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Blacklisted – No One Deserves To Be Here More Than Me – Deathwish Inc #100 – 2010

I never quite got Blacklisted. I've seen them a ton, I've had plenty of opportunities to get into them. But they never clicked. I've watched kids in Philly and Boston lose their shit to them multiple times, but like I said, it's never clicked for me. Something never sat right. The live gigs were always excellent. George is an animal on stage. The whole band takes it to another level.

When I first received this album, I sat on it for a while. And then I started to play it and replay it and replay it and replay it ... Now this album speaks my language. This is the album for me. I know lots of kids were turned off by this album. "It's not hardcore" "I can't finger point" "I can't kickbox." Whatever. This album is the one that is turning me on to Blacklisted. Holy shit, it's good. So fucking good. And the kids are right, it isn't your typical hardcore album. It's fucking weird. So fucking awesomely weird. Trumpets, noise, heavy drums, thick bass, flutes, violins, acoustic guitars, tambourines, ... Seriously, that's some out there shit. And that's just ONE song... If hard rock is your thing, this album is for you. Think Sabbath, Blind Faith and even a little Black Francis ...

I highly suggest you go pick this one up. If you read the same book I read, this is the album that will change your mind about Blacklisted. I now have to go back and revisit all their albums because I know I've missing something amazing. If you slept too and need that old vinyl (or merch), you'll probably have to resort to Ebay. But as always, buy direct from the band or the label first. Do it.