Thanks Ricky

Last week one of my best friends in the world, Ricky Taylor, moved back home after living the past 2 and a half years in Canada. Its great having him back and hanging out again, and it got me to thinking.

He is the person who first got me into hardcore, and he did that the same way alot of people show others music, by making me a mixtape. But this was not just any mixtape, i have reason to believe that this is the greatest hardcore mixtape in the existance of hardcore mixtapes. 

I still to this day have the tape, and i will to the day that i die. Alot of the bands on the tape are still my favourite bands, and it was such a great introduction to the world of Hardcore.

So thanks brother, i can safely say that the cassette tape you gave me all those years ago actually changed my life.

Here are the songs that when combined join forces to make the greatest mixtape of all time.

SIDE A

Breakdown- Sick People

Negative Approach- Ready To Fight

Underdog- Say It To My Face

Raw Deal- Brightside

Darkside NYC- Clawing And Tearing

Breakdown- Safe In A Crowd

Rest In Pieces- Stark Raving Nude

Sheer Terror- Here To Stay

Side By Side- Backfire

Crumbsuckers- Shits Creek

Breakdown- Life Of Bullshit

Negative Approach- Fair Warning

Underdog- True Blue

Token Entry- Look Around

Negative Approach- Dead Stop

Rest In Pieces- Balls N All

Side By Side- My Life To LIve

Breakdown- Vengeance

Rest In Pieces- Bittermind

Breakdown- You Gotta Fight

Breakdown- Kickback

Breakdown- Labelled

SIDE B

Cro-Mags- We Gotta Know

Cro-Mags- World Peace

Bold- Wise Up

Nausea- Fallout Of Our Being

Warzone- As One

Warzone- Escape From Your Society

Gorilla Biscuits- Better Than You

Gorilla Biscuits- Forgotten

Trip 6- Back With A Vengeance

Youth Of Today- Together

Youth Of Today- Understand

Sick Of It All- Politics

Sick Of It All- Pete's Sake

Krackdown- Ignorance

Youth Defence League- Blue Pride

Supertouch- Searchin For The Light

Slapshot- Back On The Map

Slapshot- Whats At Stake

Slapshot- Fire Walker

Token Entry- Revelation

Token Entry- Think About It

Token Entry- Actions

Not bad right? Trust me, when a 12 year old plays this tape and hear's these songs for the first time, planets align.

I just realised there is no AF or Madball on the tape (2 of my fav's), but its still a fucking ripper.

I guess thats why i am more of a NYHC guy than Boston or Westcoast too.

Play with caution!