Shouldn't need much introduction here - We Don't Play The Game is a perfect slab of '80s US political hardcore punk. Milwaukee's THE CLITBOYS skipped mindless songs about violence and chose tracks like "I Hate The KKK," "Gay's OK," "No Such Thing" and the sarcastic "Apathy Rules" to poke a finger in the fat fucking gut of their closed minded Midwest surroundings. I could blather on about the scene in Wisconsin, about how it stood out (culturally and sonically) from much of its Rust Belt contemporaries, but it's worth noting that many local punks thumbed their noses at this idealistic trio. They didn't even last two years - but left us an essential demo tape and the aforementioned EP, both of which are on this tape the kids from Ultrawaste released ten years ago. Also - the name was a dig at THE MEATMEN, which is pretty rich.
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