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First American cd version on Metal Blade/Restless records Other than the original Dirty Rotten EP (22 songs) and ‘Dealing With It’, this is the best D.R.I a man can get. Even with very dry, clean-sounding thrash metal production, you still get perhaps their best complete set of nasty moshers. The bravest tracks are the more ambitious and complex thrash/hardcore crossovers. "Beneath The Wheel" has a pretty outstanding mix of styles, starting out Doomy and breaking into some fast thrash before dropping a great mid-tempo mosh beat into the middle. "Strategy" and "Kill The Words" (with the goofy intro) also have great, driving riffage and lots of changes. There are also some more trad-hardcore shorter tracks mixed in. "Worker Bee", "Standing in Line" and especially "Enemy Within" will all keep the pit flowing. This blend really didn't seem to gel on ‘Crossover’, but the band here plows through these tracks like radioactive demons running on diesel fuel. Kurt Brecht goes down wailing typically pointed lyrics about timeless punk concerns, like pollution, hardships on the road, dealing with aggression and advocacy of non-violence (except inside their mosh pits). Even so, its stood the test of time on its own terms pretty well, and in terms of late 80s metal even better than many of their thrash peers. Cd version comes with two bonus track not available on the vinyl version Track listing: 1. Thrashard 2. Beneath The Wheel 3. Enemy Within 4. Strategy 5. Labeled Uncurable 6. You Say I'm Scum 7. Gun Control 8. Kill The Words 9. Drown You Out 10. The Trade 11. Standing In Line 12. Give A Hoot 13. Worker Bee 14. Abduction