Name: Start Today
Brand: Revelation
SKU: 468895
Price: 12.33 USD
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Start Today

Rating

Album: Start Today
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	New Direction	More Info...	0:02
2)	Stand Still	More Info...	0:02
3)	Degradation	More Info...	0:01
4)	Good Intentions	More Info...
5)	Forgotten	More Info...	0:01
6)	Things We Say	More Info...	0:01
7)	Start Today	More Info...	0:02
8)	Two Sides	More Info...	0:02
9)	First Failure	More Info...	0:01
10)	Competition	More Info...	0:02
11)	Time Flies	More Info...	0:01
12)	Cats and Dogs	More Info...	0:01
13)	Bonus Track	More Info...	0:01
14)	Bonus Track	More Info...	0:01

Album: Start Today
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	New Direction	More Info...	0:02
2)	Stand Still	More Info...	0:02
3)	Degradation	More Info...	0:01
4)	Good Intentions	More Info...
5)	Forgotten	More Info...	0:01
6)	Things We Say	More Info...	0:01
7)	Start Today	More Info...	0:02
8)	Two Sides	More Info...	0:02
9)	First Failure	More Info...	0:01
10)	Competition	More Info...	0:02
11)	Time Flies	More Info...	0:01
12)	Cats and Dogs	More Info...	0:01
13)	Bonus Track	More Info...	0:01
14)	Bonus Track	More Info...	0:01

Performer Notes

Gorilla Biscuits includes: CIV (vocals).
Personnel: Gorilla Biscuits (guitar); Anthony "Civ" Civarelli (vocals); Alex Laipeneiks, Alex Brown , Wally (guitar); Luther Campbell, Luke Abbey (drums).
Recording information: Demo2 Studios (01/1989-04/1989).
Photographers: Nicole ?; Theresa; Lisa; B.J.; B.J. Papas.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Lou; Gus ?; Pete; Sam; Craig; Dylan; Toby; Matt ?; Porcell; Armand.
Vying with Minor Threat for the title of "The Godfathers of Hardcore" are Gorilla Biscuits, and Start Today is the record that demonstrates their merits. Presented with both humor and energy, this is the record that proved straight edge kids knew how to have a good time, and that they had some pretty good musical ideas as well. Focusing on the hyper rants of lead singer Civ, and pushed along with loud and chunky guitar riffs by Walter Schreifel (later of Quicksand), the record sees the band tackle topics ranging from pets to friends and even to pride in the hardcore scene. It's certainly not without its politics, but the tone is surprisingly light, and Civ is clearly giving his opinion more than he is trying to convince others of anything. From the trumpets that announce the record's start, which are immediately followed by a chugging guitar chord, Gorilla Biscuits never really let up on the listener. Unlike so much of what the group influenced, there aren't a great deal of slowed-down musical interludes and unintelligible screams, though the band's tasteful use of the half-time "mosh part" makes it clear where they might have steered some of their copycats wrong. Start Today is a terrific representation of the beginnings of hardcore music, and for those involved in the scene it is certainly required listening. ~ Peter J. D'Angelo