Hardcore '81

Hardcore '81
Studio album by
D.O.A.
Released22 April 1981
Recorded1981
GenrePunk rock, hardcore punk
Length18:56
LabelSudden Death
ProducerD.O.A.
D.O.A. chronology
Something Better Change
(1980) 		Hardcore '81
(1981) 		War on 45
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Hardcore '81 is an album by the Canadian hardcore punk band D.O.A.[2][3][4] It is considered by some to be the first time that a certain style of punk rock was labeled hardcore.[5][6]

In 2019, the album was named as the public vote winner of the Polaris Heritage Prize.[7][8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joey Shithead, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."D.O.A." 1:38
2."Unknown"Keithley, Chuck Biscuits2:30
3."Slumlord" 1:55
4."Musical Interlude" 0:22
5."I Don't Give a Shit" 1:21
6."M.C.T.F.D." 1:38
7."Communication Breakdown" (Led Zeppelin cover) 1:57
8."001 Loser's Club"Brian Goble, Keithley, Dimwit, Werner1:54
9."Fucked Up Baby" 1:27
10."The Kenny Blister Song" 0:16
11."Smash the State" 1:32
12."My Old Man's A Bum/Bloodsucker Baby"Keithley, Dimwit1:41
13."Waiting for You" 0:45
CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."General Strike"Keithley, Dave Gregg3:36
15."Race Riot" 1:06
16."A Season in Hell"Goble2:34
17."Burn It Down" 2:34
  • Some CD re-issues of Hardcore '81 include four bonus tracks from the EP Don't Turn Yer Back (On Desperate Times)

Personnel

Tracy Marks - acoustic piano on "Unknown" also engineered the album

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ "D.O.A."
  3. ^ Stegall, Tim (April 14, 2020). "These 15 punk records from 1981 have some of the year's best music". Alternative Press.
  4. ^ Guides (Firm), Rough (July 3, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Paul Rachman (director), Steven Blush (writer), Dez Cadena (starring), Dave Smalley (starring) (2007-02-20). American Hardcore (flv) (Documentary). United States: Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2008-12-18. Joey "Shithead" Keithley of D.O.A.: "We had one big show up there [Vancouver]. It was us, Black Flag, and 7 Seconds, and it was called Hardcore 81, so it was the first time anyone really used that term."
  6. ^ Blush, Steven; Petros, George (October 19, 2010). American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595987 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Karen Bliss, "D.O.A. and Oscar Peterson Win Polaris Heritage Prize for Classic Albums". Billboard, November 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Vancouver punk rockers DOA earn Polaris Prize heritage award". Vancouver Sun.


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