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Thursday 24 August 2017

The Best of Brought To Life - 428

1. 76% UNCERTAIN - 'Decision '84'
'Estimated Monkey Time' - Shmegma LP - USA - 1984
It's about time we revisited this slab o' wax.
2. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Liquor Store'
'Pezcore' - Dill CD - USA - 1995
It begins to taper slightly after the first 7 tracks, but otherwise, a great album.
3. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Bully Boys'
'Total Exposure' - Xntrix LP - UK - 1981
4. MINOR THREAT - 'Seeing Red'
First E.P. - Dischord 7" - USA - 1981
Long overdue.
5. OBERKAMPF - 'Fais Attention'
'P.L.C.' - Oberkampf LP - France - 1983
6. LESS THAN JAKE - 'My Very Own Flag'
'Pezcore' - Dill CD - USA - 1995
7. 76% UNCERTAIN - 'Waste Product'
'Estimated Monkey Time' - Shmegma LP - USA - 1984
8. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Hole In The Wall'
'Chappaquiddick Bridge' - Crass  LP - UK - 1980
From their masterpiece.
9. MINOR THREAT - 'Straight Edge'
First E.P. - Dischord 7" - USA - 1981
10. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Johnny Quest Think's We're Sell-Outs'
'Pezcore' - Dill CD - USA - 1995
11. ELASTICA - 'Connection'
Single - Deceptive CD - UK - 1994
One classic song.
12. OBERKAMPF - 'Pas De Poudre'
'P.L.C.' - Oberkampf LP - France - 1983
13. 76% UNCERTAIN - 'Someone's Waiting'
'Estimated Monkey Time' - Shmegma LP - USA - 1984
14. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Big'
'Pezcore' - Dill CD - USA - 1995
15. MINOR THREAT - 'Small Man, Big Mouth'
First E.P. - Dischord 7" - USA - 1981
16. ELASTICA - 'Vaseline'
'Elastica' - Deceptive CD - UK - 1995
17. 76% UNCERTAIN - 'Blackout'
'Estimated Monkey Time' - Shmegma LP - USA - 1984
18. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Shotgun'
'Pezcore' - Dill CD - USA - 1995
19. OBERKAMPF - 'Paye-Arme'
'P.L.C.' - Oberkampf LP - France - 1983
20. MINOR THREAT - 'Screaming At A Wall'
First E.P. - Dischord 7" - USA - 1981
21. 76% UNCERTAIN - 'Red Ass Monkey Jam'
'Estimated Monkey Time' - Shmegma LP - USA - 1984
22. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Black Coffee'
'Pezcore' - Dill CD - USA - 1995
23. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Underbitch'
'Chappaquiddick Bridge' - Crass  LP - UK - 1980
24. MINOR THREAT - 'Bottled Violence'
First E.P. - Dischord 7" - USA - 1981
25. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Throw The Brick'
'Pezcore' - Dill CD - USA - 1995
26. 76% UNCERTAIN - 'Another'
'Estimated Monkey Time' - Shmegma LP - USA - 1984
27. OBERKAMPF - 'Haine Song'
'Cris Sans Thème' - Oberkampf LP - France - 1985
28. MINOR THREAT - 'Stand Up'
'Flex Your Head' - Dischord comp LP - USA - 1982
29. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Boomtown'
'Pezcore' - Dill CD - USA - 1995
30. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Daughters & Sons'
'Chappaquiddick Bridge' - Crass  LP - UK - 1980



