Reagan Youth

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Reagan Youth
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General information
Genre (s) Hardcore , post-punk , psychedelic rock
founding 1980, 2006
resolution 1990
Website www.reagan-youth.com
Founding members
singing
 David "Dave Insurgent" Rubinstein († 1993)
guitar
 Paul "Cripple" Bakija
bass
 Al Pike
Drums
 The "Steve"
Current occupation
singing
 "Spike Polite"
guitar
 Paul Bakija
bass
 "Tibbie X"
Drums
 Vince
former members
singing
 Pat McGowan (2006-2010)
singing
 Trey Oswald
singing
 Max "Motherfucker" Kaspar
Drums
 Javier "Johnny Aztec" Madriaga (1985-2010)
Drums
 Rick Contreras

Reagan Youth is a punk band from New York , which is counted among the relevant bands of New York Hardcore . In their songs the band represents anarchist , socialist , anti-racist and anti-fascist positions.

Band history

During their time in high school, David Rubinstein and Paul Bakija founded Reagan Youth. Rubinstein's science teacher was so enthusiastic about the band and the punk scene that he became the band's roadie . The band soon achieved a high level of popularity in the scene, which gave them numerous appearances with established punk bands such as the Dead Kennedys and the Bad Brains .

In the late 1980s, drug abuse and constant touring left their mark on the band, which officially broke up with Ronald Reagan's departure from the White House . At this point, David Rubinstein was heavily addicted to heroin and traded drugs to finance his own addiction. In 1993 he met Tiffany Bresciani, who was also a drug addict, with whom he became involved and who financed his and her own addiction through prostitution . That year, Rubinstein's mother also died in a car accident. Shortly afterwards, Bresciani disappeared after getting into a regular client 's truck . A few days later, the truck was stopped by the police on Long Island, the driver was identified as the wanted serial killer, Joel Rifkin , and Tiffany Bresciani's body was discovered in the vehicle. Shortly thereafter, Rubinstein committed suicide because he could not bear the deaths of his mother and girlfriend.

The group has existed again since an appearance in the CBGB in 2006. As a replacement for singer Rubinstein, Pat McGowan, the singer of Distraction, was initially used. He left the band in 2010, and after three interim singers hired for tours, the band's former drum technician, Trey Oswald, was hired as a singer. In 2015, Jeff Penalty ( Dead Kennedys ) briefly became the band's lead singer before AJ DeFoe, guitarist for the Philadelphia punk band Gash , took over the post. In 2016 Max Kaspar von Christmas was the singer of the band. He accompanied Reagan Youth on a European tour in the summer of 2016.

style

In their texts, Reagan Youth drew parallels between the politics of Ronald Reagan and that of the religious right and right-wing extremist groups. In this context, the sarcastic band's name to see which alludes to the Hitler Youth ( Engl. Hitler Youth ) and a comparison Reagan with Adolf Hitler represents. In 1984 the band released the 12 " EP Youth Anthems for the New Order on their own label Reagan Youth Records; Volume 1, titled, First Album represents a re-release of the 12" plus additional pieces. At that time the band played pure punk (the band himself called their style Peace Punk ), whereas the 1990 second album Volume 2 also contained pieces that, according to Bradley Torreano of Allmusic, contained "jazz metal riffs". Volume 2 did not achieve the popularity of the first album.

Discography

  • 1984: Youth Anthems for the New Order (EP, Reagan Youth Records)
  • 1990: Volume 2 (New Red Archives)

Compilation albums

  • 1984: Volume 1 (New Red Archives)
  • 1991: A Collection of Pop Classics (New Red Archives)
  • 1997: Live & Rare (New Red Archives)
  • 2007: Punk Rock New York (LoveCat Music)
  • 2016: The Complete Youth Anthems For The New Order (New Red Archives)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ REAGAN YOUTH: Interview with the hardcore punk legend. Awayfromlife.com, July 27, 2016, accessed August 24, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Allmusic.com: Reagan Youth, Vol. 2. Retrieved July 11, 2016 .