-M

"I wanna get fucked!" What the fuck did he just say? In the back. Did you hear that? Put that on again. What? I wanna get get fucked?

Remember, I was a kid back then. Listening to this on wax on an old stereo. But did he say that? You have to remember, this is when I was spray painting "Sex Pistons" on the streets. Wondering what the fuck a "Sex Piston" was anyways. But I still painted it. On the street. It's what we did. Dumb pre-punk who didn't have the balls to do anything rough and couldn't even spell Sex Pistols right cause I had only heard them a few times and really never liked them. But it's what we did then. Meh. It happens.

Hey guys. We are all young and dumb at one point in our life. Gimmie a break, okay?

But Damaged, this was different. This was something that almost made your cock hard with all the blood racing through your body. Even the cover was something to behold. Something that hit me hard. Maybe it was teen anger. Maybe frustration with life. Maybe puberty. Fuck, who knows. But it hit me in the face. Fuck "TV Party". That was fun for about ummm....about three minutes.

But the rest of it. Kinda fucking brought me into California hardcore. Say what you want about Greg Ginn and Rollins. They might have ruined the band but they also brought the band up. It was their scene and they could break it if they wanted. I won't deny this album had a huge impact on me. Just the kick on "Police Story" ran through my head for years. Something about it. When shows, parties, or clubs were shut down by the cops. Fuck this city! Run by pigs! That's an "I'm tired of this shit" song and they brought the words to life. You can say what you want about Black Flag, but I'm probably not gonna listen if you bag them. Hell, my first tattoo when I was a kid was the bars, so you can kinda figure I like them and this album was my first exposure to them and hardcore. And it rocks.

-T

Rise Above
Depression
No More
Police Story