''Open Your Eyes'' is the second full-length album from

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band Warzone. It was released in 1988 on Caroline Records, a year after their first album, ''

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''. It was co-produced by guitarist Dr. Know, of the

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band,

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. One of the tracks, "Always – A Friend For Life", was a re-recording of a song from their debut EP, ''Lower East Side Crew'' (1987), as was "We're The Crew" from their previous album. In 1994, Another Planet re-issued the album on the same disc as ''Don't Forget The Struggle...''. Lyrically, the band strived to distance themselves from the racist skinhead label, which had haunted them from inception. Other lyrics discussed oppression, togetherness, and the sense of belonging to a bigger, extended family. Musically, the album featured straightforward

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with plenty of room for

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indulgence. However, the first signs of musical experimentation emerged with occasional guitar flourishes.

Track listing

*All songs written by Warzone #"Open Up Your Eyes" – 4:29 #"Dance Hard Or Die" – 1:17 #"Face Up To It" – 2:06 #"Always – A Friend For Life" – 2:41 #"Racism – World History Part I" – 2:44 #"Back To School Again" – 3:01 #"The American Movement" – 2:31 #"Fight The Oppressor" – 2:50 #"Deceive Us – No More" – 2:37 #"Striving Higher For A Better Life" – 2:23

Credits

Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri Warzone (formerly known as Rat Poison) was an American hardcore punk band formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1983. The band helped develop the New York hardcore sound, the hardcore skinhead style and the youth crew subgenre. During ...

– vocals * Paul – guitar * Crazy "Jay" Skin – guitar * John "Omen" – bass * E.K. – drums * Produced by Dr. Know and Jerry Williams * Re-issue mastered by Alan Douches at West Westside Music

Notes

External links

Victory Records bands page - Warzone are in Archives at page bottom
{{DEFAULTSORT:Open Your Eyes (Warzone Album) 1989 albums Warzone (band) albums