SST Records – SST 023
I always thought this release was four or five deep in the Black Flag album lineage. I guess they released a good few 12" EP's between Damaged and here, losing me in the mix somewhere.
This album was my first Black Flag favourite - I got into Damaged and the Keith Morris stuff a few years later as this was the only recording I owned of theirs for a long time. I originally had it on tape, which I still have somewhere. I picked up this upgrade from cassette pretty cheap as I missed listening to the album.
My War - probably more than any other Black Flag record - covers the changes in their sound and style totally from start to finish. Side A only slightly moves on from the Damaged era punk rock whereas Side B is clearly influenced by the Black Sabbath's of this world and probably became the precursor to the likes of Flipper, Melvins and Nirvana.
Good shit. Keep it looping.
Don't skip: My War, Beat My Head Against the Wall, Nothing Left Inside
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