MUTHA RECORDS: Mutha 008 - Chronic Sick / s/t 7"

MUTHA # 008 (1983): Chronic Sick s/t 7" aka "Reagan Bands"

This is their second 7" and as catchy and provocative as their first effort, the famous "Cutest Band in Hardcore" 12". Chronic Sick is one of the bands that established the fame of Mutha Records.

Best of the three songs is Crotch Rot. All songs are on the thin line between Punkrock and Hardcore, catchy and agressive altogether.

I really had to laugh out loud when I first read the comment on KBD Records that mentioned the cover artwork and the sweet Mutha Records label "to be among the ugliest shit when it comes to Punkrock logos" --> funny. Seriously, these are really bad. But that´s the image and the outfit of the label and so ... it´s Punk.

These guy don´t take it too serious ... which perfectly fits to their insane lyrics.

Here´s a little background from their Facebook page:

"The Chronic Sick...perhaps the second best punk band New Jersey ever produced (only behind The Misfits)... formed in 1981, signed to Mutha Records and releasing their First 12inch EP, entitled, "The Cutest Band In Hardcore" that same year, the record immediately hit # 1 on all the local Jersey college stations (Seton Hall, Rutgers, Monmouth, Brookdale, Stockton, etc) as well as Pat Duncan's famed radio program... "The Cutest Band In Hardcore" became the most sought after record on e-bay with bids surpassing $1400 each and garnered the praise of Dead Kennedy's Jello Biafra in Maximum Rock & Roll, claiming the best record release of 1981, and who to this day, nearly 27 years later, still enjoys an enormous cult following demonstrated by the various websites, and general blogging about the importance and quality of their music in the history of the Punk Rock genre.
In 1982, the band trotted off directly to the studio to record their first full length album. It was during these tense sessions that these young teenagers, lacking discipline, maturity, and coupled with the blistering schedule of the previous year, that had them at each others throats...literally (a claim by lead singer, Greg Gory, recounts the tale of how guitarist Bobby The K, frustrated with Gory's lack of grit in his voice for a particular driving song, punched the lead vocalist in the throat, thinking it would add just the right quality) these and a host of other personnel problems, forced The Chronic Sick to burn out fast and furious, despite the promising future in sight."