Your way in
Youth crew / straight edge 1986
Hardcore with a code: no alcohol, no drugs, gang vocals and breakdowns. The ethics of the scene became the subject of the songs.
- Heaviness
- 5
- Speed
- 8
- Melody
- 5
- Where from
- New York, USA
- Tempo
- 170-210 bpm
- Song length
- 1.5-2.5 min
- Written about
- Straight edge, Loyalty, Self-improvement, Vegetarianism, later
- Vocals
- Shouted
Why this one
| You said | Youth crew / straight edge | Match | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shouting, but I can still hear the words When someone is singing, what should come out? | shouted | 100% | ×3 |
| Light How much weight do you want behind it? | 5 out of 10 | 70% | ×2 |
| As fast as anyone can play What pace? | 8 out of 10 | 80% | ×2 |
| This century Does it matter when it was made? | 1986 | 44% | ×1 |
| The dark What should the words be about? | Straight edge, Loyalty, Self-improvement, Vegetarianism, later | 0% | ×1 |
| No. Texture and force are enough. Do you want a tune you could hum afterwards? | 5 out of 10 | 60% | ×1 |
| Weighted mean | 70% | ||
Ranked over all 150 genres in the encyclopedia, on the 6 answers you gave, weighted vocals 3, heaviness 2, pace 2, era 1, about 1, melody 1 out of 10. Youth crew / straight edge leads the next by 1 point. Where two genres score the same the broader one wins, because a genre with subgenres under it is somewhere to carry on from and a leaf is a full stop.
Five records, in this order
- 1Start one step outside
Bad Brains, Bad Brains 1982
Bad Brains - Bad Brains (the ROIR cassette). The fastest band of the decade.
- 2The one to put on first
Gorilla Biscuits, Start Today 1989
Gorilla Biscuits - Start Today. Optimistic hardcore, which is rarer than it sounds.
- 3Then
- 4Then
- 5Then
The first is the entry point for Hardcore punk, one step outside, so the second record has something to be heard against. After it come Youth crew / straight edge's essential records in the order the encyclopedia lists them. Every one of these has a page here with links out to somewhere it can be played.
If that is not it
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Teutonic thrash 70%
The German version: dirtier, faster and much closer to what would become death and black metal.
On the other branch of the tree entirely, and 7 steps from Youth crew / straight edge.
The way into Teutonic thrash -
Cybergrind 68%
Grindcore with programmed drums nobody could play and electronic elements. Made in bedrooms more often than in studios.
On the other branch of the tree entirely, and 7 steps from Youth crew / straight edge.
The way into Cybergrind
Not simply the second and third of the ranking: those are almost always near neighbours of the first, which is three names for one suggestion. An alternate has to sit at least 4 steps through the tree from the headline and from the other alternate, which is the same floor the "sounds like this, but isn't" panel uses.
What your answers ruled out
- Light put 12 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Death metal, Brutal death metal, Sludge metal. Worth 2 of 10.
- As fast as anyone can play put 4 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Doom metal, Drone metal, Funeral doom. Worth 2 of 10.
- This century put 43 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Blues rock. Worth 1 of 10.
- The dark put 119 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Alternative rock. Worth 1 of 10.
- No. Texture and force are enough. put 40 genres at the bottom of that one question, among them Folk metal, Folk rock, Emo. Worth 1 of 10.
Counted as genres scoring 20% or less on that answer alone. A recommendation that only shows what it chose is hiding half of what it did.