Just some of the essentials from the 80's...for many of us hardcore and punk may not have been our own "roots" - I certainly grew up on metal and came into hardcore and punk later. But regardless when you get into something, if you truly love it deeper than a passing trend, you spend the time you need to learn THE roots. Learn the history...listen to those records...read the lyrics...read those interviews...get a feel for how this music started...ask yourself why is it that today's version speaks to you so much? Then start turning back the pages to find out where your favorite bands got their inspiration from...

*Leeway got cut off at the top Warzone got cut off at the bottom