A.C., 40 More Reasons To Hate Us

A.C., 40 More Reasons To Hate Us - May of 1994 saw the Earache release of A**l C**t's debut full length album "Everyone Should Be Killed". The fifty-eight track, hate-filled offering displayed what the band is all about - fast, furious tracks filled with stupid, immature lyrics that are meant to offened and be completely politically incorrect. Each track lasted no more than one minute bringing the entire CD length just under an hour. The mainstream music press immediately denounced the band and their debut release. They passed ther release off as a joke, branding the band as the most offensive group to ever get a record deal. The rest of the media (mostly made up of underground zines and the like) showered the release with praise, comparing it to the work of the deceased punk legend G.G. Allin.

The following March of 1995 saw the release of the group's "Top 40 Hits" full-length album and the "Stayin' Alive" 7 inch vinyl. By now the band's reputation was immense, with a huge underground cult following creating havoc at every gig and opportunity.

One year later, the band released what is now thought of as their 'masterwork', the 42 track album "40 More Reasons To Hate Us". The band homed in on their rather immature and controversial humour and toned down their musical noise level. What was left was this fast-paced, hardcore punk/grind album with no holds barred.

Here is the rather epic track listing:

1. Face It, You're A Metal Band

2. Punching Joe Bonni's Face In

3. Kill Women

4. Steroids Guy

5. Everyone In Allston Should Be Killed

6. I Noticed That You're Gay

7. Dead, Gay, And Dropped

8. You Look Divorced

9. I Hope You Get Deported

10. Mike Mahan Has Gingivitis

11. Trapped

12. You're A F**king C**t

13. Phyllis Is An Old Annoying C**t

14. Al Stankus Is Always On The Phone With His Bookie

15. Bill Scott's Dumb

16. Harvey Korman Is Gay

17. You F**king Freak

18. Theme From Three's Company

19. Jeanine Jizm Is A Freak

20. Everyone In A**l C**t Is Dumb

21. I Just Saw The Gayest Guy On Earth

22. Johnny Violent Getting His Ass Kicked By Morrisey

23. Metamorphosis

24. I'm Sick Of You

25. Howard Wulkan's Bald

26. You're A Trendy F**king P**sy

27. Tom Arnold

28. I Got Athletes Foot Showering At Mike's

29. Big Pants, Bigger Loser

30. Marc Payson Is A Drunk

31. Your Family Is Dumb

32. Furnace

33. You're Dumb

34. Van Full Of Retards

35. Deche Charge Are A Bunch Of F**king Losers

36. Everyone In The Underground Music Scene Is Stupid

37. Dumb, Fat, & Gross

38. I'm Not Stubborn

39. Mike Mahan's Sty

40. 02657

41. Gloves Of Metal (Duet With Philip Anselmo)

42. Bonus Track

Luckily the band don't take themselves too seriously. The three-piece manage to blast out a constant barrage, with the vast majority of the lyrics by vocalist Seth Putnam being undistinguishable. If given the chance (the tracks are mostly too damn short), guitarist Scott Hull does produce some catchy, classic grindcore guitar riffs.

All in all, if you like this sort of thing then this album is supposed to be one of the best for this genre. Myself, I find it all rather dull and repetitive. I could imagine that it could be a bit of a laugh to see the band live, but listening to the album at home just shows how dull it all is. I must say that I did find the rather immature ditty "I Just Saw The Gayest Guy On Earth" quite amusing.

The band later went on to release the albums "I Like It When You Die" in 1997 and "It Just Gets Worse" in 1999.