Artist: Rebel Truth
Album: Self Titled 7"
Release: 1983
Label: Self-Released/Version Sound/Doing It For The Kids
Tracklist:
1. Child Hosts The Parasite
2. Moneyman
3. Where The Heart Is
4. The Good Life
5. Unscene Effort
6. The Request
7. Try
8. In The Red
9. Trickle Down
A lost classic of early 80s west coast hardcore, Rebel Truth's lone 7" has seemed to fallen through the cracks of time. This Sacramento, California band plays fast, thrashy hardcore with sick melodic hooks and very peculiar yet powerful vocals spouting off lyrics of standard hardcore fare: the fetishization of capital, keeping the scene strong, bureaucratic oppression, and championing the merits of Reaganomics. This band was so good that they were able to count Morrissey as an avid fan, who even initiated written correspondence between the two parties. This matters and should affect the way in which we view the music.
While relegated to hardcore obscurity, we can still enjoy their incredible 7", as well as their contributions to the Charred Remains, Not So Quiet On The Western Front, and We Got The Power compilations.
Download Here
-Adam
Album: Self Titled 7"
Release: 1983
Label: Self-Released/Version Sound/Doing It For The Kids
Tracklist:
1. Child Hosts The Parasite
2. Moneyman
3. Where The Heart Is
4. The Good Life
5. Unscene Effort
6. The Request
7. Try
8. In The Red
9. Trickle Down
A lost classic of early 80s west coast hardcore, Rebel Truth's lone 7" has seemed to fallen through the cracks of time. This Sacramento, California band plays fast, thrashy hardcore with sick melodic hooks and very peculiar yet powerful vocals spouting off lyrics of standard hardcore fare: the fetishization of capital, keeping the scene strong, bureaucratic oppression, and championing the merits of Reaganomics. This band was so good that they were able to count Morrissey as an avid fan, who even initiated written correspondence between the two parties. This matters and should affect the way in which we view the music.
While relegated to hardcore obscurity, we can still enjoy their incredible 7", as well as their contributions to the Charred Remains, Not So Quiet On The Western Front, and We Got The Power compilations.
Download Here
-Adam
7 comments:
got this off cant stand the 80s forever back. good shit!
It's weird to think of Morrissey listening to hardcore. It sort of makes the worship of him within the hardcore/punk scene add up a bit more.
blIn no way-shape-or-form is this lil' platterobscure. She's been booted more times than yer mother. Morrissey is a pretentious fake. just like all the 'writers' on this here blog. Arrivederci!
Sweeeet. Thanks.
I got this 7" (og) as a gift a long time back, and I still enjoy it once a week.
Anyone know what these dudes did afterwards?
They played in some band called Ryo Antony, who had members who went on to play in Smash Mouth, as far as I understand.
Yep it's been booted more than half a dozen times. Still fun to listen to.
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