Wednesday, January 26, 2011

None of the Above

Hardcore from the '80s and Tulsa Oklahoma. These guys had to contend with skinheads AND Socs. One night N.O.T.A. were leaving a movie theater and got jumped by a bunch of Socs, but fortunately they were saved by Darry and Sodapop. Then there was a fire and Johnny died or some shit. Stay gold, N.OT.A., stay gold.

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15 comments:

  1. NickJanuary 26, 2011 at 1:11 AM

    What the hell are Socs?

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 26, 2011 at 3:08 AM

    Being Australian, I'm going to need some further explanation as to who or what 'Socs' were/are...

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  3. Hammerin Hanke, space-simianJanuary 26, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    heh heh heh... wasn't Twobit Matthews in N.O.T.A., too? I heard they had a very uneasy alliance with Tim and Curly Sheppard, as well. of course, that was then- this is now.

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  4. JottEffJanuary 26, 2011 at 5:09 AM

    Great stuff! Their approach is a bit simple at times, but then again, what´s wrong with that? Straight and to the point is sometimes the best!
    I especially like their first two 45s, "Moscow" and "Toy soldiers".The title songs take it easier on the tempo and tada! - the band presents two real hits! The LP is great though, too.

    Stay gold, Aesop, stay gold!

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  5. nickabe57January 26, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    awesome! a tulsa hardcore post infused with Outsider's references. though there were some very real fights 'tween the punks and skins that came out to see NOTA. though i guess that happened all over the country.

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  6. TMMJanuary 26, 2011 at 6:42 AM

    This is why I love Cosmic Hearse....right here....

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  7. Lightning BaltimoreJanuary 26, 2011 at 11:47 AM

    I loved the Live at the Crystal Pistol tape (reissued on CD a few years back) and the two 7" EPs. I thought the LP was a step down, though; I was disappointed in the turn toward genericore. It didn't help when they came to play in my town when the album came out; they were kinda dicks and they heckled Scream, who were monstrous.

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  8. TimJanuary 26, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    S.E. Hinton with an 80s punks vs. skins backdrop.....love it.

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  9. Death BreathJanuary 26, 2011 at 9:37 PM

    There early shit was way cool. I used to clash with the skins alot, and if I'd ever met a social I woulda stomped a mud hole in the side of his face. I'm gonna give this a spin, and please in the future add more shucking and jiving to the blog, this is insanely awesome. By the way, glad you're back this blog shit was getting old.

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  10. V.January 26, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    ha ha ha This might be the greatest album write up EVER. Well played Sir!

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  11. JMJanuary 26, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    waitaminute, is there a draft of the Outsiders movie script I'm not aware of? Did it originally star the NOTA members as all the main characters? Why the fuck was that scrapped??

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  12. mikeJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:29 AM

    One of the only H/C bands from Oklahoma that are known around the world!Classic stuff from Tulsa(The Outsiders was filmed there btw,so maybe NOTA were scrapped ha!ha!)

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  13. AndyJanuary 27, 2011 at 1:58 PM

    They played SUN amps, and had a "big boy" swagger when I saw them. Kinda like The State, they seemed real grown up. And they ROCKED the fuckin house down! Thanks for posting.

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  14. the wizardJanuary 29, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Best Band.

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  15. Cliff EvansFebruary 2, 2011 at 10:10 AM

    Arrrghh fuck YES.

    The word "soc" (or "socie") is I guess a uniquely Oklahoman slang term for preppy-type kids.

    Saw them play a tiny little coffeehouse in Norman about 17 years ago and they killed. At least, until the cops showed up to close the show down.

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