Dare to feature

I have fond memories of the 'Philly Dust Krew' compilation a friend of mine bought in the 90s. Back then our resources were very limited due to being young and still in school which is why I was satisfied with the tape copy I got and went on to buy other releases. The old school way of sharing music before the internet and downloads.

4 bands were compiled on this various artists CD. Dare To Defy, Starkweather, Hard Response and All Out War. Two of those I really dug and still do while I didn't care about the remaing two. I guess All Out War is the most obvious one of those I liked. The other one being... well, probably not the one you might think if you peeped ahead or are drawing conclusions from the title of this post. No, it's not Dare To Defy. It's Starkweather! Ever heard their 'Into The Wire' album? That's some sick shit. Sooo good!

And yet this post is about a Dare To Defy record. How come? Well, the fond memories of that compilation do include Dare To Defy and Too Damn Hype Records who also released the following 7". This already is a little bit of an incentive to buy. On top of that it was cheap which always helps. The main selling point though are the features. Both Jerry A of Poison Ideand Paul Bearer of Sheer Terror appear on this piece of wax. Now this is something I can't resist. Especially not at the price I picked it up for. Sheer Terror are one of my all time favorite bands and Paul Bearer's stage antics are priceless. Poison Idea are only a tad shy of being one of my favorite bands too. Probably because they released so many stuff and I don't think all of them are on the same level with the classic 'Feel The Darkness' album. In contrast to this I regard Sheer Terror's output as flawless. That's probably why they are one of my favorites and Poison yidea are not. Even though I think 'Feel The Darkness' is one of the best hardcore punk albums ever.

After all this pointless babble I present to you a few pictures of the Dare To Defy 'Tales From The Drunkside' 7" that was released by Too Damn Hype Records in 1992 featuring special guests Jerry A and Paul Bearer.

Inside of the fold-over sleeve.

If you have any pressing info or your own story regarding this record please share...

 

The underark with two 'd'

I guess everybody has an example of a songtext he/she thought was something completely different before actually reading the lyrics. With me one of those is the text to Misfits' 'attitude' where I always hear "Inside your feeble brain there's probably a hole - If you don't shut your mouth you're gonna feel the flow" when it's actually "whore" and "floor". Of course the real lyrics rhyme better but come on... I like my version better and I'll always pretend that's what it actually is.

But the case with this Mayday 7" is a little different. First of all it's not about the lyrics. Somehow I always thought their 1st 7" from 1992 'The Underdark' on Vicious Cricle Records is called 'The Underark'. Maybe that's why it never popped up when searching ebay. Haha.

I haven't even heard any of the songs yet. Maybe that's why I was never inclined to spend the money I saw it changing shelves for when accidently finding it under 'other items for sale' on ebay or listed on discogs. But I doubt that. The split 7" with Integrity, 'Lost In Sabbath' and 'Staplegun' are great releases that made rounds on my turntable regularly in the '90s. Somehow though it's been a while since I listened to any of those. I love the 7" and 10" format. Yes, even the hated by so many 10" format. Still, once they are filed with the rest of the collection they usually stay there. It's a shame but I hardly ever have time to sit down and really enjoy a record. Usually I have LPs spinning while I take care of things that need to be done. And when I have the time to put on a few 7"es and enjoy everything about them there are new ones waiting that I'm eager to get lost in. So once I'm back home I'm sure this one will get some love before being admitted to the family vault.

That being said I am very happy having found this gem for even less than I would have paid for it. Until I can give it the love it deserves these pictures (altgough not too good... hotel... bad lighting... no camera... blah) will have to do

Now I'm down to 4 7"es until a complete collection unless there is more than one version of the 7" on Endless Fight Records (what a great label that was). Let me know if there is.

Last thing for this post:I saw a pink vinyl copy of 'The Underdark' being sold on ebay once which I cannot find any info on. Is it that rare? Anyone have any info?Here's a picture from the ebay auction: