Columbus, Ohio punk band formed in 1978. On this disc is only a small sample of the music created by the band. The playlist in 1980-81 alone was 120 original songs. "Hitler's in Brazil" is not just a song. It is a collective memory of the totalitarianism that was supposed to be without but that was always lurking within the fabric of our culture then and now. Hitler is everywhere (or is he?) as Screaming Urge will tell you to a pulsing, hypnotic beat. Bringing to consciousness in these songs through melody (or not) and words (or screams) what is latent and needs to be screamed, as in "War (Is Not O.K.)." The 1980 Blue Album was recorded through the enthusiasm of the engineers at the Recording Workshop in Columbus and Chillicothe, Ohio. They took the unprecedented step of recording the entire album for free for the band. Steve Garner was in no-way the producer of that album the band didn't even meet him until after it was recorded. He plunked down the cash for the pressing of the album and threw his name and picture on the back. Plenty of Malcolm McLarens always around trying to claim credit. The 1981 Black and White album was recorded live, but due to the time constraints on vinyl, the clapping cheering rowdiness was removed. A glimpse of this audience can be caught on the track entitled "Hemophilia/Noise." The only overdubs on this recording are extra guitars on "You Make It Hard," "Skitzo Brain," "Hell Yes" and "Lovesick."
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