Hardcore '81

Hardcore '81
Hardcore '81
Studio album by D.O.A.
Released	22 April 1981
Recorded	1981
Genre	Punk rock, hardcore punk
Length	18:56
Label	Sudden Death
Producer	D.O.A.
D.O.A. chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Hardcore '81 is an album by the Canadian hardcore punk band D.O.A.^[2]^[3]^[4] It is considered by some to be the first time that a certain style of punk rock was labeled hardcore.^[5]^[6]

In 2019, the album was named as the public vote winner of the Polaris Heritage Prize.^[7]^[8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Joey Shithead, except where noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"D.O.A."		1:38
2.	"Unknown"	Keithley, Chuck Biscuits	2:30
3.	"Slumlord"		1:55
4.	"Musical Interlude"		0:22
5.	"I Don't Give a Shit"		1:21
6.	"M.C.T.F.D."		1:38
7.	"Communication Breakdown" (Led Zeppelin cover)		1:57
8.	"001 Loser's Club"	Brian Goble, Keithley, Dimwit, Werner	1:54
9.	"Fucked Up Baby"		1:27
10.	"The Kenny Blister Song"		0:16
11.	"Smash the State"		1:32
12.	"My Old Man's A Bum/Bloodsucker Baby"	Keithley, Dimwit	1:41
13.	"Waiting for You"		0:45

CD re-issue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"General Strike"	Keithley, Dave Gregg	3:36
15.	"Race Riot"		1:06
16.	"A Season in Hell"	Goble	2:34
17.	"Burn It Down"		2:34

Some CD re-issues of Hardcore '81 include four bonus tracks from the EP Don't Turn Yer Back (On Desperate Times)

Personnel

Joey "Shithead" Keithley - lead guitar, lead vocals
Dave Gregg - rhythm guitar, backing vocals
Randy Rampage - bass, backing vocals
Chuck Biscuits - drums

Tracy Marks - acoustic piano on "Unknown" also engineered the album

References

^ Allmusic review
^ "D.O.A."
^ Stegall, Tim (April 14, 2020). "These 15 punk records from 1981 have some of the year's best music". Alternative Press.
^ Guides (Firm), Rough (July 3, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.
^ Paul Rachman (director), Steven Blush (writer), Dez Cadena (starring), Dave Smalley (starring) (2007-02-20). American Hardcore (flv) (Documentary). United States: Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2008-12-18. Joey "Shithead" Keithley of D.O.A.: "We had one big show up there [Vancouver]. It was us, Black Flag, and 7 Seconds, and it was called Hardcore 81, so it was the first time anyone really used that term."
^ Blush, Steven; Petros, George (October 19, 2010). American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595987 – via Google Books.
^ Karen Bliss, "D.O.A. and Oscar Peterson Win Polaris Heritage Prize for Classic Albums". Billboard, November 5, 2019.
^ "Vancouver punk rockers DOA earn Polaris Prize heritage award". Vancouver Sun.

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] "D.O.A."

[3] Stegall, Tim (April 14, 2020). "These 15 punk records from 1981 have some of the year's best music". Alternative Press.

[4] Guides (Firm), Rough (July 3, 2003). The Rough Guide to Rock. Rough Guides. ISBN 9781858284576 – via Google Books.

[5] Paul Rachman (director), Steven Blush (writer), Dez Cadena (starring), Dave Smalley (starring) (2007-02-20). American Hardcore (flv) (Documentary). United States: Sony Pictures. Retrieved 2008-12-18. Joey "Shithead" Keithley of D.O.A.: "We had one big show up there [Vancouver]. It was us, Black Flag, and 7 Seconds, and it was called Hardcore 81, so it was the first time anyone really used that term."

[6] Blush, Steven; Petros, George (October 19, 2010). American Hardcore (Second Edition): A Tribal History. Feral House. ISBN 9781932595987 – via Google Books.

[7] Karen Bliss, "D.O.A. and Oscar Peterson Win Polaris Heritage Prize for Classic Albums". Billboard, November 5, 2019.

[8] "Vancouver punk rockers DOA earn Polaris Prize heritage award". Vancouver Sun.

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