Gang Green - You Got It - Cassette

Gang Green's second full-length release and first for Roadrunner imprint Emergo, You Got It did not vary much from the band's long-established musical pattern. For the "King of Bands," drinking beer (more specifically Budweiser, in keeping with their nickname), skating, and just being a general nuisance are the dominant lyrical themes on You Got It, while an energized hardcore buzzes in accompaniment, making a mockery out of any conceivable speed limit as the Boston punkers sonically graze speed metal. New fans, unfamiliar with the myopic mookishness of Gang Green, might not have the interest or the patience to enjoy an effort so shamelessly thoughtless, but listeners down with punk's more celebratory, less serious sentiments will certainly get the point. Band leader Chris Doherty (guitars and lead vocals) punishes his voice and his instrument throughout the onslaught of brew-binging and fret-burning, making You Got It a near-classic skatepunk opus, certainly worthy of a spot in any collection of '80s American hardcore, thrash, or punk.

Song List
Haunted House
We'll Give It To You
Sheetrock
Ballerina Massacre
Born To Rock
Bomb
L. S. B. D.
Whoever Said
Party With The Devil
Some Things
Climb, The
Sick Sex Six