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Sluggo

by Sluggo

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1.
Stitch 01:02
What you need Is what they need It’s not greed Don’t have to plead Get it now You know how Get it now You know how Something big Is something small Don’t change your Mind at all Get it now You know how Get it now You know how
2.
You look at me, eyes open wide You won’t admit what you feel inside You can’t believe that I have no pride You won’t admit that you lied And then you wonder why Why, and who am I? You can’t believe I try It makes quite a difference but you don’t know why So why am I accusing you? All you do is sit there I’m not even asking you to care Just know up from down and this from there Erase the thought of what is past Pick a lifestyle that’s sure to last When you were young, you lived fast Now you don’t dare, dare to ask
3.
You think your community’s so nice You eat steak, the poor eat rice A real nice place to grow your child Make sure he’s not too wild Shelter them from the world outside Local priest makes a perfect guide Dad can teach Billy how to cheat the poor Mom can teach Betty how to wash the floor This is your suburban haven Not like the real world at all This is your suburban haven Watch it crumble, watch it fall Go to church every Sunday Give the priest a couple of bucks He’s building a wall around your mind I think it really sucks Then there’s the country club It’s members rich and white Of the world around them They have all lost sight
4.
Of It 01:29
Green grass, pretty flowers I count my minutes by the hour Cold coffee, burnt toast Mommy says “make the most” Of it Paint a landscape, paint the sky Painting nothing is what I’ll try I see a picture, it’s not like the rest Teacher says “make the best” Of it Listen to the hand that feeds you You’re in the arms of what breeds you You’re the only one that needs you – die!
5.
When in doubt, go to your mirror You’ll always find a look that’s dear Your reflection says a friend is near The mirror breaks, the sound deafens the ear Go ahead – find your relief The drugs you take force a new belief Oh, I don’t know, what can it be? How much is this thing and why isn’t it free? Figure it out! You wake up all day long Needle on the record, same old song Last night I saw you gone Do you know the difference between doom and dawn? The other day I saw you on the street Wear a shirt and tie, run with the creeps Why did you bother to even be born? I can see your brain and it’s gushy, wet, and warm
6.
You stand for this and you stand for that If you stand for nothing you’re a mindless twat You see that society is screwing you over You wanna do something but you can’t leave your mother You’re against the capital but you’re the bourgeoisie It’s all a contraction but you’ll never see It’s a contradiction If you say you’re a nihilist, you’re for nothing But if you have sex, you’re for something If you funk a rock, a tree, or a fan You’re still fitting into a set plan Everything affects you and it all affects me It’s all a contradiction but you still don’t see It’s a contradiction So you say you’re an anarchist, “funk the government” So, go get a job, see what I meant? You say “no future”, but you’ll be here tomorrow And you’ll give me back the money you borrowed You’re catching on, but not quite like me It’s all a contraction, soon you’ll see that It’s a contradiction Go get a job, go to work Go to the grocery store and get some pork Nothing is something and it’s all the same Everyone’s strong and everyone’s lame Do you understand, do you see? It’s all a contradiction, except me It’s a contradiction
7.
Up+Over 01:05
Take your business – get out of here Something you don’t wanna hear? No screen to show what’s right and wrong With you it would take too long I wanna do what it says on page 25 Then go out and say you don’t know how to survive You didn’t take anything and that’s what you took I’ve seen this before even though I don’t look Change the game of life around Start with the smile and end with the frown All and all I want it to run But you crushed the thought before it had begun
8.
Too Bad 00:37
What? I felt I had made things clear I hate to be misunderstood Then everything seemed to disappear Although I did anything I could Too bad, it’s so sad But I won’t get mad, even though you had Where did you get that look? Stop staring at me If I have to apologize, I will But please don’t try to control me
9.
First Step 01:40
I know where to go To make a solid frame If I make a mistake It won’t be the first time I’m out of line Go step into your sights Try not to move Is this alright? Hold, hold on to your speech Your so-called change Is this not right? Someone, someone outside Told me that you've lied What are you supposed to do They’ll cut you off before you can see who Go step into your sights Try not to move Is this alright? Hold, hold on to your speech Your so-called change Is this not right Step in to your sights
10.
Put It Off 01:28
Looking here and looking there If my eyes were shut you wouldn't care Give me a task and I'll do it later But I won't bother if it doesn't matter Occupying time is the easiest thing Making up my mind which songs to sing Everything to lose, one week before deadline Somehow later, I'll fit in the time Making up my mind is the easiest thing Leave all of the trouble to me I won't leave things unattended But maybe I'll leave things unattended Other days I have a free mind Minutes to wander, time to unwind Nothing ever really affects everything And who really cares how late I am
11.
Daktari 01:29
Every day I wake up - and it's the same Another day of doing - doing something for nothing They tell me to think - think of the future But I just can't stand - I can't stand to wait I've got nothing to look forward to Just getting by is all I can do My life gets worse but everyday I try I'm not giving up but I don't know why There's so much shit - shit that I put up with With no reason - no reason to keep going Every day I care less - and less and less My life's just too much of a drain My life seems in decline My life is all uphill Trying to cope in the rat race life But I've got no hopes just thrills
12.
Demise 02:30
You've lost your life Your days have all been fulfilled What's next, you ask As if there was an answer You look around Don't hear a sound Your days are marked Your number's run out Who doused my flame Who put out my fire Admit it's you Or else you'd be a liar You look around Don't hear a sound Your days are marked Your number's run out
13.
What am I gonna do when there's no one left When I look to the future 'cos there's nothing else What am I gonna do when I'm old and gray With no one to turn to and nothing important to say I can't forget the friends I've made I've got to keep in touch with the friends I've made If I lose track of the friends I've made I might as well forget the life I've made What will I do when tomorrow draws near With nothing to rely on, when no one hears If I don't have my friends then I won't have a life Without any friends, who wants a life
14.
No one's told me why We must leave behind What was so great I've got no complaints All my friendships They're all gone Now they ignore me A few greetings don't mean shit I used to want to grow up It took so fucking long Now I want to be back Where I think I belong With old glories dissolved My childhood has left me And I'm left with a fucking job Wondering what happens next

