1983-1984 was my freshman year of high school. I went to a very conservative private catholic school in downtown Manhattan but don't let that impress or fool you. That first year there did however ultimately change my tastes and outlook on music. I fell in with a bunch of punk/stoner dudes who were totally different from my hardrock/metalhead friends from the neighborhood and got my first taste of underground music.
Here are some albums I first heard that year that changed my life. They all still hold a special place in my heart. I realize this is a metal site but I think all of these records have a distinct 'metalness' to them.
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Black Flag - Damaged (1981) |
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Minor Threat - Minor Threat EP (1981) |
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Minutemen - The Punch Line (1981) |
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The Adolescents - Adolescents (1981) |
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Bad Brains - Bad Brains (1982) |
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The Misfits - Walk Among Us (1982) |
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SS Decontrol - The Kids Will Have Their Say (1982) |
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Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982) |
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Suicidal Tendencies - Suicidal Tendencies (1983) |
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Agnostic Front - Victim in Pain (1984) |
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7 Seconds - The Crew (1984) |
