Blasts of melodic energy, swaggered with distortion and noise, thrashed out at top speed. An intense tremor of the hardcore punk explosion, crash landing into a Tulsa, Oklahoma Cowboy bar in 1983 on "Punk Night". No nonsense, straight-forward hardcore punk rock, soaked and steeped in enough rock and '77 catchy punk to surface hooks, choruses and melody amisdst the blur. Recorded live in 1983, this was originally released as NONE OF THE ABOVE ( N.O.T.A.)'s demo tape.
Track Listing:
1.
Toy Soldiers
2.
Sick Society
3.
Self Destruct
4.
Number
5.
Propaganda Control
6.
Disconnected
7.
Moscow
8.
On the Pavement
9.
Riot Kids
10.
Nightstick Justice
11.
Dumbshit
12.
Carolina
13.
Apathy
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brings back fond memoriesNov 16, 2002 Never mind the garbage that the Corporate Media tries passing for Punk Rock! This CD brings back fond memories when Punk was Not on MTV! This music is "old school" and 20 years later it can still get your toe tapping! A time when we didn't refer to the Pit as a "mosh Pit"!
A Tulsa TraditionJul 11, 2001 NOTA was the one. I saw them multiple times during the early 80's and they OWNED the scene. Everyone who saw them knew what a phenomenon they were. This album gives you the opportunity to hear them at their top level. There are very few copies of their early records (toy soldiers, moscow) but this cd offers even more, a glipse of their live show.
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NOTA-Punk Gods from Oklahoma!Apr 05, 2001 I saw these guys live several times in the early 80's and they typically stole the show from numerous headliner acts. NOTA had an extremely fresh sound for 1982 and several of the songs still sound original today, especially tunes like Night Stick Justice, Moscow, Toy Soldiers, and Propaganda Control. Some of the other tracks sound a little played simply because the genre has run its course. NOTA was very critically acclaimed in their day. I remember one of the progressive record labels released an international compilation of punk bands from around the world and NOTA was selected with the Crucifux to represent the US. This was quite an honor because there were over 100 bands in contention.
This is a must have record for any true hardcore punk fan. The songs are fast, furious, and full of the hate that could only be supplied by a few out cast punks living in Bible Belt Oklahoma during the Reagan years.
The bass and guitar lines are great. The recording quality is poor-but that is how true punk is supposed to sound. The band did tack on 2 studio tracks at the end of the regular record and these are probably the weakest tracks on the album.
It was great to hear NOTA again. If you like any of the classics of true hardcore such as D.R.I., MDC, The Offenders, Raw Power, etc. then you will need this for your collection.
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