''Built to Last'' is the debut album by American

hardcore punk Hardcore punk (also known as simply hardcore) is a punk rock music genre and subculture that originated in the late 1970s. It is generally faster, harder, and more aggressive than other forms of punk rock. Its roots can be traced to earlier punk ...

band

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. It was recorded at Waterfront Studios.

Album information

The album was recorded at

Lenny Kravitz Leonard Albert Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter. His style incorporates elements of rock, blues, soul, R&B, funk, jazz, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, pop and folk. Kravitz won the Grammy Award for Best Male Roc ...

/ Henry Hirsch Waterfront Studios, Hoboken, New Jersey and engineered by Rae Dileo. The album was originally released on Straight-On Records in 1988.Maximum RockNRoll. ''General Section''. Maximum RockNRoll, October 1988, p. 102. It was reissued in May 1989 through Caroline Records.

Reception

''East Coast Rockers Makin' Waves said of "''Built to Last'' "...hardcore roots" "...there's some really cool true blues rock 'n' roll on ''Built to Last''..."

Kent McClard Kent McClard is a record label owner and zine publisher from Goleta, California. Early life McClard grew up in a "broken home" and describes himself as a troublesome child. As a teenager, he discovered hardcore punk and both its freedom and speci ...

's ''No Answers'' No. 6 said "''Built to Last'' contained "...scathing hardcore with extremely metallic guitar riffing" and that it was "explosive sounding".

Track listing

Personnel

*George Barberio –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

, vocals *John Cuccinello – bass, vocals *Tony Scandiffio –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

, vocals *Skip Hoefling – vocals

Production

* Produced by

* Recorded and mixed by Rae Dileo

References

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