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May 9, 2012Definitely an album that's worth listening to on repeat, not only out of necessity, but because it's a refreshingly simple, straightforward album in an increasingly processed and affected era.
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May 8, 2012This is Los Angeles hard-core. Long may it rule.
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May 8, 2012They act as a constant reminder of the power of music that isn't afraid to be ugly, blunt, and confrontational.
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May 8, 2012Off! makes up for its self-serving petulance with sharp songwriting and pure, crusty potency.
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MojoJun 25, 2012Whether it improves on 2010's First Four EPs compilation is debateable. But as Morris would doubtless observe, 'progress' is but a bourgeois vanity. [Jul 2012, p.85]
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MagnetMay 30, 2012Morris sounds even more infuriated than he did 34 years ago on Black Flag's Nervous Breakdown. [No.87 p.57]
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May 18, 2012This is an album that knows just how toxically repellent it is and it's this self-assured ferocity that makes for such an enjoyable whirlwind of a listen.
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May 15, 2012Even though their singer will soon be pushing 60, it's clear these guys haven't run out of things to say. Or shout.
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May 10, 2012OFF! is like a perfectly executed kickflip: over before you know it, but immensely satisfying.
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May 9, 2012It's a bolshie, unapologetic barrage of electroshock rock'n'roll that's as snarlingly pissed off as it is inanely entertaining.
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May 7, 2012The Off! songs are tighter and often shorter; this record reflects fast, concentrated work.
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Alternative PressMay 7, 2012Off! is ferocious and unforgiving. [Jun 2012, p.76]
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May 7, 2012OFF! is the godfather of hardcore punk churning out another stellar example of the genre at its peak, an album that kicks ass musically, confronts the listener lyrically, and then kicks ass again.
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May 8, 2012Old age should be so much fun.
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May 8, 2012Fortunately, they're still pushing energy and concision: OFF! is 16 songs in 16 white-knuckle minutes.
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May 7, 2012The album blurs past in less than 16 minutes and then demands to be played again.
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May 10, 2012While OFF! may not have the shock of the new (or, at least, the revitalized) on its side, it still gets in, gets angry, and gets moving in a skull-crackingly satisfying fashion.
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UncutJun 1, 2012Their combination of riff and sneering recalling at times the strut of Raw Power Stooges. [Jul 2012, p.79]
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May 14, 2012It's remarkable how purist a reenactment of three-decades-old LA hardcore this record is.
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May 10, 2012This album, and band, succeeds because it doesn't claim to be any more than it is, and while its ambitions may be low, its execution is brilliant and its insights – even if it doesn't probe them – are sharp all the way through.
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May 10, 2012OFF! is packed with fun little references that make its place out of time all the more fun, and when the band can write head-thrashing, body-moshing rockers with gut-wrenching images, it's all the more reason to take a quarter hour out of your day to vent.
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May 8, 2012Morris, one of L.A.'s crustiest punks, and his similarly ripe crew manage a neat trick, sounding like hopped-up young men as they bash out 16 buzz-saw-and-brimstone tracks in as many minutes.
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May 7, 2012Anyone who considers themselves a fan of unvarnished punk should listen to OFF! at least once.
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May 7, 2012The only (and major) downside to the record is how it contains no standout tracks or surprising twists if you're already into Reagan-era hardcore.
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Q MagazineAug 1, 2012It's relentless, totally one-paced, but somehow oddly refreshing. [Aug 2012, p.105]
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May 17, 2012Even with a brisk run-through of 16 tracks in just over 15 minutes, what should sound like a sprint comes across as a leisurely jog.
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Oct 30, 2012These 16 songs in 16 minutes are a lean demonstration of hardcore punk purity that only lacks memorable songs.
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Kerrang!May 21, 2012In the larger context of the lack of musical progression and creative imagination, the inertia that is Off!'s modus operandi is nothing less than depressing. [5 May 3012, p.53]
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