Verbal abuse was my first ever punk show, with the offenders opening....yes I am a lucky fellow. 33 years old at this point and the night of my first ever punk show is still the night I regard as the funnest night of my life.
Very important jewel of American Hc punk scene, once heard comments about a more underground band ( Impetigo ) that this is one of the first hardcore skinhead band ever that were born in American soil. Great album!!!!!!!
reminds me of back in the day when I would search the import section of both Tower and Rasputten looking for anything from Dayglo Abortions, New Bomb Turks, The Melvins and Verbal Abuse. Every week it was empty.
That moment when you look at the tracklisting and realize your beloved Slayer covered half this record on the Undisputed Attitude album. What's not to love here? All killer no filler!
great punk hc records but theri sroty a bit f up according to wikipedia. very f up Early Years (1981-1983) Verbal Abuse was established in 1981 by 17-year-old singer and songwriter Nicki Sicki, formerly of the bands Sick Pleasure and Legionnaire's Disease. Radi Kilowatt handled the bass duties, his brother General Electric (aka G.E.) was the original guitarist, and John Glenn played drums. The band members lived together in a church, where Radi was working. G.E. left the band after claiming to have found religion and declaring that Nicki Sicki was evil. He was replaced by guitarist Joie Mastrokalos. During this early period, drummer Jason Riquelmy from the band Skate Death occasionally assumed drum duties when John Glenn was not available. In February 1983, Glenn was advised by a native American spiritual adviser named Rolling Thunder not to travel with the band to play a concert in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, since it was "a bad day to travel" according to his superstitious beliefs. The other band members told him that if he chose not to come with them, he would be kicked out permanently. Glenn proceeded to assume a meditative pose, sitting cross-legged in the parking lot and burning incense with a sad expression as the group left for the concert without a drummer. In New Orleans the band played with Toxin III, a band from Lafayette, Louisiana, and recruited their drummer Bitchy Bill to play the show with both bands, serving only as a temporary replacement in Verbal Abuse for this one gig. At the end of the concert, Bitchy Bill proceeded to load his drums into Verbal Abuse's van, to the dismay of his bandmates and girlfriend, who convinced him to temporarily abandon his whim to join them and to return with Toxin III to Lafayette. However, three days later, back at the church in Houston, Bitchy Bill arrived unannounced with his drums and officially joined Verbal Abuse. With this lineup, the band decided to relocate to San Francisco. After Nicki Sicki had left for California, Radi Kilowatt was forbidden by his girlfriend to leave Texas and therefore decided to give up his position in the band. Lacking his own vehicle, Mastrokalos convinced his friend Brett Dodwell to relocate from Texas to California and become the new bassist of Verbal Abuse. Although he had limited skill at playing the instrument, and none of the other members had been informed about the personnel change, Dodwell did become the band's bass player upon arrival in San Francisco. After a few weeks in California, Bitchy Bill began to annoy the other band members with his selfish behavior. The rest of the group was living on the streets in the van, while Bill rented a comfortable apartment and refused to allow his bandmates access to his facilities. While driving down Market Street in San Francisco, the band pulled over to the curb and unloaded Bill's drum set onto the sidewalk. He got out of the van, and they drove away. During this time period, the members of Verbal Abuse all kept their heads shaved. When they met drummer Gregg James, his head was already shaved, so the band immediately accepted him as the new drummer without any further auditions.
Verbal abuse was my first ever punk show, with the offenders opening....yes I am a lucky fellow. 33 years old at this point and the night of my first ever punk show is still the night I regard as the funnest night of my life.
Very important jewel of American Hc punk scene, once heard comments about a more underground band ( Impetigo ) that this is one of the first hardcore skinhead band ever that were born in American soil. Great album!!!!!!!
Fuckin` good hardcore album! Great group! Awesome songs! Slayer liked it!
I have this on CD. Great Punk/ Hardcore!
One of the best American hardcore bands
A1 00:00 Power Play
A2 00:57 Leeches
A3 02:13 I Hate You
A4 04:20 Social Insect
A5 05:15 Boredom
A6 06:46 Bud
B1 08:07 Disintegration
B2 09:19 Unity
B3 10:20 Free Money
B4 11:30 I Don't Need It
B5 13:19 Verbal Abuse
B6 14:23 American Band
just to ask,why does google make's it over 30 mnts !! ?? LIKE AM SURE they put american band over 5 mnts
thanks!
reminds me of back in the day when I would search the import section of both Tower and Rasputten looking for anything from Dayglo Abortions, New Bomb Turks, The Melvins and Verbal Abuse. Every week it was empty.
