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I could absolve myself/1 thought I
could free myself/ But really I
denied myself.”
Similar sentiments appear
throughout the lyrics on “The State
, °f the Nation.” The entire album
■ seems to be an attempt by band
members to understand their roles
in causing injustice and crying out
' against it.
lhe album’s best songs are by
seasoned veterans of the D.C.
hard-core scene. Ignition, Marginal
* Man, Soul Side, Christ on a Crutch
I and Fugazi all turn in memorable
songs. Members of these bands
have been in D.C. bands for years,
and the influence and experience
shows.
Some of the lyrics are over
stated, as are those of Christ on a
Crutch, who try to compare racism
in America to that in South Africa.
More approachable are the subtle
words of Soul Side or King Face,
who express powerful sentiments
without overbearing the listener.
There is plenty of variety in the
music as well. Scream and Fidelity
Jones both offer potent dub mus
ings, the former utilizing clips of
Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Jr
and a Cheyenne chant in “America
Dub.”
The Billy Bragg-ish “nearly
■ I
acoustic, lone-ranter-against-the
world” style of the band “3” is well
suited to close the album’s first
side.
Also notable is the dirge-like
memorial presented by Red Emma,
a song which seeks meaning in a
haunting anguish. Such songs
provide marked contrast to the
primitive Britanarpunk of Broken
Siren or the often trite words from
Thorns.
The songs and words of the
bands involved on this compila
tion, together with the twelve-page
accompanying booklet, show the
maturity and continued unrest of
the underground music scene in
America’s capital.
The album represents a chal
lenge to the listener, a challenge to
examine oneself and one’s cou ntry
and to act upon the results of such
inquiry. It also is a testament to the
dedication of those who support
the youth action group Positive
Force and the people at Dischord
Records.
“While this album is full of di
rect, even brutal criticism, it ulti
mately is meant to be a cry of love,
with hope and determination over
coming the pain and anger. Its rage
screams out for the renewal of life
and idealism, for a new America.”
• from the accompanying booklet
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