Description
Gird your loins for X ONE WAY X and YOUTH OF STRENGTH a 31 track split album of ferocious straight edge inspired hardcore with tongue firmly in cheek! Hailing from New Jersey, X ONE WAY X is the side project of Bill Henderson (THURSDAY, THE PROCEEDURE, BETWEEN THE WARS) – a true phenomenon of MySpace, after “Generic Hardcore SongÃ¢â‚¬ï† found its way onto the site the band have received in excess of 60,000 plays which led to their debut album on Underground Communique in 2005. Their side of the split album entitled “Start Whenever” (a nod to GORILLA BISCUITS) features 10 brand new tracks. On the flipside are self proclaimed legendary Boston (UK, not USA) straight edge hardcore band YOUTH OF STRENGTH who allegedly inspired the whole straight edge scene with demo tapes in the mid 80s that were the main influence on YOUTH OF TODAY and CHAIN OF STRENGTH. After their 20 year old demo “Shouting For A Better Tomorrow” was released on 7″ in late 2005, the bands
notoriety spread throughout the hardcore scene, the band have subsequently reformed and re-recorded some of their old material with brand new songs as displayed on the 21 tracks of their side of the album, entitled (YOUTH OF TODAY fans turn away now!) “WE’RE NOT IN THIS TO BREAK DOWN THE WALLS ALONE”… inspirational band or just a bunch of thirty-somethings messing around with too much time on their hands? You decide! In addition to the 31 tracks on the LP, there is also a bonus CD included featuring an extra 28 tracks that’s an eye watering 59 tracks in total
Track listing
XONEWAYX – START WHENEVER: 1. SOLVE FOR X 2. X T-REX X 3. SCENIOR CITIZENS 4. ROKER 2 : THE RE-ROKERIZING 5. THE DUCK HUNT DOG IS A FUCKING SELLOUT 6. THE AMISH 7. TIGERSTORM 8. X-RAY 9. FILL IN THE BLANKS 10. TEAR DOWN THE OWLS YOUTH OF STRENGTH – WE’RE NOT IN THIS TO BREAK DOWN THE WALLS ALONE: 11. ExDxGxEx 12. WE’RE NOT IN THIS TO BREAK DOWN THE WALLS ALONE 13. NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS 14. TEAM PLAYER 15. SHOUT FOR A BETTER TOMORROW 16. CLUNK CLICK EVERY TRIP 17. B&Q (BARRIERS AND QUESTIONS) 18. BREAK THE CHAIN 19. KFC (KEEP FUCKING CLEAN) 20. DFS (DRUG FREE STANCE) 21. X MARKS THE SPOT 22. THERE’S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THIS SONG, MAYBE TOO MUCH TALK, THIS SONG IS NOT A REBEL SONG, THIS SONG IS… 23. THE EDGE – NOT BONO 24. YOUTH OF STRENGTH 25. KALIBER 26. KNOCKING SOME SENSE INTO YOU 27. APR 28. BOSTON EDGE 29. SMOKESCREEN 30. UNIT TRUST 31. CORE VALUES (poem) BONUS TRACKS ON CD INCLUDED WITH LP : X ONE WAY X 32. GENERIC HARDCORE SONG 33. WE GO TO SHOWS 34. HAMSTER 35. THE METAL SONG 36. THE BERLIN WALL 37. STRAIGHT EDGE TURKEY 38. CHECK MATE 39. NEGATIVE FEEDBACK (instrumental) 40. NEVER EMBRIODER DOWN 41. AS LONG AS WE REMAIN SALTY 42. RISE UP AGAINST OUTLOOK 43. I’M MARK GASTINEAU 44. HANKERING FOR A TASTY TOMORROW BONUS TRACKS ON CD INCLUDED WITH LP : YOUTH OF STRENGTH 45. MFI (MY FOCUSED INTENT) 46. DHL (DEDICATED HARDCORE LIFE) 47. HMV (HONOUR MY VOICE) 48. STD (STRAIGHT TILL DEATH) 49. YOUTH OF STRENGTH 50. B & Q (BARRIERS AND QUESTIONS) 51. SHOUT FOR A BETTER TOMORROW 52. BREAK THE CHAIN 53. D F S (DRUG FREE STANCE) 54. X MARKS THE SPOT 55. KNOCKING SOME SENSE INTO YOU 56. SMOKESCREEN 57. YOS RAP 58. (POEM) 59. BOSTON EDGE (LIVE)
Cat #: BTRC
Label: Boss Tuneage