Nation Of Ulysses - 13 Point Program To Destroy America

Despite it's near removal from the ten minute lecture on punk in the 80s, there was an explosion of bands from D.C as the original importance of hardcore was coming to a close. These bands took the fundamental elements of 80s hardcore and turned the lyrical meaning to that of an inward thinking and political vibe. This new explosion was dubbed "emo" (emotive-hardcore) as a mocking way of describing these bands transition from straight out fast as hell projecting to this new way of looking at the genre. The term is completely hated by most members of said bands and when questioned about said term to this day, they are derisive and hateful towards the term.

Now, with the brief lecture out of the way, I'd like to put this scene in to a modern perspective. How many of said bands still hold any relevance or enjoyment for the casual listener? The most widely recognized of the scene, Rites Of Spring have not stood up well at all. Whilst they have generally received much credit as being the pioneers of said scene, this is mainly pointed out by people my age and thus are far from reliable sources of knowledge as, like me, they can only give you a textbook explanation. Rites Of Spring's music is actually quite a chore to listen to and with the exception of the undenaibly decent "For Want Of", have few memorable qualities. Ian Mackaye's Embrace completely pail in comparison to his later works with Fugazi and earlier works with Minor Threat. Dag Nasty, whilst in their time completely relevant nowadays just give off a horrible "stop moaning" quality. Moss Icon and Mohinder still stand up well enough but the band from the 80s D.C "emo" time that still manage to give off an enjoyable and powerful feel are Nation Of Ulysses. Whilst many of their contemporaries tended to give off a sluggish and overly wordy vibe, NOL managed to stay fast and to the point with a much more cleverly thought out song structure and the odd decent melody. They are probably the most enjoyable band from said and to break out that fantastic clique, still pretty relevant.

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