NEGATIVE YOUTH -- "Life Is Like... A Drunken Orgy in Hell" demo

NEGATIVE YOUTH is an anti-straight-edge band (in a humorous way) from New Jersey. The line-up features Richie Intoxication on vocals, Eric Delusion on bass, Tom Herb on guitar, and Troy Err Herr on drums.

The music on this tape is good, but it's tough to look past the "negative" lyrics. The songs deal with beer and sex and sex and beer and beer and sex (did I mention the beer?). I guess the lyrics are kind of original, after all, how many bands have a song called "Anti-Straight-Edge and Proud"? I think you can enjoy this tape if you don't take your music (or life) too seriously. Hey, somebody send a copy to Ian, Kevin, and Gloria Steinem. [TONY]

[Originally published: Issue #5, circa 1988]