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Negative FX / Last Rights

Negative FX / Last Rights (1996)
Taang!

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Contributed by: Will
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Published on September 11th 2005

What hasn't been said about Boston hardcore? Natives and fans brag that it characterizes everything brutal and cold about the city, while those in opposition to its often violent antics use those very things to decry it.

Whether you love Boston or not, though, you have to admit one thing: Scene icon Choke (a.k.a. Jack Kelly) is a fucking asshole these days.

The only reason to buy this is for the Negative FX album. For some reason, Taang! thinks we all want a complete portrait of his early career, so they also stuck the Last Rights EP and demos onto this disc. Last Rights are okayish, sluggish Oi!-inspired, typical Boston hardcore, much like SSD, DYS, D.C.'s Faith or Choke's Slapshot.

Negative FX are something else. Driven by snare, cymbal, and swirling guitar, they are without a doubt the originators of thrash hardcore and power-violence (if unintentionally). Even Choke's gruff voice influenced grind. At this point, he apparently wasn't much of an asshole (despite reportedly hitting audience members with a hockey stick), so the songs are surprisingly thoughtful and socially conscious. "Feel Like A Man" opens, and is a slower tune about male obligations to fit in and become a working drone. We are then treated to "Together," which blares out the speakers and kills everything in its path. Most songs have shout-alongs and stop-starts, now commonly used in hardcore, and there a few old-fashioned breakdowns thrown in for good measure. The songs are lucky to make the one-minute mark, and are performed with militaristic precision.

Oh yeah, and it's where NoFx GoT thEir NaMe!~*

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classwar (January 4, 2009)

You're speaking for Taang! now?

Personally, I think that its pretty cool that they put last rights on there. They could have put it on another c.d. and charged the same amount for it. This way they're killing two birds with one stone.

JakeRazor (December 19, 2006)

MIGHT MAKES RIGHT!!!!

This album rules, it's totally crazy and hard-hitting. Mad fast, and the sickest drums ever. Choke's voice is mind-blowing too.

Anonymous (September 17, 2005)

"cool that they start reviewing punk & hardcore stuff here"

It's sunday, classic reviews days, and since hardcore has pretty muched sucked since those days (save for the 1 hardcore review per review day)...yeah, you get my point.

Anonymous (September 15, 2005)

any kind of music from Boston rocks except the Dropkick Murphys

-sirens

Anonymous (September 13, 2005)

cool that they start reviewing punk & hardcore stuff here

Anonymous (September 12, 2005)

""will , is this the best negative fx record??"

It's the only one."

No. Reflex records from Belgium has done their entire discography and it is choice: all their recorded material and one live track. They have also reissued Government Issue's "Boycott Stabb" LP as well as THE SINGLE GREATEST HARDCORE RECORD EVER............Jerry's Kids "Is this my world". the NegFX disco is the first in the series. Its pretty easy to find too.

-Ken

sXenester (September 12, 2005)

Scene Pride.

Gnash gnar gnar kill rabble ... yadda cetera...

Choke's fucking crazy... that flamboyantly gay, bleached hair, genre mainstay, hockey stick carryin', Bostonion loon.

Gahd, i'm fuckin' proud to see this on the site.

notfeelingcreative (September 11, 2005)

I know I have this around somewhere, but I can't fucking find it, thanksto these review, I now have something to do tonight, look for this album while I listen to Born Against!

gladimnotemo (September 11, 2005)

I've found this a couple times, but never really wanted to pick it up. One day, though.