If you're into real punk and you've been to Cornerstone, you already know who Headnoise are. Sloppy old school mayhem with low female vocals and plenty of gang shouts, in the grand bootprints of the Sex Pistols, Germs, later Adolescents, Dead Kennedy's, etc. They're old school in their lyrics, too -- straight scripture, rebukes, playing devil's advocate -- everything bold and brash (also known as preachy and self-righteous, to the guilty).
With Headnoise, not only do you get primal rock at its most primitive and passionate -- you also get good, musical songs. Songs like "War" and "Pride Disease" are particularly powerful. Final song "My Life" is full-on goth punk, slowed down and given keyboards and haunting vocals by Edie, who repeats over and over "Lord, please save me." It's an epic, crescendo-laden dynamo of a tune. Although it's the last song listed, it's followed on the disc by a couple of live songs, another studio song, and an acoustic Mexicali outro.
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