I just watched American Hardcore last night and while the film was good I was a bit sad to see some luminaries glossed over or not even mentioned. Also the gist of the film is a bit odd where everyone agrees that the scene just ended one day. While that is a good story to have in a documentary it just wasn't true. Hardcore evolved with a second generation of bands coming in to play. In New York alone there was NYHC with acts like the Gorilla Bisquits and BioHazard. Also for whatever reason (licensing?) there was very little on Misfits, Dead Kennedy's and Adolescents. Another sad point is the terrible audio quality for the shows, most of these bands sounded better live than is shown here but I understand the reason for the bad audio, these events were tiny. Personally I would have overdubbed some of the shows but what do I know. Still not a bad piece of work and it was fun for me to return to the music of my youth.
Review of American Hardcore
