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Hated in the Nation (Reis)

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This is not a studio album. It is, in fact a compilation of studio tracks and live material from 3 or 4 different performances. Still it lives in my mind as one of, if not THE BEST GG Allin album. This was my first GG album purchased in 91' when I was only 11 ( no wonder I'm so @#$%ed up!) and I STILL listen to it all the damn time. The version I bought back then didn't have the three bonus tracks thats on the current version though so your getting an even better deal now.
I love so many of the songs on this album, all of them in fact, but some I just love so much better than others. If your allready a GG fan, Cool, trust me, buy this album, its not just another live reshash of previously released stuff. Its quality merits it its own status as a full album. For those of you who have never listened to GG, this would be a PERFECT place to start. Go ahead, take a chance on the other side...whats the matter? Afraid you might like it?
This album needs to be preserved and shown to all the future generations of de-generates and juvenile wastoids just like it was to me back in 91' in Thrasher magazine. After I read the article I just had to go out and find the album. And my life has just gone steadily downhill ever since....Mission Accomplished!!

This is an infamous 1988 compilation by GG Allin. But compared to "Dirty Love Songs" the songs sound unmixed and it definitely needs remastering. It features all the classics of course, of later GG. I'd suggest getting Dirty Love Songs and then going from there like I did though.

This is by far one of the best collections of GG songs and audience interactions ever put together. Even if only for the New York Superscum songs that don't appear anywhere else (in particular "Blood For You"), if you consider yourself a GG fan and don't own this record, you MUST buy it IMMEDIATELY! And if you're just getting into GG, then this also serves as a terrific introduction to a very interesting recording artist. If you don't like GG, then why are you even reading this?

I first heard about G.G Allin in 1991, when I was into Hardcore Punk and Thrash Metal.My freind told me about G.G,a guy who defacated,urinated,and masturbated on stage,broke whiskey bottles and rolled around in the broken glass (virtully naked),and other crazy stuff. I thought "O'h I gotta hear this". He had a cassette of HATED IN THE NATION. I was shocked but I was laughing at the things he was saying. I have listened to other GG stuff,but this is probably his best. A collection of live shows,and phone answering machine messages. GG's shows never lasted that long because the plug would get pulled from his antics. There is also actually some musical talent on this,not much,but some<such as former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer on some tracks. GG is not meant for everybody,not even me anymore.

i'm in a quandry as to how to address this disc. on one hand, redeeming social value of any kind is absent, musically its either generic hardcore or sluggish metal, & lyrically its about as offensive as possible. this cd is the aural equivalent of being thrown up on. on the other hand, a lot of it is kinda fun! the in between "song" patter (recorded live) is frequently uproarious (i wasn't aware of gg's love of animals until i heard this) and the "songs" recorded early in his career are at least entertaining (classic line: "you tell me to kiss your a--/well bend over buddy, here comes my foot!" - dylan has never written a line as great as that). unfortunately, "tunes" recorded only a few short years later are quite awful: badly recorded, badly played, and badly "sung". most of the reviews for this platter are along the lines of "if you have to get one...", which is about as good of an endorsement as possible for a gg allin cd. so buy it and have a merry christmas beating up your family & pooping on them.

For those who have only heard about GG Allin, heard about him crapping on stage, kicking and punching his audience members while yelling at them for not understanding him, drinking his own urine and spitting it out back at the audience, chasing women in the audience while yelling "I wanna rape you", making it clear that he hates everyone while declaring war on underground punk because "I don't fit in with anyone", maybe you've even seen footage of him doing all these things but the bad bootleg quality made it difficult to actually hear the songs he screamed, then Hated in the Nation is a good start for you. Why? Well while many people think that his early stuff with the Jabbers (his first album "Always Was, Is, and Always Shall Be" 1980) is the only good material GG ever put out, and yes his stuff with the Jabbers was tight, the problem was that it was too tight. GG hadn't become the crazy nihilist that we know him as now. He was rather tame and one of the Jabbers recently said "the only thing GG did that was shocking back then was go to church with his wife every Sunday".

Hated in the Nation is a good middle ground between newer and older GG because it contains good punk rock up there with the Jabbers while also containing the angry vulgar and violent lyrics that we expect from later GG Allin. His backing bands at this time were the Scumfucs and the Cedar St Sluts (a girl band). This is classic GG. Even better, the album also contains live samples of GG doing some lengthy rants at the audience. My only problem with this album is that the rants usually don't fit the theme of the song that comes after the sample rants. "Any girls that want to get raped, you should be sitting in the front row here" but then the album breaks out into the song "Gimme Some Head" when it should break out into "I wanna Rape you". Another sample of him talking about being a teachers pet and having sex with his teacher was nice, but the song breaks out into "Sluts in the City" when it should break out into "Teachers Pet". "I Wanna Rape You" and "Teachers Pet" are both good classic GG songs but neither appears on this album. I would also prefer the Scumfucs version of "D, F, & F" rather than the New York Superscum remake version that appears on this compilation. Among Cedar St Sluts songs, I think Bad Habbits should have been on here and not Sluts in the City. Bad Habbits is better both musically and lyrically.

There was never been anything before or since like GG Allin. A pioneer... a legend... the only true punk rocker with maybe the exception of Sid Vicious. His recordings are raw and in-your-face. He was not a poseur... he was reality. He dared to take his music to reality as you will see with Hated In The Nation. This has been a classic for many years and is a must for anyone daring to take the plunge. Maybe not for the weak or faint of heart, but if you were lucky enough to see him live you will know what I mean when you listen to this masterpiece. One the greatest in the GG Allin collection. RIP GG!

I first heard about G.G Allin in 1991, when I was into Hardcore Punk and Thrash Metal.My freind told me about G.G,a guy who defacated,urinated,and masturbated on stage,broke whiskey bottles and rolled around in the broken glass (virtully naked),and other crazy stuff. I thought "O'h I gotta hear this". He had a cassette of HATED IN THE NATION. I was shocked but I was laughing at the things he was saying. I have listened to other GG stuff,but this is probably his best. A collection of live shows,and phone answering machine messages. GG's shows never lasted that long because the plug would get pulled from his antics. There is also actually some musical talent on this,not much,but some<such as former MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer on some tracks. GG is not meant for everybody,not even me anymore.

if you only gey one gg allin cd get this one .....its a classic -----a must have for punk fans everywhere!!!!!

Sluts in the City is the best song EVER recorded by ANYONE....i mean i