Hardcore '81
Encyclopedia
Hardcore '81 is an album by the Canadian hardcore punk
band D.O.A.
. It is considered by some to be the first reference to the North American punk
scene as hardcore.
Some CD re-issues of Hardcore '81 include four bonus tracks from the EP Don't Turn Yer Back (On Desperate Times):
Tracy Marks - acoustic piano on "Unknown" also engineered the album
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band D.O.A.
D.O.A. (band)
D.O.A. is a hardcore punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. They are often referred to as the "founders" of hardcore punk, along with Black Flag, Bad Brains, Teen Idles, and Minor Threat. Their second album Hardcore '81 was thought by many to have been the first actual reference to...
. It is considered by some to be the first reference to the North American punk
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
scene as hardcore.
Track listing
- "D.O.A"
- "Unknown"
- "Slumlord"
- "Musical Interlude"
- "I Don't Give A Shit"
- "M.C.T.F.D"
- "Communication BreakdownCommunication Breakdown"Communication Breakdown" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin.- Structure :The pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked Supro amplifier throughout; and ran his Fender Telecaster through a fully closed Vox wah pedal to...
" (Led ZeppelinLed ZeppelinLed Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
cover) - "001 Loser's Club"
- "Fucked Up Baby"
- "The Kenny Blister Song"
- "Smash The State"
- "My Old Man's A Bum/Bloodsucker Baby"
- "Waiting For You"
Some CD re-issues of Hardcore '81 include four bonus tracks from the EP Don't Turn Yer Back (On Desperate Times):
- General Strike
- Race Riot
- A Season in Hell
- Burn It Down.
Personnel
- Joey "Shithead" Keithley - lead vocals, lead guitar
- Randy RampageRandy RampageRandy Rampage is a founding member, bass player and occasional vocalist of the Canadian hardcore band D.O.A.. He played on D.O.A.'s seminal early punk albums Something Better Change and Hardcore '81, along with vocalist/guitarist Joe Shithead, drummer Chuck Biscuits and guitarist Dave Gregg in...
- bass guitar, backing vocals - Chuck BiscuitsChuck BiscuitsChuck Biscuits is a Canadian-born drummer, now a U.S. citizen, who is best known as an original member of the heavy metal/hard rock band Danzig. Most recently, he was a member of the punk rock band Social Distortion in the late 1990s...
- drums - Dave Gregg - guitar and vocals
Tracy Marks - acoustic piano on "Unknown" also engineered the album