about

Sluggo were Cincinnati’s reigning hardcore band at a time where the region was alight with bands like Malignant Growth, the Zero Boys, the Repellents, and Squirrel Bait, all waiting to dazzle the next band to come rolling through. Revisiting these recordings I remembered every riff and almost every word from the “Contradiction” EP, and felt the Xeroxed sleeve in my fingertips’ memory, gloriously. – David Grubbs

I learned in my teens that Cincinnati had a punk history. The OGs told me about "The Jockey Club" in Newport, KY, having seen all the bands that I bought LPs of. Negative Approach played there? I saw the flyer at a friend's place. It was a xerox of a xerox of a xerox. $3 cover charge. There was a local opener too: SLUGGO. I hit up all my headiest friends to find a copy of their record and someone came through with the Agitate 96 repress from 2001 that had recently come out. I wouldn't have considered a group of teenagers playing total MINOR THREAT / ZERO BOYS-styled hardcore to have come from my hometown. They were from Northern KY and stood ten steps ahead of all the other early-80s local records I had heard. The more I dug, I found flyers for gigs they played with Discharge, Necros, JFA & Dead Kennedys. Sluggo’s record still rips today, a standout of the lesser-known, early-80s hardcore EPs.

The B-side of this compilation is "Eighty Four", a never-before-released EP of the band's second incarnation. Peter Aaron, who later went on to Chrome Cranks, plays on this one, and the dual guitars of Karl and Chris take this EP in a different direction. The original name for the release was "What Happens Next?," which ILL REPUTE subsequently beat them to the punch on... "Eighty Four" was baked & transferred at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio in Chicago in 2020 and mastered by Michael Hagler in 2021. Finally, after 37 years... The record is ready to be heard.

These two releases made by teenagers nearly 40 years ago get better and better with age. I can't speak enough to how proud I am to say we are making these available to the world. Having the opportunity to re-release this EP along with the never-before-released "Eighty-Four" EP has been a dream of Dan’s & mine since we started working together. - Alex York

credits

released October 7, 2022

Mastered by Michael Hagler.

Tracks 1-8 originally released as "Contradiction" EP. Recorded Dec, 1983.

Julian Bevan - Vocals
Chris Donnelly - Guitar
Karl Meyer - Bass
Andrew Hamilton - Drums

Tracks 9-14 previously unreleased "Eighty-Four" EP. Recorded August, 1984.

Julian Bevan - Vocals
Chris Donnelly - Guitar
Karl Meyer - Guitar
Eric Moreton - Drums
Peter Aaron - Bass

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