Friday, February 1, 2008

CITIZENS ARREST demo tape (1989)

Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

1.serve & protect
2.start again
3.fortress
4.dixon(instrumental)
5.grand mal
6.I won't allow
7.pressure's on (Red C)
8.woodstock
9.death threat

This is a classic for sure. These guys released an amazing 7", a great LP, and a flexi. Influential NYC hardcore, that along with Rorschach, GO!, and Born Against helped to fuel change in how the scene in NYC was viewed by the rest of the world. Before this, NY mainly had a rep for being dumb, and supporting macho, straightedged punk, that was pretty non political, or sometimes even had a slight conservative edge to it. These bands helped to change that and helped created the ABC No Rio scene.
This tape features Ted Leo on vox, and Daryl on drums (he played drums for Born Against at one time as well).
The first time I saw these guys was at Abc no rio, with Born Against. CXA were a steamroller. Daryl approached My friend Louis, Mike J, and myself asking about a L'arm shirt Louis was wearing... Daryl seemed totally cool, and talked to us about Heresy, Fear Of God, Ripcord, and L'arm. It was easy to tell we were from out of town, as Mike Bullshit started yelling at us for pulling out our money on the street, to pay our way into the gig.

http://www.mediafire.com/?0ttdpdmmyxj
Posted by at
Labels: , ,

30 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2008 at 11:22 PM

    Thanks for constantly supplying the goods. Keep it up yo!

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2008 at 6:43 AM

    Wow, thanks a lot for this one! This is propably my favourite NY band, great music and really intense vocals. Also, great site you have here. Really like your posts and the stuff you post. Keep it going!

    ReplyDelete
  3. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2008 at 8:29 AM

    Wow, where the fuck did you get all these great demos?
    I heard CA were doing reunion shows? Anyone know anything about it? Truth to it I hope?
    I heard Daryl plays in a black metl band these days, and hates hc. too bad.
    thanks for another amazing demo post!!!
    Reese

    ReplyDelete
  4. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2008 at 9:08 AM

    I have the 7" and that's it from these guys. Thanx once again for broadening my horizons. Also cheers for making these zips instead of rar.

    ReplyDelete
  5. gloom666February 2, 2008 at 9:18 AM

    Glad you guys dig it.
    Reesly, I got most of these from friends, or from ordering them, buying them at the shows.

    Justin, keep your eyes out for the red vinyl version, Ive only seen it once. rare as hell.

    Nate

    ReplyDelete
  6. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2008 at 9:39 AM

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete
  7. UnknownFebruary 2, 2008 at 11:25 AM

    I think these guys would make it on my top 5 favorite bands from wolfpack, lifesblood, no outlet, awake! and citizens arrest. Thanks for putting this up!

    ReplyDelete
  8. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2008 at 11:46 AM

    This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.

    ReplyDelete
  9. gloom666February 2, 2008 at 12:12 PM

    Anonymous
    I'm sure your intentions are good. Just not appropriate here...especially coming from "Anonymous"

    thanks
    Nate


    Mike, is that Mike J?

    ReplyDelete
  10. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2008 at 1:49 PM

    thanks uncle nate
    cXa are one of my all time favorite bands and to this day i have never heard the demo!

    post the RAW DEAL demos!!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  11. Papst Benedikt XVIFebruary 3, 2008 at 7:04 AM

    I had posted this on my blog some time ago but I think this has better quality! as far as I´m concerned CxA is the best band I´ve ever heared! thanks!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Sound And FuryFebruary 3, 2008 at 4:13 PM

    dude, awesome. i love this demo! i think they got better on the 7" but this version of the band is good too!
    hey, whoever wanted to raw deal demos, i have the 2nd one posted on my blog. check it out!

    ReplyDelete
  13. UnknownFebruary 3, 2008 at 7:07 PM

    Nope sorry

    ReplyDelete
  14. gloom666February 4, 2008 at 9:16 AM

    there you go Kirk! Sound and Fury is linked on my links for other blogs. Those Raw Deal demos are rad. They came out on a 7" within the last couple years.
    I saw them a few times in Albany...funny band, as they were so "hard"

    ReplyDelete
  15. AnonymousFebruary 9, 2008 at 3:17 AM

    I thought I had heard all the cXa there was but I've never heard the song "start again"
    Thanks again for all the magnificent posts.

    I started a blog of my own today. I don't know what I'm doing and it probably sucks but...

