D.R.I. Dealing With It (1985)

Siapa ingat icon kat atas. Glamer icon ni once upon a time...

Dulu masa sekolah menengah Form 2 di St. Michael (Ipoh), aku ada form satu band crossover. Influence besar kami masa tu ialah Metallica, Anthrax dan D.R.I. Tahun 1989. Yang best band tu, band muhibbah. Dua orang Melayu, sorang Cina dan sorang India. Band ni kami namakan sebagai Saucy Imbeciles Inc. (S.I.I). A direct homage to D.R.I. Almost a good band, kami siap buat lagu sendiri. Aku rasa dalam tiga buah lagu. Tajuk yang aku ingat, Stupid Activity Society. Yang lain-lain lupa dah. Gila, berapa tahun dah tu.

Anyway, album Dealing With It ni boleh kata album paling laju la zaman tu. Dia punya drum memang superfast walaupun tak macam grindcore. Intensity, memang sampai nak meletup kepala. Zaman remaja. Apa-apa je yang rebellious, memang itu yang cepat masuk. Ini album paling rebel la pada aku time tu.

Specialnya tentang D.R.I. ialah diorang ni satu band yang campurkan Metal dengan Hardcore. Itu yang dinamakan sebagai crossover, which later become a title to the next album after this. Tapi masa ni, aku rasa masih lagi more Hardcore than crossover. Mungkin banyak influence punk dari Metal, which I liked.

Intensenya album ni menyebabkan lagu-lagu yang dimasukkan semua tak lepas 3 minit (kecuali 2 lagu). Rakaman raw gila. Macam garage bands.

1. Snap
2. I'd Rather Be Sleeping
3. Marriage
4. Yes Ma'am
5. Soup Kitchen
6. Mad Man
7. Stupid, Stupid War
8. Counter Attack
9. Couch Slouch
10. God Is Broke
11. Karma
12. Nursing Home Blues
13. I Don't Need Society
14. Give My Taxes Back
15. Explorer, The
16. Reaganomics
17. How to Act
18. Shame
19. Argument Then War
20. Evil Minds
21. Slit My Wrist
22. Busted Again
23. Equal People
24. On My Way Home
25. Bail Out

Then, masa tour Crossover depa rilis video, Live At The Ritz. Feveret aku gak. First time tengok orang dok pogo dan slamdive dari stage. Klip kat atas diambil dari video tu dan lagu feveret aku dari Dealing With It; Madman dan Couch Slouch. Lirik Madman kelakar... Dalam intro lagu Madman, kononnya bapak dia marah la bising-bising praktis. Kutuk depa ni patut pi sekolah belajar jadi macam budak-budak biasa. Dia balik kijer, nak rehat, penat bukan nak dengar depa memekak. So budak-budak ni pun kata OK la. Bila tutup pintu je terus masuk lagu... kelakar.

He's old and cranky and he's got white hair
He yells at us in his underwear
He'll attach you like a crazed bear
But come on in, don't be scared
Mad man, he'll kick down the door
Mad man, he'll call you a whore
Mad man, he'll brand you a slut
Mad man, he'll kick your butt!
You pay the bills, I live in your place
I'll do what you say for my dwelling space
I'll do your dishes, I'll wash the floor
Just please don't kick down our jam room door
Mad man, he'll kick down the door
Mad man, he'll call you a whore
Mad man, he'll brand you a slut
Mad man, he'll kick your butt!
You hit my friends and cut down blacks
Proves again what your mind lacks
You back the klan
I've got to
Change my nazi dad
Change my nazi dad
Change my nazi