Youth of Today
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Youth of Today

Youth of Today formed in New York City around the mid-1980s, with Ray Cappo on vocals, John Porcelly on guitar, Walter Schreifels on bass, and Tommy Carroll...

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Youth of Today, the New York hardcore band

A straight-edge hardcore group from the mid-1980s New York scene.

For a quick sense of their sound, try 'Talk Is Cheap' or 'Break Down The Walls'.

Youth of Today's music, like 'Break Down The Walls', delivered urgent, straightforward lyrics about social issues and personal conviction. Their records didn't fade out; they kept getting picked up by new people who found something direct in them. Songs such as 'Talk Is Cheap' and 'I Have Faith' stayed in rotation for listeners drawn to that era's New York hardcore sound.

They formed in New York City around the mid-1980s, with Ray Cappo on vocals, John Porcelly on guitar, Walter Schreifels on bass, and Tommy Carroll on drums. After releasing 'We're Not in This Alone' in 1988 and 'Disengage' in 1990, the band called it quits.

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Youth of Today formed in New York City around the mid-1980s, with Ray Cappo on vocals, John Porcelly on guitar, Walter Schreifels on bass, and Tommy Carroll on drums. They put out records like 'Can't Close My Eyes' in 1985 and 'Break Down the Walls' the following year. Songs such as 'Break Down The Walls' and 'No More' carried straightforward lyrics about social issues and personal conviction, delivered with the urgency of hardcore punk.

After releasing 'We're Not in This Alone' in 1988 and 'Disengage' in 1990, the band called it quits. Cappo later started Revelation Records, while Porcelly and Schreifels went on to play in Gorilla Biscuits. Tommy Carroll became a psychologist and author.

Their music, especially tracks like 'Talk Is Cheap' and 'I Have Faith,' stayed in rotation for listeners drawn to that era's New York hardcore sound. The records didn't fade out; they kept getting picked up by new people who found something direct in them.

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