To break with my current trend of uploading metal albums I am deciding to upload something different. Today I am uploading a two part Articles of Faith discography. Articles of Faith were one of the leading midwestern hardcore bands during the early 80's. They started out as a fairly straightforward hardcore act but eventually started to incorporate folk elements and moved towards a more alternative sound with their last LP. The earlier stuff is similar in sound to the Bad Brains, Scream, The Fix and other more technically proficient hardcore bands of the 80's. The later stuff reminds me a little of early Husker Du and the Replacements.
Vic Bondi's vocals are the best part of this band in my opinion, they are shouted but have a sense of melody. The instrumentation is surprisingly good due to the fact that there are two guitarists instead of just one. They play a very tight up-tempo style of hardcore and even include some pretty complex guitar parts. Standout tracks are American Dreams, Give Thanks and Remain in Memory.
If you are a fan of hardcore or punk download these albums as AoF are one of the best bands to ever record music.
If you enjoy this definitely check out the Bad Brains or Scream
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