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      Poison Idea - Kings of Punk (Bloated Edition) (2CD) Poison Idea - Kings of Punk (Bloated Edition) (2CD)

      Poison Idea - Kings of Punk (Bloated Edition) (2CD)

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      Poison Idea

      Formed 1980 in Portland, Oregon, United States

      One of the greatest US hardcore records gets a special reissue. Remastered, the bloated edition includes three separate gigs as bonus tracks. Hardcore punk verging on speed metal at times (it deserves a place in any thrash/speed metal collection). Very little comes close to early POISON IDEA!

      CD1 includes: Kings of Punk (LP, 1986) and Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984.
      CD2 includes: Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985 and Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986

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      Track listing

      1. Kings Of Punk
      2. Lifestyles
      3. Short Fuse
      4. God Not God
      5. Ugly American
      6. Subtract
      7. Cop An Attitude
      8. Death Wish Kids
      9. Made To Be Broken
      10. Tormented Imp
      11. One By One
      12. Out Of The Picture
      13. Pure Hate (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      14. A.A. (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      15. Self Abuse (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      16. Tormented Imp (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      17. Think Fast (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      18. Legalize Freedom (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      19. Cold Comfort (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      20. Jailhouse Rock (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      21. This Thing Called Progress (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      22. Rubber Husband (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      23. Thorn In My Side (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      24. Rich Get Richer (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      25. Time To Go (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      26. Ugly American (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, October 16 1984)
      27. Out Of The Picture (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      28. Cult Band (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      29. Time To Go (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      30. God Not God (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      31. This Thing Called Progress (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      32. Subtract (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      33. Rubber Husband (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      34. Lifestyles (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      35. Laughing Boy (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      36. Made To Be Broken (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      37. Short Fuse (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      38. Tormented Imp (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      39. One By One (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      40. Pure Hate (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      41. Death Wish Kids (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      42. Jailhouse Rock Live (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      43. A.A. (Live: Satyricon, Portland, December 28 1985)
      44. Short Fuse (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      45. Laughing Boy (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      46. Thorn In My Side (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      47. Out Of The Picture (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      48. Tormented Imp (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      49. Made To Be Broken (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      50. Death Wish Kids (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      51. A.A. (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      52. Rubber Husband (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      53. Time To Go (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)
      54. Motorhead (Live: Pine Street Theatre, Portland, January 31 1986)

      Review

      More than just a punk rock milestone, Kings Of Punk is a great hardcore album. Death Wish Kids seethes with raw energy, while Made To Be Broken opens with a pop riff that has been ripped off by other bands several times over the years. One By One has a similarly catchy opening, before faltering into an off kilter riff in the vein of Fugazi. Jerry A.'s vocals sound like a young Henry Rollins possessed with piss and hate. These are dirty, sweaty, angry songs delivered in harsh tones. In short, Kings Of Punk is everything a hardcore album should be. - 4/5