I discovered punk rock in a reverse timeline. My transition into it was crossover thrash metal which ment the punk i was listening to in the late '80s was pretty aggressive and already evolving into hardcore punk. As i discovered more music and my tastes widened i began to dig deeper into all the records that played a part in the stiff that was coming out around me. I started college in 1990 and my musical palette was about as diverse as you could get. I loved the electonic/industrial stuff coming out of chicago, i loved the clever indie pop that canada was pumping out, i loved the blossoming death metal surge from florida and i really REALLY loved the punk coming out of San Francisco's east bay! Anything Lookout! Records released i tracked down. Splits and comps turned me onto other poppy punky stuff and i ate it all up. I dont remember who played the #buzzcocks for me for the first time. I do remember being blown away that they were from the late '70s and i was really puzzled as to why all the bands i was listening to didn't expound props to their songs (too close to home i suspect) when i went up to Home of the Hits and asked which one i should start with the slacker costumed counter guy handed me a used copy of this and almost beamed being able to put me on this musical path. I don't usually like singles compilations but the awesome title of this one kind of snuffs out any of my snobbery and it is a sharp, no-filler look at a great band. While I'm not one of those people that will tell you all the older influential acts are better than the people riding their sonic coat tails today, this cd will make that argument for me. Without this there is no Descendents, no Green Day and by extension no Brand New. Be that know-it-all and give this a spin so you can greet disdain by people with less time and interest on their hands.
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