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Drug War

by BLOWBACK

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1.
Drug War 02:12
Oh say can you see? Our nation lives in fear. Twisted health into a war, TREAT THE SICK LIKE DYING DOGS. How convenient to forget about the "laws" of supply and demand. Increase profits, Healthy coffers, What you get is more of the same. Filling up the nations jails. (Drug War - Lock 'em up) Jailing rates tops in the world! (Drug War - Set 'em straight) Fueling conflict overseas. (Drug War - Let 'em rot) A soundbite: all they seek (Drug War - State of Hate) How convenient To ignore When the score Shows we've got nought Healthy markets For war profits - SIKORSKY!! What they want Is more & more & more &… Hearing from all walks of life: (Drug War - Drug War) No sense to fuel the strife! Better ways to money spend: (Drug War will never end) Don't fill the nation's jails! Now you see it metastasize? (Drug War is a lie) It just struck the Bill of Rights! Tell me: what will you do? (Drug War will come for you) Where art thou Home of the Brave? Just Say No!
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Lying is "legal" and so are the killings You properly frame'em enshrine 'em in law National security Justifications Driven by fear, accepting the wrong. Isn't it time we change things? Do we look for something new? Does history have some lessons? Perhaps we ought to shift our views? "Us vs. them" That's how we frame things Winners and Losers Will that ever end? Look at the game board! Die are all loaded. Why then insist on playing that game? How do we lose this game board? How do we leave the shell game? Marching on the same old treadmill. Screaming at the wrongs of "them." We must change the words we have We must change the words we think We must change the words we say And what we do. An elder once asked me Where is Your Love? Made me realize I had lots of work. An Abbot then told me it'd all be cosmetic Till we realize what we need is love. We need a different game board: I know that it's really there. Shifting antagonism. Transformación. Me dices que quieres vivir en paz. Me dices que quieres tranquilidad. Me dices te gusta la libertad. Entonces, no entiendo, porque dirás: "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" Para la paz? "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" Tranquilidad? "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" Con que final? "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" Qué ganarás? Me dices que quieres vivir en paz. Me dices que hay que ajusticiar. Me dices que hay que asesinar. Tu crees que la paz la lograrás? [con la] "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" Para la paz? "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" Tranquilidad? "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" Con que final? "Lucha! Lucha! Lucha! Lucha!" Qué ganarás? Tu me dices lo que quieres es lograr la paz Pero explicas que se logra con las armas ya Entra rabia, entra el odio La venganza ya Ganas viudas, mas dolor y sufrimiento acá Subversivos, criminales Violadores, mal! Deja a un lado estos nombres No te ayudarán Es dificil, trabajoso, hay que callar y escuchar: Todo bueno lo logramos con el dialogar! Vamos juntos como hermanos Vamos juntos como hermanos La guerra? No, la guerra, No, la guerra, No, la guerra, No Hay que rechazar!
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Bible Belt 02:17
In Greenville county, South Carolina, Young people out on a Friday night Telling others they'll go to hell Just because they don't like Bob Jones? Bible Belt -Is that your bible? Bible Belt - condoning hatred? In the town o' Murphy, North Carolina, people are good and God-fearin' yet a killer finds they sympathize: "why he's pro-life; he kills for God!" Bible Belt - Is that your bible? Bible Belt - condoning violence? Bible Belt - Is that your bible? Bible Belt - condoning murder? Bible Belt - must be a weird bible Bible Belt - or bad interpretation? Bible Belt - there must be a reason Bible Belt - fundamental mistakes Let's see if I've got this straight: Originally spoken in Aramaic Handed down orally for decades Many versions written in Greek Translated into Latin about 400 A.D. Copied by hand for 1000 years English translations for the next 700 - Forget hermeneutics? You're telling me you know exactly what was meant? I don't theeenk so. Now in this here country, the U.S. of A. Good folk say: "God Bless You" But they don't mind invading countries, inflicting suffering while smiling from pews Bible Belt - Is that your bible? Bible Belt - condoning warfare? Bible Belt - just because Bible Belt - God's on your side Bible Belt - it doesn't follow Bible Belt - you're on God's side

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Originally put out as 7" Vinyl. Vinyl available at blowback.org

"Four songs that bring back memories of early DOA (at their best) and MDC (circa Smoke Signal period, one that I love) and this little record is just fantastic from start to finish. Great songs, nifty riffage and you can just feel the anger and passion in every song. .... Looking like one of my fave 7"s this year so far." - Profane Existence

"Surprising stuff here. Competent and detailed hardcore with a great recording...I’m hearing Agnostic Front, Dead Kennedys (mostly due to the heavy sarcasm and mocking Southern accents in the song “Bible Belt”), Pennywise and, finally, Voodoo Glowskulls..there’s some definite power here, and the sonic similarities to the aforementioned bands are definitely better off for being built off a hardcore template like the kind that Blowback’s laying down." - Razorcake

"Blowback brings a strong political message to their rock. I felt a strong link to M.D.C. and The Dead Kennedys, good music with a positive message." - Juice Magazine

"This 7” from Blowback is blistering punk/HC with a melodic twist. The songs here are full on attacks and take on the current society sung in both English and Spanish, blasting through the speakers without a lot of polish. Raw and unapologetic, Blowback’s music is aggressive, aware, and powerful.... I really should have heard this EP sooner." -- Trouble With Normal

"The Drug War EP is great. Love the title track. Sounds like a long lost, amazing DOA song!" -- AMP Magazine

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released August 1, 2009

All Songs Written and Produced by BLOWBACK
Recorded and Mixed by Don Zientara at Inner Ear Studios.
Mastered by Adrian Morgan, Timeless Mastering

Bob III- Bass
Franklin Stein- Vox
Johnson- Drums
Senor- Guitar

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Political Punk/Hardcore band from NYC/DC

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