Monday, November 24, 2008

Code Of Honor - Fight or Die


This is probably one of my favorite punk records. Jonathin Christ's emotive delivery and heavy California accent make the vocals really stand out, but the band is no slouch. I hear touches of the Avengers mixed with Cali hardcore in the treble-heavy guitar sound (that East Bay sound already evolving). They bust out some fast and furious hardcore songs like "Fight or Die" and "People's Revolution," but really destroy with the more mid-tempo punk stuff like "Code of Honor" or my favorite song "Stolen Faith." That song is the perfect mesh of Mike's expressive guitar and Jonathin's passionate vocals and heartfelt political lyrics. The lyrics are amazing, so earnest that many would call them cheesy but I think they're perfect.--KFTH



Genre: Punk
Year: 1983



Tracklist:

01. Code of Honor
02. Fight or Die
03. Attempted Control
04. People's Revolution
05. Death to You
06. Stolen Faith
07. Be Fighting Still
08. New Era
09. And We Fight



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