FORGOTTEN REBELS - In Love With The System 1980

Jetzt hat mich die Grippe doch erwischt und so unglaublich heftig dass mein Hirn ausbrechen will, FUCK!!! Schwappen wir lieber über den Atlantic and visit the Forgotten Rebels, punk from Hamilton/Ontario and founded 1977. There is much info about this great band in the web so I will only quote this little anecdote: In a world and time where absolute free sex was everywhere, drunk driving was normal, sponsorship was a sellout to the system, mushrooms were legal, political correctness The Forgotten Rebels were born. After a demo tape (Burn The Flag) the bands first record release was the four track Tomorrow Belongs To Us EP on S&M Records (1979) and became a surprising success. The debut album followed 1980 with twelve awesome smasher via Star Records and solidified there position forever in the "Punk Hole Of Fame". Lots of albums and gigs were made and the Rebels are still alive. Fazit: Solid debut in thirty minutes, Superb! On indispensable compilations: Killed By Death #26 and Bloodstains Across Canada and a few more... Ich hau mich jetzt wieder ins Warme, Aloha!

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V/A - Killed By Death #26 1996

You know with a KBD Sampler you can't do nothing wrong, right? # 26 is a collectionn of early canadian punk from 1977 - 80. Unfortunately, this is one of the harder KBD's to find. It's also one of the best! Much of what is on here is already well known. D.O.A. (two live cuts), The Action & Viletones along with one Forgotten Rebels (Angry) are pretty. Even with the three Smash The State volumes covering a lot of the lesser known bands, a better effort than this could have been put forth. Once more a fine limited (1000 copies) Compilation from the series which I highly appreciate. Brand new and also great Bloodstains Across Canada with more rare Canada stuff.

1.Nazi Training Camp - D.O.A.

2.TV's On The Blink - THE ACTION

3.Danger Boy - THE VILETONES

4.Backdoor To Hell - THE VILETONES

5.To Have Some Fun - THE UGLY

6.Shoeshine Boy - THE CURSE

7.Killer Bees - THE CURSE

8.Angry - FORGOTTEN REBELS

9.National Unity - FORGOTTEN REBELS

10.What Do You Want Me To Do? - POINTED STICKS

11.Love Is Shit (It's Goodbye) - DISHRAGS

12.Steppin' Stone - CARDBOARD BRAINS

13.Want Some Bondage - D.O.A.

14.Step Out Tonight - MODS

15.Past Is Past - DISHRAGS

16.Do The Strangle - THE ACTION

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V/A - Bloodstains Across Canada 2015

I don't know why I always reading, that this compilation has a shit sound and then I wonder, what did you expect, asshole? Be thankful that after many many years a new Bloodstains record is out and again full with damn rarities and awesome artwork to that. You see, there are idiots everywhere who are not satisfied with anything. Fuck them, I think this record is overdue and besides the ingenious Killed By Death #26 and a few more compilations, this is a well-kept overview, besides the well-known bands, what was alive in the second largest state on earth.
Eighteen catchy rare bollox on this record, pressed in red vinyl and limited to 666 copies, includes an insert with liner notes. What more do you want? I hope there will always be people who make these rare pearls accessible to us, you are the best!

1.Screaming Fist - THE VILETONES

2.Now I Ain't Got No Face - NO FUN

3.Transmitter - THE RED SQUARES

4.Rat Race - ACTIVE DOG

5.Fuck You - PRIVATE SCHOOL

6.I, Braineater - BRAINEATERS

7.3rd Homosexual Murder - FORGOTTEN REBELS

8.Grown Up Age - THE BUREAUCRATS

9.Celebrity Crack Up - MODERNETTES

10.Punk Rock Virgins - STURGEONS

11.Invasion Of The Tribbles - THE HOT NASTIES

12.Kids Are People Too - SILICONE INJECTION

13.Disease - THE PRESENCE

14.Some Of The Things That You Do - PINK STEEL

15.Kari Anne - CURTAINS

16.I've Got Your Number - THE RAGE

17.Thought You Were A Friend - CULTURE SHOCK

18.Happy Sad - NJF

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GENERICS - Societal Hemhorrage EP 1985

