Poison Idea - Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes

My Heart's Such An Open Sore

#55) Poison Idea - Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes (1984)

 1. A.A
 2. Legalize Freedom
 3. Cold Comfort
 4. Typical
 5. Thorn In My Side
 6. Laughing Boy
 7. Rubber Husband
 8. Right?
 9. Rich Get Richer
 10. Don't Like It Here
 11. Die On Your Knees
 12. Time To Go

Poison Idea is a band i'd heard of here and there but never really bothered to check out for some reason. then when i was doing some research for my Venomous Concept post the name popped up again as one of the main influences on that band. since i really dug that album i figured it was time to check out Poison Idea.

they were a hardcore band from Portland that formed in the early 80s. this was their 2nd EP and 1st 12". this cd version has 4 extra tracks. the original 12" track list was:

1. A.A.
2. Legalize Freedom
3. Cold Comfort
4. Thorn In My Side
5. Rubber Husband
6. Rich Get Richer
7. Don't Like It Here
8. Time To Go

also worth noting is the record collection in the cover photo belongs to PI's guitarist Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts.
as for the music it's old school hardcore. songs are short, fast and angry. definitely a rad album. i'll be listening to more by these guys soon.

02/15/12: Black Flag - The Complete 1982 Demos (1984)

02/15/12: Black Flag - The Complete 1982 Demos (1984)

1. What Can You Believe
2. Yes, I Know
3. Slip It In
4. Modern Man
5. My War
6. Black Coffee
7. Beat My Head Against The Wall
8. Can't Decide
9. I Love You
10. Nothing Left Inside / Scream
11. I Love You*
12. My War*
13. Interview*
14. Swinging Man*

     Here comes more of my recently learned Black Flag history. I have been reviewing some of their full lengths, but I had always wanted to check this out. There should only be 1 or 2 more Black Flag releases to go through after this.
     I had always wondered about why their releases came out the way they did. They released "Damaged" in 1981, then they didnt release anything again until 1984 where they released 5 albums throughout '84 and '85. It ends up they were stuck in a lawsuit with their original record label and could not release any music under the name Black Flag until the suit was resolved. They went around that by first releasing a compilation titled "Everything Went Black" under each individual band members names instead of Black Flag.
     During 1982, they recorded a large batch of Demos that would eventually make up the albums "My War" and "Slip It In" (My favorite 2). I don't know how they are circulated now, but it is a widely distributed bootleg and not an official release by them. The 14 Tracks include mostly songs from the previously mentioned 2 albums as well as 2 completely unreleased songs and a live radio performance and interview.
     I had been avoiding these demos basically because i assumed the production quality would be awful. I was definitely proven wrong there. The recordings are actually really nice for Demos recorded in 1982. It really was a collection of many of my favorite Black Flag songs and there were actually a couple versions on these demos that I prefered to the official releases. The 2 unreleased tracks were solid as well seeing that they were from my favorite period of their careers. And Finally the radio session is a really nice bonus. The 3 songs they chose are great. Hank and the band kill it. The recordings are really nice here as well. And to top that all off there is an 8 minute interview with the guys from right after the lawsuit was over and they were able to release My War after over 2 years without ny releases.
     This Bootleg ended up being a must-listen for any Black Flag fan. Great collection. (046)