People use the word “classic” in front of basically any Hardcore album made prior to 1993 so much so that the word now means jack shit. “Classic” equals “old” not “essential” these days. Just another meaningless term used to market shitty reissues. I like to choose my adjectives a little more carefully and as such the original self titled 7″ by youth crew hardcore act Gorilla Biscuits is indeed classic by definition of the word. You need no more proof of this than the fact that any Hardcore kid now in their 30s or 40s can complete the following sentence… “Yo sucka! You got a big mouth! __________!”
BUDUMP BUHMP!!!
Or if we’re playing jeopardy…
I’ll take New York Hardcore for 200.
BUDUMP BUHMP!!!
What is the the exclamation most commonly used after telling suckas they have a big mouth Alex?
What is there to say about Long Island’s Gorilla Biscuits that hasn’t already been said? Like the Champion Hoodie the ape on the cover is wearing the band too clearly marks a specific moment in time for NYHC. In many ways they were to NYC what Minor Threat was to DC… A bunch of young kids with a lot of energy and a positive outlook on life whose music perfectly epitomized the genre (man were they young too… I think Civ hits puberty during his screaming on No Reason Why). Post Gorilla Biscuits, members went on to play in other classic NYHC bands like Moondog, Civ, Quicksand, Warzone, and Judge. If Gorilla Biscuits announced a reunion show this afternoon, there’d be a tattoo clad army of Hardcore kids lining the streets to get in that instant. That’s the real mark of a “classic” band… when people still intensely give a shit about you some 20+ years on.
All seven tracks on this 7″ are essential listening. If your copy is worn out, lost, or otherwise unplayable get this reissue. If you’re just getting into hardcore get this reissue. If you own this on CD (like I previously did) get this reissue. It demands to be played in its original 7″ format. The 7″ is THE format for Hardcore. And this is one of THE Hardcore 7″s. Beleedat suckas.
BDUMP BUHMP!!
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