Thursday, August 28, 2008

Life Sentence - No Experience Necessary


Later, the band split into two groups, both calling themselves "Life Sentence." The split was hardly friendly (see the lyrics to "Win, Lose, or Sue"), and one side actually sued the other. Brockman, the winner of the lawsuit, recruited Jeff Hauck on bass and Gustav Chumpske Roman on drums for the No Experience Necessary album, released in 1989.

This is a somewhat unusual record for its time. In 1989, hardcore bands (at least in the United States) were either experimenting with other musical styles, or were "Youth Crew." Life Sentence, however, put out "No Experience Necessary," which is straightforward hardcore punk. Slick production and brief metal guitar licks aside, the music is directly from early eighties California.

Genre: Hardcore
Year: 1989

Tracklist:
01. Win, Lose, or Sue
02. Ode to Me
03. Time/Life
04. Tour Til Death
05. Cancer
06. No Experience Necessary
07. Domestic Squabbles
08. Actions Speak Louder than Words
09. Freedoms Promised Dreams
10. Gun Control
11. Stand On Your Own
12. Sins In the Pulpit
13. The Elevator Song

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