    Check it out, eh?

    http://unsavorypalindrome.blogspot.com/

    ReplyDelete
  16. savageFebruary 9, 2008 at 1:23 PM

    thanks for the Raw Deal guys. its great. does anyone have mp3s of the "Free For All" LP on Hawker Records? that was a great live record!

    ReplyDelete
  17. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2008 at 4:19 PM

    Perfect Band! thanks alot for your blog! lots of goodies!

    ReplyDelete
  18. AnonymousMarch 30, 2008 at 4:49 AM

    Thank you for this post. It's kinda hard to get these records here in Serbia so it means a lot when someone puts stuff like this out on the net.

    I'll check out the rest of this great blog too. I'm looking for the hc stuff but some of those metal covers are pretty tempting too :D

    Thank you one more and best regards!
    Bata

    ReplyDelete
  19. UnknownApril 16, 2008 at 12:36 PM

    Nate, you have a great memory. Citizen's Arrest was awesome!!!!

    ReplyDelete
  20. AnonymousMay 20, 2008 at 12:13 AM

    Well guys, Thanks for the awesome comments - except "for me hating hardcore". Are you out of your mind? It's in my blood and still is. CXA is coming back with new members (not the orginal line-up). This is due to the original guys living to far away or they no longer play music or wish to play hardcore - period. In the ranks of this new line-up are members of my old band, Clenched Fist which existed long before CXA in 1986. These guys were also members of NYC bands such as Lifesblood, Breakdown, Mental Abuse etc.. Nothing beats the original but hopefully that holds some water. My intention with this is purely to have to fun with some old friends playing music we still love. I did play in a black metal for 13 yrs and will record something new with them soon. Thanks again for the great comments. I do remember meeting you guys at one of our shows (larm shirt) etc.. Very cool dudes. CBGB r.i.p!! -HARDCORE NEVER DIES.

    ReplyDelete
  21. RobTJune 1, 2008 at 5:15 PM

    There's an interview with Daryl up on my blog: http://youbreedlikerats.blogspot.com

    ReplyDelete
  22. gloom666August 20, 2008 at 8:52 AM

    thanks for commenting Daryl. Nate

    ReplyDelete
  23. AnonymousDecember 15, 2008 at 3:01 AM

    You guys should check out this new band called The Syncope Threshold (www.myspace.com/tstband). They're definitely the future of the punk/metal scene. . .

    ReplyDelete
  24. AnonymousMarch 1, 2009 at 9:38 PM

    Hello Nate,

    Fred Alva reminded me of your site recently.

    We are releasing a CXA double LP soon which includes all of our material plus a few rare tracks all remastered. The LP will come with a gatefold sleeve,zine-like booklet including old photos, flyers etc plus a sticker and patch on colored vinyl for die-hards only! Out Soon on Fortress / Old Hardcore Records..aka NWN Productions.

    ReplyDelete
  25. gloom666March 1, 2009 at 10:11 PM

    Daryl~

    cool... Yosuke always does quality shit man. Great guy/great label. I Can't wait to see what This thing looks like after all is done.

    Nate

    ReplyDelete
  26. biffitusMarch 14, 2009 at 12:08 PM

    Nice list. Thanks. CA is pretty classic for me. One of my first introductions to HC was from over hearing Janis (guitar) and the two brothers from Inflatable Children listening to stuff when I was a jungster. The early ABC shows were perfect. CA, Rorschach, GO!, Manacled, Etc. Some heavy sounds combined with good humor. And, yeah, a bit more smrat, too.

    ReplyDelete
  27. RobertAugust 10, 2009 at 11:31 PM

    Just got the 2LP reissue set in the mail today. It fucking rules. Daryl's also in Funebrarum, and if you're into early 90s style Death metal, you should definitely check them out.

    ReplyDelete
  28. whoreNovember 11, 2009 at 9:00 PM

    great stuff as usual. i have a question: can anyone post Inflatable Children? been looking for them since forever, nothing on the net so far. did the infamous white vinyl LP on Evac ever see the light of the day?

    ReplyDelete
  29. Kamagra JellySeptember 30, 2010 at 12:57 PM

    Pretty influential in deed what this band did. Still Punk and HC is not of my favorite grounds but I have to give them the credit for their doing.

    ReplyDelete
  30. bail bonds las vegasJanuary 8, 2011 at 8:47 PM

    Rock on though people....Stay out of trouble, but if not....

    A Hope Bail Bonds | 117 Gass Ave. Ste. B | Las Vegas, NV 89101 | (702) 208-9898

    Let us know if we can help!

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)