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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Life Sentence - Self Titled (EP)

Life Sentence was a hardcore band from Chicago, Illinois. The band got its start in 1984, with the lineup of Joe Losurdo (bass), Eric Brockman (guitar), Tom O'Connor (drums), and Ray Morris (vocals, previously in Six Feet Under). Midway through recording their debut record, the rest of the band dumped their singer and continued as a three-piece. The record, a self-titled 12", was finished in 1987, and released on Chicago label Walkthrufyre.

Genre: Hardcore
Year: 1987

Tracklist:
01. Problems
02. Race To Die_Election Day
03. Men In Blue
04. Punks for Profit
05. Peacetime Death
06. Unemployment
07. In The Streets
08. Figure It Out
09. Take A Stand

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