Sonic Overload 7/2/12

Yes, it’s that time of year again... Sonic Overload’s Salute To America! I actually recorded this on Saturday, June 30, because I have plans for Monday this week and I didn’t want to keep people waiting. There are some new songs this time around but there are still plenty of favorites, songs that absolutely have to be played for Independence Day. I think the show speaks for itself. Nah, I don’t hate the United States but I do get despondent about the way things are going, the kind of country we’re turning into. That’s what I hate. I think (and hope) you find it provocative because this is a punk rock show and that’s how it should be.

One minor correction—Josh Wolf from Bloody Hammer plays in No Talk, not No Thanks, as I mistakenly said on the show.

Sonic Overload 7/2/12

TRACK 1

FU’S-My America (X-Claim)

CLASH-I’m So Bored With The USA (Epic)
ECONOCHRIST-Fuck Your American Dream (Ebullition)
EXPLOITED-USA (Dojo)
BIG SNIFF-American Dream (Mint Tone)

PADDED CELL-Democracy (Dead Beat)
PEDESTRIANS-American Town (SouthKore)
PINHEAD GUNPOWDER-Freedom Is (Lookout)
YOUNG LIONS-Young Amerikkka (Schizophrenic)

BRIEFS-We Americans (Dirtnap)
KOSHER-Bored In America (BYO)
MICE-Not Proud Of The USA (Scat)
MUTANTS-So American (FTM)

TRACK 2

TOXIC REASONS-God Bless America (T-Reason)

STATE-Country Daydream (Underestimated)
PATRIOTS-Land Of The Free (Another Lousy Record)
7 SECONDS-Fuck Your Amerika (from “Not So Quiet On The Western Front,” Alternative Tentacles)
MELEE-Fuck You To The Red, White and Blue (from “DIY or Die,” Suburban Voice)
SOCIAL UNREST-Red, White and Blue (New Red Archives)
POISON IDEA-Ugly American (Pusmort)

BAD CHOICE-Angry Americans (from “City Limits,” High Anxiety)
SOCIAL CIRCKLE-USSA (No Way)
PAGANS-Dead End America (Crypt)
CULT HEROES-Amerikan Story (from “Killed By Death #12)
MC5-The American Ruse (Rhino)
GAUNT-USA (Thrill Jockey)

TRACK 3

BLOODY HAMMER-God Bless America (demo)
BOILING OVER-American Dream (Lifeline)
I-ATTACK-American Dream (Criminal IQ)
TIMEBOMB 77-American Way (Black Hole)
FEARLESS IRANIANS FROM HELL-Foolish Americans (Boner)
NATION OF ULYSSES-Target: USA (Dischord)

A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS-My Weakness (Dead Oceans)
MONOSHOCK-Hawkwind Show (Bag of Hammers)
REAL LOSERS-Teenage Treatz (Alien Snatch)
POP THREAT-Filth (Squirrel)

SCREAM-U. Suck A./We’re Fed Up (Dischord)
HÜSKER DÜ-In A Free Land (New Alliance)
DILLINGER FOUR-The Great American Going Out Of Business Sale (Hopeless)
ARTICLES OF FAITH-American Dreams (Reflex)

TRACK 4

BUKKAKE BOYS-Weakness (Sorry State)
GUNNAR HANSEN-Phil’s Song (Schizophrenic)
LÖGNHALSMOTTAGNINGEN-En Tandlös Tiger (Sweken)
WHITE WHALE-No Fun (Feral Kid)
BRAIN F?-Restraining Order (Static Shock)
KIM WILDE-Kids In America (EMI)

CRUCIFUCKS-Democracy Spawns Bad Taste (Alternative Tentacles)
UNSEEN-Goodbye America (VML)
CHOKING VICTIM-Hate Yer State (Hellcat)
MISSING 23RD-Freedoms Wake (Sessions)
FROGS OF WAR-Up Someone’s Ass (Full Circle)

BROTHER INFERIOR-Land Of The Free (Sensual Underground Ministries)