Sonic Overload 5/28/12

It's Memorial Day and, as is the tradition, I play a number of songs touching on the ravaging effects of warfare—on the troops, on the civilians and on the countries. And it never seems to end. US military activity continues in Afghanistan although there finally seems to be a timetable for US withdrawal. I’ll believe it when I see it. Of course, Romney thinks this a bad idea. And if he somehow gets elected, expect an uptick in saber rattling and an increased willingness to lead this country into more misguided military conflicts. It’s telling that this would-be warmonger never served in the military. He was eligible during the Vietnam era but chose not to serve. That didn’t stop him from being involved in pro-war counterdemonstrations.

The tracks during the first segment of the show are meant to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in these conflicts, be it military personnel or innocent civilians, those whose families were irrevocably affected and those who returned and continue to face further, unending personal battles...

Sonic Overload 5/28/12

TRACK 1

THE PROLETARIAT-Decorations (Taang)

GOONS-Toy Soldiers (Reptilian)
SUSPECTS-Swords Of The Fallen (Torque)
NO ALTERNATIVE-Johnny Got His Gun (from “SF Underground,” Subterranean)
RED ROCKERS-Dead Heroes (415)

CRISPUS ATTUCKS-America’s War (Soda Jerk)
FREE BEER-Premature Enlistment (Alternative Tentacles)
SPECIAL FORCES-Dead Soldier (Boner)
KORO-Dear Sirs (Sorry State)
NEGATIVE FX-The Few, The Proud, The Dead (Taang)
DRI-Stupid, Stupid War (Death)

CONQUEST FOR DEATH-Global Travel In A Zippered Bag (Wajlemac)
BORN/DEAD-Endless War (Prank)
DEATHREAT-Who Counts The Bodies? (Partners In Crime)
SLAYER-War Ensemble (Def American)

TRACK 2

WALLS-Stare At The Walls (Iron Lung)
OBSESSOR-In Fear Of The End (Tankcrimes)
SHARDS-Suicide (Sorry State)
SICKOIDS-My Curse (Residue)
SAHN MARU-Never Too Late (Inimical)

BABES IN TOYLAND-Bruise Violet (Reprise)
NEIGHBORHOOD BRATS-We Own The Night (Abscess)
BAGS-Babylonian Gorgon (Dangerhouse)
DEATH BY SNOO SNOO-Pentutehdas (Creative Class War)
CRASS-Punk Is Dead (Crass)

FIVE DAY MESSIAH-For Death or Glory (Paco Garden)
MAN AFRAID-3-91 (Half Mast)
GARDEN VARIETY-Pretty Mouth (from “Punk USA,” Lookout)
LEATHERFACE-New York State (Roughneck)

TRACK 3

UK SUBS-You Don’t Belong (Captain Oi)
YOUNG OFFENDERS-Black Hands (Deranged)
SCEPTRES-Flatline Generation (Dire)
PLASMATICS-Monkey Suit (Stiff)

VAASKA-Estado Policial (HeartFirst)
MUNDO MUERTO-Ciegosal Poder (Charged//Distorted)
LOS MONJOS-No Hay Salvacion (Metadona)
NO PROBLEM-Most Days (Deranged)
CRANKED UP-Another Vietnam (Creep)

RAW POWER-Tired and Furious (multi-label)
UNHOLY THOUGHTS-Black and Red (Even Worse)
CRACKS-Sandpaper (demo)
NEIGHBORS-Wear My Corpse (self-released)
OUT COLD-Just Plain Mean (PHD)
STRIKING DISTANCE-Hated (Thorp)

TRACK 4

DEADBEAT ECHOES-Forces (Louder Than War)
RAISED ON REPLICAS-OMG (Louder Than War)
KICKING SPIT-Reality Dropout (Prank)
DIGITAL LEATHER-The Fortress (Crash Symbols)
DOCTORS OF MADNESS-Bulletin (Polydor)

BUFF MEDWAYS-(I’m A) Lie Detector (Damaged Goods)
MUMMIES-That Girl (Estrus)
PIRATES-I Can Tell (Warner Bros)
SWIMMING POOL Q’S-Rat Bait (DB)
BARRENCE WHITFIELD AND THE SAVAGES-Ship Sailed At Six (Mamou)

PYLON-Feast On My Heart (DB)