There was something really fukkn special about REGULATIONS at the time, and twenty years later the shit hits even harder. It was that weird time when stadium crust was everywhere and Y2K thrash was a fading institution and there were these little pockets of punk who were skipping all of the trends and regurgitating all of the infectious '80s punk they could consume. The first EP came out in 2003 and by the time the LP dropped two year later, this shit was everywhere - REGULATIONS and AMDI PETERSEN'S ARME and NO HOPE FOR THE KIDS were everything in those moments and no one could figure out why Sweden and Denmark did the shit so right. But they did. Some bands did blatant rips, some bands tried and failed....REGULATIONS drew a line between 1981 DC and 1982 LA and TOTAL FURY and basically said "fukk it - we are all of this shit." And they were. If you like/d any of those things, then you were up front for REGULATIONS. The LP is flawless and all three EPs are mandatory listening - "We're Blank," "Police Siren" and "Sex With Jesus" are all examples of perfection but there is not a single wasted moment in these 26 songs....punk needed this shit, and I'm glad I was there for it.
I hate the sound of sirens // it's the sound of violence
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I gotta say, I'm majorly jealous of your Indonesian collection of Regulations jams. That cover is ridiculous, and it always warms my heart to see someone else sing the praises of such an incredible band.
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