Douglas vs. Lincoln got nothin' on these guys

BIAS DISCLOSURE: I HATE Sick of It All. They're music is boring and jocky, and when I saw them in LA when I was in high school, they responded to audience jeers by calling the hecklers "faggots". Lame Lame Lame. AFI was also on the bill and I actually welcomed their appearance after living through SOIA.

Sometime in the early nineties, when the corporate punk explosion was just beginning to ignite, Born Against challenged Sick of It All to a debate on NYU radio. The issues revolved around SOIA's decision to sign to In Effect, a subsidary of EastWest/Atlantic. In Effect's releases were distributed by Important, a subsidary of CBS. This led to SOIA deleting some words from their lyric sheets so their records could get into the KMarts of the midwest. Born Against, pseudo-anarchists they are, cried sell out.

That's about all the background you need before listening to the debate, for the next 37:14 of your life will be spent spinning in rhetorical circles with the obviously frustated and bored NYU DJ. The meta-commentary every time someone curses is also hilarious, given the debate's main subject, and the "No blood, no blood" ending is totally worth it. Hope you enjoy, and remember:



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Pt. II
Pt. III
Pt. IV
Pt. V

-matt h