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Blood, Sweat & No Tears

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When this album came out in '89, hard core was in a huge upswing. AF had just come out with "Live at CBGB" and every heavy metal band in the world, from Metallica to Slayer, where huge fans of NY hard core. The Koller boys exploded onto the NYC scene and have since taken it over. Their songs explode with intensity and their lyrics hit home with thousands of hardcore fans who have no other outlet in their lives.

Just listen to what they're saying in their songs. "Disillusioned" talks about how society wants you to live your life with blinders on your eyes, and with an open mind at the same time. "Alone" is my anthem, "All I want to be is left alone!" Every song on this album has a point and a message.

SOIA have carried through on the promise they made to all their hardcore fans on this first album. They have kept it real.

I have to admit, if I wasn't in the "hardcore" scene when this album came out I probably wouldn't have been interested. But I was, and this album hold a special place in my heart.

It sounds dated now, but this album pegged the anger and agression of this musical scene. Add on to it the experience of seeing SOIA live (an unequalled experience) and you have a seminal hardcore album.

Its a must have for anyone looking to understand hardcore roots, and for nostagia for those who listened to this music "back in the day"...

This CD really brought harcore music to a new level. Blood, Sweat, and No Tears was the first hardcore album that really spoke to me with its intensity and true punk sincerity. As far as I am concerned, these guys single-handedly brought punk rock to a much higher musical level than it had been previously, and pioneered a wave of heavier sounding punk, without the metal cheese.You can listen to this whole album and you'll never doubt that Lou is really "sick of it all", especially with legendary tunes "Injustice System" and "Clobberin' TIme". Their future albums such as Scratch the Surface, Just Look Around, Built to Last, etc..., although are very well produced, cannot match the raw intensity of Blood, Sweat, and No Tears. To get a good idea of what the NYHC scene in the late 80's/early 90's was all about, check this album out. You will not be disappointed.

This is a great album, so don't listen to those so-called music lovers. They don't know what they're talking about. Just buy it.

Full of intensity and power, you can't go wrong with this classic piece of NYHC. As the man says, SOIA were "spreadin' the hardcore reality in '89." The vocals get me every time: it's not the same "screamed at the top of the lungs" paradigm as other HC albums. More shouted, from the gut, full of a brooding, seething anger, rather than all-out rage. Makes for a great listen.
Highlights: "Blood and the Sweat," "Breeders of Hate," "Friends Like You," "G.I. Joe Headstomp," "Disillusion," "Injustice System."

This is New York hardcore of the late 80's that is truly masterful! Catchy riffs and tempo changes combined with Lou Koller's powerful vocals can lead to only one result- pure happiness. This album forced SOIA into the elite of New York hardcore with nowhere to go but up.

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This is the debut album from one of the best New York Hardcore bands to ever do it. It's been 20 years since they dropped this classic, and it still hits just as hard. Sick of it All were leaders, along with Agnostic Front, Cro-Mags and Murphy's Law of the "NYHC" scene. The shows they played were legendary, you have never seen a mosh pit like the ones at SOIA shows. Bodies piled on top of bodies, 20-30 deep on stage they personified the New York Hardcore scene along with their brethren. Every song on here is hard hitting, in your face no B.S. hardcore. This album, along with the debuts by Agnostic Front, Murphy's Law and Cro-Mags stand the test of time. "Rat Pack" is just about the best NYHC song I've ever heard, and no they didn't invent it, but SOIA were the top dogs in the NYHC scene. there really isn't much else you can say except, if you want to experience the New York Harcdcore scene at it's apex, this is probably the best album to listen to. I would put this right there with "Age of Quarrel" and "Victim in Pain' as the best New York Hardcore albums of all time. No metal, no filler, just meat and potatoes Noo Yawk 'core. Pete Koller didn't have the intensity of Roger Miret's voice, but he could still belt out a hardcore song with the best of 'em. KRS-One didn't lend his voice to "Clobberin Time/Pay the Price" for nothing." He was the best MC in '89 and SOIA were the best NY Hardcore band, period.

SOIA guys are A-holes in my eyes(Allentown Pa. airport music hall remember new titans on the block tour-pete!) but this cd is pure stripped down old school hardcore,no bull strait forward and no backing down.respect! but FU!

Damn this is the one and only best SOIA release. Different than the other Youth Crew 88 bands. Play very intense energy hardcore punk in your face style. Very energy and not just give you sweat while moshing with the song. Blood is everywhere in the pit and you will have tears coming out from your eyes coz you will remember them who in the pit back on the early days while this album is out. See ya!!!