Band Name: Poison Idea
Music Album: Pick Your King E.P.
Album Release Date: December 1983
Music Genre: Punk Rock Hardcore
Record Label: Fatal Erection Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 13 Tracks Vinyl 7" EP
Poison Idea was started in 1980 in Portland, Oregon, by vocalist Jerry A. (Lang). Within a year, the band had a solid lineup with drummer Dean Johnson, guitarist Tom Roberts (aka Pig Champion), and bassist Glen Estes. The band was motivated by the Germs and Black Flag, and took their musical cues from bands such as Discharge and SOA. Pushing the speed limits of contemporary punk rock, they played raw and angry hardcore the likes of which had rarely been heard before (or since). Their 1983 debut EP, Pick Your King, is a classic and arguably the best hardcore record ever released. Its subsequent followup, Record Collectors are Pretentious Assholes (featuring Pig Champion's substantial collection on the cover), saw Chris "Tense" replacing Glen on bass. Both were put out on the Fatal Erection label, run by Pig Champion and Malcom Conover from Eugene, Oregon.
In 1986, Poison Idea released the aptly titled Kings of Punk LP on Pushead's Pusmort label. By this time, the band's sound had changed from manic, breakneck thrash, to a more driving, Motorhead-influenced attack - losing none of their intensity, anger, or nihilism. In the next few years, Poison Idea's lineup (mainly the rhythm section) changed several times. 1987's War All the Time was somewhat of a misstep - nowhere near as powerful as their previous output - although the two EPs released the next year both had good material.
By 1989, Poison Idea seemed to pull it together; after trouble with reco (...)
| A1 | Think Twice | 0:40 |
| A2 | It's An Action | 1:27 |
| A3 | This Thing Called Progress | 1:00 |
| A4 | In My Headache | 1:07 |
| A5 | Underage | 0:58 |
| A6 | Self Abuse | 0:53 |
| B1 | Cult Band | 0:41 |
| B2 | Last One | 0:50 |
| B3 | Pure Hate | 1:41 |
| B4 | Castration | 0:28 |
| B5 | Reggae (I Hate) | 1:18 |
| B6 | Give It Up | 0:28 |
| B7 | Think Fast | 1:04 |
2nd version, 700 black vinyl in blue fold-over sleeve with lyrics printed on the inside. These were pressed before the clear vinyl but were distributed second.
Recorded at Recording Associates on 1/20/83, Portland, Oregon.
© & ℗ 1983
Processed At - Greg Lee Processing (based on the L-00000 / L-00000-X type Matrix / Runout etchings.)
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