This is an early 90's bootleg of a 1980 Austin TX punk rock classic. I first heard this song from Mudhoney, of course, who covered it. This is one of those songs that if you're a fan of punk rock in any form, you should hear it. It stomps, all while painting a scathing picture of Texas cop culture.
It took me years and the wonder of the internet to even hear the original version. I figured I'd track down a few more songs by this legendary band, but their recorded stuff is so rare, it gets really pricey. The original non-bootleg 7" goes for about $700. I snagged this for much much less. The quality of the recording could be better, much better, really, but oh well. Next time I have $700 to spare... The other songs are solid and worth listening to, but not quite in the same stratosphere as "Hate The Police".
Frontman Gary Floyd is quite the character. True punk rock, in that he really didn't give a shit about what others thought of him. A cross-dressing openly gay lead singer was a liability in the early days of hardcore, which was just as macho a culture as, well...the police.
A: Hate The Police
B: Lifetime Problems, All Night Fever
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ReplyDeleteThis is a great single but like yourself I heard it first from Mudhoney (who did a decent cover of this) then decided to track down the original.
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jb (JAPAN)
PS - my spelling sucks after a few Sapporo's.
Hey. I work for Alternative Tentacles and we don't really appreciate music from bands on our label being pirated- the bands authorize us to distribute their music and are paid by us for it. If you would like a promotional song to put on this or future posts about Alternative Tentacle bands, please feel free to email comm@alternativetentacles.com and we'll hook you up!
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