Cause for Alarm is the second full-length studio album from New York hardcore band, Agnostic Front. It was released in 1986 on Relativity/Combat Records and follows 1984's Victim in Pain. The album is still available on a split release with Victim in Pain on the same disc.
The addition of a second guitarist – Alex Kinon – led to a more metallic sound, although the songs were still of hardcore-standard length. One other line-up change was the repl...
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Cause for Alarm is the second full-length studio album from New York hardcore band, Agnostic Front. It was released in 1986 on Relativity/Combat Records and follows 1984's Victim in Pain. The album is still available on a split release with Victim in Pain on the same disc.
The addition of a second guitarist – Alex Kinon – led to a more metallic sound, although the songs were still of hardcore-standard length. One other line-up change was the replacement of Dave Jones by Louie Beatto on drums. The band would further explore the metal sound on their next album, 1987's Liberty and Justice for....
Several people, including Jello Biafra and Maximum Rocknroll, have criticized Agnostic Front for the perceived racist lyrics of the song "Public Assistance." The lyrics are:
You spend your life on welfare lines
Or looking for handouts
Why don't you go find a job
You birth more kids to up your checks
So you can buy more drugs
Cash in food stamps and get drunk
[Chorus:]
Uncle Sam takes half my...
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