Free Noise #34

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Artist: Civilised Society?
Title: Scrap Metal
Source: Vinyl 12" LP
Bitrate: V0 VBR
Running time (h:m:s): 00:43:04
Size (mb): 94.1
Label: Manic Ears Records (defunct)
Year: 1986

1. Is There Life After Work?
2. Tonight
3. Carefree
4. Pansies
5. Blotting Paper For Breakfast
6. Don't Leave Me Now
7. The Fairer Sex
8. Just A Dream
9. Last Cough Last Laugh
10. Will We Fall?
11. Star Wars
12. It's Getting Worse

Keeping my side of the bargain with Malisha (of Röckin’ Nöiz fame), here's the first album from Civilised Society?, in all its metal-tinged punk glory. The production on this record is great, acid-sharp guitars and thunderous drums balanced perfectly with the triple-pronged vocals. The only criticism I can make is that it's a bit simple lyrically in places, but you can blame that on youthful ignorance and a desire to get the message out rather than spend time with a dictionary. The long hair was always slightly offputting too, but that's just me (apologies to any hairies reading this).

OP's opinion: @@@@

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19 Comments on "Free Noise #34"

  1. Dava says

    Cool, ta for this - nice high bit rate too. I remember buying this thru Hammy via mail and a few other things. Thanx.

    05/06/2008 at 11:05 pm » Permalink
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  2. THANK YOU!

    Haven't heard it in a really long time. Can't wait to hear it again. Thanx a lot. Now I can remove it from the wantlist on my blog.

    It's 34 percent downloaded. 37… 40… Come ooon. 58……

    07/06/2008 at 6:37 pm » Permalink
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  3. rateus says

    Well, this old ex-hairy sez thanx! - one of my favourite UKHC albums :)

    09/06/2008 at 8:21 pm » Permalink
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  4. irishdave says

    Sad to say I hadn't heard this in years. Glad to say it still rocks!

    10/06/2008 at 11:23 pm » Permalink
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  5. irishdave says

    Ok - I can't cleverly work it into a sentence, so I'll come right out and ask: Have you got anything by "Nox Mortis" - not the metal band I should add, but I had some tracks on a comp tape called "Now That's What I Call Mucus" but the tape broke when I went to play it earlier today. Old age will get us all in the end.

    12/06/2008 at 10:09 pm » Permalink
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  6. durruti says

    The only Nox Mortis I know were from my home town (Southampton). I don't know anything about the 'Mucus' tape, but I do know that they produced a demo tape and had a few tracks on 'Shall We Dance?', a Meantime Records compilation. Is that who you mean?

    Alas, the tape and record are no longer with me (the first broke, the second got nicked), but I'll see what I can track down - I'm still in touch with the guitarist Paul, and I've also got a mate who may still have it. The members of Nox Mortis were all previously in a band called Suicide Pact, and there's an outside chance of finding their demo too. I'll see what I can do…

    12/06/2008 at 10:43 pm » Permalink
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  7. irishdave says

    That would be brilliant! I'd kiss you, but others might get jealous :-)

    14/06/2008 at 12:11 pm » Permalink
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  8. vonmamerto says

    Hello Mr. Durruti, thanks for this!!!!

    Great material of the Civilized Society?!!!!!

    22/06/2008 at 8:39 am » Permalink
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  9. Roger says

    Great post - is the artwork still coming?

    29/06/2008 at 1:55 pm » Permalink
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  10. durruti says

    Yeah, sorry for the artwork delay - I've just got my camera back after lending it to a mate for a couple of weeks for a holiday (my mate, not the camera). Check back in the next day or so ;)

    30/06/2008 at 2:30 am » Permalink
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  11. jcserraglio from brasil says

    CIVILISED SOCIETY-DEMOS 1984 TO 1985

    http://www.mediafire.com/?w93y0qtcwc5

    Please…repost 'Scrap Metal'.

    12/08/2008 at 2:18 pm » Permalink
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  12. durruti says

    Hi JC from Brasil

    Thanks for the link ;) I've uploaded 'Scrap Metal' again for you. I don't know why the old link broke but thanks for letting me know.

    16/08/2008 at 8:47 am » Permalink
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  13. jcserraglio from brasil says

    Thanks.

    16/08/2008 at 10:51 pm » Permalink
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  14. durruti says

    JC, the link you posted doesn't work :D Could you upload it again please? Thanks.

    17/08/2008 at 12:44 am » Permalink
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  15. jcserraglio from brasil says

    OK.

    17/08/2008 at 2:40 pm » Permalink
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  16. jcserraglio from brasil says

    New link + cover, Civilised Society? demos 84,85,86.

    http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?pz02mq4hf9w

    17/08/2008 at 4:07 pm » Permalink
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  17. durruti says

    Great, cheers ;)

    17/08/2008 at 4:37 pm » Permalink
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  18. jcserraglio from brasil says

    Civilised Society? - Violence Sucks + cover

    http://www.mediafire.com/?ejneogu0ehg

    25/08/2008 at 2:59 pm » Permalink
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  19. durruti says

    Thanks again :)

    26/08/2008 at 2:53 pm » Permalink
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