[kj] 1000 SUNS Outside Gate and PHANTASMAGORIA

[B.]

Although I hate to LABEL them strictly hardcore by
'85, Bad Brains had become a NYHC band (but always DC
in spirit?) and _I Against I_ + _Soulcraft_ LPs are
also solid releases, also with the metallic crossover
edge of the period. A lot of folks think "I Against I"
is their best LP! (Not me, but I like it.) The
Ramones' "I'm Not Jesus" (_Halfway to Sanity_) from
'87 or so is about as hc a song as was made in the
80s.

The subject line of this post contains two albums that
I choose not to label hardcore.

-Oliver



--- Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net> wrote:


> 

> A year later saw amazing albums from the NYC

> hardcore bands like Murphy's Law, Agnostic Front and

> the Cro-Mags

> 

> 

> Ah, misty water colored memories of youth.

> 

> Alex in NYC