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    Heaven's Metal #39/Crashdog
    Crashdog — The Pursuit of Happiness cover

    Crashdog

    The Pursuit of Happiness

    (1992)

    Reviewed by Spiny Norman

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    Label Grrr Records / Ocean RecordsHeaven's Metal #39January/February 1993
    grungehard rockpunk

    Here's some more rousing punk with fast-paced, urgent preaching at the top of Spike Nard's lungs--and righteous preaching it is. Crashdog expounds on the value-less virtues of American yuppie society, with its focus of getting ahead and accumulating worldly goods. The cover art says it all. Musically, it's influenced by REZ, more so than the "Humane Society" album. There's lots of melodic jamming, like in "Who?" a la the non-feedbacking Jimi Hendrix. There's plenty of grunge sound. Some of the early British punk is reflected here, yet the hate-filled anger of those secular bands is missing here (wonder why?). I kinda like "Humane Society" better, but this album ain't wimpy at all.

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