Punk hardcore is a genre I have been listening to a lot in the past 20 years or so, but mostly its modern version (98 onwards, let's say). So it's interesting to listen to one of the seminal album of the genre, that sounds way more punk than hardcore to my (modern) ears. Anyway, this is a really good punk record, with solid songs and lyrics that hit where it hurts.
America is bitterly divided. A doddering celebrity president is weaponising the government to line his pockets while grinding down the poorest with militarised police actions. Foreign wars are used as handy distractions and the milquetoast democrats are worse than useless. Oh, wait, 1980 wasn’t all that different from now. Damn, I wish this album wasn’t relevant today but it bloody well is. Songs like Kill the Poor, Holiday in Cambodia and California Uber Alles still hit as hard as they ever did, backed with rock solid classic punk tunes. Fourteen songs in just over half an hour, no messing. Listen to this and then go and eat the rich.