Filed under: NYHC
Major Conflict - Self Titled EP (silent scream records) ‘83
This is The Sound of NYHC in 1983: Teenagers.
We took our father’s overcoats and painted NO EDGE on them
Flannel shirts or pajama top. Jeans and combat boot.
We hung out on the Lower East Side before it became the Upper East Side,
at CBGB’s before it became a brand of t-shirt
and we were bridge and tunnel before even that too became cool.
We helped Major Conflict carry their equipment in shopping carts, and on the subway,
because cars were not an option.
And this was when no one would even consider watching MTV or listening to
the radio. How could you? Why would you! how could you afford it!!!!! Did it exist?
Would you believe me if I told you people still talk about that show at the Ravenswood Projects?
Who played that show? The Mob? Urban Waste? The Psychos? Armed CItizens?
How many of us were really there?
How many of us are still around?
Does anyone else remember it like I do?
I can go on and on about how things were bettter in the old days, but why bother?
I’ll let the new jacks do it for me.
I’ll let them write about it, sing about it, and even dress the part.
If you were there for this, then this goes out to you.
-A Friend.
Tracklisting
how do ya feel
outgroup
not just a song
Get the re-issue of all the Major Conflict music from Mad At The World Records
some say that by the time bands like major conflict arrived on the scene, the new york hardcore scene was on its way to becoming formulaic and filled with meatheads. others will claim these bands as crucial antecedants to what we now call modern hardcore. regardless, these guys came from nothing and we’re here ripping the mp3’s off this site. shoulda bought my copy back in ‘83 when the were selling them outside cbgb’s for 2.00 dollars! btw, major conflict’s singer, dito montiel wrote a book about his experiences called ‘a guide to recognizing your saints’. he directed the movie featuring robert downey jr playing the author/director!
hey bryan thanks for the great info on this band, sure wish i grew up in ny, thanks again.
they also reissued this with a bunch of other stuff on cd last year or the year before.
Hey Scott thanks for the heads up on that release…sounds killer! urban waste one of my all time favs. unfortunately in order to pay my bills i just sold my copy of their single on ebay :(
love the track “outgroup”. first heard this in mid eighties, ray cappo (still in violent children @ the time) was guest dj on a weekly punk show coming out of some CT college. 2 hrs of awesome hardcore, threw the stupid tape out years ago in a fit of - “I’m totally digital”. Sooooo dumb, whatever. Anyway, the regular host was singer for No Milk On Tuesday, they put out a 7″ ep that was way better than the name would suggest, kinda like Crucifucks meets Peace Corpse? If anybody has it, lets hear it.
THEE best blog btw!
hey John great story…thanks for stopping by.
First heard “Outgroup” via New York’s Raw Deal, who used to close their sets with it back in the day. Coolest thing about that being how punk rock it sounded. Believe me, people weren’t too down with punk rock at those late-80s CBGBs hardcore matinees. Great fucking song.
never heard this record before, thanx for sharing it. also your recollections form the best of any post i’ve seen on this site yet.
this band always escaped me for some reason. great to finally hear them. good record,too. THANKS!!!