As the title suggests, this is a collection of the venerable California
hardcore band's early material, and as such it's a trifle derivative.
The band wears its immediate influences--the Sex Pistols, the Clash,
the Ramones--on its sleeve here, and the tinny low-fi sound (emblematic
of the D.I.Y. spirit of the early '80s) also makes MAINLINER something
of a period piece. Still, one can hear hints of the far more original
work to come, particularly on the slower, sort of EXILE ON
MAINSTREET-goes-punk tracks like "Playpen." There's also a nice brash
take on the Stones' "Under My Thumb," a song that would later turn up
(in far more polished and effective form) as a hidden track on Social
Distortion's 1996 WHITE LIGHT, WHITE HEAT, WHITE TRASH.
Release Date - 7/18/95
Label - Time Bomb Records
| 1 |
1945 (Posh Boy) |
| 2 |
Playpen (Posh Boy) |
| 3 |
Mainliner |
| 4 |
Moral Threat |
| 5 |
All The Answers |
| 6 |
Justice For All |
| 7 |
Under My Thumb |
| 8 |
1945 (13th Floor) |
| 9 |
Playpenn (13th Floor) |
| 10 |
Mass Hysteria |
