Negative Element was a four piece punk outfit from Willow Springs, IL, which is about thirty minutes from my house. This 7" was released in 1983 on Version Sound, the same label that put out the more well-know Articles Of Faith first 7". It has four tracks on each side, playing at 45 rpm, so you know this shit is going to be fucking punk. The name for the ep was pulled from a 1922 Broadway revue called "Make It Snappy". Why they chose this, I have no idea. The ep is pretty much even on serious and not-so-serious songs. Songs like Police Beat (On Me), Temples of Corruption, and Pay The Lord might have you thinking this band might have something valid to say, but tracks like What Ever Happened to Elmer Fudd and Anti-PacMan will assure you they do not. Anyway, this record rocks. This thing is the perfect example of that crude 80's garage-punk aesthetic. The end notes on the lyric sheet give thanks to some great Chicago-area bands like Naked Raygun, Articles of Faith, and Die Kruezen, as well as a "no thanks" to Silver Abuse. I wonder what happened there.
5. Police Beat (On Me)
6. No Way Out
7. Dough Boy
8. Pay the Lord
Is there supposed to be a download link somewhere (pref one that's more high quality tha 192kbs)? I don't see one! SO into this record.
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