No Policy
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No Policy
- Artist: S.O.A.
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- Release Date: 1981
- Type: Extended Play (EP)
- Genre: Rock
Review
A nascent Henry Rollins waxing hoarse about cops, fights, drug abuse, and girls while a gruff rudimentary thud slams by in the background is about as simple as it gets. But this simple slab of D.C. vinyl -- along with the first Teen Idles 7" -- greatly altered American punk up and down the East Coast as well as throughout the Midwest. The sonic emphasis for young bands shifted from Ramones/Sex Pistols imitation to a new kind of louder and faster music: hardcore. Additionally and maybe even more importantly, the fledgling Dischord Records that released No Policy inspired a proliferation of D.I.Y. labels that has since continued unabated. S.O.A. didn't invent hardcore -- Black Flag or Bad Brains might stake that claim -- but the band's stripped-down sound at the right time, together with the youthful scene from which S.O.A. emerged, help make No Policy a lasting document of influence. ~ Matthew Kantor, Rovi| No Police State Coalition (2006 Album by Rejected Youth) | |
| No Policy (1996 Album by Brightside) |
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No Policy
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| EP by State of Alert | |
| Released | March 1981 |
| Recorded | December 1980-February 1981 at Inner Ear Studios in Arlington, Virginia |
| Genre | Hardcore punk |
| Length | 8:20 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Dischord (No. 2) |
| Producer | Skip Groff |
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No Policy is the only studio release by the American hardcore punk band State of Alert, the first band to be fronted by Henry Rollins.[2] It was released on 7-inch vinyl in March 1981 through Dischord Records (No. 2).[2] Since Dischord was tied up in releasing Minor Threat's debut extended play, the production of No Policy was entirely funded by Rollins.[3]
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Contents
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Track listing
All songs written and composed by Henry Garfield and Michael Hampton, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length | |
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| 1. | "Lost in Space" | 0:43 | |
| 2. | "Draw Blank" (written by Garfield, Hampton and Lyle Preslar) | 0:36 | |
| 3. | "Girl Problems" | 0:48 | |
| 4. | "Black Out" (written by Garfield, Simon Jacobsen and Hampton) | 0:45 | |
| 5. | "Gate Crashers" | 1:03 | |
| 6. | "Warzone" | 0:51 | |
| 7. | "Riot" | 0:41 | |
| 8. | "Gang Fight" | 0:59 | |
| 9. | "Pubic Defender" | 1:12 | |
| 10. | "Gonna Hafta Fight" (written by Garfield, Hampton and Jacobsen) | 0:43 | |
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Total length:
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8:20 | ||
Personnel
- Henry Garfield - lead vocals
- Michael Hampton - guitar
- Wendel Blow - bass
- Simon Jacobsen - drums
Production
- Skip Groff - producer
- Don Zientara - engineer
- Tina Angelos - cover art
- Michael Hampton; Chris - sleeve
Bibliography
- Azerrad, Michael (2001). Our Band Could Be Your Life: Scenes from the American Indie Underground, 1981-1991. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-78753-1.
- Cogan, Brian (2008). The Encyclopedia of Punk. Sterling. ISBN 1-4027-5960-6.
References
- ^ Kantor, Matt. "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r215100. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
- ^ a b Cogan, p. 306
- ^ Azerrad, p. 132
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