[kj] 1000 SUNS Outside Gate and PHANTASMAGORIA

[Alex Smith]

"I would LABEL that band crust...."

Yes, you would.

Alex in NYC



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>From: "B." <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

>Sent: Feb 23, 2007 4:39 PM

>To: gathering at misera.net

>Subject: [kj] 1000 SUNS Outside Gate and PHANTASMAGORIA

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>This is like your 8th post so far today. I can't post 15 times a day like you. 

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>But I do remember the Bad Brains rastafarian hair thing

>did sort of help influence another NY hardcore band not mentioned -

>Nausea (dreadlocks now in punk rock, that is). I would LABEL that band

>crust. Rastafarian skaters around that period, too -- Alva Skateboards

>and it seemed to influence a lot of the design in the skate world.

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>Speaking of reminiscing -- a Pig Champion-less Poison Idea at Austin's SXSW this year. No Killing Joke... :<

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>-Oliver

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>Alex wrote:

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>Shouldn't you be quibbling about the clothes and hairstyles these bands were sporting about now, Oliver?

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>Alex in NYC

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>-----Original Message-----

>>From: "B." <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

>>Sent: Feb 23, 2007 10:43 AM

>>To:

>Alex Smith <vassifer at earthlink.net>, "A list about all things

>Killing Joke (the band!)" <gathering at misera.net>

>>Subject: Re: [kj] 1000 SUNS Outside Gate and PHANTASMAGORIA

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>>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.

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>>The subject line of this post contains two albums that

>>I choose not to label hardcore.

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>>-Oliver

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

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>>> 

>>> A year later saw amazing albums from the NYC

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

>>> the Cro-Mags

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>>> Ah, misty water colored memories of youth.

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>>> Alex in NYC

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