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LIFE'S BLOOD "Hardcore A​.​D​.​1988"

by LIFE'S BLOOD

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Jeff This whole album is arguably the pinnacle of NYHC.
Favorite track: Never Make A Change.
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currvitaehc It's hard for me to choose a single song because any of the EP tracks are earnest outsider hc anthems. I chose "Never Make A Change" because it just sets the tone - but also considered were "Stick To It", "Not For The Weak" and "It's Not In Your Heart". Favorite track: Never Make A Change.
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nakki6x Perfect hardcore band. Favorite track: Not For The Weak.
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☆R●gR4f☆ Ev-a since that eponymous NYCHC comp...saw this song...snnnn ohhh yeah kid! Freaking important as hell to the desd-shizzz jizzing fro. the first bunch of A7, stuff and branched to 'Alphabet' City...Born Against, Sheer Terror, Lifeblood and sooooo many others other bands still get all the attention....whatever. Great rhythm, drums. and the icing on the cake' vocals....judgement was never sweet!
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( ●) go b34Rs!pos♧ Favorite track: Human Power.
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    LIFE'S BLOOD were a legendary short lived band from New York City. Formed in 1987, LIFE'S BLOOD Played 20 shows and recorded 2 radio shows, a Demo at Don Fury and one 7" "Defiance" released on Combined Effort Records and appeared on the seminal "NEW BREED" tape comp in 1988. In these short 14 months as band they left an indelible mark on the history of hardcore punk, as their sharp, earnest, and challenging lyrics backed with remarkably sturdy, dissonant and distorted hardcore songs emerged at a time where the focus of Underground hardcore had been blurred by commercialism, crossover and violence.

    HARDCORE A.D. 1988 Collects 27 songs from their Defiance EP, demo tape, compilation tracks, their post humous split EP WITH STICKS AND STONES, WFMU and WNYU recordings and Live tracks with new liner notes from Guittarist Adam Nathanson, extensive band notes compiled by Bassist Neil Burke with extensive photos and flyers. Mastered at George Horn mastering, with packaging designed by Jack Barfield at Neolithic Print Cartel. The CD version comes with a 16 page booklet.

    This is the first time LIFE's BLOOD's material has been officially available in almost two decades.

    After LIFE'S BLOOD dissolved Guitarist Adam Nathanson formed BORN AGAINST, bassist Neil Burke was in the initial line Up of BORN AGAINST as well as MENACE DEMENT, SINKING BODY and MEN'S RECOVERY PROJECT, drummer Jon Kricksciun and final LIFE'S BLOOD singer Sean Murphy played in COLLAPSE, and original vocalist Jason O'Toole recently sang for MY RIFLE.

    TRACK LIST:
    Never Make a Change
    Left Me Behind
    Stick to It
    Guilty as Charged
    Youth Enrage
    Not for the Weak
    Catch Our Breath
    It's Not in Your Heart
    Human Power
    Reckoning Force
    Counting On
    Plain Truth (Demo)

    It's Not in Your Heart (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Resist Control (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Maximum Security (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Left Out On The Ice To Die (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Guilty as Charged (Demo)
    Stick to It (Demo)
    Left Me Behind (Dirt Club 1/21/88)
    Never Make a Change (WNYU 3/24/88)
    Not for the Weak (WNYU 3/24/88)
    Maximum Security (CBGB 9/25/88)
    Youth Enrage (CBGB 9/25/88)
    Human Power (CBGB 9/25/88)
    You're X'ed (Dirt Club 1/21/88)
    Outro

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    LIFE'S BLOOD were a legendary short lived band from New York City. Formed in 1987, LIFE'S BLOOD Played 20 shows and recorded 2 radio shows, a Demo at Don Fury and one 7" "Defiance" released on Combined Effort Records and appeared on the seminal "NEW BREED" tape comp in 1988. In these short 14 months as band they left an indelible mark on the history of hardcore punk, as their sharp, earnest, and challenging lyrics backed with remarkably sturdy, dissonant and distorted hardcore songs emerged at a time where the focus of Underground hardcore had been blurred by commercialism, crossover and violence.

    HARDCORE A.D. 1988 Collects 27 songs from their Defiance EP, demo tape, compilation tracks, their post humous split EP WITH STICKS AND STONES, WFMU and WNYU recordings and Live tracks with new liner notes from Guittarist Adam Nathanson, extensive band notes compiled by Bassist Neil Burke with extensive photos and flyers. Mastered at George Horn mastering, with packaging designed by Jack Barfield at Neolithic Print Cartel. The LP comes in a Stoughton tip on gatefold with a 11x22" insert and download card.

