| This Is Boston, Not L.A. | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | May 1982 |
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| Genre | Hardcore punk |
| Length | 36:46 |
| Language | English |
| Label | Modern Method |
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
This Is Boston, Not L.A. is a hardcore punk compilation released in 1982. It is considered the definitive album from the Boston hardcore scene, as several of its most prominent bands appear on the record, namely, Jerry's Kids, the Proletariat, the Groinoids, the F.U.'s, Gang Green, Decadence, and the Freeze.[1] For them, with the exception of the latter, This Is Boston, Not L.A. was also their debut release. Al Barile's band, SSD, were asked to contribute, but they refused to participate.[2]
The album was named after its closing track, the eponymous song by the Freeze:
If you dance the same and dress the same
It won't be long 'til you are the same
You look the same and act the same
There's nothing new and you're to blame
This is Boston, not L.A.
This is Boston, fuck L.A.
According to Clif Hanger, vocalist for the Freeze, the title song was written not to insult Los Angeles scene, but to encourage other Boston acts to find their own unique, local sound rather than emulate other bands from other areas.[4][5] However, Boston audiences often took away a different meaning. They assumed the song asserted Boston's superiority to Los Angeles.[4]
The album's front cover features a black-and-white image of a mosh pit, taken by Bostonian punk photographer Phil In Phlash.
This Is Boston, Not L.A. would be followed up a few months later by a six-song complementary record, the Unsafe at Any Speed EP.[nb 1]
- ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "This Is Boston, Not L.A.: AllMusic Review by Alex Henderson". AllMusic. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ Hurchalla, George (Zuo Press, 2005). Going Underground: American Punk 1979–1989. Second ed., 2016. Oakland: PM Press. ISBN 9781629631134. pp. 197–200.
- ^ Various artists (1982), This Is Boston, Not L.A.. Modern Method Records. #MM 012. Inner sleeve.
- ^ a b Abbene, Jillian (February 2008). "On the record with... Clif Hanger - The Freeze". SugarBuzz Magazine. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ Carnes, Aaron (October 25, 2016). "The Return of Boston Hardcore Anomaly, The Proletariat" Archived 2016-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (interview). Noisey. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
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