East LA seeps from every note of Generacion Suicida’s new album; this music couldn’t be from anywhere else. The Plugz and the Gears may have got there first, but play Con La Muerte A Tu Lado” loud and you can see Cesar Chavez Blvd, 2013. This is the kind of punk rock that values a certain kind of traditional musicality, like the Sex Pistols, The Adverts, The New York Dolls and the Damned. No virtuosity here, just the belief that rock ‘n’ roll still has power, and that a really angry lyric and a Chuck Berry chord change can change the world, or at least your next three minutes. Generacion Suicida is proof that the main thing you need to make a great record is fire, and they have enough to share. Limited edition of 500 copies.
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