. Freakin' rocks man.
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No Trend - Too Many Humans (1984)

1. Family Style

2. Blow Dry

3. Reality Breakdown

4. Kiss Ass to Your Peer Group

5. Fashion Tips for the 80's

6. Do as You're Told

7. Too Many Humans

8. For the Fun of it All

9. Mindless Little Insects

10. Happiness Is ...

Heeeavvvvvyyyyy angry shit from the guys who did Teen Love, one of the masterpieces of heeeeavvvy angry shit. It's not on Too Many Humans, but I promise almost as much enjoyment from the 10 pissed off noise rock tracks that made it on here

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Title Fight - Shed (2011)

1. Coxton Yard

2. Shed

3. Flood of ‘72

4. Society

5. You Can’t Say Kingston Doesn’t Love You

6. Crescent-Shaped Depressio

7. Safe in Your Skin

8. Where Am I?

9. Your Screen Door

10. 27

11. Stab

12. GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)

Bizarre compliment- 2011's best pop punk album. Good shit though, you'll love it

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No Trend - Teen Love (1983)

1. Mass Sterilization Caused by Venereal Disease

2. Cancer

3. Teen Love

Teen Love is in my top 5 noise rock songs of all time. It's so bitter it makes Flipper seem like dudes you'd want to hang out with

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Envy - A Dead Sinking Story

1. Chain Wandering Deeply

2. Distress of Ignorance

3. Evidence

4. Color of Fetters

5. Unrepairable Gentleness

6. Go Mad and Mark

7. A Conviction that Speeds

8. Reasons and Oblivion

9. A Will Remains in the Ashes

Envy is a Japanese screamo band that includes elements of post rock and hardcore punk. Envy's sound is crushingly heavy and hopeless - emphasised by their low-key, melodic and beautiful passages. A Dead Sinking Story is their best album, released in 2003 and defining a style that was subsequently mimicked by the west. Nevertheless, nothing quite compares to Envy's grapple on the sound, complimented by the character of Japanese vocals - sometimes screamed, other times spoken. Simply one of the most passionate and well-crafted albums ever, any fan of heavy music should listen to this.

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Matsuri - Endship

Matsuri is a screamo (/skramz lolz) band from California. It's always hard to describe bands like this without sounding like an asshole, but they make some of the most passionate and spirited music I have ever heard. Combining 90s screamo/emo and post-rock sounds in a thoughtful and innovative way, Matsuri has put together one of my favourite full-lengths. Totally underrated, DIY-as-fuck - unfortunately these guys broke up recently, but we are left with Endship and some other great records.

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open your chest / breathe out your soul / cling to your lungs / love what you hold

Descendents - Everything Sucks [1996]

Descendents Everything Sucks
[1996]

Being way too eager to listen to things, I'm not the type to archive properly [The opposite of my big brother]. But the collection of Descendents on my iPod doesn't mind competing with 'the Descendents' or the various underscores in the_song_titles.
I mean, what’s more badass than an anarchic iPod? Descendents.
The album has decent melodies and break downs with punky lyrics that make me feel bad ass when walking to my friends’ houses in the suburbs.

Now, I’m not saying this is the best album, but it was the first I was introduced to, maybe the album itself is a bit sentimental, maybe I am a bit sentimental.

OK I’m fucking sentimental so download Everything Sucks if you haven't got it already. [192]

Also shameless plug to Parents of whom were named after the Descendents track of the album Milo Goes to College.

Thank-you Grant for the introduction to both of these bands

Rites of Spring - End on End (1991)

1. Spring 2:09

2. Deeper Than Inside 2:17

3. For Want Of 3:09

4. Hain's Point 2:08

5. All There Is 2:54

6. Drink Deep 4:55

7. Other Way Around 3:59

8. Theme 2:19

9. By Design 2:38

10. Remainder 2:30

11. Persistent Vision 2:21

12. Nudes 2:48

13. End on End 7:24

14. All Through a Life 2:57

15. Hidden Wheel 2:31

16. In Silence/Words Away 3:00

17. Patience 1:58

Fucking love this album

Released on CD by Dischord in 1991, this digital version of End on End covers the complete recorded output of the legendary Rites of Spring: their self-titled LP, the All Through a Life EP, and one extra song. One of the first bands to be labeled emocore, Rites of Spring would seem to transcend all labels as their music cuts right through to the heart of universal human experience. Emotional? Yes -- check out the bitter memorial relived on "For Want Of," the pulse pounding moment-grab that is "Drink Deep," or the devoted searches for honesty and meaning explored on "End on End," "Theme," and really just about every track on the disc. Hardcore? Yes -- emerging from the D.C. scene, the music is pure focused energy, not a single note wasted. The band at times is fast and furious, at other times lush and evocative though always with a sense of drive and melody. Rites of Spring hint at some of the territory vocalist/guitarist Guy Picciotto and drummer Brendan Canty would later survey with Fugazi, but this band is much more than just a stepping stone. End on End, quite simply, is a testament to the rich possibilities of sincerity in music.
-AMG

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Parents - Parents II EP (2011)

1. XXIV 0:45

2. XV 1:43

3. XVIII 0:35

4. XVI 1:36

5. XIII 1:53

6. XXI 0:53

7. XXIII 0:42

8. XXII 2:49

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