Feel the Darkness

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Feel the Darkness
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Studio album by
Poison Idea
Released1990
GenreHardcore punk
Length39:23
Label[1]
Poison Idea chronology
Filthkick
(1988) 		Feel the Darkness
(1990) 		Blank Blackout Vacant
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[2]

Feel the Darkness is an album released by the American hardcore punk band Poison Idea in 1990.[2] The album was re-released in 1996 by Epitaph Records.[3]

The album cover is taken from back cover of God Bless Tiny Tim, edited to point a handgun to Tiny Tim's head.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Jerry A. (aka Jerry Lang), except for where noted.

  1. "Plastic Bomb" – 3:07
  2. "Deep Sleep" – 2:23
  3. "The Badge" (Jerry A., Poison Idea) – 3:33
  4. "Just to Get Away" – 2:31
  5. "Gone for Good" – 1:16
  6. "Death of an Idiot Blues" – 2:52
  7. "Taken by Surprise" – 3:14
  8. "Alan's on Fire" – 4:12
  9. "Welcome to Krell" (Jerry A., Aldine Strichnine) – 1:58
  10. "Nation of Finks" (Jerry A., Myrtle Tickner) – 1:32
  11. "Back Stab Gospel" (Jerry A., Myrtle Tickner) – 1:37
  12. "Painkiller" – 1:47
  13. "Feel the Darkness" – 5:50
  14. "Discontent" – 3:31

Personnel[]

  • Jerry A.: Vocals
  • Mondo: Guitar, Piano
  • Pig Champion: Guitar
  • Thee Slayer Hippy: Drums
  • Myrtle Tickner: Bass

Legacy[]

Kurt Cobain of Nirvana had a hard-shelled guitar case which featured a flyer of the album on it.[4] Gayle Forman's I Was Here features the album cover decorating a character's bedroom door.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Sprague, David. "Poison Idea". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Feel the Darkness". Epitaph Records. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Gutoskey, Ellen (May 11, 2020). "Kurt Cobain's MTV Unplugged Guitar Is Headed to Auction". Mental Floss. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Forman, Gayle (2015). I Was Here. Penguin Books. p. 20. ISBN 9780698170544.

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