Feel The Darkness - Poison Idea

Advantages: Kings of Punk
Disadvantages: None

...we have the title track feel the darkness which starts off with some impressive drum and bass work with Myrtle and Hippy Slayer showing just what they are capable of. It is an epic punk/hardcore/metal beast of a track and a great way to end the album.. This definitely will not be for every one but Poison Idea were true groundbreakers in fusing Hardcore/Punk/Metal together. Their twin guitar attack has been copied by many other bands but never to ...
...of the most brutally honest heartfelt lyrics that this genre has veven known made PI really special to me, and thi album is their Magnum Opus. In a world where bland manufactured pop punk seems to rule, this album is still a breath of fresh air on a stale and corroded scene. This album and all their back catalogue is being reissued on golf records for a tenner a time in the shops, so go out and buy them all. Better still visit http://www.golfrecords.co.uk, ... Read review

Advantages: Classic Legendary Hardcore
Disadvantages: Will Not Fit Into the Easy Listening Section

...This album is one of Portland's least favorite sons and Kings Of Punk Poison Idea's classic albums which along with "We Must Burn" and "Feel The Darkness" forms a (un)Holy Trinity of classic Hardcore Punk albums from the band. What is better is those wonderful people at Golf Records have re-released it with addition tracks from the ultra rare "Religion and Politics" EP. The line up of PI has always been volatile due to excessive bickering and backstabbing. As a band they make the Ramones look like a fully functioning Happy Family. The line up for this record was the classic one of: - Jerry A. (vocals); Mondo (guitar, piano); Pig Champion (guitar, recorder, background vocals); Myrtle Tickner (bass, harmonica, background vocals); Thee Slayer Hippy (drums, percussion, background vocals), and it also weighed the best part of 2 tons (metric... Read review

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