Slapshot

Crossover Sucks, one of two new songs on this collection of re-recorded Slapshot classics, just couldn’t be more appropriate as the lead track on this Must Have set. Hell it was appropriate many years ago too, but people need to be called out lately it’s gotten so bad. Apparently the material here was all re-recorded over a year ago now and was only released overseas. No thanks to Century Media, much thanks to Bridge Nine for hooking us up here, finally. These re-recordings are “good/different” from the original recordings we all love. Not, “why did you re-record this again different?” New Slapshot in 2003! (Bridge Nine)

…’Cause you’re from the suburbs and you work at the mall….
Take your turntables and throw them away
Hip Hop and hardcore that’s so fucking gay
Let’s get with the trend and form a new band
Dig a big hole and put your head in the sand
You’ll get rich and smoke lots of grass
And a big record label fucks you in the ass
Kid rock limp bizkit suck on my dick
Crossover sucks, crossover sucks
All of this music just makes me sick
CROSSOVER SUCKS
CROSSOVER SUCKS!

-RealiD

Bonecrusher finally on CD with 8 bonus tracks falls into the MUST HAVES. Hardcore is here, re-released with bonus material. We should see more of this, this year than the last few years combined. Programme Control is such a good Reagan Era song I didn’t have. I had a Broken Bones t-shirt back in HS that I bought at a store called Asian Gifts. Shit, back off, I am happy with my 80’s. I can’t find my F.O.A.D. record. Ebay! (Relapse)

-RealiD

Kill, Kill, Kill

Thank you Sal and Black Pumpkin for releasing the rest of the Demonspeed material. Kill, Kill, Kill is like a best of collection that I so needed, as Swing is Hell has gotten at least a spin a day for the last how many years? To have the one and a half minute intro, that I remember so well from the live set, to Fifth of Satan, just makes me feel more whole. The entire record could be a score for a script I read called the Ressurectionists. It must have been exhausting to be this technically dark and tight in everything they did. The music and material was so well thought out and created with such vision. Every note has a little evil in it. The head jerking blasts of these songs take one into some of the most incredible changes and guitar work. There is suspense in their changes and one gets anxious to get dark and open. Demonspeed always delivered enduring work. The guitars almost speak, or yell in bursts and chops. There is something very Classic American, Happy Days, Rock & Roll about the music, yet so dark and heavy. Truly something for everyone who is not afraid to embrace a little something called Kill, Kill, Kill. Demonspeed seemed of another time, or timeless. They have a certain class about the heavy way they rocked. Their roles were clear and they each knew their craft. Demonspeed always came out swinging. After all when you commit to this thing, that’s all you can do. Bonus track!!! A Must Have for any New Yorker or anyone for that matter, go to Black Pumpkin and get it. (Black Pumpkin)

-RealiD