Chemistry of Consciousness is the sound of Discharge on speed, Slayer with a punk rock chip on its shoulder, The Exploited on a Metallica overdose---the perfect marriage of punk angst and metal guitar licks and hooks.
Before they were The Dwarves, these Highland Park misfits tore through the '80s as Suburban Nightmare, unleashing A Hard Day's Nightmare -- a raw garage-punk blast
The Cars' Shake It Up (1981) fuses new wave cool with rock energy, featuring the infectious title track, which became the band's first Billboard Top 10 single.
"I just waited for the record to build itself. I'd get up and go outside, see a butterfly and connect that with some impulsive thought I'd had three months ago and suddenly a song I'd been working on would make sense." -Baxter