Kent State Reprobate
2010 · Rowdy Farrago RFA03 · Peterborough, UK: England
- Artist
- Destructors
- Title
- Kent State Reprobate
- Release
- Dead Beat to White Heat
- Year
- 2010
- Label
- Rowdy Farrago # RFA03
- Format
- CD · Album
- Language
- English
- Country
- Peterborough, UK: England
- Genre
- Punk · Punk
- Primary theme
- Post-War
Annotation
The Destructors released the song "Kent State Reprobate", which condemned the actions of the National Guard during the Ohio protests. This punk rock band originally formed in 1977 in Peterborough, UK, featuring Alan Adams (vocals, bass), Neil Singleton (vocals), Andy McDonald (drums), Andy Jackson (guitar), Dave Ithermee (guitar), Graham Butts (guitar). Also known as "Destructors 666". Between 1980-1984 they released a series of singles and EPs on political and religious themes, dealing with Reagan and Thatcherite policies, and looking back at the past. In 1982 they released the song "Agent Orange" about the Vietnam War, on the EP Religion! There is No Religion! (Carnage Benelux # kill 2). Their 1984 compilation The Destructors: A Final Testament (Carnage Benelux # kill 666) said "Bomb Hanoi, Bomb Saigon" on its front cover. In 2005, Alan Adams reformed the band in Peterborough, working with many different musicians across many albums. (1) The lyrics started by looking at the objectives of the demonstrators, who wanted "love and peace" and to "stop the war in Vietnam", although some people sought "revolution". But the authorities viewed then as "suppressive communistic crass". So…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Kent / Jackson State Songs
The Destructors released the song "Kent State Reprobate", which condemned the actions of the National Guard during the Ohio protests. This punk rock band originally formed in 1977 in Peterborough, UK, featuring Alan Adams (vocals, bass), Neil Singleton (vocals), Andy McDonald (drums), Andy Jackson (guitar), Dave Ithermee (guitar), Graham Butts (guitar). Also known as "Destructors 666". Between 1980-1984 they released a series of singles and EPs on political and religious themes, dealing with Reagan and Thatcherite policies, and looking back at the past. In 1982 they released the song "Agent Orange" about the Vietnam War, on the EP Religion! There is No Religion! (Carnage Benelux # kill 2). Their 1984 compilation The Destructors: A Final Testament (Carnage Benelux # kill 666) said "Bomb Hanoi, Bomb Saigon" on its front cover. In 2005, Alan Adams reformed the band in Peterborough, working with many different musicians across many albums. (1) The lyrics started by looking at the objectives of the demonstrators, who wanted "love and peace" and to "stop the war in Vietnam", although some people sought "revolution". But the authorities viewed then as "suppressive communistic crass". So…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
English punk band formed in the late 1970s in Peterborough, England. [Source: Wikipedia]