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| Personnel: Porcell (guitar); Drew Thomas (drums). Recording information: 1986. Revelation records was the definitive label for New York's straightedge hardcore scene. While bands on their roster like Gorilla Biscuits, Bold, and Judge contributed heavily to the style, Youth of Today set the tempo. Their debut full-length, BREAK DOWN THE WALLS, was a call to arms for punk fans tired of drugs and alcohol, and looking for a positive alternative. The songs are the stuff of youth: fierce, athletic performances of raging, metallic punk, anchored by singer Ray Cappo's snarl and the band's thrashing guitars. The title track and clean-living manifestos like "Thinking Straight" harnessed hardcore's fury for positive change. Youth of Today's debut full-length, Break Down the Walls, sounds like standard New York hardcore, but the enormous influence that this disc had on the straight-edge movement is almost immeasurable. Each song is a fast-paced punk slugfest, geared toward the group's angry young male fan base. The ... |
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Key Information
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| Number of Discs: |
1 |
| Record Label: |
Revelation Records |
| Artist: |
Youth of Today |
| Release Date: |
November 11, 1997 |
| Genre: |
Hardcore/Punk |
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Song List: Disc 1
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- Make a Change
- Thinking Straight
- Stabbed in the Back
- Take a Stand
- Honesty
- One Family
- Break Down the Walls
- Shout It
- Time to Forgive
- Positive Outlook
- Standing Hard
- Free at Last
- Youth of Today
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