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Track List
01) We Gotta Know
02) World Peace 
03) Show You No Mercy
04) Malfunction
05) Street Justice
06) Survival of the streets
07) Seekers of the truth
08) It's the Limit
09) Hard Times
10) By Myself
11) Don't Tread on Me
12) Face the Facts
13) Do Unto Others
14) Life of My Own
15) Signs of the Times
16) You'd Be the Death of Me (original)
17) When Push Comes to Shove (original)
18) Hard Times (original)
01) We Gotta Know
02) World Peace
03) Show You No Mercy
04) Malfunction
05) Street Justice
06) Survival of the streets
07) Seekers of the truth
08) It's the Limit
09) Hard Times
10) By Myself
11) Don't Tread on Me
12) Face the Facts
13) Do Unto Others
14) Life of My Own
15) Signs of the Times
16) You'd Be the Death of Me (original)
17) When Push Comes to Shove (original)
18) Hard Times (original)
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2:12
1:54
3:38
1:30
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4:01
1:38
1:36
2:30
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2:51
2:06
2:05
1:46
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1986
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The Age of Quarrel is the first album from the New York hardcore band Cro-Mags. It was released on then-independent Profile Records in July 1986. It was subsequently re-released by Another Planet in 1994, along with their second album: (1989's Best Wishes) on the same disc. The video for "We Gotta Know" received airplay on MTV at the time (during their alternative music show 120 Minutes and later on Headbangers Ball), and was one of the first-ever clips on MTV to feature slam dancing and crowd surfing.
Most of the songs are executed at speed with vocals from John Joseph inspiring sound-a-likes. However, "Malfunction", "Seekers of the Truth", and "Life of My Own" are slower songs that foreshadowed the more metallic influences on their next project, the crossover thrash bracketed Best Wishes.
The title refers to a Kali Yuga term, originating from the Sanskrit language, which can be translated as: the "Age of Quarrel", "Age of Deception" or "Age of Illusion". Kali Yuga is the fourth and current age of the world in the Sanatan Dharma or Hindu tradition and is characterized by general degradation and spiritual degeneration and illusion.
The image on the front album cover is a photograph taken during the Castle Romeo H-bomb test.
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Critical reception to The Age of Quarrel has been met with positive reviews and ratings. Vincent Jeffries of AllMusic awards it four-and-a-half out of five stars and claims in hindsight that "the Cro-Mags helped define the East Coast hardcore movement with their now legendary debut, Age of Quarrel." He later states that "Age of Quarrel is loaded with hardcore classics like 'World Peace,' 'We Gotta Know,' and 'Street Justice.' On these cuts and throughout the record, Mayhew presents what were at the time cutting-edge post-Motörhead punk/metal riffs, and the entire group execute their roles with passion, dexterity, and extreme focus. It's practically impossible to understand or appreciate New York hardcore without first spending time listening to Age of Quarrel."
In 2005, The Age of Quarrel was ranked number 274 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
Earth Crisis frontman Karl Buechner said that watching the video of "We Gotta Know" was "the spark that set off" his love for hardcore punk music and, during a 1996 interview, he would describe The Age of Quarrel as "still the greatest hardcore album of all time". Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed stated that the song "Life of My Own" inspired him to become a musician and named AOQ one of the most crucial albums in hardcore's history.
Cro-Mags performed the songs "It's The Limit" and "Hard Times" in a 1988 film called "The Beat" as "Iron Skulls".
"It's the Limit" was featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV. It was featured on the "LCHC" radio station, referring to Liberty City Hardcore. Since Grand Theft Auto IV is modeled on New York they chose to use this song as it is part of the NYHC (New York Hardcore) Scene.
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The Age of Quarrel is the first album from the New York hardcore band Cro-Mags. It was released on then-independent Profile Records in July 1986. It was subsequently re-released by Another Planet in 1994, along with their second album: (1989's Best Wishes) on the same disc. The video for "We Gotta Know" received airplay on MTV at the time (during their alternative music show 120 Minutes and later on Headbangers Ball), and was one of the first-ever clips on MTV to feature slam dancing and crowd surfing.
Most of the songs are executed at speed with vocals from John Joseph inspiring sound-a-likes. However, "Malfunction", "Seekers of the Truth", and "Life of My Own" are slower songs that foreshadowed the more metallic influences on their next project, the crossover thrash bracketed Best Wishes.
The title refers to a Kali Yuga term, originating from the Sanskrit language, which can be translated as: the "Age of Quarrel", "Age of Deception" or "Age of Illusion". Kali Yuga is the fourth and current age of the world in the Sanatan Dharma or Hindu tradition and is characterized by general degradation and spiritual degeneration and illusion.
The image on the front album cover is a photograph taken during the Castle Romeo H-bomb test.
User Album Review
Critical reception to The Age of Quarrel has been met with positive reviews and ratings. Vincent Jeffries of AllMusic awards it four-and-a-half out of five stars and claims in hindsight that "the Cro-Mags helped define the East Coast hardcore movement with their now legendary debut, Age of Quarrel." He later states that "Age of Quarrel is loaded with hardcore classics like 'World Peace,' 'We Gotta Know,' and 'Street Justice.' On these cuts and throughout the record, Mayhew presents what were at the time cutting-edge post-Motörhead punk/metal riffs, and the entire group execute their roles with passion, dexterity, and extreme focus. It's practically impossible to understand or appreciate New York hardcore without first spending time listening to Age of Quarrel."
In 2005, The Age of Quarrel was ranked number 274 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.
Earth Crisis frontman Karl Buechner said that watching the video of "We Gotta Know" was "the spark that set off" his love for hardcore punk music and, during a 1996 interview, he would describe The Age of Quarrel as "still the greatest hardcore album of all time". Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed stated that the song "Life of My Own" inspired him to become a musician and named AOQ one of the most crucial albums in hardcore's history.
Cro-Mags performed the songs "It's The Limit" and "Hard Times" in a 1988 film called "The Beat" as "Iron Skulls".
"It's the Limit" was featured in the 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV. It was featured on the "LCHC" radio station, referring to Liberty City Hardcore. Since Grand Theft Auto IV is modeled on New York they chose to use this song as it is part of the NYHC (New York Hardcore) Scene.
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