Mega thanx for sharing this gem of hardcore punk!
very good record, thanks for loading it.
The best Mumble rappers of all time I'm from Texas who would have thought
Mubble Punk rock is ironically good
That moment when you look at the tracklisting and realize your beloved Slayer covered half this record on the Undisputed Attitude album. What's not to love here? All killer no filler!
this is real fucking hardcore. god damn.
This band makes me forget about the verbal abuse my parents especially my mother did to me back then when I was really young, and just a young lad.
This is pure Rock and Roll !!!
Best snotty hc punk album ever.
This album,remind me:"Keep laughing" by Rich kids on lsd
They do have a similar sound lol. Both great bands.
ANCIENT, but still PUNKY!!!
great punk hc records but theri sroty a bit f up according to wikipedia. very f up
Early Years (1981-1983)
Verbal Abuse was established in 1981 by 17-year-old singer and songwriter Nicki Sicki, formerly of the bands Sick Pleasure and Legionnaire's Disease. Radi Kilowatt handled the bass duties, his brother General Electric (aka G.E.) was the original guitarist, and John Glenn played drums. The band members lived together in a church, where Radi was working. G.E. left the band after claiming to have found religion and declaring that Nicki Sicki was evil. He was replaced by guitarist Joie Mastrokalos. During this early period, drummer Jason Riquelmy from the band Skate Death occasionally assumed drum duties when John Glenn was not available.
In February 1983, Glenn was advised by a native American spiritual adviser named Rolling Thunder not to travel with the band to play a concert in New Orleans for Mardi Gras, since it was "a bad day to travel" according to his superstitious beliefs. The other band members told him that if he chose not to come with them, he would be kicked out permanently. Glenn proceeded to assume a meditative pose, sitting cross-legged in the parking lot and burning incense with a sad expression as the group left for the concert without a drummer. In New Orleans the band played with Toxin III, a band from Lafayette, Louisiana, and recruited their drummer Bitchy Bill to play the show with both bands, serving only as a temporary replacement in Verbal Abuse for this one gig. At the end of the concert, Bitchy Bill proceeded to load his drums into Verbal Abuse's van, to the dismay of his bandmates and girlfriend, who convinced him to temporarily abandon his whim to join them and to return with Toxin III to Lafayette. However, three days later, back at the church in Houston, Bitchy Bill arrived unannounced with his drums and officially joined Verbal Abuse.
With this lineup, the band decided to relocate to San Francisco. After Nicki Sicki had left for California, Radi Kilowatt was forbidden by his girlfriend to leave Texas and therefore decided to give up his position in the band. Lacking his own vehicle, Mastrokalos convinced his friend Brett Dodwell to relocate from Texas to California and become the new bassist of Verbal Abuse. Although he had limited skill at playing the instrument, and none of the other members had been informed about the personnel change, Dodwell did become the band's bass player upon arrival in San Francisco.
After a few weeks in California, Bitchy Bill began to annoy the other band members with his selfish behavior. The rest of the group was living on the streets in the van, while Bill rented a comfortable apartment and refused to allow his bandmates access to his facilities. While driving down Market Street in San Francisco, the band pulled over to the curb and unloaded Bill's drum set onto the sidewalk. He got out of the van, and they drove away.
During this time period, the members of Verbal Abuse all kept their heads shaved. When they met drummer Gregg James, his head was already shaved, so the band immediately accepted him as the new drummer without any further auditions.
Slayer's favorite band 🤘
❤❤❤
the cover album looks like henry rollins..hehehee
Houston
That not Grand Funk railroad
awesome shit where can I buy the vinyl, please tell me me
You can get pretty much anything (as long as it isn't NS music or a bootleg) off discogs... I feel bad for people that don't know that lmao
suckinspongebobs Discogs needs to stop hating on the bootlegs. Not everyone can afford the original pressing.
Wtf a record ?? Last time I looked at a turn table it was only had for mixin ... record ?
Beer city records
on the internet it has been repressed. just saw it today at Smash records washington dc for ex
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