Pick Your King
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Pick Your King is the title of American hardcore punk
band Poison Idea
's debut EP
, released in 1983 via Fatal Erection Records. The album jacket featured a "choice" of kings (hence the title), one side had an image of Jesus Christ, the other side an image of Elvis Presley
, a.k.a. "The King".
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 Poison Idea
Poison Idea
Poison Idea was an American hardcore punk band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1980. The band originally dissolved in 1993, but has been playing intermittently since 1998.-Formation, 1980's and 90's:...
's debut EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, released in 1983 via Fatal Erection Records. The album jacket featured a "choice" of kings (hence the title), one side had an image of Jesus Christ, the other side an image of Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
, a.k.a. "The King".
Track listing
- "Think Twice" - 0:41
- "It's An Action" - 1:26
- "This Thing Called Progress" - 1:01
- "In My Head Ache" - 1:07
- "UnderageAge of consentWhile the phrase age of consent typically does not appear in legal statutes, when used in relation to sexual activity, the age of consent is the minimum age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts. The European Union calls it the legal age for sexual...
" - 0:31 - "Self Abuse" - 1:21
- "Cult Band" - 0:42
- "Last One" - 1:21
- "Pure Hate" - 1:11
- "Castration" - 0:28
- "(I Hate) ReggaeReggaeReggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
" - 1:18 - "Give It Up" - 0:27
- "Think Fast" - 1:06
Personnel
- Jerry A. - Vocals
- Tom "Pig Champion" Roberts - Guitar
- Glen Estes - Bass
- Dean Johnson - Drums