this double lp of sordid sonics showcasing the madness happening in early 80's northern california (and nevada) hardcore punk scene is the quintessential document of that particular geographic region and the punk uprising happening there. holy shit, the tracklisting alone is enough to get you amped up enough to run out to yer local record shop!!!!!
with some better known acts like DEAD KENNEDYS, FLIPPER and 7 SECONDS dropping some mean tracks, the goodness doesn't stop there..........there's 47 bands jam packed into 74 minutes of a who's who of the early SF punk rock scene......and with little played feral gems from almost forgotten bands like MDC, Impatient Youth, Angst, Domino Theory, Section 8, Vegenence and Vicious Circle filling the double album, there's plenty of new bands to introduce yourself to.......
just as the "Busted At OZ" (Chicago), "Flex Your Head" (DC), "Decline Of The Western Civilization" (LA) and "This Is Boston Not LA" (Boston) comps were the defining soundtracks of their respective locales, NOT SO QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT is your history lesson on Northern California punk rock in all its anti-reagan spitting drunk glory.........a scene that incidentally had a lasting impact on punk rock everywhere, just as much or more than those other cities and their hardcore scenes.......
hardcore punk in its earliest fastest and loudest incarnation,
this comp is hands down recommended......
thanks maximum rocknroll and alternative tentacles
for reissuing this classic....
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which comes with a repro of the first ever issue of maximum rocknroll......