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Friday 18 August 2017

The Best of Brought To Life - 427

1. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Soundman / Soundcheck'
'Making Fun Of Things You Don't Understand' - Far Out 10" - USA - 1995
Back to skacore now. In the vein of Operation Ivy . . .
2. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Stand'
'Physicat Fatness' - Fat Wreck Chords LP - USA - 1997
3. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Closed Shop'
Split  with Fatal Microbes - Small Wonder 12" E.P. - UK - 1979
Their first release.
4. DAVID JAMES - 'Mean Streets'
Single - RIM 7" - USA - 1981
His only single, as far as I know.
5. LESS THAN JAKE - '867-5309 (Jenny)'
'Losers, Kings, And Things We Don't Understand' - No Idea LP - USA - 1996
A Tommy Tutone cover. Don't hear many of them.
6. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Lame Duck Arsenal'
'It's Only Fun Till Someone Gets Hurt!' - split with Ill Repute - It's Alive 7" - USA - 1997
7. REEL BIG FISH - 'Hate You'
'Everything Sucks' - Piss-Off LP - USA - 1995
Their debut album. More in the vein of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones.
8. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Piano Lessons'
Split  with Fatal Microbes - Small Wonder 12" E.P. - UK - 1979
9. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Time And A Half'
'Unglued' - No Idea 7" - USA - 1995
10. OFFSPRING - 'Get It Right'
Single - Cottage 7" - UK - 1983
Their sole release.
11. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Little Man'
Demo - USA - 1993
12. THE POISON GIRLS -  'Crisis'
'Hex' - Small Wonder MLP - UK - 1979
13. LESS THAN JAKE - '24 Hours In Paramus'
'Making Fun Of Things You Don't Understand' - Far Out 10" - USA - 1995
14. REEL BIG FISH - 'Why Do All Girls Think They're Fat?'
'Everything Sucks' - Piss-Off LP - USA - 1995
15. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Me From Adam'
Demo - USA - 1993
16. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Ideologically Unsound'
'Hex' - Small Wonder MLP - UK - 1979
17. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Pez King'
'Pez Kings' - Toybox 7" - USA - 1995
18. REEL BIG FISH - 'I Want Your Girlfriend To Be My Girlfriend Too'
'Everything Sucks' - Piss-Off LP - USA - 1995
19. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'More Time'
Demo - USA - 1993
20. DAVID JAMES - 'Heads Will Roll'
Flipside of 'Mean Streets' - RIM 7" - USA - 1981
21. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Whipping Boy'
'Making Fun Of Things You Don't Understand' - Far Out 10" - USA - 1995
22. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Political Love'
'Hex' - Small Wonder MLP - UK - 1979
23. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Tragic Kingdom'
Demo - USA - 1993
24. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Where The Hell Is Mike Sinkovich?'
'Pez Kings' - Toybox 7" - USA - 1995
25. REEL BIG FISH - 'Go Away'
'Everything Sucks' - Piss-Off LP - USA - 1995
26. THE POISON GIRLS - 'Under The Doctor'
'Hex' - Small Wonder MLP - UK - 1979
27. LESS THAN JAKE - 'This Is Going Nowhere'
'Pez Kings' - Toybox 7" - USA - 1995
28. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Off The Wagon'
'It's Only Fun Till Someone Gets Hurt!' - split with Ill Repute - It's Alive 7" - USA - 1997
29. REEL BIG FISH - 'Fuck Yourself'
'Everything Sucks' - Piss-Off LP - USA - 1995
30. LESS THAN JAKE - 'Lucky Day'
'Smoke Spot' - No Idea 7" - USA - 1993





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Saturday 12 August 2017

The Best of Brought To Life - 426

1. TOTALITÄR - 'Vand Dig Inte Om'
'Vand Dig Inte Om' – Finn 7” – Sweden – 1989
Nice riffage on this one.
2. GBH - 'Pass The Axe'
'A Fridge Too Far’ – Rough Justice LP – UK – 1989
As most of you know, I’m no big fan of metal-punk, but GBH do it better than most.
3. OBERKAMPF - 'Couleurs Sur Paris'
'Couleurs Sur Paris’ – Oberkampf LP – France – 1981
’77 in ’81. A cracking debut. More from them on future comps.
4. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Not So Bad'
'Gidget' - Little Deputy 7" - USA - 1993
A bit derivative, but they did bash out some entertaining stuff.
5. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'Favorite Thing'
'Let It Be’ - Twin/Tone LP – USA - 1984
6. AUS 98 - 'Alles Fällt'
Single – Ausklang 7” – Germany – 1983
Their sole record, though they later went on to become Circle Of Sig-Tiu.
7. OBERKAMPF - 'Maximum'
'Couleurs Sur Paris’ – Oberkampf LP – France – 1981
8. GBH - 'Captain Chaos'
'A Fridge Too Far’ – Rough Justice LP – UK - 1989
9. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Remember When'
Split E.P. with Reliance - Little Deputy 7" - USA - 1993
10. THE REPORTERS - 'Fear'
'Bare Hands’ – Creep LP – Greece – 1983
The first track on an otherwise uninspiring album.
11. OBERKAMPF - 'Tout Ce Fric'
'Couleurs Sur Paris’ – Oberkampf LP – France – 1981
12. TOTALITÄR - 'Vid Ruinens Brant'
'Vand Dig Inte Om' – Finn 7” – Sweden – 1989
13. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out'
'Let It Be’ - Twin/Tone LP – USA - 1984
14. GBH - 'Go Home'
'A Fridge Too Far’ – Rough Justice LP – UK - 1989
15. OBERKAMPF - 'Poupée De Cire'
'Couleurs Sur Paris’ – Oberkampf LP – France – 1981
16. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Class War 2000'
Split E.P. with Ignite - Revelation 7" - USA - 1996
17. TOTALITÄR - 'Den Gruvliga Hamnden'
'Vand Dig Inte Om' – Finn 7” – Sweden – 1989
18. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'We're Comin' Out'
'Let It Be’ - Twin/Tone LP – USA - 1984
19. OBERKAMPF - 'Au Présent'
'Couleurs Sur Paris’ – Oberkampf LP – France – 1981
20. GBH - 'Needle In A Haystack'
'A Fridge Too Far’ – Rough Justice LP – UK - 1989
21. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Overcoming Learned Behavior'
'Short Music For Short People' - Fat Wreck Chords CD - USA - 1997
22. TOTALITÄR - 'Vanlig Vamjelig Vardag'
'Vand Dig Inte Om' – Finn 7” – Sweden – 1989
23. OBERKAMPF - 'Johnny Sois Mauvais'
'Couleurs Sur Paris’ – Oberkampf LP – France – 1981
24. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Flawed'
Split E.P. with Reliance - Little Deputy 7" - USA - 1993
25. GBH - 'Checkin' Out'
'A Fridge Too Far’ – Rough Justice LP – UK - 1989
26. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'Perfectly Lethal'
'Let It Be’ - Twin/Tone LP – USA - 1984
27. OBERKAMPF - 'Rien À Foutre'
'Couleurs Sur Paris’ – Oberkampf LP – France – 1981
28. GOOD RIDDANCE - 'Just For Today'
'Gidget' - Little Deputy 7" - USA - 1993
29. GBH - 'See You Bleed'
'A Fridge Too Far’ – Rough Justice LP – UK - 1989
30. OBERKAMPF - 'Hôpital'
'Couleurs Sur Paris’ – Oberkampf LP – France – 1981

