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THIS IS BOSTON NOT L.A. LP 01. Jerry's Kids - Straight Jacket 02. Jerry's Kids - Uncontrollable 03. Jerry's Kids - Wired 04. Jerry's Kids - Desperate 05. Jerry's Kids - Pressure 06. Jerry's Kids - I Don't Wanna 07. The Proletariat - Options 08. The Proletariat - Religion Is the Opium of the Masses 09. The Proletariat - Allegiance 10. The Groinoids - Angel 11. The FU's - Preskool Dropouts 12. The FU's - Radio UNIX U.S.A. 13. The FU's - Green Beret 14. The FU's - Time Is Money 15. Gang Green - Snob 16. Gang Green - Lie Lie 17. Gang Green - I Don't Care 18. Gang Green - Rabies 19. Gang Green - Narrow Mind 20. Gang Green - Kill a Commie 21. Gang Green - Have Fun 22. Decadence - Slam 23. The Freeze - Broken Bones 24. The Freeze - Idiots at Happy Hour 25. The Freeze - Now or Never 26. The Freeze - Sacrifice Not Suicide 27. The Freeze - It's Only Alcohol 28. The Freeze - Trouble if You Hide 29. The Freeze - Time Bomb 30. The Freeze - Boston Not L.A. Label: Modern Method Records Cat #: MM 012 Format: LP Released: 1982

Reviews: This is a pretty good comp from Boston with tunes from seven bands. No one band really STANDS OUT, but they all leave a pretty good impression. The title track by the Freeze is a cool song about scenes having their own identities and not being Jr. LA's. The Freeze also has seven other good songs most of which tell a story. Gang Green contributes seven super fast songs that doen't have that great of lyrics - they sound like kids who "just wanna have some fun." Jerry's Kids is another fast band who have (among others) a song called "Desperate" which most kiddies can identify with. The FU's kinda blend in except the gnarly lyrics to "Radio UNIX USA" and the great version of "Green Beret". The Proletariat is a slower band with choppy singing, and, unless he's English, an affected accent. I also like "Slam" by Decadence, but the Groinoids song sounds like static. -Bess (from Paranoia #5, Fall 1982) Jerry's Kids: Basic fast stuff, pissed off at somebody, no trite anti-war shit, mixed up, yeah it's great. The Proletariat: Marx rules, but I like the Three Stooges, music like Gang of Four, Wire, the guy is mad, lyrics are good, they actually have something to say. Good. Groinoids: A punk band, that's unusual, isn't it? F.U.'s: Lyrics are great, "It's such fun to be a dummy!" They know who's fucked, they can play at my house any day, great! Gang Green: The lyrics, the singer, the music, the name, all rule. I think they may have broken some kind of barrier on speed here. These guys are the fuckin' best - I don't know what's gonna beat this shit. Decadence: Slow tune, "Muffy, see that bald guy, he ripped my B-52s shirt, my favorite! The nerve! Let's go." Freeze: Great, great great fast, good, nothing more to say except this LP cuts all hardcore I've heard all year. Well, almost anyway... pretty smart scene in Boston, why do they even mention L.A.? -B. Toff (from Oops! #5, Fall 1982) This one's probably the best U.S. hardcore compilation available. The material of course varies in quality, but all of it cooks. It's pretty hard to choose, but Gang Green has the fastest and most intense thrash attack, though Jerry's Kids come close. On the other hand, the Proletariat and F.U.'s (especially "Preskool Dropouts") have the most perceptive lyrics. The Freeze combine original music with intelligent content, and Decadence weigh in with a critique of mindless, ultra-violent slamming. All in all, a great introduction to Boston's finest (excepting SS Decontrol, who don't appear here). -Jeff Bale (from Maximum Rocknroll #1, July/August 1982)