Posthumous release of a three-song demo tape from 1983 with an extra track by the Generics from Ontario and the following liner notes come from the great CitizenFreak site: Formed September '80 by Marc (vocals), Chris & Marylou (guitars), Kevin (bass), Billy (drums), first live gig a month later. Total lack of musical ability and young ages of members (average age 15) resulted in being initially ostracized by some of the more elitist members of the local punk "scene". Achieved instant local notoriety by being banned from the only remaining punk bar in the city (The Cedar Lounge) by the end of '80, after only six gigs. Threatened with legal action and blacklisted in attempts to organize all-ages shows, spent the better part of '81 writing new songs, becoming reasonably semi-proficient musicians, recruiting new band member (Billy, ex-Crash 80's drummer). Snuck onto the bill of an NFG gig at the Cedar Lounge in March, promptly banned again, managed to organize one all-ages show in May, otherwise unable to play locally for seven months, so concentrated on out of town gigs until August, when another local bar (Embassy Hotel) opened it's doors to punk/hardcore. Generics were welcomed at the Embassy and became regular headliners!

Attracted increasingly large crowds, resulting in an invitation to open for The Professionals in October, which in turn resulted in an invitation to open for the Forgotten Rebels at the Cedar Lounge. The unbanning lasted only one night as Marc Sahrmann, goaded by the bar owner's son, dove off the stage and attacked him. However, the ban was finally permanently lifted by the beginning of '82. Generics split up in disgust on February 27, 1982 after a particularly discouraging gig in Toronto that involved pretentious, more-hardcore-than-thou bands, neo-nazis, & knife wielding mohicans.

Generics briefly reformed in the summer of '83 (with new bassist John Ondrasek), planned as a one-off opening for D.O.A., but extended to another show with GBH, then a headliner, and finally to a cross country tour playing shows in Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver. While in Vancouver, four songs were recorded at Profile Studio. Booked dirt cheap into the studio early one afternoon at the last minute as a favour by the studio owner to D.O.A., recorded sober and hungover, the session is not a very accurate representation of the band's sound since it was only ever intended as a demo tape to send to clubs in the U.S. who were hesitant to book bands unless they had some they sounded like. One song, "Outcasts Of Society", was only chosen at the last minute because it was going to be dropped from the setlist and it seemed a good idea to get a decent studio recording before tossing it. Needless to say, a planned released record would have been done quite a bit differently.

While on tour, the Generics' van rolled and was totalled. Marc Sahrmann was critically injured and died from his injuries after nine months on life support. He is greatly missed. Marc's last request regarding the Generics was that the Vancouver session be released as a 7" document that we existed, so it was, including even the song that was supposed to be dropped.

Represented on some compilations, but mostly tapes or unofficial ones.

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V/A - L.A. In 1979

Nice little one from the states with this late 70s dittie, released on Rhino Records. Next to the creative album title have this city collection thirteen bands in the field of rock and wave at the start but also the punk spirit is not forgotten. As well purchased on a record fair for low cash. Detailed information about all the bands on the back cover, quite professionally, so how it should be, Cheers! 

1.Can't Have You - THE KATS

2.I'm Afraid - OINGO BOINGO

3.Stranded - CHARM SCHOOL

4.Young And Dumb - RUBBER CITY REBELS

5.Elementary Dr. Watson - THE LOW NUMBERS

6.Show Me - DENNY WARD

7.Heartless - THE TWISTERS

8.My Wave - SURF PUNKS

9.Have I The Right (Come Right Back) - THE RAVERS

10.Ahead Of My Time - THE DROOGS

11.On My Radio - SPOCK

12.Say Goodbye To The Black Sheep - THE FURYS

13.Beat Her With A Rake - THE WEASELS

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