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Queens, New York City (1980 – 1989, 2006 – present)
Reagan Youth is an American punk band started by singer Dave Rubinstein (Dave Insurgent) and his friend and guitarist Paul Bakija in Queens, New York City in early 1980. They have been labeled a peace punk band, but are more commonly cited as an pivotal band in introducing the style of hardcore punk to the East Coast punk scene. Their name is a word play on Hitler Youth. An important group in the New York/New Jersey hardcore scene, they performed very regularly at CBGB and toured the U.S. extensively, often with other early punk bands such as the Dead Kennedys, Bad Brains and Misfits.
The Beastie Boys and Rancid, among other significant successful punk rock and alternative rock groups, have cited Reagan Youth as an influence.
Starting in 1980, they were in existence for almost ten years, but only managed to release one album during their existence as a band (in 1984): originally titled Youth Anthems for the New Order, it was rereleased as Reagan Youth (Vol. 1) by the small independent label New Red Archives in 1989. This album eventually sold 40,000 copies. A second album, titled Volume 2, recorded in 1989, was completed and released in 1990, after the official breakup of the band. Both are still available on vinyl, as well as a CD titled A Collection of Pop Classics that combines both records. A collection of live recordings was issued in 1998 as Live and Rare.
Known for their use of Ku Klux Klan and Nazi Party imagery, the band expressed its strongly anti-fascist and anti-racist political views through ironically donning actual uniforms from the two hate groups.
Starting in 1980, they were in existence for almost ten years, but only managed to release one album during their existence as a band (in 1984): originally titled Youth Anthems for the New Order, it was rereleased as Reagan Youth (Vol. 1) by the small independent label New Red Archives in 1989. This album eventually sold 40,000 copies. A second album, titled Volume 2, recorded in 1989, was completed and released in 1990, after the official breakup of the band. Both are still available on vinyl, as well as a CD titled A Collection of Pop Classics that combines both records. A collection of live recordings was issued in 1998 as Live and Rare.
Known for their use of Ku Klux Klan and Nazi Party imagery, the band expressed its strongly anti-fascist and anti-racist political views through ironically donning actual uniforms from the two hate groups.
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omaCore wrote:
reagan youth SIIEEGHEIIL!!! [2]
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AssassinZombie wrote:
reagan youth SIIEEGHEIIL!!!
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ThrashZone666 wrote:
fucking awesome band
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pdaniel309125 wrote:
Probably my favorite band at the moment.
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theseasonisours wrote:
they ruled. juvenile, but they ruled.
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bertramboso wrote:
Great band, but I wouldn't want to spend any amount of time around Dave Insurgent. Junkies aren't romantic, they're sad and awful.
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boredstiff- wrote:
punks make me laugh
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idiotmoron wrote:
volume 2 is better
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zackled wrote:
goddamn. what a fucked up story about the singer n shit
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XBujinKoenX wrote:
@phlunked; WTF, it were the nazis who stole everything man, the swastika from the hindus, their greetings from the Romans and their politics from Napoleon and other fuckers, even the whole fucking dresscode from teh neonazis is stolen from left wing punks. RIght wing assholes are to stupid to come up with things by themselves, simply cuz they've got more hair than brains. Stupid macho, go back to the gym!
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bopkabbalah wrote:
Phlunked, I can't tell if you're trolling or just dull.
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Phlunked wrote:
yeah, i get it. Left Wing band titles. 'Reagan Youth' equals 'Hitler Youth' or something or other. Pure Brilliance. DIY punk ethic is purely right-wing thought, though. Left-Wingers don't do DIY as a 'principle' they do it because they are 'sticking it to the man' or something. Johnny Ramone had it right in his induction to the Rock and Roll and Hall of fame.
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Jack_DogTired wrote:
here fast reply lord
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alenewport wrote:
KrassEstranged, i'm not listening green day, are you listening lady gaga?
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Riff55 wrote:
No Dave Insurgent.....no Reagan Youth!
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FrankTea wrote:
I would make sucide twice[3]
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boredstiff- wrote:
I would make sucide twice[2]
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Jack_DogTired wrote:
cool
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makasin666 wrote:
dave was great vocalist,however his life was fucked up. everyone who he was loving murdered. it's frightening.I would make sucide twice!
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BLACKENEDPLAGUE wrote:
Too bad the first singer went and off'ed himself. I don't see any reason in suicide, but man his story was fucked up so it isn't THAT surprising.
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