Love the Music, Hate the Kids

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Love the Music, Hate The Kids

Cover album by Ensign
Released	October, 2003
Recorded	In 7 days, Water Music, Hoboken, New Jersey, U.S.
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	42:36
Label	Blackout Records JTTP (Europe)
Producer(s)	Nate Gluck Ted Young
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Ensign chronology
The Price of Progression (2001)	Love The Music, Hate The Kids (2003)	Ensign/Fig 4.0 Split 7" EP (2003)

Love the Music, Hate The Kids is New Jersey, U.S. hardcore punk band Ensign's fourth full-length album. It is an album of cover versions of seminal hardcore punk songs from the early-80s to mid-90s. It was recorded in seven days and released in October, 2003. It was their first for Blackout Records after switching from Nitro Records after the release of The Price Of Progression in 2001.

1 Overview
2 Track listing
3 Credits
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Overview

Ensign's journey from hardcore punk on their debut, Direction Of Things To Come in 1997 through to metalcore on The Price Of Progression – taking a middleground stance on Cast The First Stone in 1999 – saw them now turning full-circle into seminal, old school punk and doing an album of cover versions which were important to them in their formative years and recognised by many fans as important to the genre.

Personnel for this recording was different again from the previous offering, with a different guitarist and drummer. The rushed production of the material – seven days from start to finish – did not hinder the sound, in fact it contributed to the overall "garage band" period authenticity of the project. On a note of interest, a Killing Time cover, "Telltale", featured a guest spot on guitar by Carl Porcaro who was founding member of a New York band called Raw Deal who later became known as Killing Time. Although the band did receive some criticism for the Descendents track,^[1] "I'm Not A Loser", fans of the genre would argue that hardcore punk was never known for its political correctness.

[edit] Track listing

"Intro" (Bad Brains) from I Against I – 0:57
"Kids Don't Follow" (The Replacements) from Stink EP – 2:14
"I've Heard" (Dag Nasty) from Can I Say – 1:38
"Anesthesia" (Bad Religion) from Against The Grain – 2:33
"I'm Not A Loser" (Descendents) from Milo Goes To College – 1:39
"Hurtin' Crue" (Descendents) from Enjoy! – 2:30
"Where's The Unity" (Infest) from Slave – 1:44
"Trial" (Verbal Assault) from Trial – 2:15
"Say It" (Underdog) from self-titled EP – 2:11
"Protest And Survive" (Discharge) from Never Again – 2:17
"Burning Fight" (Inside Out) from No Spiritual Surrender – 3:14
"Tied Down" (Negative Approach) from Tied Down – 1:39
"GI Joe Headstomp" (Sick Of It All) from Blood, Sweat and No Tears – 1:22
"Telltale" (Killing Time) from Brightside – 1:27
"Hatebreeders" (The Misfits) from Walk Among Us – 2:48
"My Father's Dream" (Articles Of Faith) from What We Have Is Free 7" – 2:06
"In A Free Land" (Hüsker Dü) from In A Free Land – 2:56
"We'll Make The Difference" (Insted) from We'll Make A Difference – 2:14
"Off Target" (Christ On A Crutch) from Spread Your Filth – 3:08
"I Will Deny" (Dwarves) from The Dwarves Are Young and Good Looking – 1:45

Track 5 actually starts off as Descendents' "Bikeage" - both off the Milo Goes To College album in 1982
Tracks 9 and 18 were also recorded in 1996 and appear on the Ensign retrospective album, Three Years Two Months Eleven Days

[edit] Credits

Tim Shaw – vocals
Frank Piegaro – guitar
Nate "Edge" Gluck – bass
Brian "Pnut" Kozuch – drums

Additional guitars on "Telltale" by Killing Time's Carl Porcaro (a cover of his own bands track)
Additional vocals on "Anesthesia" and "I Will Deny" by Alf Bartone
Additional vocals on "Trial" by Tim Barry