Various Artists - The Decline Of Western Civilization - LP Vinyl

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c0027834
UPC:
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V/A
Album:
The Decline Of Western Civilization
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12" Vinyl
UPC:
634438955221

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2022 reissue - While director Penelope Spheeris' second Decline of Western Civilization film examined L.A.'s heavy metal/hard rock scene, her first Decline of 1981 focused on the city's hardcore punk scene. The soundtrack to the first Decline takes us back to a time when punk wasn't mainstream; a time when it was underground, cutting-edge and controversial. Sometimes informative, sometimes entertaining and sometimes shocking, Decline was unlikely to convert anyone who wasn't already a punk admirer. The interviewees (who are either punk artists or simply punk fans) and the music tend to come across as angry and hostile, and if you were among those who didn't comprehend punk in the early '80s, all that hostility wasn't going to win you over. But among confirmed punk fans, this soundtrack is considered essential listening. Recorded in 1979 and 1980, Decline boasts what was the cream of Southern California's punk crop at the time. Black Flag's "Depression," the Circle Jerks' "Back Against the Wall," the Germs' "Manimal," X's unsettling "Johnny Hit and Run Pauline," and Catholic Discipline's Doors-influenced "Underground Babylon" are true punk classics: forceful, urgent, full of anger, and in-your-face. Most of the bands are from L.A., but the exception is the Bay Area's nihilistic Fear, which provides gut-level performances of "I Love Livin' in the City" and "I Don't Care About You" (two of its best songs). This superb album is recommended to anyone with even a casual interest in punk.
A1Black Flag - White Minority
A2Black Flag - Depression
A3Black Flag - Revenge
A4Germs - Manimal
A5Catholic Discipline - Undergound Babylon
A6X (5) - Beyond And Back
A7X (5) - Johnny Hit And Run Paulene
B1X (5) - We're Desperate
B2Circle Jerks - Red Tape
B3Circle Jerks - Back Against The Wall
B4Circle Jerks - I Just Want Some Skank
B5Circle Jerks - Beverly Hills
B6Alice Bag Band - Gluttony
B7Fear (3) - I Don't Care About You
B8Fear (3) - I Love Livin' In The City
B9Fear (3) - Fear Anthem