    This is the first time LIFE'S BLOOD's material has been officially available in almost two decades.

    After LIFE'S BLOOD dissolved Guitarist Adam Nathanson formed BORN AGAINST, bassist Neil Burke was in the initial line Up of BORN AGAINST as well as MENACE DEMENT, SINKING BODY and MEN'S RECOVERY PROJECT, drummer Jon Kricksciun and final LIFE'S BLOOD singer Sean Murphy played in COLLAPSE, and original vocalist Jason O'Toole recently sang for MY RIFLE.

    TRACK LIST:
    Never Make a Change
    Left Me Behind
    Stick to It
    Guilty as Charged
    Youth Enrage
    Not for the Weak
    Catch Our Breath
    It's Not in Your Heart
    Human Power
    Reckoning Force
    Counting On
    Plain Truth (Demo)

    It's Not in Your Heart (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Resist Control (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Maximum Security (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Left Out On The Ice To Die (WFMU 3/17/88)
    Guilty as Charged (Demo)
    Stick to It (Demo)
    Left Me Behind (Dirt Club 1/21/88)
    Never Make a Change (WNYU 3/24/88)
    Not for the Weak (WNYU 3/24/88)
    Maximum Security (CBGB 9/25/88)
    Youth Enrage (CBGB 9/25/88)
    Human Power (CBGB 9/25/88)
    You're X'ed (Dirt Club 1/21/88)
    Outro

