Society's Victims Vol.2＜限定盤＞

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 00:00:00
Discharge split heads and changed minds with the raging and righteousness of early releases like the Realities of War EP (1980) and the "Why" 12" from 1983. But the pioneering U.K. hardcore unit lost focus with lineup shifts and an eventual drift toward metal, and their legacy was tarnished or criminally forgotten by the mid-'90s. Since then the band's been anthologized and re-released as much as it's been maligned. Various labels released compendiums of their early singles; the band's own 2001 deal with Sanctuary brought expanded reissues of early releases, as well as collections like 2002's Decontrol: The Singles. All of this means Discharge devotees will already own much of Society's Victims, or at least its first half, roughly from Realities of War through the Hear Nothing, See Nothing, Say Nothing LP. But Society's Victims continues from there, and in doing so gets close to being the definitive statement of their legacy, warts and all. It delves into Discharge's conflicted mid-period with the title track from Grave New World, as well as two songs each from the early-'90s efforts Massacre Divine and Shootin' Up the World. "Grave"'s sudden shift toward Robert Plant-styled vocals and galloping metal chording really is jarring, particularly after the bluster and grit of the Hear Nothing material. And cuts like "City of Fear" and "Leaders Deceivers" are interesting as statements of the muscular thrash sound that hardcore helped create, but that doesn't make them very memorable. Still, these songs' failings only make 2002's eponymous comeback album -- with the original lineup reconstituted -- that much more stinging. Disc two ends with an abbreviated form of the album. Society's Victims' third disc gathers 2004 remakes of classics like "Hell Is War" and "State Violence, State Control" with Varukers vocalist Tony "Rat" Martin, as well as live material spanning Discharge's entire career. ~ Johnny Loftus

[SIDE A]
1. Grave New World
2. City Of Fear
3. Lost Tribe Rising
4. Shootin' Up The World
5. Leaders Deceivers
6. You Deserve Me
7. Almost Alive
[SIDE B]
8. Corpse Of Decadence
9. Trust 'Em
10. M.A.D.
11. Hype Overload
12. You
13. What Do I Get
14. Hell Is War
15. Hell Is War (2004 Version)
16. The More I See (2004 Version)
[SIDE C]
17. State Violence State Control (2004 Version)
18. Never Again (2004 Version)
19. You Take Part In Creating The System (2004 Version)
20. The Nightmare Coninues (Live 2004)
21. A Hell On Earth (Live 2004)
22. Realities Of War (Live 2004)
23. The Possibility Of Life's Destruction (Live 1983)
24. The Final Blood Bath (Live 1983)
25. Doomsday (Live 1983)
26. Drunk With Power (Live 1983)
27. Why? (Live 1983)
28. Two Monstrous Nuclear Stockpiles (Live 1983)
[SIDE D]
29. Decontrol (Live 1983)
30. Warning (Live New Jersey)
31. Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (Live New Jersey)
32. Protest And Survive (Live New Jersey)
33. In Defence Of Our Future (Live New Jersey)
34. State Violence State Control (Live New Jersey)
35. The Price Of Silence (Live New Jersey)
36. The Blood Runs Red (Live New Jersey)