Nel 1986 si stagliavano all'orizzonte le prime nubi di un uragano chiamato Sick Of It All che 3 anni dopo avrebbe raggiunto piena potenza investendo New York con una potenza inaudita,
Infatti nel 1989 i quattro rilasciavano il loro primo album. Una vera e propria bomba H. "Magari erano ancora un po' acerbi, erano ancora giovanissimi" questo potrebbe dire qualcuno. E invece no,questi sono già i Sick Of It All che conosciamo, riescono a tirare fuori uno dei migliori dischi hardcore punk di sempre piazzandosi subito accanto a giganti come Minor Threat e Black Flag, prendendo immediatamente le redini della corrente che raccoglierà l'eredita di questi gruppi. Primo tentativo, primo successo.
A una prima occhiata, potrebbe sembrare che 19 traccie siano tante e che possano annoiare, ma non è affatto così, il disco scorre con una compattezza sconcertante, ogni pezzo è velocissimo, furioso, la velocità con cui si passa al successivo è impressionante, nessun calo di ritmo. Sembra di essere in balia di una tempesta impossibile da domare, la calma è una pura utopia.
Tutta la rabbia di 4 giovani in una società che sta marcendo incisa in 19 traccie.
Elenco tracce e testi
01 The Blood & The Sweat (01:50)
Struggling through the hardships everyday
I do what I can to fade away
{the bullet has passed it's got our state}
it helps our pride
{all the merry, it hasn't last, for disillusions}
Scratch in the dirt,
trying to find, a glorious time
when there was strengh
Hard is my will, so we can take
what has it come to
why does it happen to
leave me cold,
and broken inside and wanting to quit
{Suck up to them}, we shouldn't go down
we're down in the gutter
playing the game, something remains
we've already won, and we become slaves
No tears, from my eyes
Just strengh, from my pride
No tears, from my eyes
Blood, sweat, 'till I die
No tears, from my eyes
Just strengh, from my pride
No tears, from my eyes
Blood, sweat, 'till I die
05 My Life (00:42)
Go to work, go to school
Get an education, so you won磘 be a fool
Be a doctor, PHD, all that shit, that's not for me
All my life people tell what to say
This is my life live it my own way
Was so blind could not see
figures of authortity, always standing behind me,
ready to come down on me
All my life people tell what to say
This is my life live it my own way
07 My Revenge (01:12)
Don't you jump in, it's not your fight
Your ideas mean shit to me
You ain't on my side
It's my revenge, it's my revenge
One last resort, my broken back
I have a reason and a cause to fight back
It's my revenge, it's my revenge
I won't stand for it anymore, you know my time has come
Gonna see some changes, won't stop 'till I've won
It's my revenge, it's my revenge
It's my revenge, it's my revenge
08 No Labels (00:59)
Open your eyes and you will see
You've got a life, look at me
Can't they do what they say
Live your live in your own way
No labels, no lies
No fronts to hide behind
No labels, no lies
No bullshit to hide behind
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No labels, no lies
No fronts to hide behind
No labels, no lies
No bullshit to hide behind
Open your eyes and you will see
You've got a life, look at me
Can't they do what they say
Live your live in your own way
No labels, no labels, no labels and no lies
10 The Deal (01:08)
You're always screaming about unity
being open minded and honesty
What you might say will some people believe
but i really doubt your sincerity
If we really want this deal to work out,
we all got to rise above, we've got to stop
these petty arguments, don't you think it's time to cut the shit out
You're always screaming about unity
being open minded and honesty
If we really want it, we all gotta try
stop takin' behind eachother's backs
and spreading a bunch of lies
I ain't saying that i got a master plan
I ain't telling you to go out and hold eachother's hands
just saying that we're tired of hearing your shit
and if you don't mean what you say then don't say it
13 Give Respect (01:08)
Give respect, get it back, my solid promise
To this private pact, to this honored oath
I pledged never to let them
Push you over the edge
Straight edge or not don't matter to me
You can be what you want to be
In your actions give me proof
What's inside, the real truth
Pure is what you are when you're born
Be positive of what you're gonna be
Hard is the life that you're thrown into
Stick it out like my brothers and me
Extend your hand, call your friend
I'll stand with you to the end
Forget mistakes of the past
If you're friendship's true it will last
Straight edge or not don't matter to me
You can be what you want to be
In your actions give me proof
What's inside, the real truth
Pure is what you are when you're born
Be positive of what you're gonna be
Hard is the life that you're thrown into
Stick it out like my brothers and me
15 Pushed Too Far (00:56)
Push us too far, gotta fight back
Push us too far, our turn to attack
We gotta try, before it's too late
Push us too far, you're choosing your own fate
Walking around, think you're so cool
Beating up kids, weaker than you
Tried to avoid you, kept on coming
Pushed us too far, gotta do something
This time you pushed us too far
16 Friends Like You (01:07)
Call me a friend but you stab me in the back
you pretend we get along, it's all just an act
you always use people to get what you need
you take advantage of others to satisfy your greed
all you do is take and you never once give
don't you have any shame, the life that you live
We don't need you, you fucking scum
hope that friends like you will never come
when things turn bad for you, don't count on me
cause I'll turn my back on you as you did to me
We don't need friends like you
We don't need friends like you
We don't need friends like you
I said, we don't need friends like you ... yes
Call me a friend but you stab me in the back
you pretend we get along, it's all just an act
you always use people to get what you need
you take advantage of others to satisfy your greed
all you do is take and you never once give
don't you have any shame, the life that you live
Like you
19 Pete's Sake (00:56)
I don't fucking understand you
You always tell me to think for myself
But when I disagree with what you say
You turn around and put me down
I don't know why you have to play These high and mighty power trip games
Your double standards are pissing me off
You've got a set of rules for you and another for us
You're no better, you're no worse
But it's time you stop acting like a fucking jerk
I don't fucking understand you
You always tell me to think for myself
But when I disagree with what you say
You turn around and put me down
I don't know why you have to play
These high and mighty power trip games
I really wish you would quit
'Cause we know you're full of shit
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