Double Cross Records -- West Palm Beach (1996)
Welcome to Florida
Ian Rotten's Revenge
Bill - Vocals, bass, all guitars
Boomer - drums
You are not allowed to like this and I don't want to get you in trouble with your corporate boss or your liberal girlfriend. Still, I have taken on the responsibility of reviewing Florida records and this record is about as Floridian as it gets. So here goes...
The A-side starts out slow with the words, "Welcome to Florida, now fucking leave" and picks up tempo into the chorus ("Shoot 'em on sight/If they ain't white") and particularly into the rave-up climax ("Miami Beach is a foreign land...Cubans go home! Haitians go home!). This is much like Skrewdriver in sound, vocals and lyrical content. It's also embarrassingly catchy like early Skrewdriver: primitive, ignorant and heartfelt, devoid of irony.
Musically, the B-side is in a similar vein. I think it is about professional wrestling. It is a celebration of violence in any case.
If you find a copy of this extremely limited self-release, you have an eagle eye. Buy it. Hide it. Enjoy it at your own risk.
"Will the last American to leave Florida, please bring the flag!"
Welcome to Florida
Ian Rotten's Revenge
Bill - Vocals, bass, all guitars
Boomer - drums
You are not allowed to like this and I don't want to get you in trouble with your corporate boss or your liberal girlfriend. Still, I have taken on the responsibility of reviewing Florida records and this record is about as Floridian as it gets. So here goes...
The A-side starts out slow with the words, "Welcome to Florida, now fucking leave" and picks up tempo into the chorus ("Shoot 'em on sight/If they ain't white") and particularly into the rave-up climax ("Miami Beach is a foreign land...Cubans go home! Haitians go home!). This is much like Skrewdriver in sound, vocals and lyrical content. It's also embarrassingly catchy like early Skrewdriver: primitive, ignorant and heartfelt, devoid of irony.
Musically, the B-side is in a similar vein. I think it is about professional wrestling. It is a celebration of violence in any case.
If you find a copy of this extremely limited self-release, you have an eagle eye. Buy it. Hide it. Enjoy it at your own risk.
"Will the last American to leave Florida, please bring the flag!"
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