Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Poison Idea/The Fatal Erection Years (Pick Your King)/Southern Lord Records/2012 CD Compilation Review


  Poison  Idea  are  a  band  from  Portland,  Oregon  that  plays  hardcore  punk  with  a  thrash  edge  and  this  is  a  review  of  their  2012  compilation  album  "The  Fatal  Erection  Years (Pick  Your  King)"  which  was  released  by  Southern  Lord  Records.

  Drums  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  drumming  with  not  much  in  the  way  of  blast  beats,  while  the  bass  playing  has  a  very  dark  tone  with  riffs  that  follow  the  riffing  that  are  coming  out  of the  guitars  and  at  times  they  have  a  very  powerful  sound  to  them.

  Rhythm  guitars  range  from  slow,  mid  paced  to  fast  hardcore  punk  riffs  that  are  very  raw  and  primitive  sounding  with  some  of  the  heaviness  of  thrash  being  thrown  into  the  riffing,  while  the  lead guitars  when t hey  are  utilized  are  hardcore  punk  sounding  guitar  solos  and  leads.

  Vocals  are  all  hardcore  punk  style  shouts  and  singing,  while  the  lyrics  cover  hateful  and  everyday  themes,  as  for  the  production  it  has  a  very  raw  and  primitive  sound  with  some  of  the  songs  being  recorded  live  on  the  compilation  while  you  can  still  hear  all  of  the  musical  instruments  that  are  present  on  this  recording..

  In  my  opinion  Poison  Idea  where  a  very  great  sounding  hardcore  punk  band  with  a  thrash  edge  and  if  you  are  a  fan  of  this  musical  genre,  you  should  check  out  this  album.  RECOMMENDED  TRACKS  INCLUDE  "It's  An  Action"  "Underage"  "Give  It  Up"  and  "Legalize  Freedom".  RECOMMENDED  BUY.  

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