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MDC
United States - Austin, TX > San Francisco, CA

SMOKE SIGNALS LP 01. No More Cops 02. King of Thrash 03. Drink to Forget 04. The Big Picture 05. Skateboards from Hell 06. Tofutti 07. South Africa Is Free 08. Acceptable Risks 09. Missile Destroyed Civilization 10. Soup Kitchen Celebrity 11. Country Squawk 12. Paradise Lost 13. Smoke Signals Label: R Radical Records Cat #: MDC 4 Format: LP Released: 1986 Label: We Bite Records Format: LP Year: 1986

Reviews: The long-awaited MDC LP is an interesting release. Thematically, they cover South Africa, cops, food, bullies in the pit, soup kitchens, nukes, skateboards--the gamut of HC themes. The mix isn't quite as full or noisy as it could've been, but a cover of "Big Picture" (Canada's SUBHUMANS) is a treat, and the rest of the material is pretty much thrash, though country, R'n'B, jazz-metal, and even rap influences sneak right in. Dave's voice seems a bit straight at times, but that may have been intentional to make the vocals clearer. -Tim Yohannan (from Maximum Rocknroll #42, November 1986)