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1.
Promises - you can't keep Claims of unity That you speak You're in the inner circle You've been approved All that you've earned Is a complacent attitude You broke down the walls Just to get Inside Build them back up With perverted pride You're enslaved by what you think makes you free You've gone blind Because you will not see That you rebuilt the walls Judge who you let inside You'll never make a change Because you're satisfied.
2.
Not long ago Your plans were clear Now what's wrong? Are you weak? What do you fear? It's hard to be alone I know that I must It's up to you to regain my trust Growing apart And moving on You grew up And left me behind
3.
Stick To It 01:02
Got to stick to it Whatever it takes Don't let them shout you down Make you break Let go of your obsessions Let go of your past There is no end But you know you can last Stick to it! You've got the edge Now that's a start It's time to take those values to heart You've got the edge You're on the inside track You're mind's made up you won't got back Stick to it!
4.
I confess to defiance I Live- The dead can't say no I refuse to be dragged along I'll make up my mind while I still have one A life of Violence I Can't abide Stand in your way Willing to Be tried Take my Liberty - then give me death! Your offensive actions I'm not willing to accept I stand between You and your profanities I'll die on my feet I won't live on my knees I am not afraid To stand guilty as charged Accused of asking questions I stand guilty as charged
5.
Youth Enrage 01:35
There's a feeling that comes From deep inside A fire growing hotter As life goes by I am swallowed Consumed by my Youth Enrage For all my life Youth Enrage To strain and strive Can't bail out I never will From the start Never had that option Youth Enrage For all my life Youth Enrage To strain and strive It will always be this hard To fight the hypocritical mind It will always be this hard To fight the ignorant kind
6.
This is not a passive way of life Through our hate of your world We get our might Something's gone way too wrong Keeping us in pain for far too long This is not a game And it's not for the weak Heads and hands in the stocks Nailed to a cross We refuse all that you offer And throw it to your feet
7.
I was disillusioned with hardcore Angry at the bullshit in the scene Then I looked past all the morons at the shows And realized things weren't bad at all If it were only my friends behind me Those numbers would be enough But I'm meeting new people all the time The scene is catching up with it's growth It took time To catch our breath It took time Now we're changing for the better People from every race and background From all walks of life Coming together with vision and hope For a united scene that's more than talk Individuals matter Not the rule of the mob Our self esteem restored We have chosen to work together
8.
Think they hate you It's all in your head Think they laugh at you It's all in your head Think they care enough To want you dead Who cares what they think Don't let them fuck with your head They think you don't know the score But you're into something more Than their physicality Mere dollar sign reality Their problems aren't yours It's in their heads You make a difference It's in their heads Don't deal in hate Because it's not in your heart What's in their heads doesn't matter You believe in yourself
9.
Human Power 01:44
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10.
Intolerance runs deep Authority keep us Waiting in line Biding our time Reckoning force Just out of reach Don't even try it Others have come before us I've seen them break and bust A well polished boot to the face Reckoning force Just out of reach They laugh - We fight each other They laugh - We're not together
11.
Counting On 02:15
Can't give up while there's Some more to give Make a clean break Force yourself to live Rested on our laurels And Found that they weren't there All that was solid- Melts into air People in this day + age Always look sad Don't know what to do When things fuck up bad Resting On Our Laurels and Found that they were gone What's missing from our lives are things we counted on Now We found they're gone Dreams- eaten up by doubt We were Counting on Not Being Counted out!
12.
We don't regret our choices Though they tore us apart Distance cannot break our bonds Time won't make me forget! Look me in the face Don't think that I'm naive! Tell me where you stand I want to hear - the plain truth! When We were together It was more than hanging around! We were there for each other Hope the same can still be said!
13.
Think they hate you It's all in your head Think they laugh at you It's all in your head Think they care enough To want you dead Who cares what they think Don't let them fuck with your head They think you don't know the score But you're into something more Than their physicality Mere dollar sign reality Their problems aren't yours It's in their heads You make a difference It's in their heads Don't deal in hate Because it's not in your heart What's in their heads doesn't matter You believe in yourself
14.
War waged on the people Government lies fueled by fear Trust the unity of money and machine gun Bullet in the back For Your protection How much oppression Can you take. Rise above Time to fight back Cease and desist Orders the army Rise above Resist control.
15.
Call us weak cause we won't join your crowd We stand without your values Clique or your cause Realize who stands strong and who Just stands proud Realize who stands strong and who just stands in the crowd We're not proud We don't care what's allowed Separate and one We stand alone
16.
See them in the streets Turn our heads, walk on by Winter closes in on them Left out on the Ice to Die Empty coffee cups Held out to us It's our problem too Don't pretend it's not Gentrification - Rich move in Throw the poor in the streets Lost on the streets Of the city they called home Asking for spare change You can't live on that Left out on the fucking Ice to die
17.
I confess to defiance I Live- The dead can't say no I refuse to be dragged along I'll make up my mind while I still have one A life of Violence I Can't abide Stand in your way Willing to Be tried Take my Liberty - then give me death! Your offensive actions I'm not willing to accept I stand between You and your profanities I'll die on my feet I won't live on my knees I am not afraid To stand guilty as charged Accused of asking questions I stand guilty as charged
18.
Got to stick to it Whatever it takes Don't let them shout you down Make you break Let go of your obsessions Let go of your past There is no end But you know you can last Stick to it! You've got the edge Now that's a start It's time to take those values to heart You've got the edge You're on the inside track You're mind's made up you won't got back Stick to it!
19.
Not long ago Your plans were clear Now what's wrong? Are you weak? What do you fear? It's hard to be alone I know that I must It's up to you to regain my trust Growing apart And moving on You grew up And left me behind
20.
Promises - you can't keep Claims of unity That you speak You're in the inner circle You've been approved All that you've earned Is a complacent attitude You broke down the walls Just to get Inside Build them back up With perverted pride You're enslaved by what you think Makes you free You've gone blind Because you will not see That you rebuilt the walls Judge who you let inside You'll never make a change Because you're satisfied.
21.
This is not a passive way of life Through our hate of your world We get our might Something's gone way too wrong Keeping us in pain for far too long This is not a game And it's not for the weak Heads and hands in the stocks Nailed to a cross We refuse all that you offer And throw it to your feet
22.
Call us weak cause we Won't join your crowd We stand without your values Clique or your cause Realize who stands strong And who Just stands proud Realize who stands strong And who just stands in the crowd We're not proud We don't care what's allowed Separate and one We stand alone
23.
There's a feeling that comes From deep inside A fire growing hotter As life goes by I am swallowed Consumed by my Youth Enrage For all my life Youth Enrage To strain and strive Can't bail out I never will From the start Never had that option Youth Enrage For all my life Youth Enrage To strain and strive It will always be this hard To fight the hypocritical mind It will always be this hard To fight the ignorant kind
24.
Voice Of God 00:43
25.
(restricted)
26.
I thought I'd found the scene Straightedge, know what I mean? But to you it was just a game You call me friend But you don't know my name You're X'd Get out of my life How can you agree with me? Did you think I didn't see? You drink, you fuck behind my back You're not my friend, I don't need your crap You're X'd Get out of my life If you defend them You're no better. Lyrics by THE FAITH
27.
Outro 00:18

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This is the Authorized Discography of LIFE'S BLOOD featuring the "Defiance" E.P., the STICK AND STONES Split E.P., Compilation tracks and select songs from their Demo, Live, WFMU and WYNU recordings. Released on Gatefold Vinyl, CD and Cassette Tape.

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released May 12, 2017

Compiled By Neil Burke

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