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Released 1989 Recorded Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island, USA Genre Hardcore punk Length 04:45 min Label Profile Records Another Planet 1994 reissue Producer Chris Williamson
Best Wishes is the second album by New York hardcore band, Cro-Mags. It was released in 1989 on Profile Records and was subsequently re-released on Another Planet -- along with their debut album, The Age Of Quarrel, on the same disc.
The album's cover reflected the band's interest in the Hare Krishna religion which started with previous singer John Joseph and then carried on through Harley Flanagan who also became a devotee. The Krishna faith was ultimately the demise of the band, as the contradiction of a faith of pacifism against the violence of the band's music was often even too much for the band members to handle. However, before this, in 1992, their next album, Alpha Omega, saw the return of John Joseph to the Cro-Mags fold, and an even further gravitation towards a metal sound.
After the short, sharp bursts of song encountered on their previous album, 1986's The Age Of Quarrel, this album saw a complete change of style as Cro-Mags entered the crossover thrash arena, complete with guitar solos. The songs also became longer -- averaging around four minutes, whereas Quarrel's came in at around the three minute mark. There were two line-up changes from the previous album -- most notably, John Joseph's departure paved the way for Harley Flanagan to take up both bass and vocal duties. Flanagan's was a very different vocal style and it further juxtaposed the band's image from straightout hardcore punk to a more metal sound. Another change was Pete Hines coming in on drums
"Death Camps" (Harley Flanagan, Doug Holland, Pete Hines) -- 5:22 "Days Of Confusion" (Flanagan) -- 2:19 "The Only One" (Flanagan, Paris M Mayhew) -- 4:55 "Down But Not Out" (Flanagan, Mayhew) -- 3:59 "Crush The Demoniac" (Flanagan, Holland, Mayhew) -- 3:56 "Fugitive" (Flanagan, Holland, Mayhew) -- 4:40 "Then And Now" (Flanagan, Hines) -- 3:12 "Age Of Quarrel" (Flanagan) -- 4:45
Harley Flanagan -- vocals, bass Parris Mitchell Mayhew -- guitar Doug Holland -- guitar Pete Hines -- drums Recorded at Normandy Sound, Warren, Rhode Island, USA Produced by Chris Williamson Engineered by Tom Soares Assistant engineered by Jamie Locke Mixed by Chris Williamson and Tom Soares Further assistance by Robert Windsor Original cover illustration by The Bhaktivedanta Book Trust Re-issue remastered by Alan Douches at West Westside Music
They first released a demo with songs that would eventually find themselves on their debut album The Age Of Quarrel (1986). The bass player Harley Flanagan and singer John Joseph were not the best of friends and eventually Joseph would part ways with the band leaving Harley to sing on the following Cro-Mags release. After The Age of Quarrel, the band released the record Best Wishes (1989). The record had a more heavy metal-influenced sound which alienated many of their fans. The band released another record Alpha Omega (1992), that saw the return of Joseph, and the departure of guitarist and songwriter Parris Mitchell Mayhew, a record that was only embraced by the most devoted of their fanbase, and followed by Near Death Experience (1993). After suffering from many lineup changes and frequent breakups, the group finally disbanded, seemingly for the last time, after this record. However, in 2000 they released a record that would almost make up for their past two releases. With Revenge the Cro-Mags came back to their early hardcore roots with songs that were comparable to their first release plus some songs with a more melodic/punk rock feel. After the release of Revenge the band broke up once again, and the internal hostility amongst band members (mainly between Mayhew and Flanagan) has never been resolved.
The Cro-Mags were a band from New York City. The band, which had a strong cult following, released many records, their first two considered the most influential. They were among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal and were associated with the birth of a tougher attitude within the hardcore scene in the late 1980s. They were also one of the first hardcore punk bands associated with the Hare Krishna movement
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