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Friday 4 August 2017

The Best of Brought To Life - 425

1. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'Kids Don't Follow'
'Stink' - Twin/Tone LP - USA - 1982
Their finest moment?
2. THE CORTINAS - 'Television Families'
Flipside of 'Fascist Dictator' - Step Forward 7" - UK - 1977
A glaring omission from the early comps.
3. DISLOCATION DANCE - 'Rosemary'
Single - New Hormones 7" - UK - 1982
4. TOTALITÄR - 'Multinationella Mördare'
'Multinationella Mördare' - Self-released 7" - Sweden - 1987
Their very first vinyl.
5. G.B.H. - 'Transylvanian Perfume'
'No Need To Panic' - Rough Justice LP - UK - 1987
6. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'Fuck School'
'Stink' - Twin/Tone LP - USA - 1982
7. ZSD - 'Ost Und West'
'Krieg Dem Kriege' - Starving Missile LP - Germany - 1985
8. DE CLASS - 'Klockorna'
'En Bomb' - Slant von Pluring 7" - Sweden - 1983
Their sole release.
9. THE CORTINAS - 'Having It'
John Peel session - UK - 1977
10. TOTALITÄR - 'Kannibalerna'
'Multinationella Mördare' - Self-released 7" - Sweden - 1987
11. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'God Damn Job'
'Stink' - Twin/Tone LP - USA - 1982
12. G.B.H. - 'To Understand'
'No Need To Panic' - Rough Justice LP - UK - 1987
13. THE CORTINAS - 'Further Education'
John Peel session - UK - 1977
14. ZSD - 'Die Welt Versinkt'
'Krieg Dem Kriege' - Starving Missile LP - Germany - 1985
15. TOTALITÄR - 'Luftslott'
'Luftslott' - Loony Tunes 7" - Sweden - 1989
16. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'Stuck In The Middle'
'Stink' - Twin/Tone LP - USA - 1982
17. THE CORTINAS - 'Mr Waverley'
Demo - UK - 1977
18. G.B.H. - 'Makin' Whips'
'No Need To Panic' - Rough Justice LP - UK - 1987
19. DE CLASS - 'Semlan Brinner'
'En Bomb' - Slant von Pluring 7" - Sweden - 1983
20. TOTALITÄR - 'Det Finns Pengar Att Hamta'
'Luftslott' - Loony Tunes 7" - Sweden - 1989
21. THE CORTINAS - 'Youth Club Dance'
Demo - UK - 1977
22. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'Dope Smokin' Moron'
'Stink' - Twin/Tone LP - USA - 1982
23. G.B.H. - 'I Shot The Marshall'
'No Need To Panic' - Rough Justice LP - UK - 1987
24. DISLOCATION DANCE - 'Don't Knock Me Down'
Flipside of 'Violette' - The Music Label 7" - UK - 1983
25. THE CORTINAS - 'Broken Not Twisted'
Demo - UK - 1977
26. TOTALITÄR - 'Ynkryggar'
'Luftslott' - Loony Tunes 7" - Sweden - 1989
27. G.B.H. - 'Rumblin' Underground'
'No Need To Panic' - Rough Justice LP - UK - 1987
28. ZSD - 'Wer Wann Und Wo'
'Krieg Dem Kriege' - Starving Missile LP - Germany - 1985
29. THE REPLACEMENTS - 'Gimme Noise'
'Stink' - Twin/Tone LP - USA - 1982
30. DE CLASS - 'Rätt Eller Fel'
'En Bomb' - Slant von Pluring 7" - Sweden - 1983
31. THE CORTINAS - 'I Don't Really Want To Get Involved'
Demo - UK - 1977
32. TOTALITÄR - 'Ta Er I Skitan'
'Luftslott' - Loony Tunes 7" - Sweden - 1989
33. G.B.H. - 'Unanswered Prayers'
'No Need To Panic' - Rough Justice LP - UK - 1987



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