JFA "We know you suck" CD

Protoplaści skate punk, prawdziwa energia młodej sceny hard-core/punk w jej zaraniach.

"JFA was formed around March of 1981. Don Redondo and Michael C knew each other from going to shows around Phoenix. Michael was in a band called the Jr. Chemists and Don had just been in a band called the Deez. Michael and Don never really agreed to play together until after a DOA gig during the Hardcore 81 tour--one of the best shows ever! After that, the hunt was on for the other members...the only criteria being that we wanted to play fast and they had to skate. Don met Bam Bam at an Industrial Dance (early Phoenix punk shows). Talking to a big group of skaters...one of them said, "Hey that guy is really good on drums, skates and lives down the street from that Wallace and Ladmo guy." It took Bam about three seconds to agree. Michael C met Brian at a Hate House gig (big Phoenix punk rock/artist house) and asked him:

1. Do you skate? 2. Can you scream? (At which point Brian yelled in his ear) 3. And, do you have a place we can rehearse? (Brian's garage)

First rehearsal was under Brendan De Valance's house. After that it was always in Brian's garage (playing with his dog Julie between songs). First show was at another Industrial Dance (Don got the Crowd from HB to headline so that is what got us on the bill). First song we played was "Pipetruck." First and last time I ever jumped on Bam's drum set (have a ride cymbal scar on my camouflaged SG to this day from that). Brian and Bam were 14. Don and Michael were 21."

by Don Redondo, JFA

Utwory:

          1. Out Of School
         
          2. JFA
         
          3. Do The Hannigan
         
          4. Count
         
          5. Beach Blanket Bongout
         
          6. Cokes & Snickers
         
          7. Kick You
         
          8. Great Equalizer
         
          9. Preppy
         
          10. Little Big Man
         
          11. Johhny D.
         
          12. Walk Don't Run
         
          13. I Don't Like You
         
          14. Baja
         
          15. Skateboard
         
          16. We Know Who You Suck
         
          17. Too Late
    
          18. Sadistic Release
         
          19. Axed At Howard's
         
          20. 1-10
         
          21. Guess What?
         
          22. Bouncer
         
          23. Middle America
         
          24. Lowrider
         
          25. Out Of School - (live)
         
          26. Great Equalizer - (boomer version)
         
          27. Skateboard - (live)
         
          28. Preppy - (Topsider version)
         
          29. Standin' On The Verge - (live)
         
          30. Teen Idol
         
          31. Johnny D. - (live)
         
          32. Charlie Brown - (Schroeder version)
         
          33. Do The Hannigan - (live)

Alternative Tentecles Rec.

Recenzje:

 "They are one of the first skate punk bands ever! You just can't call yourself oldschool if you don't have JFA in your collection. If your newschool, throw out that hip hop stuff and check out the real deal! By the way Factory 13 still makes JFA decks! And I'm not talkin about those popsicle shaped boards with no soul either."

"For me, this was one of the most long-awaited reissues of old hardcore punk that has popped up. Phoenix, Az. heroes JFA, or Jody Foster's Army, were one of the best of the old "skate rock" bands from the 80s, but their records have been out of print for years. I was lucky enough to stumble upon copies of "Valley of the Yakes" and "Untitled" in a lil' record store for a few bucks a piece and they've become some of my favorite records.

Anyway, "We Know You Suck" compiles JFA's first two records, the "Blatant Localism" 7" (1982?) and "Valley of the Yakes." (1983). Both are fast, tuneful -- but far from poppy or extremely melodic -- slabs of youthful hardcore punk that bring to mind Bad Brains, Ill Repute or "Group Sex"-era Circle Jerks. Lyrics are really pretty silly and juvenile (in a good way!), with most songs about skateboarding (of course)or how the band hates jocks, preppies and other various enemies of punkdom.

Some personal favorite lyrics of mine are in "The Great Equaliser," in which singer John praises Ronald Reagan for starting a nuclear war and creating an atomic wasteland where preppies are destroyed by "groups of skaters, roaming in packs" because "we had the adaptability you lack." Now the skaters are free from harrassment and have all day to skate around amidst charred buildings and the bodies of dead cops and football players. Really funny, but really smart at the same time. When mst punk bands were churning out standard ...Ronald Reagan" lyrics, JFA found a way to turn the idea of Reagan-bashing on its head and still be successful about it... while still retaining the fun element to their music.

Also, check out the ripping, reverb-drenched surf instrumentals on this CD: a cover of "Walk Don't Run" is included, as well as JFA original "Baja" which, in the right time and place, could have been a bonafide surf hit. Too bad the band was 20 years too late for that one...

Thank God for Jello and AT. Without him, these tracks would probably stay out of print and hard to get, but now everyone can enjoy the pool-ripping, curb-grinding fun of JFA."

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