Perdition - Not Just Another Anthology

The good old label from the mainland Power It Up started to re-release some old and good punk rock releases a few years ago. I've reviewed some of these releases previously, but now I finally got my hands on their top notch release - The great collection of Australian punk. It's something like am audio encyclopedia with the title “Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask about dirtiest Australian punk”, haha! This is the second issue and it's dedicated to the band Perdition. These moldy old punks are still around, and they are still playing shows and they have not lost their energy. This edition stands out with great quality and design. Both vinyls have a piss yellow color, and the cover art was taken from debut album ‘How To Teach Your Budgie To Talk“ (you will find this album inside), with cute and lovely parrots are staring at you, (what can be better?). But the most adorable thing is hidden inside the sleeve; there is a book with tons of old Perdition photos, show posters, stories and many other info. That was nice and a very pleasant surprise for me. This “gold” release contains songs from the “How to Teach Your Budgie to Talk" lp, "A Positive Alternative To Torture" tape, "Intoxicated" 7" EP, "A Positive Alternative To torture" tape and split LP with Vicious Circle (Australian punk legends). Whatever you would expect from a Punk Rock album released in 1983 can probably be found in spades on this particular anthology, as it is musically one of the simplest and most unsophisticated releases ever made. However, it is also a very organic and live-sounding record. Right from the opening title track, rowdy chants of a menacing yet youthful following of the band literally take place of the guitars, drums, and bass work, until a chainsaw riff cuts through your ears as easily as a knife would through butter. This material doesn't have the best sound, but hey, what a hell do you expect from old noise that was recorded in the beginning of 80's? I'm not a big punk expert, but Perdition left a good impression, their song are so simple but freaking catchy! If you want a portion of great old atmosphere from golden punk era, than this double lp is for you! Rating: 8/10 Perdition fb

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