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''We're Not in This Alone'' is the third and final full-length studio
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Youth of Today Youth of Today is an American hardcore punk band, initially active from 1985 to 1990 before reforming in 2010. The band played a major role in establishing the " Youth Crew" subculture of hardcore, both espousing and evolving the philosophies ...
. It was originally released by
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in 1988.


Background and songs

Youth of Today had broken up briefly in 1988, with lead singer and co-founder
Ray Cappo Ray Cappo, also known as Raghunath Das, is an American punk rock musician best known as the vocalist for the bands Youth of Today and Shelter (band), Shelter and as founder of the independent record label, independent record labels Revelation Re ...
briefly relocating to
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to pursue his interest in Hare Krishna, while guitarist and co-founder
Porcell John "Porcell" Porcelly (born February 3, 1967), also known as Paramananda Das, is an American musician, best known as the guitarist for the 1980s Hardcore punk, hardcore bands Young Republicans, Violent Children, Youth of Today, and Judge (ban ...
(John Porcelly) got out his frustrations with both the breakup of the band and what he saw as negative elements in the scene, with the project band Project X, and with
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. The breakup was short-lived; the group reconvened with former WarZone bassist Walter Schreifels and drummer
Sammy Siegler Sammy Siegler (born March 21, 1973) is an American rock drummer, notable for his many contributions to the New York hardcore scene. Siegler also filled in on drums for artists like Limp Bizkit and Patti Smith. Discography With Project X * ''S ...
not long afterward, hence Cappo's declaration of "We're back!" at the beginning of the album's opening track, "Flame Still Burns". One notable track, "No More", is a condemnation of the meat-industry. Youth of Today made a low-budget music video for the song, incorporating footage of an
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acquired from
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, but it is unlikely that the clip ever aired on
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. Another track from the album, "Live Free", started life as an unreleased Project X song, "Can't Keep Me Down" - an almost full-circle irony, since Project X's best known song, "Straight Edge Revenge", was a song first written by John Porcelly for Youth Of Today, but rejected by Cappo because he found the lyrics to be too militant. One other song, "Understand", is a rerecording of a song Youth Of Today first recorded and released on the
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compilation album ''New York City Hardcore: The Way It Is'', two years earlier.


Recording and release

The album was recorded at the Chung King House of Metal in New York City, a studio Porcell would later use for the first attempt at a Judge full-length. In a foreshadowing of the problems Judge would later have with their album, the first mix to be released by Caroline was notoriously poor-sounding and muddy. After complaints from fans, Caroline remixed and re-pressed the album, releasing the new copies with the same cover artwork, but now having a large REMIX sticker affixed to the front. Caroline did not recall the 1st mix and so copies with the original mix still existed in record stores into the early 1990s. This 2nd mix was also licensed to We Bite records in Germany, who also released it on CD for Europe. Disgusted with the black eye the original mix gave Youth of Today's legacy, Cappo and Porcell regained the rights to the album from Caroline in 1996, took the multi-track master tapes and remixed the entire album for a proper release on Revelation Records in 1997. This 3rd and final mix was also given completely new cover artwork upon its reissue. Newer vinyl pressings of the album on Revelation since 2012 have kept the 1996 Cappo/Porcell remix, but restored the original Caroline Records cover, label and insert art (with Revelation's type logo replacing Caroline's).


Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ray Cappo and John Porcelly. # "Flame Still Burns" # "Slow Down" # "Choose to Be" # "Put It Aside" # "Wake Up and Live" # "No More" # "What Goes Around" # "Potential Friends" # "A Time We'll Remember" # "Live Free" # "Understand" # "Prejudice" # "Keep It Up"


Personnel

; Band *
Ray Cappo Ray Cappo, also known as Raghunath Das, is an American punk rock musician best known as the vocalist for the bands Youth of Today and Shelter (band), Shelter and as founder of the independent record label, independent record labels Revelation Re ...
– lead vocals, production *
Porcell John "Porcell" Porcelly (born February 3, 1967), also known as Paramananda Das, is an American musician, best known as the guitarist for the 1980s Hardcore punk, hardcore bands Young Republicans, Violent Children, Youth of Today, and Judge (ban ...
– guitars, production, backing and gang vocals * Walter Schreifels – bass, backing and gang vocals *
Sammy Siegler Sammy Siegler (born March 21, 1973) is an American rock drummer, notable for his many contributions to the New York hardcore scene. Siegler also filled in on drums for artists like Limp Bizkit and Patti Smith. Discography With Project X * ''S ...
– drums, backing and gang vocals ; Additional personnel * Les "Paws" Davis – sound engineer, associated producer * Phil "pa" Austin – mastering * Dylan Schreifels – backing and gang vocals * Luke Abbey – backing and gang vocals * Raymond "Raybies" Barbieri – backing and gang vocals * Alex Brown – backing and gang vocals, photography (live photos) * Tom Rockafeller – backing and gang vocals, photography (live photos) * JJ Gonson – photography (live photos) * Murray Bowles – photography (live photos) *
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– cover concept, cover photography * Tom Hughes – design realization * Ellie Hughes – design realization


References

Works cited * ''All Ages: Reflections on Straight Edge'' by Beth Lahickey, Revelation Books, 1998 () * Youth of Today interview, ''
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'' fanzine, fall 1988/Winter 1989


External links


Revelation Records page on ''We're Not In This Alone''



The music video for "No More"
{{Authority control 1988 albums Youth of Today albums Caroline Records albums Albums recorded at Chung King Studios