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Artist: Bad Reaction
Album: Had It Coming
Label: Reflection
Playtime: 15:20 min
Genre: Hardcore
URL:
Rip date: 2010-10-21
Street date: 2008-00-00
Size: 25.64 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 221 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Bad Reaction started in 2002 when our singer, Kash, moved from Brooklyn New
York, to Los Angeles, California to start a band. Although it was a style
currently absent from the local scene, Kash hoped to start a band Inspired by
classic LA area hardcore bands such as the Adolescents, as well as other US
Hardcore bands such as the Zero Boys, Minor Threat, and the Freeze. After a
few false starts, the line up finally solidified when Kash and Jesse, the
bass player, found Ben Edge through a flyer looking for Hardcore Punk
guitarists. After a series of drummers, the three core members found Justin
Laughlin, an Oklahoma native who had recently moved to LA looking for work as
an audio editor for film and television. Although Justin had no real
knowledge of Punk or Hardcore, and didnÆt particularly care for the style, he
agreed to take on the band after a practice proved to him that the band was
adding enough out of the ordinary rhythms/stops, etcà To make it interesting.
With Justin on board and a final name change, Bad Reaction started writing
and recording, and began an intense schedule of gigs that continues to the
present. In 2002 the band self released their first CD demo, ôSix Songs.ö
Although the quality of the recording left something to be desired, and the
band was still finding its style, the CD met with a degree of success unusual
for a demo recording, including getting airplay on Los Angeles punk radio
show, Complete Control with Joe Sib, on local station Indie 103.1. While at
the time there were no other eighties-inspired hardcore bands in the area,
Bad Reaction hoped to bring back the style of punk that they grew up
listening to, bands that were hard and fast, but still had some musicality to
them, bands such as another major influence, the Bad Brains. Playing with any
and every band out there, Bad Reaction gigged themselves to death over the
next three years, playing almost every venue in Los Angeles, from small
underground clubs in peopleÆs basements to large theaters opening for classic
LA punk bands. In 2006 Bad Reaction finally released their debut LP, Symptoms
of Youth, on Destroy All Records. Recorded entirely analog in only five days
including the mix, the band finally got the sound that lived up to their
notoriously energetic live performances. In addition to CD, the album is
available in a limited edition press of 500 black and yellow spattered vinyl
records. This month sees a major line-up change, with Justin leaving the
band, and seventeen-year-old Nick coming in on drums. Nick has re-energized
the band, finally completing the line-up with four members who all love the
hardcore style the band plays, opening up new possibilities for the band now
that every member is a die-hard fan of eighties hardcore music. With new
tours and recording on the horizon, Bad Reaction is looking forward to
getting their unique take on Hardcore to new audiences, while having as much
fun as possible in the process.
Taken from their Myspace page at www.myspace.com/BadReaction
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01. Plastic World ( 2:11)
02. Dare To Be Dull ( 1:35)
03. The Truth ( 1:54)
04. Street Cred ( 1:55)
05. You ( 1:16)
06. Hate My Job ( 1:32)
07. Shitting On Your Subculture ( 1:45)
08. Take Your God Out Of My Peanut Butter ( 1:52)
09. Pay To Cum ( 1:20)
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