I is the debut album by Canadian hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band Cursed

Cursed (band)

Cursed was a hardcore punk band featuring former and current members of numerous other Canadian DIY bands spanning from the early 1990s to the present, such as Haymaker, Left for Dead, The Swarm aka Knee Deep in the Dead, Acrid, Ruination, The Black Hand, Countdown to Oblivion, At the Mercy of...

, released on February 25, 2003 via Deathwish, Inc.. It was recorded at Chemical Sound in Toronto ON from October 19 to October 23, 2002. It received moderate critical acclaim. The album was reissued on vinyl by Trash Art!

Trash Art!

Trash Art! is an independent record label from Providence, Rhode Island, specializing in loud music from punk and metal subgenres. The label was founded in 1997, annds-*Backstabbers Incorporated*Cursed*Disappearer*Forensics*Meltdown*Trap Them*XFilesX...

 in 2007.

Track listing

1. Polygraph
2. God and Country
3. Promised Land
4. Bloody Mary
5. How Great Things Happen When You Give Up Hope
6. Nineteen Seventy Four
7. Negative Two Point Five
8. Guilt Parade
9. Another Day
10. Opposable Thumbs
11. Pariah
12. Unreleased Track: This Time Next Year (aka Dead or Alive)

Cultural reference

The song "God and Country" contains a reference to CCR's Fortunate Son

Fortunate Son (song)

"Fortunate Son" is a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival on their album Willy and the Poor Boys in 1968. It was released as a single, together with "Down on the Corner", in September 1968. This song reached #14 on the United States charts. It won the RIAA Gold Disc award in December 1970...

(the line "some folks inherit star-spangled eyes").