Discharge – Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982)

October 8, 2023

Ahhhhh fucking hell! I wanna put on a (vegan) leather jacket and go out into the street and headbutt a racist neighbour. I also have a strong urge to wear Dr. Marten boots and start drinking cider for the first time in my life, both of which I can only attribute to over-doing it with the d-beat madness of this record as of late.

Honestly, this thing is fucking great. I look back now – having owned this CD since I was 17 or so – and can’t even imagine the “meh” feeling I used to have towards it when I was younger (I guess it was the production? I have no idea). If you only ever listen to one Discharge release ever, make sure it’s this one. The hat-trick of “Hell On Earth”, “Cries Of Help” and “The Possibility Of Life’s Destruction” is peak Discharge and therefore peak d-beat (the samples are pretty fucking disturbing too).