Flag Of Democracy - 23 LP

FLAG OF DEMOCRACY was such a great hardcore band back in the day. Imagaine if BAD BRAINS had a love child with DEAD KENNEDYS, the result could very well have been F.O.D. (the more commonly abbreviated name of the band) The 23 LP is the bands third album and is just as awesome as the first two, the LOVE SONGS 7" and SHATTER YOUR DAY LP (both available on here, if you haven't downloaded them yet I'd highly suggest you do...great ~love~) FLEX calls this album..."Melodic fun thrash, some ultrafast tracks, others are slower, some have a slight Minnesota influence, others sound a bit like the ~censored~ or Articles of Faith." The best tracks on here are easily Teen Beat, Aberration, Brain Dead and should be more then enough reason to make you want to grab this. Some really original, fast, catchy stuff there. If your a fan of the early 80's DC sound or even DK you'll definitely dig F.O.D.






Genre: Hardcore
Year: 1988







Tracklist:

01. Geisha
02. 13 Years
03. deckuF ruoY
04. Aberration
05. Doors o' Perception
06. Teen Beat
07. Going, Going, Gone
08. Love Song III
09. Brain Dead
10. Non-Stop Weekend
11. 40 oz. of Manhood
12. I Don't Know
13. All That You Need
14. This Beautiful Place
15. Out to Get You
16. Pop Goes the Weasel
17. Green Pepper Blues






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Flags Of Democracy - Shatter Your Day + Love Song (EP)

Flag of Democracy (F.O.D.) ranks at the top of a very short list of great Philly hardcore. Melodic-Fuzz-Thrash.

One of my favorite local bands during that time period (early-mid 80's) was Flag of Democracy, better known (as were most 80's punk bands) by their acronym, F.O.D. I was probably about 14 or 15 years old when I found a copy of their 1984 debut 7", Love Songs, and instantly loved it. Fast, loud, sloppy hardcore; the sonic equivalent of two cats mating in your ear duct. I ran out and picked up their follow-up LP, Shatter Your Day, for more. Most of this early output was typical punk rock fare thematically: non-conformity, oppression, war, suicide, rejection, etc., but these guys did it with a great sense of humor. They weren't cool and they knew it, just like this listener. Or, at least, that's what it felt like to me growing up in an era of hair metal fandom, which is what seemed to pass for "cool" in my neighborhood.

"Powerload" is one of my favorite F.O.D. tunes, off of that Love Songs 7". Singing along to it in my room was incredibly satisfying during my miserable teenaged years (oh, hey, its pretty satisfying to sing along to in my miserable adult years, too). Bonus points for the most creative use of the Philly colloquialism, "YO!". F.O.D. are surprisingly still around, though their output is incredibly hard to find. Their website is pretty shabby, but it looks like the show dates page gets updated every once in awhile for Philly area shows.--Recordrobot


Genre: Hardcore
Year: 1984/1986

Tracklist:
SHATTER YOUR DAY
01. Houses Made for Mannequins
02. Love Song II
03. Metal Plate
04. Kid Called Me
05. Shatter Your Day
06. The Family Knows
07. Science Patrol
08. Mad House
09. Carousel
10. Everythings OK
11. Cheep Alcohol
12. Hoe Down
13. Shadows of Children
14. Serene Danker
15. Guimos' Theme
16. Black Light

LOVE SONGS
01. Powerload
02. Babysitter
03. Meat Factory
04. Guidance Councelor/Metamorphosis
05. Love Song

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