PROSECUTORS - I've Got A Message EP 1980

Founded in Milwaukee, the Prosecutors were four talented musicians who brilliantly embodied the rough and rebellious spirit beneath this sleeping city in their few songs. Their only EP was self-released in 1980 and is an excellent example of the musical and thematic range of the Prosecutors. We hear a small collection of three songs that are nice variable and captivating with their fast, melodic & aggressive rhythms and their sharp lyrics (social injustice, political corruption & personal freedom). Critics for I've Got A Message were mostly positive. Reviewers praised the record for its authenticity and the band's ability to convey powerful messages through their music, plus the raw energy and pristine production were seen as the perfect embodiment of the D.I.Y. spirit. Useless info at the end: "Track one and two were recorded at Cornerstone Studio, Milwaukee, track three is "live from a cassette tape," recorded at Milwaukee venue The Starship. Jeff Shapiro is credited as the drummer on the backcover, but the insert indicates that James D. Tessier played drums on 'I've Got A Message' & 'Dead Man' (corroborated in the oral history book "Brick Through The Window") and Kenny Baldwin (named as "Starship Proprietor") on 'Prosecution Rests'. Intense & passionate, like a red sweet Bordeaux.

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