Zero Boys - History Of

Zero Boys - History Of

Tracklisting
A1 Drive In
A2 Black Network News
A3 Splish Splash
A4 Inergy
A5 Johnny Better Get
A6 Dingy Bars Suck
A7 Seen That Movie Before
A8 High Places
A9 Blood's Good
B1 Human Body
B2 Mom's Wallet
B3 Positive Change
B4 Amerika
B5 New Generation
B6 Livin' In The '80s
B7 Stoned To Death
B8 Stick To Your Guns
B9 I'm Bored
B10 Piece Of Me

 When the Ramones lost it, the Zero Boys found it - adding a slam brigade fist to the Blitzkrieg Beat. The Zero Boys managed to come with one of the best early 1980s punk records, or one of the best records ever, period.

 From 1979 to 1983, the Indianapolis-based Zero Boys were the finest hardcore blitz in the Midwest if not all the lower 48 states.

 Compiled and released as a post-mortem following the band’s break-up, ‘History Of…’ is the proof, if more was needed, that their take of American hardcore wasn’t all white bread numbers. Yeah, they played shows with Minor Threat, Dead Kennedys, Subhumans and others, but in Terry ‘Hollywood’ Howe’s guitar there was harmonious terror and unstoppable cadence. Terry’s licks and chops - a leap beyond two or three chord punk - offered a zone and measured count for drummer Mark Cutsinger and bassist David ‘Tufty’ Clough, a rhythm unit in par with the Minutemen if not The Meters, to run lines like quicksilver. Meanwhile, frontman, Paul ‘Z’ Mahern provides a constant wash from beginning to end.

 Originally released in 1984 with a limited-edition reissue in 2009, this 40th anniversary edition is available to independent retailers and includes the original LP of ‘History Of…’ (on clear vinyl) plus a 7” featuring four live recordings never previously pressed to vinyl and recorded at iconic hardcore / punk venue Crazy Al’s in 1980.

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