The 1982 Listening Post - Toxic Reasons - Independence

 Reviewed by Allen Lulu / LISTENING POST DISCOVERY

Released: 1982 Toxic Reasons Independence Genre: Hardcore Punk Rating: 4.25 out of 5 Highlights: Mercenary Noise Boys Ghost Town White Noise Requisite 80s cover: I love their version of “The Shape of Things to Come”. Not as much as the original, though. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think that was a song by a fictional band in the terrific ’68 cult film, Wild in the Streets. Toxic Reasons amp up the psychedelic craziness, more so than the prefab band for the movie and much much more than Paul Revere and the Raiders’ version. Me like! Listen to “Drunk and Disorderly” and tell me it doesn’t a) sound like they are yelling “Toy story!!” And b) that they don’t sound like a bunch of musicians who showed up to play songs but they are all wanted by either the law or by the big brothers/uncles/fathers of girls they’ve wronged and they promised a full set, so they are playing like they have to prove themselves but also get the fuck out of the joint as fast as possible. You could pretty much pick any track from this record as a highlight to represent the style. Toxic Reasons understand the assignment and dammit if Bruce Stuckey can shred. If you ever wanted to know what a Reggae song would sound like if Lemmy fronted The Clash, have no fear, “White Noise” is here for you. I wish the album was produced with a little less echo as I think it needs to be rawer. But, no matter. I’ll take it. It’s an adrenalin shot.

The 1986 Listening Post - Toxic Reasons - Bullets for You

Toxic Reasons - Bullets for You

#66/1233

1986 Housekeeping

Toxic Reasons

Bullets for You

Genre: Punk

4.25 out of 5

Highlights:

Get Out the Gun

Killing the Future

Party’s Over

Toxic Reasons are back but this time they have amped up the speed shredding to their thrash punk. Which means they sound like Black Flag meets any number of speed metal bands.

It sounds like it was recorded for $1.25 and that’s a shame because the edge is almost 80s underground radio friendly. Lord knows the lead solos are actually not bad, for some reason it reminds me a bit of Burning Brides. 

Toxic Reasons wear their influences on their sleeves, they want to be The Damned and the Clash and the Sex Pistols and we all know that moment has passed but on Bullets for You they find the melody that I felt was lacking in the past. In fact, toss some ska in there and they could be Rancid. 

So much better than I expected (dreaded) it would be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFu8200LXzU

The 1984 Listening Post - Toxic Reasons - Kill By Remote Control

Toxic Reasons - Kill By Remote Control

#364
1984 Housekeeping
Toxic Reasons
Kill By Remote Control
2.2.5 out of 5


It's 1984 and that means that there are still bands slagging out the classic punk sound. Are Toxic Reasons doing anything that the granddaddys of the movement haven't already moved on from?
No.
But they are gamely trying.
I have no use for anti-Reagan music in my 2019 life.
The shelf life for this stuff was always very short.
Skip it, you've heard this shit before.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwXDxcCg27Y&list=PL8E5F54499D6FC5E0