06 November 2010

DEAD ENDS


It is very possible that many of you will not bother listening to this tape because you are not already familiar with DEAD ENDS, or perhaps because they are from Philippines instead of some hotbed of punk brilliance like England or Sweden. Maybe this 1986 tape from a country ravaged for decades by war and imperialism (Western and Eastern) just doesn't interest you, and that's fine - but it makes you a jerk. I'm not one to point fingers or call people names, but every person who reads this and does not choose to listen to the music to which I am referring is a jerk. Not a douchebag or an asshole or a pig or even a bad person...just a bit of a jerk. At least for today, tomorrow you can be swell again. DEAD ENDS will likely never be emblazoned across the backs (or sleeves) of the cool kids leather jackets, but these songs are earnest punk at its finest. There is a distinct DEAD KENNEDYS vibe, especially with the vocals (despite the singer's plea: "I don't wanna sound like Jello Biafra" - I guess someone mentioned the similarity after the release of their first tape), the whole cassette pulls liberally from catchy '80s California shits and the result is top quality punk. Awesome stuff, and while it's possible you might not agree with me, it's also possible that you are jerk. If you aren't a jerk, then clearly I am referring to someone else.



11 comments:

living in the 80s said...

hahaha this is one of my favourites bands of philippines!!
the same song "second coming" its fucking awesomeee,but the best of the bests is "nothing i can do"...
totally recomendedddd sorry, fucking alcohol.
"i dont wanna sound like jello biafra" hahaha i have the lyric sheet

cheers, im very drunk

living in the 80s said...

fuck... nothing i can do is fucking awesome too................ i fucking love that song. here is the lyrics:
http://www.mediafire.com/i/?011d0yv3tb7u3xu

Kai said...

Uh, yes sir, I like it!

SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS said...

i'll give it a listen cus i'm not a jerk i'm a dick.

SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS said...

total dk rip off

Lopez said...

This stuff is really great. It's too bad that someone would write them of as just a "DK ripoff" though. Yes, they do sound a lot like Dead Kennedys, but consider when and where this band was from? It is only natural that bands are going to sound like their influences sometimes, and this band was really really early in the history of Asian punk scene (I think they started 1983?) and a crazy time to be a punk in Philippines. To me, it's more important that a band from a place ravaged by war and imperialism and with no infrastructure to speak of still made such great punk! I don't care if maybe they sound a little too much like their heros!
___Lopez___

SLAUGHTER OF INNOCENTS said...

it's irritating to me when band sound just like the band there inspired and it makes it hard to listen to them personaly.

living in the 80s said...

nah, i think there is no problem with that, all the bands are differents in many aspects but similar in others. i remember the case of expelled - vice squad but i dont care, both bands are fantastic.
all the d-beat bands, with all the discharge sound...
whatever i think all this similarity its the product of 3 chords... fucking punk rock ha ha ha.

the wizard said...

More alcohol induced comments please!!

Clint B said...

Thanks for guilting me into checking this out. Nice.

Bryn said...

I totally remember seeing that cartoon in a Maximum Rocknroll years and years ago! Sooo, that and I work with lots of awesome people from Phillipines make me want to eat a big dish of pansit and listen to this tape!