The Ungovernable Force

• Artist: Conflict
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1986
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Perhaps Conflict's best and most inspiring record, The Ungovernable Force is epic punk rock from a group in its prime. They take on familiar subjects, from environmental degradation to police brutality, only the music on The Ungovernable Force is more tuneful than usual, while still brutal sounding when it needs to be, while the lyrics are insightful on a variety of topics. Just the title itself, The Ungovernable Force, shows that Conflict and the anarchist movement of which they were a part at the time thought they could really take on the state, this in the heart of Thatcher's England. The album is not as cynical as some of their later records. It was created at a time when a lot was happening, when thousands showed up at demonstrations and Conflict's gigs. The songs on The Ungovernable Force all flow together, and the album is majestic in parts, but more often ferocious sounding. The beginning of the record is stunning, with a gong, a woman's soaring voice, and feedback giving way to a thrashing bass and crunchy guitar. But the end of the album is a bit of a down note, with a piano and a woman singing a song that is pretty wimpy-sounding for Conflict. Though not as consistently rocking as It's Time to See Who's Who, The Ungovernable Force is more in the tradition of the sweeping epic of an album that Conflict tried to pull off, and never as successfully as on this record. ~ Adam Bregman, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
You Cannot Win	Conflict	Conflict	(3:17)
The Ungovernable Farce	Conflict	Conflict	(1:12)
A Piss in the Ocean	Conflict	Conflict	(2:14)
C.R.A.S.S.	Conflict	Conflict	(1:31)
Custom Rock	Conflict	Conflict	(1:49)
1986, the Battle Continues (Lyrics)	Conflict	Conflict	(2:04)
Mental Mania	Conflict	Conflict	(1:52)
The Ungovernable Force	Conflict	Conflict	(2:24)
They Said That .....	Conflict	Conflict	(2:15)
Force or Service	Conflict	Conflict	(2:09)
The Arrest	Conflict	Conflict	(1:16)
Statement	Conflict	Conflict	(2:10)
The Day Before	Conflict	Conflict	(2:10)
This Is the A.L.F.	Conflict	Conflict	(2:50)
To Be Continued....	Conflict	Conflict	(3:04)

Credits

Conflict (Producer), Conflict (Main Performer), O'Higgins (Engineer), Mandy (Vocals)

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