Seeing as how this blog is going to mainly serve as a critique of music, more so my own personal taste, I figured I would start things off with a bang of sorts. And what better way to start things off than with a band from my own town? You'd think that I shouldn't have to tell you how great of a band Articles of Faith were, but they still go overlooked. Though, lately, it seems their influence on modern punk and hardcore is becoming more apparent with some No Way/Grave Mistake Records bands along with the Midwest's own Dark Ages. Either way, Articles of Faith should still be sonically relevant within today's world of punk and hardcore.
What we have here is the Wait single, pressed in 1983. That's right, 1983. Minor Threat had just released Out of Step, the Bad Brains were steamrolling along, and more locally, Negative Approach was getting started. I am making a big deal out of this because Articles of Faith seemed much more mature than their contemporaries. Sure, Black Flag had their tonal experimentation going on, but what about breaking up the monotony of the still young hardcore punk sound? "Ive Got Mine", the first track, shows how different this band was from their contemporaries. The beginning seems to meander along, a haze of echoy guitar noise and pulsing bass rhythm. This is what makes a band great, how they can go from this right into blistering fast punk on the drop of a dime. Side B contains "Wait" and "Buy This War", two more of the AoF's best songs. The production should also be of note, which elevates the bands sonic order. Oh, and Vic Bondi. Dude may seem like a dick in all those "I'm more punk than you, punk died after me" documentaries, but damn is he smart. Truly great political and socially conscious
The real question to sum up this discussion would be, how much does this record sell for, and whose got it?
Tracks:
lyrics.
- 1. I've Got Mine
- 2. Wait
- 3. Buy This War
Buy my life.
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